Techknowledgey
by Jeff Eckert
TechKnowledgey 2009 | August 2009
Topics covered include lasers with curves, the smallest DC/DC
concerter, quantum error suppression, plus other info you won't want to
miss. Page 12
PICAXE Primer
by Ron Hackett
Programming Your Serialized LCD Display
This month we’re going to turn our attention to some of the details of
programming the display. Specifically, we’ll investigate two of the
most useful features of LCD displays: scrolling a long line of text
across the relatively small width of the display and creating custom
characters to enhance the functionality of the display. Page 15
Personal Robotics
by Samuel Aaron Ward
Solar Tracker
Phrases such as “going green” and “carbon footprint” have become
ubiquitous and even trendy. The United States Green Building Counsel
(USGBC) has even developed a green building rating system called LEED
by which new buildings are designed to be as energy efficient as
possible. Those with the knowledge to innovate technologies for
renewable resources might soon find themselves highly sought after!
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Q&A
by Russell Kincaid
Q&A | August 2009
Audio comb filter, high current/low voltage amp, time delay circuit, plus more. Page 30
The Design Cycle
by Fred Eady
USB To Ethernet Using Microchip’s Free Stacks: Part 1
This month, the mountain man is coming to town as the coders at
Microchip have put together a brand new TCP/IP Stack to support the new
Ethernet ICs and wireless Ethernet modules that are coming out of the
pipe. Page 74
Open Communication
by Louis E. Frenzel
How To Achieve One Gigabit Per Second Data Rate Over Wireless
Longer distances, interference, and other environmental issues usually
prevent that, but what we get is typically enough. With the new 802.11n
standard, Wi-Fi speeds will be going up as more of the access points
adopt the multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology that will
make 100+ Mbps common. Page 85
