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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.

	MONITORING YOUR MICRO
		by Daniel Mann & Jim Magro If youıre going to keep your system running at its peak performance, it helps to be able to monitor the microprocessor. Most processors use counters to measure performance, but Daniel and Jim have a better way of gathering and analyzing performance data. May 2000
	THE ULTIMATE 16-BIT MICROCONTROLLER
		by Robbert Maris Memory organization, often ignored by chip vendors, significantly affects code density and speed. This is especially important in applications that involve user interface or extensive communications. Robbert outlines a solution that may reduce controller diversity in companies, hence reducing your tool investment. May 2000
	MPEG AND DSP INTEGRATION
		by Priyesh Surati & David Austin For their final project at the University of Calgary, Priyesh, David, and their team members wanted to demonstrate MPEG decoding on Analog Devicesı SHARC 21061. Here, they share what they learned about MPEG history, MP3, and the music industryıs future. May 2000
	CHARMING ADDERS
		IMPLEMENTING AN ADDER IN AN FPGA by Ingo Cyliax Designing with FPGAs is similar to working with other digital components and opens the door to interesting design permutations. This month, Ingo presents how structures are implemented in FPGA logic blocks. May 2000
	THE RACE IS ON
		CATCHING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY FEVER by George Martin Do you want your toaster hooked up to the Internet? It may sound absurd, but people are racing to connect their households. Until now, even thinking about it was daunting, however, George discovered an easy way to get ıiConnectedı. May 2000
	ITıS TWO, TWO, TWO MEMORIES IN ONE
		by Tom Cantrell The quest for the best memory is endless. You know about Silicon Storage Technologyıs combination chips SST38 and SST30. Tom takes a closer look at SSTıs MCP marvel that combines flash memory and SRAM on one chip. May 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. The Making of PDF and Postscript Files How to Get from Here to There Using Print by Bob Paddock Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) by Bob Paddock
	NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by Harv Weiner
		IrDA Evaluation Kits Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit Frequency Module Serial Keyboard Encoder Smart Battery Monitor Graphical Programming Package Process Signal Monitor Single-Board Computer 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. May 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! May 2000
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