4CJ Abate | HTML Task ManagerPrint and Online Progress |
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13David Tweed | HTML Test Your EQ - Answers for Issue 260 |
14Coleton Denninger Jeremy Lichtenfeld | Capacitive-Touch Gain-Controlled Personal AmplifierTwo Camosun College graduates designed an inexpensive do-it-yourself personal audio amplifier. The design features capacitive sensing, digital-signal mixing, and high-quality sound. |
Questions & Answers22Nan Price | Electronics Engineering for the PeopleAn Interview with David L. JonesDavid L. Jones is a risk taker. In addition to jumping off cliffs in the name of product testing, the long-time engineer recently switched to full-time blogging. In February 2012, Dave and I discussed his passion for electronics, his product review process, and what it means to be a full-time video blogger. |
28Charles Edmondson | The Rainbow Color ReaderPart 2: Color Distinction & ClassificationThe first article in this two-part series introduced the Rainbow Color Reader project, which is a color identifier built on a single processor that stores sound samples for the visually impaired. This article focuses on hue, saturation, and luminance. You also learn how to reliably distinguish colors.Download: Edmondson-261.zip |
34Clemens Valens | The RL78 MicrocontrollerAn MCU Family for Low-Power ApplicationsWhen Renesas bought NEC, the former got its hands on a large range of electronic devices from the latter, including the popular 78K series of 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers. Quickly after the merger, the RL78 MCU family was announced, targeted at low-power applications. |
The Darker Side42Robert Lacoste | Sigma-Delta Modulators 101You're familiar with high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Now let's delve into the world of slower ADCs, which are also known as sigma-delta converters. These low-cost converters are used in audio devices and can provide up to 24 bits of resolution. Now you'll learn how they actually work.Download: Lacoste-261.zip |
Above the Ground Plane52Ed Nisley | RFI BypassingPart 2: Parallel CapacitorsThe first part of this two-part series covered capacitor self-resonance, RF energy, and isolated capacitors. This article describes the process of figuring the total capacitance of several capacitors in parallel and explores why that process doesn't work with real capacitors and signals in the VHF and UHF bands.Download: Nisley-261.zip |
The Consummate Engineer60George Novacek | Is Software Development an Art or a Science?This article takes a serious look at software engineering and programming. Topics such as automatic code generators, simulation programs, and testing are covered. |
Embedded in Thin Slices64Bob Japenga | Getting Started with Embedded LinuxPart 4: Linux Software Development ToolsThis is the final installment in a four-part series about working with embedded Linux. Here you learn about the tools required for the software development process. |
From the Bench68Jeff Bachiochi | SNAP to ItPart 1: Mesh Networking SimplifiedMesh networking relies on nodes to capture, distribute, and reproduce data. It is the glue that keeps the Internet and cellular towers connected. While there are many standard protocols available for localized networks (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or wireless USB), this article focuses on the SNAP network operating system created by Synapse Wireless. |
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80Steve Ciarcia | HTML Priority Interrupt8-Bit Control Is Dead -- No Way! |
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