Circuit Cellar 283 February 2014
Issue #283
February 2014
Theme: Wireless Communications
CC WORLD, p. 8
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS—Technical Evangelist: An Interview with Scott Garman, by Nan Price, p. 10
PRODUCT NEWS, p. 14
CLIENT PROFILE, p. 20
Build an Inexpensive Wireless Water Alarm, Devlin Gualtieri, p. 22
Multi-Zone Home Audio System (Part 2): CPU, Controls, and Development Tools, by Dave Erickson, p. 28
The Home Energy Gateway, by Raul Alvarez Torrico, p. 38
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC IN PRACTICE—Rapid FPGA Design in C Using High-Level Synthesis, by Colin O’Flynn, p. 46
EMBEDDED IN THIN SLICES—Embedded File Systems (Part 3): Designing Robust Flash Memory Systems, by Bob Japenga, p. 54
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Wireless Data Links (Part 1): Radio Communications, by George Novacek, p. 58
THE DARKER SIDE—Dielectric Absorption, by Robert Lacoste, p. 62
FROM THE BENCH—A Visit to the World Maker Faire, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
CROSSWORD, p. 74
TEST YOUR EQ, p. 75
TECH THE FUTURE—The Future of Inkjet-Printed Electronics, by Benjamin Cook, p. 80
February 2014
Theme: Wireless Communications
CC WORLD, p. 8
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS—Technical Evangelist: An Interview with Scott Garman, by Nan Price, p. 10
PRODUCT NEWS, p. 14
CLIENT PROFILE, p. 20
Build an Inexpensive Wireless Water Alarm, Devlin Gualtieri, p. 22
Multi-Zone Home Audio System (Part 2): CPU, Controls, and Development Tools, by Dave Erickson, p. 28
The Home Energy Gateway, by Raul Alvarez Torrico, p. 38
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC IN PRACTICE—Rapid FPGA Design in C Using High-Level Synthesis, by Colin O’Flynn, p. 46
EMBEDDED IN THIN SLICES—Embedded File Systems (Part 3): Designing Robust Flash Memory Systems, by Bob Japenga, p. 54
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER—Wireless Data Links (Part 1): Radio Communications, by George Novacek, p. 58
THE DARKER SIDE—Dielectric Absorption, by Robert Lacoste, p. 62
FROM THE BENCH—A Visit to the World Maker Faire, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 68
CROSSWORD, p. 74
TEST YOUR EQ, p. 75
TECH THE FUTURE—The Future of Inkjet-Printed Electronics, by Benjamin Cook, p. 80