Circuit Cellar Ink 184
November 2005

Table of Contents

4 Jennifer Huber	HTML Task Manager Game On
8 John Gorsky	New Product News MOS Series of serial displays from Matrix Oribtal 8B50/51 analog voltage input modules from Dataforth Corp. WebRelay relay with web server from Xytronix Research & Design, Inc. AS1120 46-segment LCD driver from austriamicrosystems AG BX24-P industrial BASIC microcontroller from NetMedia, Inc. Beagle USB protocol analyzer from Total Phase, Inc. SIO-104+8.485 eight-port PC/104 RS-485 module from Sealevel Systems, Inc. PCM-SC520 PC/104 SBC with Ethernet from WinSystems, Inc.
16 Peter Gibbs	Large-Scale Electronic Display Although Peter's large BASIC Stamp 2-based electronic display is intended for use in sporting venues, you can add the same sort of electronic display technology to projects of your own. Read on to learn how he designed and coded the basic circuitry. Download: Gibbs_184.zip
20 Mitchell Levinn	Water Pressure Sensor ZigBee-Based NozzleMon Aids Firefighters Delivering water through a fire hose is harder than it looks. NozzleMon, a ZigBee-based water pressure sensor, enables pump operators to safely deliver water at appropriate pressures. Download: Levinn_184.zip
26 Michael R. Smith James Miller	Automatic Microcontroller Task Scheduling Do you have a powerful processor that can issue numerous instructions in parallel? Are you having problems coding to get the maximum throughput? Mike and James explain how to use Microsoft Project as a nanosecond-scheduling tool for microprocessors. Download: Smith_Miller_184.zip
36 Danny Chow Anthony Tay	Virtual Billiards What do you get when two young engineers combine their design skills with their love of billiards? A mobile virtual pool machine. The exciting system features an ATmega32 microcontroller and a Seiko G321D LCD. Download: Tay_Chow_184.zip
42 Chris Cantrell	Debugging Commercial Code A Quick Fix for Galaga Code Have you ever played Galaga? Chris points out a bug in the game's code and offers a fix. Download: C_Cantrell_184.zip
Applied PCs 46 Fred Eady	Implement a 32-Bit ARM Solution Upgrading an application with a 32-bit MCU doesn't have to be difficult. Fred upgrades a wireless system with an Atmel AT91SAM7S MCU and a Telegesis ETRX1 ZigBee module. Download: Eady_184.zip
52 Tom Napier	Measure Low-Level Radioactivity Build a Sensitive Radiation Counter Tom built a sensitive radiation counter from a Geiger-Muller (GM) tube and a PIC16C54 microcontroller. Testing radiation levels has never been easier. Download: Napier_184.zip
60 Kris Ardis	Multifunctional Bicycle Computer An avid cyclist who dreams of winning the Tour de France, Kris built a compact bicycle computer to help him through his workouts. The MAXQ2000-based system includes a speedometer, clock, thermometer, humidity sensor, heart rate monitor, and stopwatch. Download: Ardis_184.zip
68 Colin O'Flynn	Digital Video in an Embedded System Working with digital video doesn't have to be a complicated process, especially if you heed Colin's advice. In this article he explains the practice of using low-cost video encoders and decoders to generate studio-quality video. Download: OFlynn_184.zip
From the Bench 72 Jeff Bachiochi	Infrared Distance Measurement Infrared distance sensors have numerous uses. They enable digital cameras to focus in on distant objects. Mobile robots use them to avoid obstacles. This month Jeff explains how he used a small microcontroller to convert analog output from an infrared distance sensor into audio feedback. Download: Bachiochi_184.zip
Silicon Update 78 Tom Cantrell	Wi-PHY Chip Your embedded Ethernet dreams will become reality with Freescale's MC9S12NE64 chip. Single-chip Ethernet connectivity is literally at your fingertips.
93	Crossword Puzzle
94	Advertiser's Index / December Preview
96 Steve Ciarcia	HTML Priority Interrupt Back to Basics

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