Circuit Cellar 430 May 2026 (PDF)

Issue #430
May 2026
EDGE INTELLIGENCE

4 A Simple Scheduler in C Take Control of Your Embedded Software
By Matthew Oppenheim

12 NixieStat, a Thermostat for Tinkerers and Nixie Tube Lovers A Modern Thermostat with a Vintage Look
By Joe Croft

21 Granite 4 AI by IBM: Disrupting Traditional Approaches to Embedded Programming What If Your Edge Device Could Read Its Own Instruction Manual?
By Vivian Auge

28 Combining Nostalgic Design with Embedded Programming
By Maxwell Warner and Noah Wilson

33 TECHNOLOGY FEATURE Edge Intelligence Artificial Intelligence’s Next Frontier
By Curtis Franklin

DATASHEET
40 Sensor Shields Bringing the World to SBCs Sensor Shields Bring the Real World to Microcontrollers
By Curtis Franklin

44 Picking Up Mixed Signals A Modern Signature Analyzer A Cellphone/Tablet Becomes a Modern User Interface for a Classic Signature Analyzer
By Brian Millier

52 Embedded System Essentials Using MapleLink for IoT Device Scanning A Simple Tool for Probing On-Board Data
By Colin O'Flynn

TECH THE FUTURE 
63 The Future of User Interface Design Embedding Ergonomics into Electronic Design Tactile Sensing Can Provide Comfort and Fit to Electronics Users
By Dr. Jae Son