Circuit Cellar Issue 253 August 2011-PDF

Issue #253
August 2011
Theme: Embedded Development

TASK MANAGER—New Frontiers for Embedded Tech, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ SOLUTIONS—p. 15
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS— Microcontroller-Based Innovation, An Interview with Alberto Ricci Bitti, by Nan Price, p. 16
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Stochastic Chemical Kinetics on an FPGA, by Bruce Land, p. 24
Find a New Direction:  A Low-Power Digital Compass, by Jesse Marroquin, p. 30
Standby Current Management in Embedded Systems, by Sivakumar Govindarajan, p. 36
Access Control System Design: Build an MCU-Based PIN Reader, by Aleksander Borysiuk, p. 42
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Electro-Hydraulic Servo Valves, by George Novacek, p. 20
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Stepper Motor Drive (Part 1): The Basics, by Ed Nisley, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH—Vehicle Diagnostics (Part 3): ISO 15765-4 (The CAN Protocol), p. 56
THE DARKER SIDE—RF and High-Speed PCBs: How to Avoid Basic Mistakes, by Robert Lacoste, p. 64
PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Uninterruptable Powered Schizophrenia, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80