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Article Title Archives — Issues 161 - 180
ISSUE 161
December 2003
Theme: Graphics & Video
Task Manager: Join the Discussion, by Jennifer
Huber, 4.
New Product News, edited by John Gorsky, 8.
Generate Video Using Software Thread Integration, by Alex Dean, Shobbit Kanauija,&
Benjamin Welch, 10
TV Oscilloscope, by Bruce
Land, 20
Computer Graphics 101, by
Chris Cantrell, 26
Short Solutions: Reinventing the NSM4005 LED Module, by Brian Millier, 34
Low-Cost Serial LCD: Convert a Discount LCD into a Serial ASCII Display, by
Tom Napier, 36
Applied PCs: Easing into eZ80Acclaim!,
by Fred Eady, 40
Above The Ground Plane: Multiplying, dividing, and Filtering, by Ed Nisley,
48
The PICAVRP: A Unique Programming Solution, Stuart Ball, 54
Implementing CANOpen: The Options, Olaf Pfeiffer, 62
From The Bench: Tabletop DMX Control, by Jeff Bachiochi, 70
Silicon Update: Spin Control, by Tom Cantrell, 76
Priority Interrupt: Ranting From Down
Under , by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 162
January 2004
Theme: Analog Techniques
Task Manager: When Off-the-Shelf Won't Do,
by Jennifer Huber, p.4.
New Product News, edited by John Gorsky, p.8.
The Innovative Wire Tracker, by Robert Lacoste, p.10
Build an Inexpensive Temperature-Testing
Chamber, by Steve Hageman, p.16
Remote
Observation Station, by Richard Dreher, 26
Fault-Tolerant Electronic Systems, by George Novacek, p.36
Single-Pin Analog-to-Digital Conversion Techniques, by Ingo Cyliax, p.44
Microcontroller-Based Digital Lock-In Milliohmmeter, by Dick Cappels, p.50
Tracing Current and Voltage: Design a Unique PC Sound Card Curve Tracer, by
George Steber, p.56
GNU Development, by M. Tim Jones, p.62
From The Bench: Global XPortation: Harness the Power of the ’Net with the
XPort Server, by Jeff Bachiochi, p.70
Silicon Update: Hot Chips 15, by Tom Cantrell, p.78
Priority Interrupt: Be Careful How You
Define "Convenient", by Steve Ciarcia, p.96.
ISSUE 163
February 2004
Theme: Wireless Communication
Task Manager: Five Ways to lose Your Wires,
by Jennifer Huber, p.4
New Product News, edited by John Gorsky, p.8
CoolRunner-II-Based Digital Telemetry Transmitter, by Russ Lindgren, p.10
Wireless Vehicle Tracking:
Part 1: System Basics, by Ken Merk, p.20
Wearable Wireless Tranceivers, by Mathew Laibowitz and Joseph Paradiso, p.28
APPLIED PCs: Picking Apart Microchip's dsPIC, by Fred Eady, p.40
$1 Wireless Interface, by Larry Martin , p.50
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE: Filters and Firmware, by Ed Nisley, p.50
Wireless Water Heater, by Dan Beadle, p.60
From The Bench: The Growth of the
Atmel AVR Family, by Jeff Bachiochi, p.68
Silicon Update: ’51 Flavors, by Tom Cantrell, p.78
Priority Interrupt: Moving Forward,
by Steve Ciarcia, p.96
ISSUE 164
March 2004
Theme: Embedded Applications
TASK MANAGER Looking for a Security Blanket,
by Jennifer Huber, p.4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p.8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p.11
TTP/A Protocol and Design, by Arvind Nath Rapaka, Wilfried Elmenreich, and Donald
Wunsch II, p.12
BasicCards
101(Part 1): Program Your First Smartcard, by Brian Millier, p.22
Backpack Water Level Monitor, by Richard Wotiz, p.28
Wireless Vehicle Tracking (Part 2): Forth-Based Speech Synthesis, by Ken Merk,
p.38
APPLIED PCs The UCA93LV Advantage: Implement I2C on Your PC, by Fred
Eady, p.48
Software-Only Hardware Simulation, by Michael Melkonian, p.58
The Ultimate Firmware NCO?, by Tom Napier, p.68
FROM THE BENCH Intelligent Current Sensing: Harness the Power of the ACS750
Hall Effect Current Sensor,
by Jeff Bachiochi, p.68
SILICON UPDATE Memory Memoir, by Tom Cantrell, p.78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Old Reliable, by
Steve Ciarcia, p.96
ISSUE 165
April 2004
Theme: Robotics
TASK MANAGER Model Robot, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 12
PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Beach Days, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 166
May 2004
Theme: Communications
TASK MANAGER Improve Your Communication Skills,
by Jennifer Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 9
Programmable IR Receiver
for PCs, by Sergio Torrioli and Guido Torrioli, p. 10
Embedded
Java Controllers, by D. Jay Newman, p. 16
Simple Bluetooth Integration (Part 1): Implementing Bluetooth Modules, by Anders
Rosvall , p. 22
Wi-Fi- Enabled Embedded Control,
by Ingo Cyliax , p. 32
Ethernet Bootloader, by Andrew Smallridge , p. 36
APPLIED PCs Radio Roundup, by Fred Eady, p. 46
USI-Based I2C Slave by Anton Kruger , p. 52
Get Moving with the MC34921 Power System Control IC, by Fred Eady, p. 60
FROM THE BENCH USB in Embedded
Design (Part2):HIDmaker Converts an Application,
by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
SILICON UPDATE The Heat is On, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT All Washed Up, by
Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 167
June 2004
Theme: Measurement & Sensors
TASK MANAGER Tips and Solutions, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 9
Wireless
Monitoring System, Flash Innovation 2003 Design Contest Winner, by Alberto
Ricci Bitti, p. 10
Turbocharged Upgrade: Crank
Trigger Modification Eliminates Engine Knocking, by Pete Rizun & William
Hue, p. 20
Monopole Antenna Design, by Thurow, Jorgenson, Kakumanu, Morlock, & Schmitz,
p. 28
Renesas H8 Design 2003 Contest: Winners Announcement, p. 32
Simple Bluetooth Integration (Part 2): Interfaces and ECI Protocol, by Anders
Rosvall, p. 36
ZRT Real-Time Operating System, by Gareth Scott, p.44
MCU Evolution: New Microcontrollers Meet Increasing Demand, by Scott Pape, p.
48
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Robot Mechanics, by Ed Nisley , p. 56
APPLIED PCs Adaptable Temperature Measurement System, by Fred Eady, p. 60
FROM THE BENCH Smart Sensor Design, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
Designing with the Nios (Part 1): Second-Order, Closed-Loop Servo Control, by
George Martin, p. 72
SILICON UPDATE Radio Riot, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT To TiVo or Not to
TiVo, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 168
July 2004
Theme: Graphics & Video
TASK MANAGER Presentation is Everything,
by Jennifer Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 9
Adaptable Multimedia Thermometer,
Flash Innovation 2003 Design Contest Winner, by Alberto Ricci Bitti, p. 12
Full-Field Color Video Frame
Grabber, by Eric Gagnon, p. 22
Easy Reflow: Build an SMT Reflow
Oven Controller, Renesas Design 2003 Grand Prize Winner, by Robert Lacoste,
p. 32
Designing with the Nios (Part 2): System Enhancement, by George Martin, p. 36
Triple AVR Waveform Capture and Display: Three Controllers Make a Waveform Monitor,
by Dick Cappels , p. 42
APPLIED PCs Uncomplicated dsPIC Implementation, by Fred Eady, p. 50
Smart-E-Touch: An Intelligent User Interface, Flash Innovation 2003 Design Contest
Winner, by Bruce M. Pride, p.56
Graphics LCD Library for the Z8 Encore!, by Brian Millier, p. 62
FROM THE BENCH Lose the Crystal: Linear's LTC6903/4 Programmable Oscillator,
by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 74
SILICON UPDATE Motoring (Part 1): Motor Basics, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT War Driving, by Steve
Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 169
August 2004
Theme: Embedded Programming
TASK MANAGER Looking Ahead, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 12
Ham
Radio Repeater Locator, by Glen Worstell, p. 14
Understanding Embedded Security,
by Joe Grand, p. 22
PICs, DRAMs, and Graphic Displays: Build a Graphics LCD Driver, by Tom Napier,
p. 28
Closed-Loop Motion Control for Mobile Robotics, by Rich LeGrand, p. 34
