Circuit Cellar Issue 193 August 2006-PDF

ISSUE 193
August 2006
Theme: Embedded Applications

TASK MANAGER Let the Sparks Fly, by Jennifer Huber, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
CROSSWORD, p. 93
Portable Power: A Power Supply for Embedded Applications, by Jason Wu, Kiran Kanukurthy, & David Andersen, p. 12
Java Utility for Assembly Programmers, Chris Cantrell, p. 20
Windows Volume Control, Lane Hauck, p. 28
Beam Up That Serial Port: Send Serial Communications Via the 'Net, Miguel Sanchez, p. 34
Battery-Free Nonvolatile RAM, Brian Millier, p. 43
Finite Machines and Microthreads, Massimo Manca, p. 52
Preemptive OS for AVRs, Nicholas Clark & Adam Leichty, p. 56
Cyclic Redundancy Check: Understanding CRC Without Math, Monte Dalrymple, p. 76
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Voltage References, by Ed Nisley, p. 70
APPLIED PCs Microcontroller-Free Design: A GP-22050 Plays the Role of MCU, by Fred Eady, p. 62
FROM THE BENCH Light Therapy: AC Phase Control for Changing Power Outputs, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 48
SILICON UPDATE Turning the Core-ner, by Tom Cantrell, p. 80
PRIORITY INTERRUPT Net Neutrality, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96