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THE MAGAZINE FOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Circuit Cellar Online offers articles illustrating creative solutions and unique applications through complete projects, practical tutorials, and useful design techniques.

	SERIAL INTERFACE FOR EMBEDDED DESIGN
		by Art Eck Choosing the right interface can greatly reduce the cost of a project, but the right one depends on what features would benefit your project. Art helps you negotiate the pros and cons of SPI, Micowire, and I²C. Heıll help you decide which serial interface is right for your project. January 2000
	VIM: A POWERFUL NEW MEZZANINE
		by Rodger Hosking Have you ever noticed that the most popular standard mezzanine buses still fall short of meeting the needs of recently introduced DSP and RISC processors? Rodger presents Velocity Interface Mezzanine (VIM) as a viable solution to this I/O gap. Follow him as he takes us through VIMıs three major elementsıthe streaming parallel bus, the serial interface, and the control status interface. January 2000
	MULTI-CHANNEL PROGRAMMABLE TIMER
		by Noel Rios How often have you wished you could preset your TV, radio, and lights to go on and off at particular times? Well, Noel has a multi-channel programmable timer to suit your needs. You could even use it to periodically recharge batteries. January 2000
	THE FOUNDATION ENVIRONMENT
		by Ingo Cyliax Ingo continues his FPGA tutorial by looking at the design tools needed to begin designing with FPGAs and CPLDs. Heıll get you started with Xilinxıs Foundation environment. January 2000
	MODULAR INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN
		Part 1: Defining the project by Bob Perrin Bob starts a series on designing a system of modular instrumentation that better suits the needs of the measurement community. In Part 1, he defines the project and ground rules for the Application Program Interface (API). The end result of this series will be a complete, flexible, and practical controller design in the public domain. January 2000
	EMBED THIS PC
		Part 1: What's it all About? by George Martin George has been hounded to do an article on embedding a ı486, but he gave every excuse in book to avoid it. Basically, he feels there are too many complicated issues. He hasnıt changed his mind about the issues, but heıs decided that those issue are reason enough to face the project. Frankly, we think heıs out of excuses. January 2000
	ATMEL GETS HUGE
		by Tom Cantrell Being involved with both print and Internet publications keeps Tom busy, but it also gives him a double-barrel opportunity to cover topics like Atmelıs latest releases. Read on to find out why their new $20 8-bit MCU is much more than just an AVR on steroids. January 2000
	ASK US
		THE ENGINEERS TECH-HELP RESOURCE Let us help keep your project on track or simplify your design decision. Put your tough technical questions in front of the ASK US team. In an engineering predicament? Read questions & answers from other engineers.
	WHAT'S YOUR ENGINEERING QUOTIENT?
		Test Your EQ presents some basic engineering problems for you to test your engineering quotient. • Step up to the plate. —Questions 1 & 2 • Take a swing! —Questions 3 & 4 • What's the count? —Questions 5 & 6 • Homerun? —Questions 7 & 8
	RESOURCE LINKS
		Each month Circuit Cellar's Resource Links provide helpful links and information on a variety of featured topics. POWER MEASUREMENT (ROOT MEAN SQUARE/RMS) by Bob Paddock ROM Emulators by Ben Day STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS and Supply Chain Approach to Planning and Procurement Management by Bob Paddock
	DESIGN CONTESTS
		Connect Your PIC to the Internet Win your share of $26,500 CASH plus great Development Tool Prizes! Deadline May 1, 2000 More information.
	NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by Harv Weiner
		Analog Output Cards Scratch Repair Device for CDs and DVDs Passive Backplane CPU Board Digital Laser Doppler Vibrometer New Product submissions may be sent to Harv Weiner. 4 Park St. Vernon, CT 06066.
	PRIORITY INTERRUPT
		Circuit Cellar Online by Steve Ciarcia Read Steve Ciarcia's latest editorial exclusively presented by AVNET. January 2000
	CIRCUIT CELLAR's Print Magazine
		Take advantage of more than 11 years of engineering editorial experience with Circuit Cellar's print magazine! Full of unique, application-oriented articles. Come see what's in this month's publication! January 2000
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