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Article Title Archives — Issues 61 - 80
ISSUE 61
August 1995
Theme: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
Editor’s INK—Digital Sound Processing?, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Digital Filter Alchemy—Turning Circuits into Code, by Do-While Jones, 14.
Speech Compression Techniques and The CDV-1
Digital Voice Box, by Sébastien Roy, 24.
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing with a PC and Sound Card, by Matt Park,
34.
PC-Based Equalizer, by Eric Ambrosino, 42.
Digital’s Alpha 21164: Performance Drives Design Choices, by Paul Rubinfeld,
50.
Firmware Furnace—Journey to the Protected Land: Of Characters and Keystrokes,
by Ed Nisley, 56.
From the Bench—Decontaminating the Atmosphere, by Jeff Bachiochi, 64.
Silicon Update—PLDCONfusion, by Tom Cantrell, 70.
Embedded Techniques—Power Management with the DS87C530—Part 1: The Hardware,
by John Dybowski, 76.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
84.
Steve’s Own INK—Under the Covers, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 62
September 1995
Theme: EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
Editor’s INK—Mark That Horse, by Janice Marinelli, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Developing An Engine Control System—Part 1: System Architecture and Fuel Delivery,
by Ed Lansinger, 12.
Embedded Debugging Tricks, by Stuart Ball, 20.
Designing An Industrial-Grade XYZ Router Table, by Gordon Dick, 24.
Firmware Furnace—Journey to the Protected Land: Entering Virtual-86 Mode, by
Ed Nisley, 32.
From the Bench—Creating the SMART-MD—DC Motor Control for the I 2 C Bus, by
Jeff Bachiochi, 40.
Silicon Update—IC de Light, by Tom Cantrell, 84.
Embedded Techniques—Power Management with the DS87C530—Part 2: The Software,
by John Dybowski, 88.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
99.
Steve’s Own INK—Welcome to Gambleticut, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 48.
An ISA Bus Simulator, by Stefano Chiti-Batelli, 54.
Hot Swapping On The PC—An Active Extender Card for the 16-bit PC-ISA Bus, by
David Prutchi, 62.
PC/104 Quarter—Constructing PC/104-based Systems, by Rick Lehrbaum, 72.
Applied PCs—Embedded PCs—Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How?, by Russ Reiss,
76.
ISSUE 63
October 1995
Theme: ROBOTICS
Editor’s INK—Birth of the Firebot, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 9.
A Robot Firefighter, by Matthew Linder & Kent Harris-Warren, 14.
Turning Toys Into Tools, by Chuck McManis, 24.
Developing An Engine Control System—Part 2: Ignition Subsystems, by Ed Lansinger,
36.
Self-Testing The M68HC11, by Maurizio Ferrari, 42.
Firmware Furnace—Journey to the Protected Land: Looking at the Virtual-86 Monitor,
by Ed Nisley, 76.
From the Bench—Creating the SMART-MD—Part 2: Quadrature Decoding for the Motor
Driver, by Jeff Bachiochi, 84.
Silicon Update—I Want My DTV—Philips Chips Bring Digital TV One Step Closer,
by Tom Cantrell, 90.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
98.
Steve’s Own INK—Now it’s Lollipops, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
HOME AUTOMATION & BUILDING CONTROL SECTION
Innovations in Home Automation & Building
Control, edited by Harv Weiner, 49.
Detecting CO In The Home, by
Joe Di Bartolomeo, 51.
The X-10 Spy—Making X-10 Signals Visible,
by Paul Moews & David Moews, 57.
A Solid-state Barometer For The HCS II,
by John Morley, 63.
An RS-232 Thermometer, by Don McLane,
71.
ISSUE 64
November 1995
Theme: ANALOG DESIGN
Editor’s INK—Weaving the Web, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Rediscovering Analog Computers, by Do-While Jones, 14.
Parallel Processing With Transputers, by David Prutchi, 20.
Developing A Virtual Hardware Device, by Michael Smith, 36.
Developing An Engine Control System—Part 3: Completing the System, by Ed Lansinger,
46.
Firmware Furnace—Journey to the Protected Land: Real Interrupts in Virtual-86
Mode, by Ed Nisley, 54..
From the Bench—Carrier Current Modem—Part 1: Communicating at 1200 bps Around
the House, by Jeff Bachiochi, 62.
Silicon Update—ADSP4ME—Audio Processor Chips for the Masses, by Tom Cantrell,
70.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
78.
Steve’s Own INK—They Still Flip Hamburgers, Don’t They?, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 65
December 1995
Theme: PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES
Editor’s INK—Start Ups, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 8.
