Circuit Cellar Ink 208
November 2007

Table of Contents

4 CJ Abate	HTML Task Manager New Initiatives
8 John Gorsky	New Product News TPA2013D1 monolithic, filter-free, class-D audio power amplifier from Texas Instruments, Inc. Q-Series family of high-speed rectifiers from Qspeed Semiconductor Omniflash Linux-based controller from JK microsystems, Inc. Metric-threaded pi and feedthrough EMI filters from Spectrum Control, Inc. PCD 24-bit C compiler for the PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs from Custom Computer Services, Inc. U1240A series of digital multimeters from Agilent Technologies, Inc. AD8253 digitally-programmable instrumentation amplifier from Analog Devices, Inc.
12 David Rowe	Embedded IP-PBX Switch Analog and VoIP Calls David Rowe describes the design of a uClinux-powered IP-PBX capable of switching both analog and VoIP calls. With an Analog Devices Blackfin processor, some custom hardware, and Asterisk PBX software, you can build a similar system. Download: Rowe-208.zip
22 Thomas Alldread	NimbleSig A Compact DDS RF Signal Generator The NimbleSig is a versatile DDS RF signal generator built around a Luminary Micro LM3S811 microcontroller. This handy system, which provides a frequency-agile RF output signal source with 1-Hz step resolution, is also capable of low-level (-50 to 10 dBm) RF power measurement. Download: Alldread-208.zip
34 Fred Eady	iEthernet Bootcamp Get Started with the W5100 Are you ready to join the Ethernet revolution? If so, it's time to start working with WIZnet's W5100 hardwired TCP/IP embedded Ethernet controller. In this article, Fred helps you get started on your first W5100-based design. Download: Eady-208.zip
44 Bruce Land	Hybrid Computing on an FPGA Bruce explains how to simulate the parallel functions of an analog computer on an FPGA. Now you can harness the advantages of parallel execution and a general-purpose CPU on the same chip. Download: Land-208.zip
50 Massimo Manca	Communication Protocols The next time you choose an error-detection or correction method, consider your application and data needs. Massimo surveys the communications landscape and comments on new protocols, network architecture, and communication software. Download: Manca-208.zip
58 Aubrey Kagan	Resilience in Embedded Designs Part 3: Software In this series of articles, Aubrey has been coaching you through the process of protecting your embedded designs. This month he concludes the series with some tips on software design for small systems. Download: Kagan-208.zip
63 Zack Gainsforth	SMT Manufacturing Take a Board from Prototype to Production Zack walks you through the full development cycle of a USB-to-serial adapter for a programmable knob. The design is intended for car computer systems where it can be programmed to support multiple functions. Now you too can take a similar design from prototype to production. Download: Gainsforth-208.zip
From the Bench 70 Jeff Bachiochi	Motor Driving for a Robotic Arm While working on a project to provide motor drivers for a robotic arm, Jeff needed an interface to control each motor. Although he could have used a high-level software package, he wanted something simpler just to prove the hardware. This is the story of how he got the job done. Download: Bachiochi-208.zip
Lessons from the Trenches 76 George Martin	A Flash in the Pan George explains how to use C language when interfacing flash memory devices in an embedded system. He describes how to write C code to detect, read, write, and erase flash memory. Download: Martin-208.zip
Silicon Update 80 Tom Cantrell	Thanks for the MEMS Tom is always game for examining new sensor technology. This month, he introduces the MEMS-based Analog Devices ADIS16350, which he thinks has the potential to usher in a new class of applications.
93	Crossword Puzzle
94	Advertiser's Index / December Preview
96 Steve Ciarcia	HTML Priority Interrupt Let There Be Light

FTP Directory for INK 208
Follow this link to order a copy of INK 208
<<< Ink 207	Ink 209 >>>
Main Index	Author Index