Circuit Cellar 286 May 2014

Issue #286
May 2014
Theme: Measurement & Sensors

CC WORLD, p. 8
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS—Embedded Systems Consultant: An Interview with Elecia White, by Nan Price, p. 10
PRODUCT NEWS, p. 16
CLIENT PROFILE, p. 20
Remote-Control Powered Trapdoor Lift, by William Wachsmann, p. 22
A Coding Interface for an Evaluation Tool, by John Peck p. 30
Eco-Friendly Home Automation Controller, by Manuel Iglesias Abbatemarco, p. 38
GREEN COMPUTING—Data Centers in the Smart Grid, by Ayse Coskun, p. 46
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Battery Capacity and Aging, by Ed Nisley, p. 58
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Wireless Data Links (Part 3): Receivers and Recovery, by George Novacek, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH—Passive RFID Tagging (Part 1): Read-Only Tags, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 66
CROSSWORD, p. 74
TEST YOUR EQ, p. 75
TECH THE FUTURE— The Future of Monolithically Integrated LED Arrays, by Vincent Lee, p. 80