In-System-Programmable PLDs From Lattice, by Stuart Ball, 12.
Building A Low-Cost CPLD Development System, by David Van den Bout, 20.
Take Your PIC—A Look at the PIC16Cxx Family, by Fred Eady, 28.
7th Annual Circuit Cellar Design Contest Winners, by Janice Marinelli, 36.
Firmware Furnace—Journey to the Protected Land: Behind the Interrupt Curtain,
by Ed Nisley, 74.
From the Bench—Carrier Current Modem—Part 2: Alternative Control, by Jeff Bachiochi,
84.
Silicon Update—PC Times in Silicon Valley, by Tom Cantrell, 92.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
99.
Steve’s Own INK—The Powers that Be, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 40.
N.E.S.T.—Novell’s Embedded Networking Solution, by Dennis Fredette, 45.
Thirty-Two Bit Tricks For Embedded Controllers, by Larry Fish, 52.
PC/104 Quarter—PC/104 Embedded Systems in Oceanographic Instruments, by Ken
Prada, 60.
Applied PCs—Embedded PC Buses and CPU Boards, by Russ Reiss, 67.
ISSUE 66
January 1996
Theme: POWER SUPPLY DESIGN
Task Manager—Bear Skins and Stone Knives, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Microprocessor-Controlled High-Voltage Power Supply, by Brian Millier, 14.
Push-Pull Switching Regulator Design And Application, by Edward Schram, 26.
Energy Management In Motor Control, by Michael Rosenfield, 34.
The Micro-bRISC Device Programmer—Tackling Microchip’s Midrange Arsenal of PICs,
by Ken Pergola 42.
Alpha’s PALcode, by Eric Rasmussen, 52.
Nonlinear Graphics Transforms—Shortcuts to Stunning Graphics, by Don Lancaster,
56.
Firmware Furnace—Part 1: Getting Vid-Link in Sync, by Ed Nisley, 62.
From the Bench—Programmability Without Volatility—Ditch Those Back-up Batteries,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 72.
Silicon Update—The Little ’486 That Could, by Tom Cantrell, 76.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
83.
Priority Interrupt—Livin’ and Learnin’, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 67
February 1996
Theme: EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
Task Manager—The Embedded INK, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Updating A Classic: The Z80380 Microprocessor, by Monte Dalrymple, 12.
Connect The Personal PBX To The Real World, by Richard Newman, 18.
LPT: Analog!—A 12-bit A/D Converter Printer Port Adapter, by David Prutchi,
26.
PIC17C44 High-End Microcontroller Architectural Overview, by Ron Cates, 34.
Firmware Furnace—Vid-Link Characters—Part 2: Bits to Dots, by Ed Nisley, 72.
From the Bench—Intel Hex to BASIC Data Statement Translator, by Jeff Bachiochi,
78.
Silicon Update—Fuzzy Buster, by Tom Cantrell, 86.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
91.
Priority Interrupt—It Just Frosts My Chops, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 42.
High-Speed Network Technology, by R. E. Billings, 47.
Unscrewing The Inscrutable, by Ed Nisley, 54.
PC/104 Quarter—Chassis and Enclosures—A PC/104 Packaging Overview, by Dave Cox
& Paul Olsen, 59.
Applied PCs—Small Displays for Embedded Systems, by Russ Reiss, 65..
ISSUE 68
March 1996
Theme: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Task Manager—The Mensa House?, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Capacitive Measurement Of Fluid Level, by Brian Millier, 14.
Lightning Protection Techniques, by Leon Byerley, 22.
Thick-Film Hybrid Technology, by Ron Huber & John Pastre, 30.
Microvolt-Level Data Acquisition, by Bob Perrin, 38.
Light Probe For The Blind, by Wayne Thompson, 46.
Firmware Furnace—Flat Surfaces, Widowmakers, and a Surfeit of Bugs, by Ed Nisley,
68.
From the Bench—Stepping into an Analog World, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—Pick a Peck of PLDs, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
90.
Priority Interrupt—The Old Curmudgeon, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
HOME AUTOMATION & BUILDING CONTROL SECTION
Innovations In Home Automation & Building
Control, edited by Harv Weiner, 50.
A Wind Speed And Direction Interface For
The HCS II, by John Morley, 53.
Designing And Evaluating The User Interface—Make
Your Design User Seductive, by Orrin Charm, 63.
ISSUE 69
April 1996
Theme: COMMUNICATIONS
Task Manager—Political Arachnids, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
SPARC Telco Applications, by Richard Pedreau, 12.
Caller ID Fundamentals, by Richard Newman, 18.
