Circuit Cellar Ink 15
June/July 1990

Table of Contents

1 Curtis Franklin, Jr.	Editor's INK Applications for All
5	Reader's INK Letters to the Editor
8	New Product News
12	Visible INK Letters to the INK Research Staff
16 J. Conrad Hubert	Implementing a ComeFrom Statement Discover Where Your Code Has Been Sure, everyone talks about a ComeFrom -- but no one codes one. Jim Hubert decided to stop talking and start programming, and this useful technique is the result.
18 Chris Ciarcia	Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Modeling Synthetic Actors and Real-World Interactions Robotics, animation, and artificial intelligence all come together at the point of building structures that respond to their environment. A look at the important similarities can bring new direction to your robotics work.
32 David Otten	Building MITEE Mouse III Part 1 -- The Hardware for a Maze-Running Rodent The Micromouse contest is a respected event in the world of robotics. Autonomous robotic mice must solve a maze, and maximize for time. This Circuit Cellar INK Design Contest winner has won Micromouse competitions around the world. Part 1 shows the hardware for the robotic rodent. Download: FINDPATH.ARC
S2 Ken Davidson	CEBus Update How is the Health of EIA's Baby? The preliminary standard is out, and now the real fun begins! Managing Editor Ken Davidson has gone inside the CEBus committee to bring back the latest news on the state of the home automation industry's most important standard.
S12 Steve Ciarcia	Build a Low-Power Data Logger Computerized Data Collector Runs For Years on a Battery The most crucial decision in the automation process is the first: To automate or not to automate? Making an intelligent decision requires real data, and Steve Ciarcia shows you how to get it in this hands-on construction project.
S24 Ed Nisley	Build a Power Frequency Monitor Counting Cycles Until it Hertz We take a lot for granted: The sun will shine, taxes will go up, and AC will come in at 60 Hz. Ed Nisley has checked it out, and shows that the last assumption may not always be true. His AC frequency monitor can help you trace the source of those mysterious motor problems and timing fluctuations. Download: FREQMON.ARC
41 J. Conrad Hubert Dick Hubert	Building Etude Part 2 -- A 25-MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter for the PC Bus Part 1 gave you the hardware, now learn about the driver routines for a cost-effective 25 MHz A/D converter board. Download: ETUDE.ARC
49 Ed Nisley	Firmware Furnace The Furnace Firmware Project -- Process Control on the Home Front Download: LCDSTUFF.ARC
57 Jeff Bachiochi	From the Bench Power Control Basics -- Choosing the Best Digital Power Control Option for your Application
65	Advertiser's Index
68 Tom Cantrell	Silicon Update Chips for Artificial Intelligence -- I've Seen the Future -- and It Is Fuzzy
74 Ken Davidson	ConnecTime -- Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS
80 Steve Ciarcia	Steve's Own INK Contemplation

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