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Nuts and Volts - October 2007
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OCTOBER 2007
PROJECTS and FEATURES
COLUMNS
32 ANALOG: MIXED AND
MATCHED
This device is both an audio
mixer and distribution system.
52 BINGO
Bring a classic board game into
the digital world.
10 TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2007
Events, advances, and news
from the electronics world.
By Charles Irwin
By Larry Cicchinelli
14 THE DESIGN CYCLE
Peter circles the drain while
Fred keeps the Ethernet MINI
driver conversion rolling.
40 CONTROL YOUR WORLD
Build a Wireless Weather
System — Part 2.
58 DFT BASICS
Put this powerful signal
processing technique to work.
By Paul Kafig
24 Q&A
Battery saver, surround sound,
more.
By Michael Simpson
68 A LOGIC ANALYZER
TUTORIAL Part 2
Put the analyzer to use this
month, learning its powerful
features along with its
limitations.
79 OPEN COMMUNICATION
HD radio in your future?
84 PERSONAL ROBOTICS
Evolution of the Boogiebot
mobile platform.
By Vaughn Martin
88 GETTING STARTED WITH PICs
PICkit 2 starter kit versus the
PICkit 2 debug express.
104 IN THE SPOTLIGHT
This month: Electronics 123.
48 TILT LIGHTS
Make customized lights for
your family and friends.
DEPARTMENTS
By J. Ronald Eyton
06 DEVELOPING
PERSPECTIVES
72 DIGITAL TV — READY OR
NOT, HERE IT COMES!
February 17, 2009 will mark a
monumental day in the US
television broadcasting
landscape.
08 READER FEEDBACK
28 NEW PRODUCTS
30 SHOWCASE
By Jeff Mazur
66 ELECTRO-NET
94 CLASSIFIEDS
96 NV WEBSTORE
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100 TECH FORUM
105 ADVERTISERS INDEX
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October 2007
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Link Instruments
PC-Based Test Equipment
Digital Oscilloscopes
2 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
500 MSa/s max single shot rate
1Mpt sample memory
Only 9 oz and 7” x 3.5” x 1.5”
Portable and Battery powered
USB 2.0
FFT Spectrum Analyzer
32 channels Logic Analyer
up to 32 channels Pattern Generator
up to 400 MSa/s
Variable Threshold
2 External Clocks
SPI output and disassembly
I 2 C output and disassembly
up to 2Msamples/ch
IO-3208A
$750
IO-3232A
$899
IO-3232B
$1399
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