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PIC-Based Digital VOM Considering the Details
Duane Perkins Getting Started with Embedded PCs
Today’s digital volt-ohm meters are great for measuring Bob Perrin
DC volts. But, try measuring AC volts and you’ll find more Sure, embedded ’x86 products are flooding the embedded-
than a few problems. To make life easier, Duane used an systems market, but Bob still had a few questions about
MCU to calculate the root-mean-square of any waveform embedded PCs, so he took the beginner’s route and ordered
that’s being measured and display the true RMS voltage. the Flashlite V25+ development system from JK
Helping the Environment Microsystems. This month, Bob considers the details of get-
ting started with an embedded PC.
Embedded Software Development
Daniel Mann Lessons from the Trenches
Although embedded microprocessor applications are on the
rise, the tools used for developing embedded software are Graphing the Data
having a hard time keeping up. ICEs can’t equal - e Martin
plexity of today’s processors, so Daniel shows us why In the July issue of Circuit Cellar Online, e was work-
manufacturers like AMD are moving to on-chip support. ing on a data-logging project using Visual Basic. It took him a
while to get the bugs worked out, but now he’s ready to show
Dispensing the Goods, Embedded Style us how to finish up this data logger.
Todd Rytting
According to Todd, the wave of embedded will be Silicon Update Online
no more than a ripple unless we find an appropriate hard- Embedded I-Way Explosion
ware/softw