January 2005 Issue

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PROJECTS and FEATURES
SIMPLE SHADED POLE AC MOTOR
Power your projects with a twist.
by Richard Panosh
THE EVER-SHRINKING µC, PART 2
More exploration of the PIC10F.
by Peter Best
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CALCULATING CURRENT
LED circuits, the easy way!
by Mark Dobrosielski
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VIDEO BASICS
Understanding what you see.
by Keith Jack

PID CONTROLLER, PART 1
Proportional Integral Derivative control explained.
by Aaron Dahlen
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INTERNET AND THE PCB
An insider’s view on the collison of these two forces.
by Robert Schnyder
COLUMNS
MICRO MEMORIES
Yamaha’s early music computer.
Q&A
Doorbell circuits; gel-cell answers; Geiger meter; and more.
NEAR SPACE
Hack cell phone batteries for hobbyist uses.

LET’S GET TECHNICAL
Pseudo-random frequency hopping.

STAMP
Enigmatic interrupts.
TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2005
Virus-sensing oscillator; what’s under your hood; and more.
 

IN THE TRENCHES
Considerations for analog to digital conversion.