FROM THE BENCH Is There a Robot in Your Future?: Emerging Robot Technologies,
by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 48
E-Field Sensor-Based Monitoring System, by Punnakkal & Cholayil, p. 52
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Stepper Drive (Part 1): Analog, by Ed Nisley, p.62
APPLIED PCs PSoC 101, by Fred Eady,
p. 68
SILICON UPDATE Motoring (Part 2): Motor Control Chips and Software, by Tom Cantrell,
p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Cyber Dossiers, by
Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 170
September 2004
Theme:Signal Processing
TASK MANAGER One for the Library, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 14
The Engineer’s Alarm
Clock: Design a PIC-Based Lamp Controller, by Aaron Dahlen , p. 18
An SPWM Calculator: Using
the Switched Integration Technique, by Armando Rosas Morato & Sergio Elizarraras
Rodriguez, p. 32
APPLIED PCs Uncomplicated Wireless Networking, by Fred Eady, p. 40
Multilab: Build a Z8 Encore!-Based
Multipurpose Test Instrument, by Brian Millier, p. 46
FROM THE BENCH Create a Hybrid Hub, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 54
Microcontroller-Driven Sound Effects, by Praveen Deshpande & Prajakta Deshpande,
p. 62
DMX-512 Control: Build a USB-to-DMX-512 Converter, by Stefan Kalbermatter, p.
72
SILICON UPDATE A Simple Plan, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT The Most Success Yet,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 171
October 2004
Theme: Data Acquisition
TASK MANAGER Redesigned to Impress, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 11
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition, by Charlie Krauter , p. 12
E-Field Serial Touchpad,
by Erwin Saavedra , p. 26
Pseudo-Random Noise Theory
and Applications, by Shlomo Engelberg and Haim Benjamin, p. 32
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Stepper Drive (Part 2): Digital, by Ed Nisley, p. 36
APPLIED PCs Big PICs, by Fred Eady, p. 40
FROM THE BENCH Digital Radio Control, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 48
Single-Board Logic Analyzer, by Larry Cicchinelli, p.54
Intelligent Sensor Head, by Andrew Smallridge, p. 60
SILICON UPDATE Try Hard with a Vengeance, by Tom Cantrell, p. 70
Telephone Message Watchdog: An Intelligent Call-Forwarding System, by Jingxi
Zhang, Yang Zhang,
and Huifang Ni , p. 76
PRIORITY INTERRUPT The Collegiate Challenge,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 172
November 2004
Theme: Internet & Connectivity
TASK MANAGER Get Secure, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 15
Simple Four-Channel Network
Video Server, by Eric Gagnon, p. 16
Wi-Fi
Sunlogger, by Ingo Cyliax , p. 24
Math Coprocessor for Robotics
Applications, by Daniel Ramirez, p. 30
Build a VGA Monitor Controller,
by Enoch Hwang, p. 38
Interface Ethernet and Embedded
Systems, by Eddie Insam, p. 44
APPLIED PCs TCI/IP Stack Solution:
A Detailed Look at the CMX-MicroNet, by Fred Eady, p. 54
Network Security for Small Systems, by Jan Axelson, p.62
FROM THE BENCH USB DMX, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 70
SILICON UPDATE Easy to be Soft, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Feel the Heat,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 173
December 2004
Theme: Embedded Development
TASK MANAGER Looking Back, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 13
H8/38024F-Based
Programmable Timer, by Richard Wotiz, p. 16
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Building Boxes, by Ed Nisley, p. 22
FROM THE BENCH Light-to-frequency
Conversion (Part 1): TSL230R-Based Pulse Oximeter, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 26
Atmel AVR 2004 Design Contest
Winners Announcement, p. 32
Visualizing History: Recording
and View High-Level Software Behavior, by Scott McOlash, p. 36
APPLIED PCs RabbitWeb HTTP Server, by Fred Eady, p. 44
