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Table of Contents
Task
Manager
Modern
Solutions Improve Outdated Projects,
by Jennifer Huber
Priority
Interrupt
Risk
and Opportunity,
by Steve Ciarcia
New
Product News,
edited by John Gorsky
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Article —
Flight
Computer for High-Power Rocketry
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Read
it now!
by Steven
Pope
Steven’s ZSAT II flight computer can compile
data like altitude and acceleration, and then
send it to his cell phone. The eZ8F642-based
system includes a Trimble GPS module, a long-range
RF module, and a controller for a wireless
video camera. p. 10
Keywords:
Rocket, flight computer,
eZ8F642, GPS, RF, camera, ADXL250, MPX4100,
IrDA
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Real-Time
Pulse Generator
Tom
Napier
Access
to faster PIC processors inspired Tom to revisit
an old pulse generator design. The result is both
a practical construction project and an exercise
in real-time programming. p.18
Keywords:
Pulse generator, upgrade, PIC16C55, timing, construction
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Build
a Hardware Accelerator
Amir
Darvishi & Wael Badawy
With
a little direction from Amir and Wael, you can implement
a hardware accelerator within a soft-core RISC processor
in a System-on-a-Chip embedded platform. The accelerator
is perfect for a vision system application for a
mobile robot. p. 24
Keywords:
Accelerator,
RISC, SoC, Cyclone EP1C20, Nios II, Quartus II,
image processing, edge detection
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Strong
Encryption for PICs (Part 1)
Triple-DES Algorithm
Romeo
Costanzo
Triple-DES
is a widely used encryption algorithm. In this series
of articles, Romeo shows you how to use it with
PIC MCUs. He also describes how he implemented Triple-DES
to create a one-time password generator for an electric
lock. p. 30
Keywords:
Triple DES, encryption, cryptography,
AES, cipher, CBC, password, PIC, RF
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Hardware
Synthesis Using VHDL (Part 1)
VHDL
Implementation
Michael
Griebling
Michael
presents an XC3S200-based timing system that includes
a date/time function, an alarm and stopwatch. He
used VHDL to get the job done.p. 38
Keywords:
Hardware Synthesis, VHDL, XC3S200, clock, data
type, operator, pacakge, entity, WebPACK
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FROM
THE BENCH
Simulate First
Simulation Techniques for Testing New MCUs
Jeff Bachiochi
Simulators are designed to help you debug your code.
But as Jeff will show you, you can also use a simulator
to get a feel for a new microcontroller and its
peripherals. The idea is to play around with an
MCU before spending money on it. p. 46
Keywords:
Simulation, testing, learning, MPLAB,
PIC16F873A, MPASM, template
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PSoC
Pulse Generator
Brian
Millier
Brian
built a digital pulse generator for his home several
years ago. However, when the HP pulse generator
he uses at work died, he hit the bench and designed
a replacement for it, using a Cypress PSoC-based
version of his original design. p. 59
Keywords:
PSoC, pulse generator, Am9513, CY8C27443, CY3210-MiniProg1,
PSoC Designer, rotary encoder
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APPLIED
PCs
Reach for Interface Control
Add a GUI to a ZF8042A-Based Design
Fred
Eady
Fred
needed to add a GUI to a ZF8042A-based application,
so he turned to Reach Technology’s SLCD controller.
The controller offloads GUI support tasks and communicates
with the ZF8042A by way of a high-speed serial connection.p.68
Keywords:
GUI, ZF8042A, ZDSII, LCD, touch screenl, SLCD controller
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ABOVE
THE GROUND PLANE
Analog
Tips and Tricks
Ed
Nisley
Are
you looking for ways to improve your analog and
RF circuitry? Take a few tips from Ed to get started.
In this column he shows you how easy it is to take
your PCB wiring skills to the next level. Who knows,
your digital projects just may improve too. p.
75
Keywords:
Analog, PCB, Eagle, Linux, GIMP, construction,
soldering, enclosures, power, cable
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SILICON
UPDATE
I Left My Chip in San Francisco
Tom Cantrell
The chips and accessories featured at the March
2005 Embedded Systems Conference will be the technologies
driving the automotive, industrial, and real-time
applications of tomorrow. Read on for a look at
what the industry leaders, from Atmel to ZMD, have
in store for you. p. 78
Keywords:
Embedded
Systems Conference, 8051, AT89LP, XC866, C8051F350,
DsiT, sensor, FPGA, ARM, ML67Q406x, AT91SAM, LPC21,
STR7, MicroConverter, TMS470, AT91RM9200, ZigBee,
ZMD44101, AT86ZL3201
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Test
Your EQ
Index of Advertisers
PREVIEW
September #182
Signal
Processing
Signal
Generator Solution: Build
on Inexpensive RF Signal Generator
Digital Decoding Simplifed: Sequential
Exact-Frequency
Goertezel
Algorithm
Strong Encryption for PICs (Part 2):
Prototype Application
Hardware Synthesis with VHDL (Part 2): VHDL
in Action
Replacing
a Legend: Build a Functional Equivalent to the
CDP1861
Inexpensive In-Circuit Debugging
APPLIED PCs Throwing
Ethernet Frames
FROM THE BENCH
Capacitive
Sensing Technology
SILICON UPDATE
Batteries Not Included
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