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Articles by George Novacek

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George Novacek is a professional engineer with a degree in Cybernetics and Closed-Loop Control. Now retired, he was most recently president of a multinational manufacturer for embedded control systems for aerospace applications in Canada. George wrote 26 feature articles for Circuit Cellar between 1999 and 2004.

• #106 May 1999, p. 20, PDF HTML Accurate Linear Measurement Using LVDTs
• #108 July 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 1: Enduring Challenges
• #109 August 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 2: Standards: Prepping Your Prototype
• #110 September 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1,2 Part 3: Powering Your way Through Design Safely
• #111 October 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 4: Immunity Not for Circuitry
• #115 February 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML DEFECTS FOR SALE REVISITED
• #117 April 2000, p. 28, The Shocking Truth about EMC Part 1: Design for Compatibility
• #118 May 2000, p. 18, The Shocking Truth About EMC Part 2: Practical Application
• #119 June 2000, p. 34, PDF Right on Time Quartz Crystals and Oscillators
• #120 July 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML Decisions, Decisions ...
• #121 August 2000, p. 36, The Joys of Writing Software Part 1: The Battle of the Bug
• #122 September 2000, p. 34, The Joys of Writing Software Part 2: Software Considerations
• #122 September 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML Thermal Considerations in Electronics Design
• #123 October 2000, p. 34, The Joys of Writing Software Part 3: Design Tips
• #125 December 2000, p. 68, PDF Designing for Reliability, Maintainability and Safety Part 1: Getting Started
• #126 January 2001, p. 28, Designing for Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Part 2: Digging Deeper
• #126 January 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML High-Temperature Electronic Design Part 1: What Are Your Options?
• #127 February 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML High-Temperature Electronic Design Part 2: Reducing the Risk
• #128 March 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML The Power Factor
• #129 April 2001, p. 28, A Sure Thing Guaranteeing 99.99999% Reliability
• #130 May 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML Communications Protocols in Aeronautics
• #132 July 2001, p. 38, HTML Inductive Sensors
• #142 May 2002, p. 28, Working with EMC
• #144 July 2002, p. 34, Taming the Transients
• #145 August 2002, p. 12, Are You Grounded?
• #150 January 2003, p. 44, Building an Electric Airplane
• #153 April 2003, p. 42, Communications Protocol MIL-STD-1553B Data Bus
• #155 June 2003, p. 50, Time-Triggered Technology
• #162 January 2004, p. 36, Fault-Tolerant Electronic Systems
• #240 July 2010, p. 14, It All Begins With a Spec
• #241 August 2010, p. 16, Embedded Safety