Circuit Cellar Issue 241 August 2010-PDF
ISSUE #241
August 2010
Theme: EMBEDDED DEVELOPMENT
TASK MANAGER—Proactive Engineering, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS— Custom Instrumentation Engineering: An Interview with Brian Millier, by C. J. Abate, p. 8
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 12
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 15
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Advanced USB Design Debugging, by Colin O’Flynn, p. 20
The 4-to-20-mA current Loop, by Aubrey Kagan, p. 28
Build an X10 Controller (Part 2): The Controller Program and Utility, by Devlin Gualtieri, p. 36
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Embedded Safety, by George Novacek, p. 16
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Crystal Properties: Circuit Models, Measurement, and Conversion, by Ed Nisley, p. 42
THE DARKER SIDE—A Tour of the Lab (Part 1): Time Domain Measurement Equipment, By Robert Lacoste, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH—Application Communication with USB (Part 3): Assembly code Finale, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 58
SILICON UPDATE—MIPS and More, by Tom Cantrell, p. 66
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—Is the Internet Making Us Smarter or Dumber?, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80
August 2010
Theme: EMBEDDED DEVELOPMENT
TASK MANAGER—Proactive Engineering, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS— Custom Instrumentation Engineering: An Interview with Brian Millier, by C. J. Abate, p. 8
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 12
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 15
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Advanced USB Design Debugging, by Colin O’Flynn, p. 20
The 4-to-20-mA current Loop, by Aubrey Kagan, p. 28
Build an X10 Controller (Part 2): The Controller Program and Utility, by Devlin Gualtieri, p. 36
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Embedded Safety, by George Novacek, p. 16
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Crystal Properties: Circuit Models, Measurement, and Conversion, by Ed Nisley, p. 42
THE DARKER SIDE—A Tour of the Lab (Part 1): Time Domain Measurement Equipment, By Robert Lacoste, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH—Application Communication with USB (Part 3): Assembly code Finale, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 58
SILICON UPDATE—MIPS and More, by Tom Cantrell, p. 66
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—Is the Internet Making Us Smarter or Dumber?, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80