Circuit Cellar Issue 236 March 2010-PDF

Issue #236
March 2010
Theme: Robotics

TASK MANAGER—Need-to-Know Info, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 13
CROSSWORD—p. 74
A Sensor System for Robotics Applications, by Guido Ottaviani, p. 14
RFID-Based Liquid Control (Part 2): Monitoring System Implementation, by Brian Millier, p.24
Serial Network Hub (Part 1): Network Topology and Design Planning, by Peter Montgomery, p. 30
Design and Program a "Minirobot", by Marco Aiello, p. 38
Cailbrated Decibel Meter Design, by Larry Cicchinelli, p. 46
FROM THE BENCH—Sun Tracker (Part 2): Power Up and Start Tracking, by Jeff Bachiochi, p.54
LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES—Putting C Language to the Test (Part 1): A Sudoko Puzzle-Solving Program, by George Martin p. 62
SILICON UPDATE—A Look at Embedded Design Security, by Tom Cantrell, p. 68
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—A Matter of History, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80
BONUS FEATURE ARTICLE—The Arduino-Based "MiniEric" Robot, by Titus Gabriel Petrut