Vehicular Control Multiplexing With CAN And J1850—Part 1: Vehicular Multiplexing
Fundamentals, by Willard Dickerson, 22.
The Embedded Sun—Part 1: Introduction to the Hardware, by Anindya Ray &
Lee Hanson
DSP in RISC Embedded Processors, by Richard Pedreau
Fujitsu’s SPARClite Alternatives, by John Burns, 28.
Embedding A Message-Based System, by Pat Baird, 38.
Firmware Furnace—80x86 Performance—Cache Craziness Redux, by Ed Nisley,
78.
From the Bench—LEDs Finally Fill the Rainbow, by Jeff Bachiochi, 84.
Silicon Update—Fuzzy PID-Pong, by Tom Cantrell, 90.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
98.
Priority Interrupt—Not Just Ferengi Values, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 44.
Embedded Computer Design—Rethinking Embedded PC System Integration, by David
L. Feldman, 49.
Designing And Building PCs For Harsh Environments, by Vinit Nijhawan, 55.
PC/104 Quarter—The Soft Side of PC/104, by Rick Lehrbaum, 63.
Applied PCs—Packaging Embedded PCs, by Russ Reiss, 72.
ISSUE 70
May 1996
Theme: CROSS-DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Task Manager—’Round and ’Round We Go, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
A Simple DSO Circuit For The MacIntosh, by Francis Deck, 14.
Autorouter And Board Layout Software Tool Analysis, by William Rogers, 20.
The Evaluation Board Saga Continues—Low-cost Educational Tools, by Mike Smith,
30.
The Embedded Sun—Part 2: Exploiting the Microkernel, by Doron Hendel & Rowena
Turner, 36.
Vehicular Control Multiplexing With CAN And J1850—Part 2: Application to Motorola
Embedded Controllers, by Willard Dickerson, 42.
Firmware Furnace—80x86 Performance—Probing the Cache, by Ed Nisley, 52.
From the Bench—Handcrafting Design Ideas, by Jeff Bachiochi, 62.
Silicon Update—Fuzzy PID-Pong—The Final Chapter, by Tom Cantrell, 68.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
81.
Priority Interrupt—An Inventing Experience, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 71
June 1996
Theme: DATA ACQUISTION
Task Manager—Good Data, Bad Results, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
A/D Conversion With Zilog’s Z8 Microcontroller, by Don Newquist, 12.
Battery Load/Charge Analyzer, by David Gaddis, 22.
Sniffing EMI In The Near Field, by David Prutchi, 30.
Easy-To-Use Serial EEPROMs, by Ingo Cyliax, 42.
Firmware Furnace—80x86 Performance—I/O Bound, by Ed Nisley, 52.
From the Bench—Printer Sharing—Automatic Parallel Printer Switch, by Jeff Bachiochi,
60.
Silicon Update—The Little LAN That Could, by Tom Cantrell, 98.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
106.
Priority Interrupt—’Bots Got No Respect, by Steve Ciarcia, 120.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 64.
WINLIGHT—Part 1: The Nonfat Operating System, by Scott Baisch & Kevin Smith,
70.
Rolling Your Own Intel ’386EX-Based Embedded PC, by Brad Reed, 74.
PC/104 Quarter—Embedded PCs—Embedded Systems for Weight and Force Measurement
Applications, by David Chanoux, 82.
Applied PCs—Driving Multiaxis Stepper Motors, by Fred Eady, 89.
ISSUE 72
July 1996
Theme: DEBUGGING TECHNIQUES
Task Manager—An Exterminator’s Dream, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Alternative Debugging Techniques, by Jerry Merrill, 14.
In-Circuit Emulators—Part 1: Development Tool Options, by Graham Moss, Ross
McMillan & Ken Mardle, 26.
A Single-Wire Development Interface, by Jim Sibigtroth, 34.
Designing With Flash Memory, by Arvind Rana, 40.
LSI-11 Simulator On A Personal Computer, by Bob Meister, 50.
Firmware Furnace—80x86 Performance—Touring the CPU Spectrum, by Ed Nisley,
58.
From the Bench—Hard Facts About Soft Ferrites, by Jeff Bachiochi, 68.
Silicon Update—Flight of the Phoenix, by Tom Cantrell, 74.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
81.
Priority Interrupt—Debugging—Not a Committee Experience, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 73
August 1996
Theme: ROBOTICS
Task Manager—Luxury to Utility, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Sensing Obstacles With Mobile Robots, by Chuck McManis, 12.
Designing Marvin, by John Piccirillo, 18.
Modular Robot Controllers, by Ingo Cyliax, 24.
In-Circuit Emulators—Part 2: Debuggers for Embedded Systems, by Graham Moss,
Ross McMillan & Ken Mardle, 34.
