July 2003 Issue 

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PROJECTS  
TV STEREO AUDIO HEARING WONDER  Don't hear just half the story -hear it all with this amazing device that lets you set the volume for each ear. by Ray Green
 

THE CAT FEEDER -PART 2  Your ticket to cat-feeding freedom is here. This month, an unusual power supply is introduced and the remaining mechanical construction is completed. by David Ponting Related Information


BUILD AN RC FAILSAFE Failsafe devices are key to safety in radio-control applications. Learn how to build one for your RC car or boat. by Alonzo Trueland Related Information
 
FEATURES  
BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR COOKBOOK -PART I  Bipolar transistor principles and basic circuit configurations are described in this opening episode of an eight-part series. by Ray Marston
LEARNING FORTH: The Elegant Language for Microcontrollers and Robotics Learn how to get started programming in the Forth language. It's fast, compact, and easy to learn. by Thomas Henry Related Information
CRACKING THE EASTER EGG IN YOUR UNIVERSAL REMOTE  Save yourself hours of reprogramming with a secret computer interface in your remote control. by Michael Weingarden
 
COLUMNS  
AMATEUR ROBOTICS Getting Started in Combat Robots -Part 2. Motors, speed controllers, and batteries are covered.
 

ELECTRONICS Q&A What's Up: Simple solutions to not-so-simple problems. Use the ubiquitous 555 to build an earth ground ohmmeter, capacitance meter, and garage door alarm. Use it again to measure wind speed, count cans, or as a VCR time-Iapse record switch. Power/signal diode selection simplified


  IN THE TRENCHES For Design Engineers facing real-world problems. This month: Fooling Yourself.
 

JUST FOR STARTERS Basics for beginners. This month: Following Ohm's Law.

 

LASER INSIGHT  Complete the laser head assembly and start to assemble the optical rail of a simple Cr:Ruby laser.

 

LET'S GET TECHNICAL  Inside Protected Mode -Part 3. Exceptions, Interrupts, 1/0, and Virtual-8086 Mode.

 

MICRO MEMORIES Parts is Parts: High- Tech Surplus Stores from the 1970s to eBay.

 
ROBOTICS RESOURCES Robotic "General Stores."



 


STAMP APPLICATIONS You've Got Robot Eyes: See what the Devantech SRF08 ultrasonic range finder has to offer.
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TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2003 Nuclear fusion still on the agenda; New cancer treatment uses Californium-252; Silent computer introduced; External USB floppy drive; Improved silicon solar cell; "World's smallest logic IC" offered in new package; Bell Labs receives its 30,000th patent; and $30 million superconducting cable project.
 

   
   
   


 

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