Artificial Life Display (Part
1): Design Basics, by Bob Armstrong p. 54
An FPGA Experimenter's Board, by Philip Nowe, p.62
Reference Generation: Build a 60-HZ Generator with an NCO, by Tom Napier, p.72
SILICON UPDATE Position Statement, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT What's Another
Watt or Two?, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 174
January 2005
Theme: Embedded Applications
TASK MANAGER When Homemade is Better, by
Jennifer Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 15
Build a Digital Video Recorder,
by Miguel Sanchez, p. 16
Microcontroller-Based Nitrox Analyzer,
by David Smith, p. 20
Artifical Life Display (Part
2): Construction, by Bob Armstrong, p. 28
Z8 Encore!-Based Audio Processor, by Brad Stewart, p. 36
PC-Controlled RC Device, by Warren MacEvoy & Dan Stadelman, p. 44
Signal Processing with the ADuC812, by Shlomo Engelberg, Jonathan Garzon, &
Naor Afgin, p. 52
Digitally Control Power Factor Correction, by Olin Lathrop, p.56
FROM THE BENCH Light-to-Frequency
Conversion (Part 2): Pulse and Oxygen Content, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
APPLIED PCs Embedded Wi-Fi with TRENDnet,
by Fred Eady, p. 72
SILICON UPDATE Hot Enough for You?: Hot Chips 16 Roundup, by Tom Cantrell, p.
78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Domestic Reality
in the Global Community, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 175
February 2005
Theme: Wireless Communication
TASK MANAGER Go Wireless, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 14
Zeroing in on ZigBee (Part 1): Introduction
to the Standard, by Pete Cross, p. 16
Minimum Mass Wireless Coupler, by Dick Cappels, p. 24
Noncontact Infrared Thermometry,
by Brian Millier, p. 30
Flexible Wireless Telemetry System,
by Bryan Sobczyk, Vince Formica, William Sebastian, & Kevin Wertz, p. 40
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Capacitors at RF, by Ed Nisley, p. 46
APPLIED PCs ALFAT-Based Embedded System Storage, by Fred Eady, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH A Look at the
M16C Lineup, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 60
Open Source Code Guide, by Elecia White, p. 68
XTstat: A Portable Wireless X10 Thermostat, by Henry Jacobs, p.74
SILICON UPDATE More Bits, Less Bucks, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Between a Nightmare
and a Rip-Off, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 176
March 2005
Theme: Embedded Programming
TASK MANAGER Stay Under Budget, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 10
gEDA Design Suite for Linux, by Stuart Brorson, Ales Hvezda, & Dan McMahill,
p. 12
Portable FAT Library for MCU Applications, by Ivan Sham, William Hue, &
Pete Rizun, p. 18
Embedded Security Design
(Part 1): Product Enclosure, by Joe Grand, p. 28
Practical Application for TDD (Part 1): Write Software in a Test-Driven Development
Environment, by Mike Smith, Moreno Bariffi, Warren Flaman, Adam Geras, Lily
Huang, Andrew Kwan, Alan Martin, & James Miller, p. 34
Zeroing in on ZigBee (Part 2): Chipsets
and Source Code, by Pete Cross, p. 42
Stealth Keyless Entry System, by David Brown, p. 52
Control an FPGA with I2C, by Roberto Ferrabone, p. 60
APPLIED PCs Single-IC 10/100 Ethernet Solution, by Fred Eady, p. 66
FROM THE BENCH Joystick Technology,
by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 72
SILICON UPDATE '51 Favorites, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Anniversaries,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 177
April 2005
Theme: Robotics
TASK MANAGER My Favorite Subject, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p.11
AVRcam: A Low–Cost Embedded Vision System, by John Orlando, p. 12
Simple USB Data Acquisition, by
Bruce Pride, p. 20
Automatic Gate Control, by
Peter Gibbs, p. 28
Embedded Security Design (Part 2): Circuit Board, by Joe Grand, p. 34
