Circuit Cellar CD 1998

ISSUE 90
January 1998
10th Anniversary Special

Task Manager—A Decade of Embedded Applications, by Ken Davidson, 2.
New Product News, 7.
Ground Zero, A Real-World Look at Lightning, by Steve Ciarcia & Jeff Bachiochi, 11.
’HC12 Development Using A Serial BDM, by Gordon Doughman & Jim Sibigtroth, 20.
Heterogeneous State Machine Control, by Doron Drusinsky-Yoresh, 26.
Building Advanced Device Drivers For The MPC860, by Avi Cohen, 30.
MicroSeries—Applying Direct Digital Signal Synthesis—Part 2: Building and Testing and NCO Generator, by Tom Napier, 68.
Silicon Update—M•Core on the March, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
Priority Interrupt—After Ten Years, Inside the Box Still Counts, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 40.
Year 2000 And Embedded PCs, by Scott Lehrbaum, 44.
Flash-Disk Building Blocks, Tradeoffs in the Make vs. Buy Decision, by Raz Dan & Stefanie Hein, 49.
Real-Time PC—Real-Time Operating Systems—Part 1: Fundamental Components, by Marc Guillemont, 55.
Applied PCs—RF Telementry—Part 1: Theory and Implementation, by Fred Eady, 61.

ISSUE 91
February 1998
Theme: COMMUNICATIONS

Task Manager—And Yet More Change, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Low-Cost Voice Recognition, by Brad Stewart, 12.
Building An Embedded Web Server From Scratch, by Richard Ames, 20.
Integrating Windows NT 4.0 Into A TCP/IP Environment, by Bill Payne, 30.
CODESIGN: The Evolving Relationship Between Hardware and Software by Richard Moseley, 60.
Choosing The Right Crystal For Your Oscillator, by Norman Bujanos, 66.
MicroSeries—EMI Gone Technical—Part 1: Surge Suppression, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 72.
From The Bench—Choose the Right Vehicle Before Riding the Air Waves, by Jeff Bachiochi, 78.
Silicon Update—Double-Duty DSP, by Tom Cantrell, 80.
Priority Interrupt—Techno-Jargon, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 36.
Converting PC GUIs For Non-PC Devices, by Dan Johnson, 40.
Real-Time PC—Real-Time Operating Systems—Part 2: RTOS Interfacing, by Marc Guillemont, 55.
Applied PCs—RF Telementry—Part 1: You’re on the Air, by Fred Eady, 61.

ISSUE 92
March 1998
Theme: ROBOTICS

Task Manager—Reality Alert, by Janice Hughes, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Robots With A Vision: Using the Cognachrome Vision System, by Bill Bailey, Jon Reese, Randy Sargent, Carl Witty, & Anne Wright, 12.
Power Systems In Autonomous Robots, by Ingo Cyliax, 24.
MicroBot: Programming Intel's 8749 for Robotic Control, by Bruce Reynolds, 30.
Motor Speed Control With A Microtwist, by Gordon Dick, 58.
MicroSeries—EMI Gone Technical— Part 2: Suppression Components, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 66.
From The Bench—Proprietary Serial Protocols, No Help from Traditional UARTs, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—ShBoom Box, by Tom Cantrell, 80.
Priority Interrupt—For Once, I Sort of Agree, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 36.
Converting 8051 Code For An ’X86 Embedded Processor, by Chip Freitag & Jeff Kirk, 41.
Real-Time PC—Picking a PC RTOS, by Ingo Cyliax, 47.
Applied PCs—Embedding PC Card—Part 1: The Time Has Come, by Fred Eady, 53.

ISSUE 93
April 1998
Theme: EMBEDDED PROCESSORS

Task Manager—Under the Hood, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
DSP Boot-Loading Techniques, by Tracey Lee, 12.
8x51 EPROM/Flash Microcontroller Programmer, by G.Y. XU, 18.
CoolRISC—The Low-Power Microprocessor Solution, by Vincent Rikkink, 22.
PICARO—A Stamp-like Interpreted Controller, by Tom Napier, 30.
MicroSeries—EMI Gone Technical—Part 3: Protection Components, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 68.
From The Bench—Rebirth of the Z8, Part 1: An Old Friend Comes to Visit, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—VolksArray, by Tom Cantrell, 82.
Priority Interrupt—What You Get with a Handshake, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 42.
PCs Move Into Motion, by Chuck Lewin, 46.
Real-Time PC —Software Development for RTOSs, by Ingo Cyliax, 47.
Applied PCs—Embedding PC Card—Part 2: Getting in Touch, by Fred Eady 53.

