Circuit Cellar Issue 209 December 2007-PDF

Issue #209
December 2007
Theme: Graphics & Video

TASK MANAGER—We Hear You, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
CROSSWORD—p. 93
Tile Graphics, by Chris Cantrell, p. 12
INTELLIGENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS—Solar Powering the Circuit Cellar: Part 1: Preparing the Site, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 20
LCD Digital Voltage Meter: Talking to the Glass, by Dale Wheat, p. 34
SD Card Display Controller, by Sylvain Davaine, p. 40
Programmable Voltage Source, by Paul Ward, p. 46
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—LED Power, by Ed Nisley, p. 56
THE DARKER SIDE—Are you Locked?: A PLL Primer, by Robert Lacoste, p. 60
FROM THE BENCH—Collecting Solar Energy, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 70
SILICON UPDATE—Harvest Time, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—My Kingdom for a Battery, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96