A Workspace for Radio & Metrology Projects
Ralph Berres built this workspace for his radio and metrology projects

Ralph Berres, a television technician in Germany, created an exemplary design space in his house for working on projects relating to his two main technical interests: amateur radio and metrology (the science of measurement). He even builds his own measurement … Continue reading

Issue 262: An Interview with Lawrence Foltzer
Lawrence Foltzer’s frequency-domain test instruments. An Analog Devices AD9834-based RFG is on the left. An AD5930-based SFG is on the right. The ICSP interface used to program a Microchip Technology PIC16F627A microcontroller is provided by a dangling RJ connector socket. (Source: L. Foltzer, CC254)

In the U.S., a common gift to give someone when he or she finishes school or completes a course of career training is Dr. Seuss’s book, Oh, the Place You’ll Go. I thought of the book’s title when I first … Continue reading

Wireless Data Control for Remote Sensor Monitoring
iFarm-Host/Remote PCB Prototype (Source: R. Bowen, http://wireless.xtreemhost.com/photo-album.htm)

Circuit Cellar has published dozens of interesting articles about handy wireless applications over the years. And now we have another innovative project to report about. Circuit Cellar author Robert Bowen contacted us recently with a link to information about his iFarm-II … Continue reading

Tech Highlights from Design West: RL78, AndroPod, Stellaris, mbed, & more
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The Embedded Systems Conference has always been a top venue for studying, discussing, and handling the embedded industry’s newest leading-edge technologies. This year in San Jose, CA, I walked the floor looking for the tech Circuit Cellar and Elektor members … Continue reading

Aerial Robot Demonstration Wows at TEDTalk
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In a TEDTalk Thursday, engineer Vijay Kumar presented an exciting innovation in the field of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. He detailed how a team of UPenn engineers retrofitted compact aerial robots with embedded technologies that enable them to swarm … Continue reading