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Issue #214 May 2008
Where Analog And Digital Collide
An Easy-To-Use LCR Meter
Third Place Microchip 2007 Design Contest
by Miguel Rusch
Start | LCR Meter | Back to Basics | The Big Picture | Creating a Wave | Analog Stages | Signal Conditioning | User Interface | Firmware | Take a Measurement | System Performance | Further Development | What's Next? | Sources & PDF
WHAT’S NEXT?
This project was my first implementation of embedded DSP technology. It was also my first introduction to Microchip’s 16-bit processors. The toolchain and development tools supplied by Microchip made coding this type of controller quick and painless. The compiler was easy to use and all of the library files were well-documented.
I’m pleased that I can now cross the LCR meter off of my wish list. In addition, while adding a new and valuable tool to my workbench, I have learned a great deal about both analog and digital design. Now I look at the remaining items on my wish list and wonder which tool I should attack next. Perhaps a dsPIC spectrum analyzer!
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