Circuit Cellar Ink 91
February 1998

Table of Contents

2 Ken Davidson	Task Manager And Yet More Change
6	Reader I/O Letters to the Editor
8 Harv Weiner	New Product News bq2018 Power Minder IC from Benchmarq Microelectronics, Inc. Processor Protector from Autotime HEVAL6A TMS320C6x Development System from Traquair Data Systems, Inc. AD7750 Power-to-Frequency Converter from Analog Devices, Inc. EZ-View-SA Data Acquisition System from Mid-Atlantic Systems Co. SurfMate Wireless Keyboard from US Electronics
12 Brad Stewart	, HTML, HTML Low-Cost Voice Recognition Brad's Tiny Voice -- based on an 'HC705 and powered off a 9-V battery -- can be trained to recognize up to 16 command templates and costs less than $5. Toys, voice-activated padlocks, and remote controls had better listen up. Download: tinyvoice.zip
20 Richard Ames	Building an Embedded Web Server from Scratch Tired of surfing? Ready to make some waves of your own? Richard demonstrates how to implement your own embedded Web server -- from creating a base TCP/IP application to writing interactive HTML forms. Download: Wbsrvsrc.zip
30 Bill Payne	Integrating Windows NT 4.0 into a TCP/IP Environment Bill needs to connect Windows NT stations into an existing TCP/IP network, but Microsoft gave the Domain Name Server its own personal twist. After reviewing the protocols, he shows how to get Windows and Unix to talk.
Embedded PC 36 Harv Weiner	Nouveau PC X-Tool PC/104 Extraction Tool from parvus Corp. CoreModule/P5i PC/104-plus CPU from Ampro Computers, Inc. SBC-MaX Pentium SBC from Computer Dynamics OSE Web Server from Enea OSE Systems Inc. ZT 8907 '486 STD-32 SBC from Ziatech Corp. FlashLite 386EX XBC from JK Microsystems, Inc.
Embedded PC 40 Dan Johnson	Converting PC GUIs for NonPC Devices Sure, it's easy to create Web GUIs for your PC, but what about devices that connect to the Internet -- TVs, PDAs, set-top boxes, or smart phones? Dan shows how Prism distills complex Web pages for one-bit 200x200-pixel displays.
Embedded PC 47 Marc Guillemont	Real-Time PC Real-Time Operating Systems, Part 2: RTOS Interfacing After defining what a real-time system is in Part 1, Marc puts the RTOS in its place -- right between the device driver and application software, where it can implement hardware abstractions and allocate resources more efficiently.
Embedded PC 53 Fred Eady	Applied PCs RF Telemetry, Part 2: You're on the Air Fred wants to implement duplex RF communications between two sites using a BiM RF module. Connected to a VIPer 806 and a PCM-4862, these modules transmit and receive RF data he can view on a software-based datascope.
60 Richard Moseley	HTML, HTML Codesign The Evolving Relationship Between Hardware and Software Far too often, design schedules go awry due to the difficulty of coordinating hardware and software design teams. Richard brings us up to date on codesign tools and how they promise a smoother, faster development cycle in the future.
65	Advertiser's Index
66 Norman Bujanos	, HTML, HTML, HTML Choosing the Right Crystal for Your Oscillator Although critical to the timing of your design, crystals are glossed over in engineering schools. Norman puts a stop to that. His review of crystal parameters gets you up to snuff when it comes to picking the right crystal for your design.
72 Joe DiBartolomeo	MicroSeries EMI Gone Technical, Part 1: Surge Suppression Caught in an EMI eddy? Joe's here to help you out. He begins by reviewing how to prepare for EMI threats, such as lightning, electromagnetic discharge, fast transients/bursts, and inductive load switching.
78 Jeff Bachiochi	From the Bench Choose the Right Vehicle Before Riding the Air Waves Even with all the TVs, tapes, CDs, and VCRs, radio still persists. Jeff takes a look at dual-state modulation techniques to help you ensure that your message gets through.
82 Tom Cantrell	Silicon Update Double-Duty DSP What first appears as just another DSP turns out to be much more. Zilog's Z89xx3 DSP offers the usual DSP goods and acts like many highly integrated controllers for a fraction of the cost.
96 Steve Ciarcia	HTML Priority Interrupt Techno-Jargon

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