Nuts and Volts №12 2013

Название: Nuts and Volts
Издательство: nutsvolts.com
Год: 2013

Месяц: December
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December 2013

28 Construction of a Low Budget 180 MHz RF

      Sweep Generator
       Sweep generators have a lot of uses in the design, prototyping, and

       troubleshooting of amps, filters, and other circuitry. I wanted one that could

       speed up these tasks by presenting several parameters at the same

       time.This is the unit I came up with.

       ■ By Robert Reed

38 Build a Wireless Silent Alarm Warning System

      This is an inexpensive transmitter /receiver system you can build in one night

      that will let you know if something is amiss.

      ■ By Roger Secura

42 My Christmas Can light Dimmer
      Since I wasn't going to be able to replace my incandescent icicle lights with

      new LED versions, I needed a way to extend their life.
      ■  By Frank Muratora
46 The Good, the Bad, and the HexBright
      Follow Christian's journey with Kickstarter for his Arduino-based flashlight

      that finished in the tup 10 most funded projects.
      ■ By Christian Carlberg
52 MakerPlot—The DIY Software Kit Part3
      This time, learn how to connect your microcontroller to the software to plot

      a single channel of analog data. Plus, see how To scale raw ADC data into

      corresponding voltage levels so you don't have to do math inside your micro.
      ■ By John Gavlik and Martin Hebel

Columns

08 TechKnowledgey 2013
      Events, Advances, and News
      Light-emitting pasta, Intel + Arduino = Galileo, a DC meter suitable for battery

      monitoring, and an IEEE conference in Vegas are just some of the highlights

      from this month's selection.

12 PICAKE Primer
     Sharpening Your Tools of Creativity
     The Ins and Outs of Python Programming.
     Start off with a few Python experiments with digital inputs on the Raspberry Pi,

     then implement a Cylon Eye project to continue our quest of interfacing the

     PICAXE with a Pi.
20 Q&A
     Reader Questions Answered Here
     Bandpass filters, 12 volt control, and NiCad battery chargers are asked about and answered this time. 

58  Smiley s Workshop
Programming • Hardware • Projects

Arduino Handheld Prototyper — Part 6.
It's a wrap with data togging. Learn how to upload sensor data directly to a PC — first, via the serial port and then using an SD card.
68 Open Communication
The Latest in Networking and Wireless Technologies
Wireless Watches Will Win the Wearable Wars.
Even though cell phones have encroached on the time-keeping arena, you may want to rethink the wtistwatch concept.

Departments
06 DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVES
      No Your Fater's LEDs
07 READER FEEDBACK

24 NEW PRODUCTS
26 SHOWCASE

66 ELECTRO-NET
74 NV WEBSTORE
77 CLASSIFIEDS
78 TECH FORUM

80 AD INDEX