February 2002 Issue 

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Learning RVK-Basic, Part 2 - by Bob Vun Kannon

This series will teach you, step-by-step, how to write programs in RVK-Basic — a free Basic compiler for use with the Atmel AVR line of microcontrollers.

Discover a new language that executes millions of lines of Basic per second for use with low-cost chips and can be downloaded free from the Nuts & Volts website. Download Compiler

 

Triac Principles and Circuits- by Ray Marston
Take a look at basic triac principles and some practical triac circuits.

Build an Antique Robot - by Daniel Ramirez
Learn how to take an antique Erector Set and combine it
with modern sensors, actuators, RC servos, and electronics
to make totally "cewl" robots. Plus, much of the BASIC
stamp BS2-based robotics software can be used with just a
few modifications.

 

Kronos Crawler Phase 2 - by Michael Simpson
It's time to add sensors to our robotic friend, but with an infrared remote control system.

No-License Handhelds - by Gordon West
If you are planning a ski trip or winter camping trip, bring
along handheld radios for safety and staying in touch. But
remember, not all handheld radios qualify for cold weather
land adventures. Find out what's hot and what's not.

 

Muffle The Loudmouths - by TJ Byers

Keep those loud TV commercials on the straight and level with the Blab Buster - an automatic volume control device.

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Amateur Robotics - by Robert Nansel

Learn how to wire and test the Power Drive Module (PDM) chassis for Heavy Iron.

Electronics Q&A - by TJ Byers

What's Up? Use your PC to help in the fight to find a cure for cancer. Answers concerning temperature sensors, controllers, non-contact sensing, and thermal imaging. Need to design a squarewave oscillator? Got your numbers. And Gordon Moore's legacy.

Laser Insight - by Stanley York
Take a look at another kind of laser system that has deeply
penetrated our industrial lives - the laser marker

 

Stamp Applications - by Jon Williams

Weather on a wire: Utilizing the 1- Wire weather station with the BS2p.  Related Information

Techknowledgey 2002 - by Jeff Eckert
Spaceborne instruments capture solar winds; Lobsters provide design ideas for sensors; New operating system on it's way; Another "World's Most Powerful" computer; Free program teaches arithmetic; Rotary position sensor only 2.1mm thick; and Zilog nearing the end?
   
   
 

   
   
   

 

 

 

 

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