Circuit Cellar Issue 175 February 2005-PDF

ISSUE 175
February 2005
Theme: Wireless Communication

TASK MANAGER Go Wireless, by Jennifer Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 14
Zeroing in on ZigBee (Part 1): Introduction to the Standard, by Pete Cross, p. 16
Minimum Mass Wireless Coupler, by Dick Cappels, p. 24
Noncontact Infrared Thermometry, by Brian Millier, p. 30
Flexible Wireless Telemetry System, by Bryan Sobczyk, Vince Formica, William Sebastian, & Kevin Wertz, p. 40
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Capacitors at RF, by Ed Nisley, p. 46
APPLIED PCs ALFAT-Based Embedded System Storage, by Fred Eady, p. 50
FROM THE BENCH A Look at the M16C Lineup, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 60
Open Source Code Guide, by Elecia White, p. 68
XTstat: A Portable Wireless X10 Thermostat, by Henry Jacobs, p. 74
SILICON UPDATE More Bits, Less Bucks, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Between a Nightmare and a Rip-Off, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96