Circuit Cellar Issue 243 October 2010-PDF

Issue #243 October 2010 Theme: Signal Processing

TASK MANAGER— Embedded Basics and Beyond, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 11
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Doppler Radar Design, by Steve Lubbers, p. 16
Calculator Brain Transplant: Update a Vintage Design with FPGA Technology, by Monte Dalrymple, p. 24
Universal Prototyping Board, by James Lyman, p. 38
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Filters, Filters Everywhere, by George Novacek, p. 12
THE DARKER SIDE—A Tour of the Lab (Part 2): The Frequency Domain, By Robert Lacoste, p. 44
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Avoiding Robotic FAIL: Expect the Unexpected, by Ed Nisley, p. 54
FROM THE BENCH— Real-Time Feedback: A Versatile LCD Character Display Module, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 62
SILICON UPDATE— Live for Today: The 8-Bit MCU Still Matters, by Tom Cantrell, p. 68 PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Sci-Fi Inspirations, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80