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Issue #204 July 2007 — Internet & Connectivity
Task Manager
A Look Back and Forward in
Tech Time, by C.J. Abate
Priority Interrupt
Keeping the Lights On:
Reality Time, by Steve Ciarcia
New Product News, edited by John Gorsky
FEATURE ARTICLES
MiniEmail: A Compact MCU-Based Mail Client
by Alexander Mann
Alexander’s mail client system uses an Atmel ATmega32 microcontroller
and a Microchip Technology ENC28J60 Ethernet controller to continually
check for e-mail. When mail arrives, you can immediately read it on the
system’s LCD and respond with a standard keyboard. p. 14
Keywords: E-mail, ATmega32, ENC28J60, LCD, WinAVR, GCC, keyboard
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Internet Password Manager
by Carlos Cossio
With this ATmega168-based password managing system, you can enter, display,
and securely store all of your passwords and usernames. The handy device
connects to your PC via a software-controlled USB interface. p. 22
Keywords: Password, Internet, ATmega168, USB, Java Card, JCRE, keypad, security, HID
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Motion Tracking and Analysis System
by Albert Tran, Andrew Kwan, Kevin Brown, &
Jason Vangilst
This group of designers combined their passion for billiards and embedded systems to design a pool tutorial system. The system tracks the motion of the balls on a pool table and provides visual shot suggestions and predictions. p. 35
Keywords: Motion Tracking, video, billiards, pool table, ADSP-BF561, Visual DSP++, ADV7183, ADV7179, ITU-R 656, object detection, prediction
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Multipurpose Automotive Gauge
by Eric Kesselring
When Eric could not find the right gauges to update the instrumentation
in a 1965 Mustang, he built his own multipurpose gauge. Now he can monitor
everything from engine air flow to oil temperature. p. 44
Keywords: Automotive gauge, ECM, air flow, temperature, fuel level, MAX7219, LED, C8051F330, Excel, sensor
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Winners Annoucement: Luminary
Micro DesignStellaris2006 Contest
p. 55
Keywords: Contest, Luminary Micro, DesignStellaris 2006
Flash Drive Connection:
Add a Flash Drive to Your Next Design
by John Hyde
Interfacing flash memory drives just got a lot easier with the Vinculum
ASIC. The 48-pin LQFP includes a DOS-like command line interpreter that
can read and write USB flash memory drives. p. 59
Keywords: Flash drive, Vinculum, storage, USB, SPI, serial, GPS, display, CY8C24223A, photo frame, MP3, data logger
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COLUMNS
SILICON UPDATE
Pyxos Power — Read
it now!
by Tom Cantrell
If your project is in need of a standard network or has wiring concerns,
nodes, or a complex protocol, Echelon’s Pyxos FT chip may be the perfect
fit. Tom explains how it will give you the reliability, security, and
power of wires without the mess. p. 68
Keywords: Pyxos FT, network, topology, Pilot, SPI, bandwidth, ARM7, development tools
FROM THE BENCH
Are You Up for 16 Bits?: A
Look at Microchip's Family of 16-Bit Microcontrollers —
Read it now!
by Jeff Bachiochi
Microchip Technology and Circuit Cellar have teamed up to bring you the
Microchip 16-Bit Embedded Control Design Contest. Jeff introduces Microchip’s
16-bit microcontroller and digital signal controller (DSC) families. Are
you up for the challenge? p. 76
Keywords: Design contest, 16-bit, Microchip, primer, PIC24F, PIC24H, dsPIC30/33, DSP, DMA
LESSON FROM THE TRENCHES
From "Hello World " to Big Iron
by George Martin
It’s time for the “big iron.” George shows you how to start writing code
and building a project with an NNDK-MOD5234 development kit. He got his
project up and running using a serial port interface. p. 81
Keywords: C programming, NNDK-MOD5234-KIT, NetBurner, Coldfire, Eclipse, IDE, RTOS, µC/OS-II, strings
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PREVIEW
Issue #205 August 2007 — Embedded
Development
◊ Handheld
Multifunction Scope
◊ Electronic
Bicycle Design
◊ Text Adventure
Gaming
◊ Build a
PHP Components Database
◊ 1-Wire
in the Real World (Part 1): The Challenges
◊
THE DARKER SIDE Let's Play with EMI!
◊ ABOVE THE GROUND
PLANE Hearing Clearly
◊ FROM THE BENCH
Graphical User Interfacing
◊ SILICON UPDATE
Silicon Secrets
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