Circuit Cellar Ink 19
February/March 1991

Table of Contents

1


Curtis Franklin, Jr.

Editor's INK

What a Difference

5

Reader's INK

Letters to the Editor

8

New Product News

12


Bill Schweber

DSP Architectures for Signal Processing Applications

Matching the Tools to the Job

Differences in DSP architectures have a major impact on application suitability. Improve your DSP IQ with a tutorial on the architectural differences.

22


David P. Schulze

A PC Stopwatch

Improved Timing for Acquisition and Control

Are PC timing limitations standing between you and a successful application? Here's a way to beat the PC timing blues.

24


Chris Ciarcia

Digital Image Processing

Software-based Digital Signal Processing

You don't need hardware for DSP. This hands-on software article shows software techniques for digital image enhancement.

Download: IPREADME.TXT IPCODE1.ZIP IPCODE2.ZIP IPCODE3.ZIP VIEW_IMG.ZIP FIG_IMAG.ZIP

38


Steven E. Reyer

Mini-DSP

A Digital Signal Processor Experimentation Unit

There's no better way to learn DSP techniques than by diving into a project. This Circuit Cellar INK Design Contest winner is a perfect first step.

Download: MINIDSP.ZIP

46


Mark E. Nurczyk, P.E.

Analog Circuit Design

Stripping Away the Mystery for Digital Designers

It's an analog world -- and this article shows you the top techniques for designing circuits for this very real world.

Download: ANALOGD.ZIP

Note: PSpice may be found in the Electrical Engineering Programs and Files area (area 6).

58


M. Scott Martin
Tim McDonough
Curtis Franklin, Jr.

Oh Say, Can You C?

Circuit Cellar INK Evaluates Three C Compilers for the 8051

Circuit Cellar INK looks at three PC-based cross compilers for the Intel 8051 family.

69


Ed Nisley

High-Level Languages for Microcontrollers

Don't Believe the Hype

Are high-level languages for microcontrollers truly the greatest invention since sliced bread? Circuit Cellar INK looks at the issue from two different directions.

72


Ken Davidson

Using High-Level Languages on Embedded Controllers

Are high-level languages for microcontrollers truly the greatest invention since sliced bread? Circuit Cellar INK looks at the issue from two different directions.

74


Ed Nisley

Firmware Furnace

It's Just You and the CPU: Intel 80x86 Instruction Timings

Download: 80X86TIM.ZIP

82


Jeff Bachiochi

From the Bench

Multidrop A/D and D/A Network -- Using your PC's Printer Port and Four-Conductor Phone Cable

93


Tom Cantrell

Silicon Update

Hot Chips in the Summertime -- A Report From "Hot Chips II"

97

Advertiser's Index

100


Scott Robert Ladd

Practical Algorithms

Making Hash -- A Table Built for Speed

103


Ken Davidson

PDF Domestic Automation

CEBus Gets Physical -- The Standard Takes Two More Steps to Maturity

105


Ken Davidson

ConnecTime -- Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS

112


Steve Ciarcia

Steve's Own INK

The Sophomore Slump

FTP Directory for INK 19
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