Circuit Cellar Issue 220 November 2008-PDF

Issue #220
November 2008
Theme: Analog Techniques

TASK MANAGER—Circuits & Acquisition, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 13
CROSSWORD—p. 93
Radiation Detection: Digital and Analog Pulse Measurement, by Pete McCollum, p. 14
Embedded Cause and Effect: A Lighting System That Responds to Audio Stimuli, by Matt Corne, Chad Harvey, Thaine Hock, Benjamin Wolpoff, & David Wolpoff, p. 24
Digital Stompboxing: An Easy-to-Use Digital Signal Processing Platform, by Kit Church, p. 32
Time Server Design: Synchronize with the WWVB Time Code Signal, by Steven Nickels, p. 44
Low-Cost Serial-to-USB Migration, by Thayer Fox, Nigel Kostiuck, & Tristan Nixon, p. 52
Weather-Monitoring Circuitry: A Design for Indoor-Outdoor Use, by Brian Millier, p. 60
LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES—What Can C Structures Do for You?, by George Martin, p. 68
FROM THE BENCH—Drive by Wire: A Look at Noncontact Sensing, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 74
SILICON UPDATE—It's the Sensors, Stupid, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—OLED Versus LCD, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96