Circuit Cellar Ink 108
July 1999
Table of Contents
6Elizabeth Laurencot | Task ManagerIs the Head Screwed on Straight? |
8Harv Weiner | New Product News
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12Silvio Tresoldi |
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18James M. Conrad Jonathan W. Mills |
Small. Inexpensive. Easy to develop. The Stiquito meets all of these requirements. If you've never worked with one before, listen up as James and Jonathan explain how they made this little robot walk with a tripod gait. Simple.
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24Myron Loewen |
Internet appliances still aren't the most reasonable things out there. (Why pay hundreds more for a $20 toaster?) But, Myron uses a PIC and a 2400-bps modem to make an Internet interface that leads the way to less-expensive Internet appliances.
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Embedded PC36Harv Weiner | Nouveau PC
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Embedded PC38Jeanne Dietsch William Kennedy John Belanger Kurt Konolige | PC/104 Takes a RideEmbedding a PC in a RobotWhen Activmedia Robotics was looking to improve the Pioneer robot, the number-one requested enhancement was an onboard PC. But how do you embed a PC on a mobile robot? The first task: catch up with the robot! |
Embedded PC42Ingo Cyliax | Real-Time PCAstronomical Issues, Part 4: Digital Radio SoftwareT minus four, three, two, one! It's time to complete this series on radio astronomy! In this final installment, Ingo focuses on the host software and FPGA configuration so you too can tune in to radio emissions from Jupiter.Download: RPC.zip Note: Follow-up notes in INK 110 Reader I/O. |
Embedded PC50Fred Eady | Applied PCsEasy DOS itDOS is dead? Not according to Fred! In fact, he thought DOS was the most feasible solution to his recent project. Fred put some diagnostic and service routines behind a touchscreen interface, and DOS made it easy. |
56Michael Bading | Low-Cost Data Acquisition SystemMichael uses a single-board 8-bit computer complete with its own OS and BASIC interpreter to create a data-acquisition system for under $1000. He did it in three months, too. And the best part is the one it lacks: no PC required.Download: Bading.zip |
64Ingo Cyliax | Turn the PagePager Technology in Embedded ControlLow-bandwidth one-way communication that's wireless and cost effective is the big reason Ingo sees pagers being applied to embedded control applications. Tune in as he uses pager technology to monitor and send alarm conditions to pagers.Download: Cyliax.zip Note: Follow-up notes in INK 110 Reader I/O. |
70Glen Reuschling | MicroSeriesUSB Primer, Part 3: Low-Speed USB Host ControllerTo wrap up our series on the Universal Serial Bus, Glen presents a two-part discussion on building USB hardware from scratch. This month, he lays the groundwork for putting together a USB host controller. |
74Jeff Bachiochi | From the BenchDemystifying LCD MuxingAs the number of LCD segments increases, so do connection problems. This month, Jeff takes an up-close look at multiplexing LCDs and the problems we're likely to encounter working on such a task. |
78Tom Cantrell | Silicon UpdateEye Candy -- Camera ChipsElectronic imaging has largely depended on CCD technology, but CMOS imagers are making huge strides these days. Tom looks at a few units capturing the low-resolution market, and boy, are they an eyefull! |
82 | HTML Test Your EQ |
95 | Advertiser's Index / August Preview |
96Steve Ciarcia | HTML Priority InterruptCircuit Cellar Online |
Circuit Cellar OnlineSteve Freyder David Helland Bruce D. Lightner |
"See the world's smallest web server." There are no age or height restrictions, but we're talking real excitement. Step right up and see how these guys put together a stand-alone web server that includes an Ethernet controller, real-time networking kernel, TCP/IP stack, and a PCB smaller than a business card.
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Circuit Cellar OnlineGeorge Novacek |
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Circuit Cellar OnlineBob Perrin |
RS-485 has been around for a while and has quite a range of applications, but that doesn't stop some people from doing it wrong. If you're not too fond of homework, pay attention because Bob is going to share his notes on the RS-485 standard and explain what it takes to successfully implement an RS-485 network.
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Circuit Cellar OnlineRichard W. Fergus |
Unfortunately, not all severe storms turn out to be just a bad dream. So, if you're running toward the root cellar, you might want to bring Richard's electromagnetic radiation sensor so that you can directly monitor the severity and distance of approaching storms.
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Circuit Cellar OnlineGeorge Martin |
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Circuit Cellar OnlineBob Perrin |
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Circuit Cellar OnlineTom Cantrell |
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Circuit Cellar OnlineJeff Bachiochi | HTML Ask Us, The Engineer's Tech-Help ResourceLet us help keep your project on track or simplify your design decision. Put your tough technical questions in front of the ASK US team. In an engineering predicament? Read questions & answers from other engineers. |
Circuit Cellar OnlineBob Perrin | What's Your Engineering Quotient?Test Your EQ presents some basic engineering problems for you to test your engineering quotient. |
Circuit Cellar OnlineBob Paddock | Resource LinksEach month Circuit Cellar's Resource Links provide helpful links and information on a variety of featured topics. |
Circuit Cellar OnlineHarv Weiner | New Product NewsNew Product submissions may be sent to Harv Weiner, 4 Park St., Vernon, CT 06066. |
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