Circuit Cellar Issue 218 September 2008-PDF

Issue #218
September 2008
Theme: Data Acquisition

TASK MANAGER—Circuits & Acquisition, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 14
CROSSWORD—p. 93
Content Collection and Display: Build an Internet Connected News Ticker, by James Blackwell, p. 15
Dynamic Animatronic Remote (Part 1): Build a Custom Controller with a Color LCD, by Peter Montgomery, p. 32
Fast Digital Filtering, by Bruce Land, p. 40
MCU-Based Flight Data Acquisition: Real-Time Vibration Measurement for Aircraft, by Juan Tapia Farias, p. 48
Real-Time Operating System Design: Customize an OS for a Powerful Embedded MCU, by Naubert Aparicio, p. 56
Prototyping with QFP Parts, by Stuart Ball, p. 62
INTELLIGENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS—LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES: Living and Working Off the Grid (Part 2): Installation and Performance, by George Martin, p. 22
FROM THE BENCH—Fingerprint Data Acquisition: Print Sensing with Embedded Technology, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
SILICON UPDATE—Embedder Than Ever: ESC Delivers the Goods, by Tom Cantrell, p. 76
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—Something Old, Something New, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96