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Foolish LED Tricks, by Ed Nisley, p. 40
Digital RC Servo Controller (Part 1): 32-Channel Design, by Eric Gagnon, p.44
FROM THE BENCH Stay in Touch: Sensor Material for Robotics Applications, by
Jeff Bachiochi, p. 48
APPLIED PCs Test-Driving the Micro64, by Fred Eady, p. 52
Practical Application for TDD (Part 2): Automated Test-Driven Environment, by
Mike Smith, Moreno Bariffi, Warren Flaman, Adam Geras, Lily Huang, Andrew Kwan,
Alan Martin, & James Miller, p. 60
Three-Axis Stepper Motor Controller (Part 1): Design Basics, by Viraj Bhanage,
Prajakta Deshpande, & Praveen Deshpande,p. 68
SILICON UPDATE USB Easy Riders, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Dead as a Doornail,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 178
May 2005
Theme: Communications
TASK MANAGER USB Bonanza , by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ by David Tweed, p. 11
USB Interface Development, by Robert Lang, p. 12
'Net Radio: Build an Internet Radio Receiver, by Bertrand Achard, p. 22
USB 2.0 Internet, by Daniel
Cross-Cole, p. 30
APPLIED PCs Build a Wi-Fi Web Server, by Fred Eady, p.34
Digital RC Servo Controller (Part 2): Circuitry Details, by Eric Gagnon, p.
43
Three-Axis Stepper Motor Controller (Part 2): Software Implementation, by Prajakta
Desphande, & Praveen Desphande, p. 51
Network GPIB Controller, by Ron
Battles, Patrick Jackson, & Scott Schumate, p.62
FROM THE BENCH Speech Synthesis with SpeakJet, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 70
Connect with USBLab, by Stuart Ball, p. 76
SILICON UPDATE More Flash, Less Cash, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Are You Driven
by the Means or the End?, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 179
June 2005
Theme: Measurement & Sensors
TASK MANAGER Be Heard, by Jennifer Huber,
p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 13
Electronic Angle Measurement, by Chris Coulston, p. 14
Precision Frequency Meter, by
Clayton Gumbrell, p. 20
Cypress PSoC High Integration
Challenge 2004 Winners Announcement, p. 31
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE RF Attenuation: Resistors at RF, by Ed Nisley, p. 36
Accurate Capacitance Meter, by Alexander Popov, Jordan Popov, & Peter Popov,
p. 42
Low-Cost Logic Analyzer for FPGAs, by Philip Nowe, p. 52
APPLIED PCs Embedded USB Made Simpler, by Fred Eady, p. 56
Short-Range IR Communications System: Progressive Reflective Transmission Solution,
by Robert N. Capper, Jr., p. 62
FROM THE BENCH Surface-Mount Technology Guide, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 70
SILICON UPDATE Best in Show, by Tom Cantrell, p. 76
Intelligent Automatic Garage Door Opener: PIC and Sensors Sophisticate Automation,
by Victor Lick, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Do the Math, by Steve
Ciarcia, p. 96
ISSUE 180
July 2005
Theme: Internet & Connectivity
TASK MANAGER VoIP in the Limelight, by Jennifer
Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 15
Speech Waveform Encoder, by Mariano Barron, p. 16
Connect with eZ80F91-Based VoIP, by Huifang Ni, Jingxi Zhang, Yang Zhang, p.
28
eZ80-Based Wireless Network
System, by Lionel Theunissen, p. 38
FROM THE BENCH A Fresh Look at VoIP, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 46
Bit Flipping Tutorial: An Uncomplicated Guide to Controlling MCU Functionality,
by Eric Weddington, p. 52
Add USB to Anything, by Lane Hauck, p. 59
Solar-Powered Water Pump Controller,
by Lindsay Meek, p. 64
PIC16F627-Based Access Controller: Wiegand-to-RS-232 Converter, by Charles Bundy,
p. 69
APPLIED PCs Put ZigBee to Work, by Fred Eady, p. 74
SILICON UPDATE World Beyond Ware, by Tom Cantrell, p. 79
PRIORITY INTERRUPT A Simple Wiring Job,
by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96
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