Circuit Cellar Issue 213 April 2008-PDF

Issue #213
April 2008
Theme: Embedded Programming

TASK MANAGER—Smart Design & Intelligent Programming, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
CROSSWORD—p. 93
Embedded Linux Development (Part 1): A Virtual Linux Environment on a Windows System, by David Lynch, p. 14
THE DARKER SIDE—INTELLIGENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS—Low-Power Techniques: Build Better Energy-Saving Electronic Systems, by Robert Lacoste, p. 22
Programmable Power: Build a Simple USB DAC, by Yoshiyasu Takefuji, p. 35
Do-It-Yourself Motion-Controlled Gaming (Part 2): Manipulate 3-D Graphics, by Chris Coulston, p. 40
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Triac Behavior: Triac Control Meets an Inductive Load, by Ed Nisley, p. 46
Video Stamp: A Handy Display for Debugging Programs, by Jose Sanchez, p. 52
Simple Hardware Development, by Taylor Hutt, p. 60
FROM THE BENCH—Digital Touch: A Potentiometer with No Moving Parts, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 73
SILICON UPDATE—More Than a Core, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—What Makes an Engineer?, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96