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Robot Nav with Acoustic Delay Triangulation

February 23, 2012

Building a robot is a rite of passage for electronics engineers. And thus this magazine has published dozens of robotics-related articles over the years. In the March issue, we present a particu...

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Living & Working Off the Grid

February 22, 2012

Interested in engineering your own solar panel system installation? If so, you’ve likely begun researching photovoltaic technology, construction materials, and test equipment on the Internet. Hav...

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Radiant Floor Heating Zone Controller Project

February 22, 2012

Even if you aren’t interested in designing a radiant floor zoned heating system, you can study this innovative project and apply what you learn to any number of building control and automation ap...

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Crossword Answers CC259 February

February 21, 2012

The answers for the crossword puzzle published in Circuit Cellar 259 (February 2012).    

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Solid-State Lighting Solutions Project

February 20, 2012

Electronics system control, "green design," and energy efficiency are important topics in industry and academia. Here we look at a project from San Jose-based Echelon Corp.’s 2007 “Control With...

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Robot Nav with Acoustic Delay Triangulation
by C. J. Abate on February 23, 2012
Figure 1: Squarae playing field (Source: Larry Foltzer CC260)

Building a robot is a rite of passage for electronics engineers. And thus this magazine has published dozens of robotics-related articles over the years. In the March issue, we present a particularly informative article on the topic of robot navigation … Continue reading →

Living & Working Off the Grid
by C. J. Abate on February 22, 2012
Three panels are wired in series and run into the MPPT controllers. Their capacity is 170 W each, 510 W total, to charge the batteries and put off running the generator. (Source: George Martin CC218)

Interested in engineering your own solar panel system installation? If so, you’ve likely begun researching photovoltaic technology, construction materials, and test equipment on the Internet. Have you been satisfied with the information you’ve found? Probably not. There’s simply a scarcity … Continue reading →

Radiant Floor Heating Zone Controller Project
by C. J. Abate on February 22, 2012
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Even if you aren’t interested in designing a radiant floor zoned heating system, you can study this innovative project and apply what you learn to any number of building control and automation applications. Dalibor Zaric’s Radiant Floor Heating Zone Controller … Continue reading →

Crossword Answers CC259 February
by Circuit Cellar on February 21, 2012

The answers for the crossword puzzle published in Circuit Cellar 259 (February 2012).    

Solid-State Lighting Solutions Project
by C. J. Abate on February 20, 2012
The Pyxos chip is on the board (Source: Echelon & Inteltech)

Electronics system control, “green design,” and energy efficiency are important topics in industry and academia. Here we look at a project from San Jose-based Echelon Corp.’s 2007 “Control Without Limits” design competition. Designers were challenged to implement Pyxos technology in innovative … Continue reading →

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