Circuit Cellar Issue 181 August 2005-PDF

ISSUE 181August 2005Theme: Embedded Development TASK MANAGER Modern Solutions Improve Outdated Projects, by Jennifer Huber, p. 4NEW PRODUCT NEWS, edited by John Gorsky, p. 8TEST YOUR EQ, by David Tweed, p. 93Flight Computer for High-Power Rocketry, by Steven Pope, p. 10Real-Time Pulse Generator, by Tom Napier, p. 18Build a Hardware Accelerator, by Amir Darvishi & Wael Badawy, p. 24Strong Encryption for PICs (Part 1): Triple-DES Algorithm, by Romneo Costanzo, p. 30Hardware Synthesis Using VHDL (Part 1): VHDL Implementation, by Michael Griebling, p. 38FROM THE BENCH Simulate First: Simulation Techniques for Testing New MCUs, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 46PSoC Pulse Generator, by Brian Millier, p. 59 APPLIED PCs Reach for Interface Control: Add a GUI to a ZF8042A-Based Design, by Fred Eady , p. 68ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE Analog Tips and Tricks, by Ed Nisley, p. 75 SILICON UPDATE I Left My Chip in San Francisco, by Tom Cantrell, p. 78 PRIORITY INTERRUPT Risk and Opportunity, by Steve Ciarcia,