Circuit Cellar Issue 248 March 2011-PDF

Issue #248
March 2011
Theme: Robotics

IssueTASK MANAGER— Control Electronics, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 15
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Panning Control: A Digital Indexing Panoramic Tripod Head, by Richard Lord, p. 20
Remotely Operated Vehicle Design, by Brian Senese, p. 28
Embedded DSP for Lighting, by Marco Signorini, p. 38
CNC Router Design: A Look at Computer Controlled Machinery, by Brian Millier, p. 46
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER— The Super Regenerative Receiver, by George Novacek, p. 16
LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES— The Project Ready Designer: A Refresher on Project‐Essential Concepts, by
George Martin, p. 56
FROM THE BENCH— Direct Line Connection: When You Don’t Require Line Isolation, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 60
SILICON UPDATE— Time Traveler: Embedded Timekeeping and More, by Tom Cantrell, p. 66
PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Forks in the Road, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80