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Nuts and Volts - December 2009

Features

A 16-Bit Micro Experimenter for Solderless Breadboards
by Tom Kibalo
Ready to move up to 16-bit stuff? Well, we've got the perfect Experimenter for you, along with some cool applications to get your feet wet. Page 35

Projects
Recycled Electronics
Nuts & Volts Special
by Paul Sharp
Combine a used cat food can, a 25-year old CMOS chip, and a handful of components, and you too can make your neighborhood school buses safer! Page 28

Keyboard Game Interface
Computer Related
by Jochen Jahn
Simulate keyboard strokes using inputs on a microcontroller to fly your (simulated) place. Page 30

Experiments with Alternative Energy: Part 5
Nuts & Volts Special
by John Gavlik
Learn the fundamentals of renewable energy through this educational series. This month: Experimenting with the Double Wide Sun Tracker. Page 40

Columns
Techknowledgey
by Jeff Eckert
Techknowledgery 2009 | December 2009
Topics covered include a $10 million buzz, adapter to simplify sharing digital content, vintage Mac fetches $8260, plus other stuff. Page 10

Smiley’s Workshop
by Joe Pardue
Smileys Workshop: An AVR C Programming Series (Part 17)
Simple motor speed control using the Arduino. Page 14

Q&A
by Russell Kincaid
Q&A | December 2009
Wind chime light show, DC-to-DC converter, bug zapper, plus more. Page 22

The Design Cycle
by Fred Eady
Find the HIDden virtues of USB
While we were extolling the virtues of USB as an RS-232 killer, we were totally ignoring one of USB’s greatest strengths: the HID class. Page 49

Personal Robotics
by Vern Graner
The Parallax Stingray Robot
Stronger than a BOEBOT, more powerful than a pen-wielding Scribbler, easier to carry than a QuadRover, the Parallax Stingray mobile robotic platform has landed! Page 56

PICAXE Primer
by Ron Hackett
Interfacing Seven-Segment LCD Displays
This time,we’re going to experiment with interfacing seven-segment LED displays with PICAXE processors.To explore the basic concepts involved, we’ll begin with the simplest case: interfacing a single-digit LED display with a 20M processor. Page 62

Open Communication
by Louis E. Frenzel
New Integrated Circuits Make Wireless Easier
The one thing that has made wireless so easy to implement everywhere is the integrated circuit. The single chip radio transceiver is a common device and it is available in many forms to give us the huge number of communications options we have today. Page 68

Departments
Developing Perspectives | December 2009
by Bryan Bergeron

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Table of Contents Elektor December 2009

•Another two NC Headphones
Testing models from Creative and Bose

•BLDC and PIM modules added to RS Components’ EDP
E-Labs Inside section

•Bluetooth with the ATM18
The Vikings Are Coming!

•Christmas Circuit Collection
10 circuits

•Elektor Developers’ Conference Edition 01
E-Labs Inside section

•Hexadoku December 2009
Puzzle with an electronics touch

•Home Automation Standards
Roadmap or Tower of Babylon?

•Mailbox December 2009

•Minimalistic Time Switch
A lot of features in a small package

•Open Standards for the Automated Home
X10, KNX and DigitalSTROM

•Preselector for Elektor SDR
Here’s the automatic tuning upgrade!

•Squeezing Out the Last Drop
How to make your electronic devices even more energy efficient

•The Z550M: an unusual counter valve (ca. 1959)
Retronics section

•Top-of-the-Bill Lights Sequencer
Programmable fairy lights

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For 28 years, the International Information Guild (IIRG),
sought the boundaries of technical exploration and knowledge.

But, just as we expected,
some social deviants have arisen claiming to be IIRG.

The self proclaimed leader of this band of posers seems to be an agent provocateur,
who likes stirring up trouble just for the fun of doing so.

If anyone or any collective claims to be IIRG,
they are liars and poser!

The ONLY authorized IIRG sites are:

http://www.digivill.net/~iirg/
http://iirg.blogbugs.org/
http://iirglabs.livejournal.com/
http://www.cafepress.com/iirg
http://www.myspace.com/iirg
http://iirg.livejournal.com/

There may be several member legacy sites, I've forgotten to list,
if you have any questions on a site or individual,
contact the group account at: iirg@yahoo.com

Mercenary/IIRG

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Since 1982

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Circuit Cellar Magazine - April 2008
PDF

Offers hands-on applications and solutions for embedded-control designers.

So who is likely to enjoy this magazine? Serious electronics hobbyists, for sure, garage robot-builders and gadgeteers, engineering
students at any level (grade school to grad school), and the people who teach those students - or at least try to keep up. It's probably
good for consultants who do electronic prototypes and one-offs, where fast turnaround and proof of principle matters more than volume
production or FAA certification. And I bet it's good for any hardware engineer who wants to know more about software, or vice versa. It's
for anyone who thinks embedded system development is just plain fun, if you do it right.

Who's not going to read this? Well, it's not a trade rag, so there's nothing about industrial deals and dealmakers. It's not an academic
journal, and math is at the upper-high school level, at most. It's not for the hardened pro, except maybe as a way to unwind from a day of
serious engineering or research.

