DECEMBER 2008
Features
50 A TOUCH OF SPICE
There’s more than one way to test a
circuit. Can you say “simulation?”
■ By Peter Stonard
57 SMILEY’S WORKSHOP: AN AVR
C PROGRAMMING SERIES
Part 5: There are exactly 10 types of
people in the world ... those who
understand binary and those
who don’t.
■ By Joe Pardue
62 HOW TO: BREADBOARDING
Get back to the basics of circuit
construction.
■ By Fred Eady
“HOWTO”
BASICS
Columns
69 PERSONAL
ROBOTICS
Understanding, Designing &
Constructing Robots
The PROBOTIX Fireball
V90 CNC router.
12 TECHKNOWLEDGEY
2008
Events, Advances, and News
Topics covered
include noiseless
amps, monster
computing grids, a real
computer bug, plus
more. 76
16 THE DESIGN
CYCLE
Advanced Techniques for
Design Engineers
Avoiding tuition at
USB University.
PICAXE PRIMER
Sharpening Your Tools of
Creativity
Experimenting with the
PICAXE IR multi-board.
24 Q&A
Reader Questions Answered
Here
Solenoid driver,
protection diodes,
blinking light
schematic, more.
6 December 2008
82 OPEN
COMMUNICATION
The Latest in Networking
and Wireless Technologies
Six things you should
know about wireless.
www.nutsvolts.com
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Projects
34 THE BIG EAR
Hear what you’ve been missing with this
audio “telescope.”
■ By Jim Stewart
●●●● Intermediate Level
40 BUILD A DOG DETECTOR
Keep track of Fido (and keep him out of
the cat food) with this canine catcher.
■ By Michael Simpson
●●●● Advanced Level
46 TWO ADD-ON GAUGES FOR THE
AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIAST
Keep track of cooling and your daytime
running lights the “old fashioned” way.
■ By Robert Voss
●●●● Advanced Level
08 DEVELOPING
PERSPECTIVES
30 NEW PRODUCTS
32 SHOWCASE
66 ELECTRO-NET
Departments
86 NV WEBSTORE
90 CLASSIFIEDS
92 TECH FORUM
97 AD INDEX
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