Firmware Furnace—Tuning Up—A Digital Zero-beat Meter, by Ed Nisley, 42.
From the Bench—Nonintrusive Current Monitoring, by Jeff Bachiochi, 48.
Silicon Update—Spring Fling, by Tom Cantrell, 54.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
93.
Priority Interrupt—How to Not Take It in the Chops, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 64.
$500 Internet Browser In A Box, by Brad Reed, 68.
WINLIGHT—Part 2: The Application, by Scott Baisch & Kevin Smith, 74.
PC/104 Quarter—Precision Timing with PC/104, by John Kates, 82.
Applied PCs—Multiaxis Stepper Motors Continued, by Fred Eady, 87.
ISSUE 74
September 1996
Theme: EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING
Task Manager—The Windows 95 Convert, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Getting Started With Xilinx EPLDs, by J. Conrad Hubert, 14.
Getting Beyond The Box With Windows 95, by Craig Pataky, 20.
Designing Medical Electronic-Device Prototypes—Part 1: Design for Electrical
Safety, by David Prutchi, 26.
High-Resolution ADCs, by Bob Perrin, 42.
In-Circuit Emulators—Part 3: Low-Cost ICE, by Graham Moss, Ross McMillan &
Ken Mardle, 50.
Firmware Furnace—Tuning Up—Part 2: Zerobeat Firmware, by Ed Nisley, 56.
From the Bench—Nonintrusive Current Monitoring—Part 2: Real-Time Energy Profile,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 78.
Silicon Update—Oh Say Can You USB?, by Tom Cantrell, 84.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
91.
Priority Interrupt—Software—the Real Generation Gap, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
HOME AUTOMATION & BUILDING CONTROL SECTION
Innovations In Home Automation & Building Control, edited by Harv Weiner,
64.
Do-It-Yourself Brain (Room) Surgery, by Chris Arndt, 66.
Maximizing X-10, by Jeff Fisher, 72.
ISSUE 75
October 1996
Theme: FUZZY LOGIC
Task Manager—Blowing Candles, by Janice Marinelli, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
An Introduction To Fuzzy Logic, by Chris Sakkas, 12..
Practical Fuzzy-Logic Design—The Fuzzy-Logic Advantage, by Constantin von Altrock,
16.
A Fuzzy-Logic Thermostat, by Constantin von Altrock, 22.
Designing Medical Electronic Prototypes—Part 2: Testing for Electrical Safety,
by David Prutchi, 28.
Getting Started With Xilinx EPLDs—Part 2: Hands-On Project—Concept and Design,
by David Rector, 38.
Firmware Furnace—Tuning Up—Part 3: Zerobeat Power, by Ed Nisley, 48.
From the Bench—Just One Mile More—Creating a PIC-Based Pedometer, by Jeff Bachiochi,
54.
Silicon Update—Stop Me Before I Crash Again, by Tom Cantrell, 58.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
91.
Priority Interrupt—The Radical Fringe, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 64.
Embedded PCs Go Industrial—Part 1: PCs and Automation, by Naren Nachiappan,
69.
Embedding QNX In Flash, by Mike Baylis, 73.
PC/104 Quarter—Where No ’104 Module Has Gone Before—The Advent of PCI-PC/104,
by Rick Lehrbaum, 79.
Applied PCs—The Black Art of Embedded Peripherals, by Fred Eady, 85.
ISSUE 76
November 1996
Theme: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
Task Manager—Let Me Ask You a Dumb Question, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Building A High-Performance DSP System, by Bob Fine, 14.
Real-Time DSP Modems With A PC And Sound Card, by Matt Park & Brian McLeod,
20.
Algorithms And Software For V.34 Modems, by Frank Gao, 30.
Empowered Digital Filtering, by Brian Senese, 34.
Winners Of The 8the Annual Circuit Cellar Design Contest, by Elizabeth Laurençot,
40.
Self-Tuning PD Algorithm For The 68HC11, by Kenneth Baker, 42.
Getting Started With Xilinx EPLDs —Part 3: Hands-On Project—Implementation,
by David Rector, 48.
The Thrifty Engineer, by Daniel Nygren, 58.
From the Bench—Tools—Part 1: Schematic Capture—the Proverbial Electronic Napkin,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 68.
Silicon Update—Flash Fight Flares, by Tom Cantrell, 74.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
81.
Priority Interrupt—Bits and Bytes, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 77
December 1996
Theme: GRAPHICS & VIDEO
Task Manager—Walt Graphics?, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Video Timecode Fundamentals, by Ingo Cyliax, 14.
