4Jennifer Huber | HTML Task ManagerEngineering Pop Culture |
8John Gorsky | New Product News
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11David Tweed | HTML Test Your EQ |
12Mike Keesling | Autonomous RobotMini-Sumo Meets IsoPodBefore putting your pride on the Shikiri line in a mini-sumo ring, you should make sure your warrior 'bot has the brains to match his brawn. In this article, Mike shows you how to build the perfect IsoPod-based brain for your autonomous robot warrior.Download: Keesling 153.ZIP |
20Peter Hiscocks Jim Koch | Electrical Engineering RobotFollow the LineInterested in steering their students toward successful electrical engineering careers, Peter and Jim built a line-following robot. Serving primarily as a lab aid, the eebot is a ready-built starting point for students enrolled in software and system programming courses.Download: hiscocks & koch 153.ZIP |
30Lonne Mays | HTML Muscle for High-Torque RoboticsIs your favorite robot getting to be a bit too atrophied for your taste? Does it lack vim and vigor? If so, don't worry. What you need is high torque and speed. With the MC33887D integrated H-Bridge and a little direction from Lonne, you can bulk up your robot in no time. |
36Robert Morrison | Updating the Home Control SystemPart 2: FPGA Design MethodologyEthernet support, audio, and video -- these are what HCS dreams are made of. Last month, Robert awakened you to the possibility of bringing such technology to the table. Now he's back with the FPGA design methodology and source code to get you started.Download: morrison 153.ZIP |
42George Novacek | Communications ProtocolMIL-STD-1553B Data BusIn the early 1970s, the MIL-STD-1533 communications protocol -- grandfather to many of today's protocols -- was created to enhance military and aerospace applications. In this article, George maps the MIL-STD-1533's history and explains its effect on new technology. |
Embedded PC52Fred Eady | HTML Applied PCsTest-Driving the Z8Do you remember your first experience with the Z80 microcontroller? Some things sure have changed over the years. Follow Fred as he looks to the past and future while test-driving the easy-to-use, inexpensive Z8 Encore! development kit from Zilog.Download: eady153.ZIP |
58Bruce M. Pride | Portable MSP430 DMMTo develop and debug electronic control-based systems, Bruce designed a portable DMM. By combining multimeter functions and a power supply in a single device, he has logic-level detection and point-to-point continuity capabilities, and can power breadboard circuits.Download: pride 153.ZIP |
66Ed Nisley | Above the Ground PlaneBalanced MixingEd knows how important carefully controlled mixing is to radio design. This month, he'll show you how to bring some practicality and efficiency to your next radio project. So, get ready to learn what a switched-diode, double-balanced mixer can do for you. |
70Jeff Bachiochi | From the BenchIntro to MindstormsGive Legos to a child and get half a multicolored airplane in return. But what happens when you give them to an engineer with a micro and motors? Before answering, let Jeff introduce you to the Mindstorms RIS.Download: jeff 153.ZIP |
Short Solutions76Tom Napier | Get One-Chip Programmer PowerHave you been searching for one-chip programmer power? Look no further than your own workbench. In this article, Tom shows you how easy it is to build an LM78S40 converter chip to supply a PIC or PROM programmer with 5 and 13 V.Download: napier 153.ZIP |
78Tom Cantrell | HTML Silicon UpdateE-ChipsSome tickets allow you to see professional sporting events, others get you into amusement parks. This month, Tom familiarizes you with E-Chips -- the newest and hottest tickets for accessing the I-way. |
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