Nuts and Volts №12 2012
Название: Nuts and Volts
Издательство: nutsvolts.com
Год: 2012
Месяц: December
Страниц: 84
Формат: PDF
Размер: 20.5 Мб
Качество: Отличное
Язык: English
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Columns
10 TechKnowledgey 2012
Events, Advances, and News
There’s a dark energy survey underway, an LED lamp
that features liquid cooling, and a way for you to drive
the Mars rover, Curiosity. Read about all this and
some other cool stuff.
14 PICAXE Primer
Sharpening Your Tools of Creativity
Wrapping Up and Moving On: The MCP9700A and
Battery-Powered Systems.
20 Q & A
Reader Questions Answered Here
Burned parts on a weed whip charger, a wireless
listening device, and a model train speed controller
are some of the topics covered this month.
54 Smiley’s Workshop
Programming • Hardware • Projects
Fritzing With the Arduino Proto Shield— Part 5.
62 Open Communication
The Latest In Networking and
Wireless Technologies
White Space Spectrum — Shared Unused TV Channels
Benefit Wireless Applications.
72 The Design Cycle
Advanced Techniques for Design Engineers
Using the MPLAB X Factor With Data Radios.
Projects & Features
30 Choose Your Own
Adventure Game
This entertainment system for bored daily
commuters lets you play while stuck in traffic
and keep your eyes on the road.
■ By Nuno Alves
36 The Desktop Contemplator
Looking for some inspiration, electronic style?
Well, this is the device for you! Gaze into its
palette of colorosity to both amaze and
calm yourself.
■ By Craig A. Lindley
46 Build Your Own Wireless
Sensor Network Using XBee
and the 32-bit Experimenter
Our 32-bit Experimenter board is back
with two different wireless sensor network
applications you can include in your
next project.
■ By Tom Kibalo
Departments
08 DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVES
09 READER FEEDBACK
26 NEW PRODUCTS
27 SHOWCASE
66 ELECTRO-NET
68 NV WEBSTORE
71 CLASSIFIEDS
80 TECH FORUM
81 AD INDEX