Converting VGA Monitors—Plain-Vanilla Monitors Become Plug and-Play VESA-Compatible
Designs, by Peter Sorrells & Shannon Poulin, 22.
Image Filtering Theory—What’s a Convolution Filter?, by Bruce Hubbard, 30.
The Global Positioning System—Part 1: Guiding Stars, by Do-While Jones, 38.
MicroSeries—Applying the HCS II—Part 1: Of Consoles and Criminals, by Ken Davidson,
44.
From the Bench—Tools—Part 2: PCB Layout—Time to Place the Donuts, by Jeff Bachiochi,
82.
Silicon Update—Motorola Lights ColdFire, by Tom Cantrell, 86.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
91.
Priority Interrupt—No Nostradamus, by Steve Ciarcia, 104.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 52.
The PICMG Standard For Passive Backplanes, by Kent Tabor & Clint Hanson,
57.
Embedded PCs Go Industrial—Part 2: Windows NT in Real Time, by Naren Nachiappan,
62.
PC/104 Quarter—PC/104 Power Supplies for Mobile Environments, by Ed Foster,
66.
Applied PCs—Embedded PC Development, by Fred Eady, 73.
ISSUE 78
January 1997
Theme: EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
Task Manager—New Toys, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Low-Power, Solid-State DC Motor Control, by Bill Payne, 14.
A Radio-Controlled Car And A 68HC11 Microprocessor, by Dean Hoyt, 20.
Using Microchip’s PIC14000 Battery-Management Chip, by Fred Eady, 26.
Pulse’05 Pulse Generator, by Brian Millier, 34.
The Global Positioning System —Part 2: Implementation Problems and Solutions,
by Do-While Jones, 42.
MicroSeries—Applying the HCS II—Part 2: A New Approach to High-Performance System
Expansion, by Steve Ciarcia, 50.
From the Bench—Liquid Crystal Displays—First You See ’Em, Then You Don’t, by
Jeff Bachiochi, 68.
Silicon Update—Haute Chips, by Tom Cantrell, 74..
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
81.
Priority Interrupt—Hardly a High-Definition Opinion, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE 79
February 1997
Theme: DISTRIBUTED CONTROL
Task Manager—Gloom and Doom?, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
A Networking Primer—Part 1: The Network and Its Components, by Bill Payne, 14.
TCP/IP In Embedded Systems, by Richard Ames, 20.
BACnet—An Object-Oriented Network Protocol for Monitoring and Distributed Control,
by Jim Butler, 26.
Getting Pumped—DC-to-DC Charge-Pump Converters, by Paul Paglia, 34.
MicroSeries—Standards for Electromagnetic Compliance Testing—Part 1: Introducing
Concepts and Standards, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 40.
From the Bench—Unconventional Access, by Jeff Bachiochi, 82.
Silicon Update—Radar Love, by Tom Cantrell, 86.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
90.
Priority Interrupt—When It Costs Nothing, What’s It Worth?, by Steve Ciarcia,
104.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 50.
Life In The S.L.O. Lane—San Luis Obispo’s Utility Distributed-Control Program,
by Chris Arndt, 55.
A Lever And A Place To Stand—Controlling the World with the Internet, by Paul
Beam, 61.
PC/104 Quarter—LUCIE—Lancaster University Computerized Intelligent Excavator,
by Derek Seward & Stephen Quayle, 67.
Applied PCs—A Sweet Solution—Networking Embedded and Desktop PCs Using QNX,
by Fred Eady, 74.
ISSUE 80
March 1997
Theme: HOME AND BUILDING AUTOMATION
Task Manager—Bust Bees, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Building A CEBus-Compliant Product, by Adrian Dunn, 12.
XRaCS—The X-10 Radio-Control System, by Chris Arndt, 20.
HCS II-Compatible Automated Lawn-Irrigation System, by John Morley, 26.
MicroSeries—Standards for Electromagnetic Compliance Testing—Part 2: Radiated
and Conducted Emissions Testing, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 66.
From the Bench—Magneto-Inductive Direction Finding, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—MUSIC to Soothe the Savage Bits, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted by Ken Davidson,
84.
Priority Interrupt—Beware of Complacent Convenience, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 36.
Get On The Bus!—The Evolution of the STD Bus to 32 Bits, by Mike Baylis, 41.
A Networking Primer—Part 2: LAN Media and Various Protocols, by Bill Payne,
46.
PC/104 Quarter—Selecting Analog I/O Boards for Embedded Systems, by Jonathan
Miller, 52.
Applied PCs—Vinegar or Champagne?—BBS Software Managing Remote Data Acquisition
and Control, by Fred Eady, 58.
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