Circuit Cellar Issue 251 June 2011-PDF

Issue #251
June 2011
Theme: Communications

TASK MANAGER— Silicon Valley Review, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 17
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Construct a Multifunctional Network Controller, by Richard Wotiz, p. 20
Wireless Authentication: RFID Checkout System Design, by Jigar Shah and Kevin Yang, p. 28
Virtual Sensing: Build a Virtual Alarm System, by Custódio Gomes Barcellos, p. 36
The Chameleon Platform: Low-cost Hardware Development with a USB AVR and CPLD, by Doug Commons, p. 44
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER— BITs and BITEs: Tests to Ensure System Safety, by George Novacek, p. 18
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE— Plastic Extruder Thermal Analysis, by Ed Nisley, p. 52
FROM THE BENCH— Vehicle Diagnostics (Part 1): The CAN Protocol and OBD-II, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 60
THE DARKER SIDE— Stay Cool!: A Heat Management Primer, by Robert Lacoste, p. 48
PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Live by the PC, Die by the PC, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80