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Since 1982

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MISTRUST AUTHORITY!
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Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools and Techniques
ISBN: 0972312463 | PDF

Fun, accessible introduction to the world of the ninja. Ninjutsu is an arsenal of martial arts moves--and also a set of methods for surviving in the wild, accupressure, meditation, diet and exercise. Japan's legendary spies spring to life in hundreds of full color photographs of a Ninja's home with all its tricks and traps; Ninja codes and secret languages; ingenious weapons and gadgets; techniques for stealth, fighting dirty, and making getaways; Ninja navigation.

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Hacking the PSP Cool Hacks, Mods & Customizations
PDF

Get ready to make the most of Sony’s awesome entertainment device, and hacker’s dream - the PSP. Hacking the PSP covers everything you need to know to:

Transfer video and DVDs to your PSP
Transfer audio books and text
Hack the games you play every day (including using the PSP as an XBox game save device)
Move your TiVo and Replay TV shows to your PSP
Convert your DVDs to run on your PSP
Create your own quick-charge battery packs
Learn how to program the PSP
Repair your PSP
Create your own hacks and run homebrew software
Find all the online and offline resources you need

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Since 1982

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! - ALL INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE!
MISTRUST AUTHORITY!
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(All I said is Nancy Pelosi could use a makeover!)

As many individuals know, the IIRG has ties to the survivalist community.
Many of our interests often coincide, and we use their resources to our benefit.

While gathering Intelligence information for interested parties,
 we ran across the information we have been warning of.

Besides the obvious rumors of war:

Israel’s security cabinet convened Wednesday, April 2, to examine the homeland’s preparedness for war.
(Must be taken with a grain of salt - It's from DEBKAfile)

Bomb, Bomb, Iran?
(As this article points out, most Americans remain largely focused on the presidential election)

North Korea issues new warning to Seoul
(Where is Team America when you need them?)

The item of interest to us and others in the "underground" community is the "C & R" document currently circulating among senior members of Congress.
"C & R" stands for "Conflict and Revolution".
It reports that if the United States defaults on loans and debt underwriting from China, Japan, and Russia,
we can expect a war that will have disastrous results for the United States and the world.
The other scenario is that the federal government will be forced to drastically raise taxes in order to pay off the debts to foreign countries to
the point that the American people will react with a popular revolution against the government.
This report along with some reports we have read out of the Congressional Research Service (CRS),
points to a systematic "cleansing" (incarceration or execution) of potential domestic troublemakers

Anyone who receives the label of a survivalist, militia member, tax evader , or has a general anti-government attitude will be arrested as a domestic terrorist.
Anyone supporting these individuals will be arrested for giving comfort and aid to the enemy.

If this situation develops further, we may have no choice but to "disappear" as the case may be.
We will provide updates as long as we can do so.

(Watch Your Top Knot)

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Since 1982

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Ham Radio for Dummies
PDF

It’s time we cleared the air about ham radio.
If you think of it as staticky transmissions sent by people in the middle of nowhere, think again.
Today’s ham radio goes beyond wireless to extreme wireless, Operators transmit data and pictures, use the Internet, laser, and microwave transmitters, and travel to places high and low to make contact.
In an emergency or natural disaster, ham radio can replace downed traditional communication and save lives.
Whether you’re just getting turned on to ham radio or already have your license, Ham Radio for Dummies helps you with the terminology, the technology and the talknology.
 

You discover how to:

Decipher the jargon and speak the language
Buy or upgrade your equipment, including the all-important antennas
Build a ham radio shack, complete with the rig, a computer, mobile/base rig, microphones, keys, headphones, antennas, cables and feedlines
Study for your license, master Morse code, take the test and get your call sign
Understand the basics of ragchews (conversations), nets (organized on-air meetings) and DX-ing (competing in contacts to make contacts)
Keeping logs with the vital statistics, including time (in UTC or World Time), frequency, and call sign

Written by Ward Silver, an electrical engineer, Certified Amateur Radio License Examiner, and columnist for QST, a monthly magazine for ham operators, Ham Radio for Dummies gives you the info you need to delve into the science or dive into the conversation. It explains how you can: Tune in to the most common types of signals, including Morse Code (CW), single-sideband (SSB), FM, Radioteletype (RTTY), and data signals Break in, introduce yourself, converse, and say or signal goodbye Communicate while traveling (ham radio goes where mobile phones go dead) Register with an emergency organization such as ARES and RACES Help in emergencies such as earthquakes, wildfires, or severe weather Pursue your special interests, including contacting distant stations, participating in contests, exploring the digital modes, using satellites, transmitting images, and more Complete with a glossary and ten pages of additional suggested resources, Ham Radio for Dummies encourages you to touch that dial and take that mike.

CUL. (That’s Morse Code for “see you later.”)

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MISTRUST AUTHORITY!
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Ninja: Power of the mind
PDF

Disclosed for the first time are actual training methods for tapping the mystical forces within. Breathing techniques, Meditation and Kuji-kiri hand symbols are covered in the text with diagrams and photographs. A trained Ninja mind can learn to control animals, endure pain, turn invisible, read minds and stun or injure opponents with a touch, shout or even a look.

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