One of the things we pride ourselves on here at Circuit Cellar is the close relationship we have with our readers. Those of you who have sent us e-mails know that we take your questions, comments, and opinions seriously. We publish this magazine for you guys, so it’s important that we hear from you. We’re posting the 2005 readership survey on our web site at www.circuitcellar.com/survey2005 this month. I invite you to let us know how we’re doing.

We use surveys for a variety of purposes. They help us discover what technologies, development systems, and components you use and want to learn more about. This information shapes our editorial content as well as our advertising. Let us know what you’ve gotten out of our editorial content. In the comments section, feel free to mention some of your favorite articles or point out ones that you think missed the mark. Note what you’d like to see more of or less of.

We also use surveys to gauge your interest in sponsors and devices for future design contests. If you’ve ever found yourself wishing we’d run a contest for a certain manufacturer or about a particular component or technology, this is your opportunity to be heard.

During our last survey, we received many responses from Electronic Edition subscribers, but significantly fewer from print subscribers. We’d definitely like the 2005 survey to be representative of all of our readers. So, print subscribers, consider this is a personal invitation for you to share your thoughts with us.

When you have some free time, please head over to our web site to fill out the survey.  As a special thank you, everyone who participates in the survey may enter for a chance to win one of a handful of prizes, including a USBee ZX Digital Test Pod worth $895.

Getting to the June issue, we have some truly exciting features this month. You’ll be happy to know that the wait is over for the Cypress PSoC High Integration Challenge 2004 Winners Announcement. Turn to page 31 for photos and descriptions of the top projects. Congratulations to all of the winners! If you’d like to learn more about any of these projects, the complete entries are available on our web site at www.circuitcellar.com/contests.

Additionally, this month we’re featuring in-depth articles from prize winners Clayton Gumbrell (page 20) and the team of Alexander, Jordan, and Peter Popov (page 42). Clayton discusses his CY8C27443 microcontroller-based Precision Frequency Meter, which accurately measures frequencies up to 250 kHz. For the Popovs, designing an extremely reliable capacitance meter was a family affair. Also using a CY8C27443 MCU, this father and sons trio built an advanced meter to measure the capacitance of electrolytic capacitors.

This Measurement & Sensors issue is chocked full of great articles to inspire your next project. When you head to the web site to download the code for these articles, don’t forget to check out the readership survey  and enter for a chance to win a prize.

jennifer.huber@circuitcellar.com