December 2003 Issue 

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PROJECTS
COLOR IN A MONOCHROME WORLD
What do pulsing black and white patterns have to do with color perception? Build this and find out!
by: Dave Sweeney Related Info

A NEW TWIST ON COMBO LOCKS
Here's a clever PIC project that uses both time and position encoding in a single-knob lock.
by: Josh Bensadon Related Info

ADJUSTABLE POWER LOAD
Test power supplies with this digital resistive load.
by: David Ponting Related Info

ARTICLES
BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR COOKBOOK
Part 6 of 8: Multivibrators to the rescue.
by: Ray Marston

INTRODUCTION TO GPS
Part 1 of 2: The space infrastructure and gory details that let you position yourself on Earth.
by: D. Prabakaran

ALL ABOUT TSCM
That's technical surveillance countermeasures to you and me
by: David Vine

COLUMNS
ELECTRONICS Q&A
What's Up: Working with balanced microphone cables, auto dome light chime, and ad RR cross-buck sound circuit. Plus, a primer on capacitors and a speed controller for small DC motors.

IN THE TRENCHES
For design engineers facing real world problems. This month: Practical approaches to prototyping.

JUST FOR STARTERS
JustForStarters.pdf
An introduction to printed circuit boards.

LASER INSIGHT
Profiling and tuning your fancy new laser to maximize its efficiency and power output.

OPEN COMMUNICATIONS
Ethernet Part 1: Wired LAN's

PERSONAL ROBOTICS
An advanced line following algorithm explained.

ROBOTICS RESOURCES
Now in Servo Magazine

STAMP APPLICATIONS
Wax poetically as we hearken back to the days of the BSI - it's not as old as you might think! Related Info

TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2003
Diamond semiconductors, laser-powered airplanes, tough notebooks, another 64-bit processor ...and more!


 

 
   
   
   

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