ISSUE 94
May 1998
Theme: DATA ACQUISITION

Task Manager—A Race Well Run, by Janice Hughes, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Practical Analog Design, by Bob Perrin, 12.
Antialiasing Techniques, by Mike Zerkus, 26.
Selecting Position Transducers, by Tom Anderson, 34.
Postscript Flutterwumpers—Pick a Peck of PostScript PICs, by Don Lancaster, 60.
MicroSeries—EMI Gone Technical—Part 4: Transient-Suppression Design Technique, by Joe DiBartolomeo, 66.
From The Bench—Rebirth of the Z8, Part 2: Let Your Micro Answer All, by Jeff Bachiochi, 72.
Silicon Update—FPGA Tool Time, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
Priority Interrupt—Design98—A Marketer’s PICnic, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 41.
Real-Time PC—Graphical User Interfaces in RTOSs, by Ingo Cyliax, 46.
Applied PCs—A New View—Part 1: Virtual Instrumentation, by Fred Eady 53.

ISSUE 95
June 1998
Theme: GRAPHICS AND VIDEO

Task Manager—A Mind is a Terrible Thing., Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Gotcha!—Alarming the Alarm System, by Steve Ciarcia & Jeff Bachiochi, 11.
Wearcam—Personal Imaging System, by Steve Mann, 18.
Design Embedded Systems For Low Power, by Brian Kurkoski, 26.
Design98—Pick Of The Lot, by Janice Huges, 33.
MicroSeries—FreeDOS and the Embedded Developer— Part 1: Kernel Design, by Pat Villani, 74.
Silicon Update—Fabulous ’51s, by Tom Cantrell, 80.
Priority Interrupt—Darwin Couldn’t Have Done Better, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 38.
Building Web-Enabled Mobile Devices, by Greg Bergsma, 41.
’x86 Processor Survey—Part 1: ’386-Class Embedded CPUs, by Pascal Dornier, 48.
Real-Time PC—Multimedia in Real Time, by Ingo Cyliax, 54.
Applied PCs—A New View—Part 2: Data Acquisition with Virtual Instruments, by Fred Eady 53.

ISSUE 96
July 1998
Theme: MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL

Task Manager—Professional Quirks, Janice Hughes, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Unplanned Calibration Errors In Embedded Systems, by Mike Smith, 12.
A PIC-Based AC Power Meter, by Rick May, 22.
Designing For Smart Cards—Part 1: What’s a Smart Card All About?, by Carol Hovenga Fancher, 28.
Using A PC For Radiation Detection, Modifications for Multichannel Analyzer Capability, by Dan Cross-Cole, 58.
MicroSeries—FreeDOS and the Embedded Developer— Part 2: Using the Kernel, by Pat Villani, 66.
From The Bench—An Alarming Improvement—Part 2: Assembly Language Takes the Race, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—The Micro Price is Right, by Tom Cantrell, 80.
Priority Interrupt—It’s All in How It’s Done, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 36.
’x86 Processor Survey—Part 2: ’486-Class Embedded CPUs, by Pascal Dornier, 40.
Real-Time PC—Network Communication, by Ingo Cyliax, 45.
Applied PCs—A New View—Part 3: Sensors and Measurement Tools, by Fred Eady 52.

ISSUE 97
August 1998
Theme: DEBUGGING TECHNIQUES

Task Manager—Almost Made 100, Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Bitscope—A Mixed-Signal Capture Engine, by Norman Jackson, 12.
Simulating Micro-Controlled Systems, by Mike Smith & Jason Wudkevich, 22.
Designing For Smart Cards —Part 2: Practical Implementation, by Bobby Crouch, 60.
Vector-To-Step Conversions, An Introductory Tutorial, by Don Lancaster, 66.
MicroSeries—Building a Serial Port PROM Programmer—Part 1: Hardware Construction, by Stuart Ball, 70.
From The Bench—Transformerless Power Conversion, by Jeff Bachiochi, 78.
Silicon Update—Power Trip, by Tom Cantrell, 82.
Priority Interrupt—When Boilerplates Won’t Do, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 32.
Interprocess Communication Using Anonymous Pipes, by Ernie Deel, 36.
FAT-32—File System for Data-Intensive Applications, by Edward Steinfeld, 42.
Real-Time PC—Data Acquisition, by Ingo Cyliax, 49.
Applied PCs—Debugging & the Net186, by Fred Eady 55.

