Circuit Cellar Issue 211 February 2008-PDF

Issue #211
February 2008
Theme: Wireless Communications

TASK MANAGER—Real-World Apps, by C. J. Abate, p.
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
CROSSWORD—p. 93
Wireless Sensor Network Design: A Flexible Platform for WSNs, by Diego Méndez Chaves, Mauricio Guerrero Hurtado, & Néstor Peña Traslaviña, p. 12
INTELLIGENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS—Solar-Powering the Circuit Cellar: Part 3: Wiring & Electronics, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 22
RFID Payment Terminal, by Carlos Cossio, p. 34
Cash for Code: Part 2: Publish Your Firmware, by Richard Hoptroff, p. 44
System Control: TCP/IP Communication with Embedded Processors, by Cass Tyler, p. 52
THE DARKER SIDE—Antenna Basics, by Robert Lacoste, p. 60
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE—Transformers, by Ed Nisley, p.70
FROM THE BENCH—Portable Poll Server: Part 2: Data Acquisition & Results, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 74
SILICON UPDATE—Got Chips?, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78
PRIORITY INTERRUPT—Avoiding Stereotypes, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 96