ISSUE 98
September 1998
Theme: EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS

Task Manager—The Final Rendition, Janice Hughes, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Smart Rockets—Data Acquisition in Model Rocketry, by Tom Consi & Jim Bales, 12.
PIC'Spectrum—Audio Spectrum Analyser, by Robert Lacoste, 24.
Automotive Travel Computers—Adding a Performance/Trip Monitor to Your Car, by Robert Priesley, 62.
MicroSeries—Building a Serial Port PROM Programmer—Part 2: Two Adaper Modules, by Stuart Ball, 68.
From The Bench—The Next Step in EL Driver Technology, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—Sensory Overload, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
Priority Interrupt—Which Numbers Count, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 34.
Networking With DeviceNet—Part 1: How DeviceNet Stackes Up, by Jim Brady, 38.
Real-Time PC—TCP/IP Networking, by Ingo Cyliax, 46.
Applied PCs—Radio Frequency and Micros, Part 1: Transmitter and Receiver Modules, by Fred Eady 55.

ISSUE 99
October 1998
Theme: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Task Manager—Not Exactly a Binary World, Elizabeth Laurencot, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
X-Y Graphing Data Logger, by Alberto Ricci Bitti, 12.
Time-Domain Filter Simulations Using C++, by Glenn Parker, 24.
Breaking Nyquist—Post-Sampling Antialising, by Gerard Fonte, 62.
MicroSeries—Digital Processing in an Analog World— Part 1: Basic Issues, by David Tweed, 68.
From The Bench—MIDI, Part 1: Ain't Just for Music Anymore, by Jeff Bachiochi, 76.
Silicon Update—MegaMicro Card, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
Priority Interrupt—Banking on Bugs, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 44.
Networking With DeviceNet—Part 2: A Weather-Station Application, by Jim Brady, 48.
Real-Time PC—The Need for Speed, RTOS and PC/104, by Ingo Cyliax, 55.
Applied PCs—RF and Micros, Part 2: A Low-Power System, by Fred Eady 61.

ISSUE 100
November 1998
Theme: INDUSTRIAL CONTROL

Task Manager—Netting 100, Elizabeth Laurencot, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Mobile Environmental Control, by Dan Leland, 12.
Motor Communication Techniques, by Chuck Lewin, 20.
Web-Implemented Irrigation System, by Chris Sontage, 26.
Smart Building-Control Applications, by Beau Wadsworth, 34.
MicroSeries—Digital Processing in an Analog World—Part 2: Technology Choices, by David Tweed, 64.
From The Bench—MIDI, Part 2: The Show Must Go On, by Jeff Bachiochi, 72.
Silicon Update—Socket Rocket, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
Priority Interrupt—What’s PC?, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 40
All Bioss Are Not Created Equal, by Scott Lehrbaum, 44.
Real-Time PC—Embedded RT-Linux, Part 1: General Introduction, by Ingo Cyliax, 49.
Applied PCs—emWare Top to Bottom, Part 1: Monitoring via the Internet, by Fred Eady 57.

ISSUE 101
December 1998
Theme: EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING

Task Manager—The Word is Communication, Elizabeth Laurencot, 2.
Reader I/O, 6.
New Product News, 8.
In-System Programming—Rewriting the Book, by Craig Pataky and Bill Maggs, 14.
A Minimalist Multitasking Executive, by Richard Man and Christina Willrich, 20.
Object-Oriented Design Of Real-Time Systems—A Multidisciplinary Challenge, by Irv Badr, 26.
Some Assembly Required—Assembling C Code for your Embed-ded System, by Michael Smith, 32.
Smart Battery Systems, by Ed Thompson, 42.
MicroSeries—Digital Processing in an Analog World—Part 3: Dithering Your Conversion, by David Tweed, 68.
From The Bench—Learning to Fly with Atmels AVR, by Jeff Bachiochi, 74.
Silicon Update—Hot Chips X Files, by Tom Cantrell, 80.
Priority Interrupt—Embedded Happenings, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
EMBEDDED PC SECTION
Nouveau PC, edited by Harv Weiner, 48.
Real-Time PC—Embedded RT-Linux, Part 2: Working with Flash Memory, by Ingo Cyliax, 53.
Applied PCs—emWare Top to Bottom, Part 2: Launching the Application, by Fred Eady 59.

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