• Circuit Cellar:  The One Dollar Wireless Interface
• Atmel TK5551 Data Sheet

Discussion - Accelerometers (January 22):

• Embedded.com:  Football helmets go embedded
• Analog Devices ADXL311 Data Sheet (Accelerometer)

Discussion - The business of Embedded Systems Development (February 10)

• Embedded.com:  Breaking into Embedded
• Embedded.com:  The Cost of Insurance
• Embedded.com:  Firmware Basics for the Boss
• Embedded.com:  Firmware Basics for the Boss:  2
• Embedded.com:  Silicon 101

Testing PCBs (February 17, 24)

• Designing for Testablility
• Bed of nails example
• Building a bed of nails tester
• Parts needed for a bed of nails tester - to be posted late Monday
• Functionality of the Stiquito Board - to be posted late Monday
• The Stiquito board schematic
• The Stiquito board testing ideas/thoughts/notes (or try this JPEG)
• Things to think about for in-class exercise/quiz:
• Bill of materials for tester and tools needed to build tester
• Required test equipment needed during testing
• Board functionality to be tested
• Expected pins types and location
• Test procedure (what will be done during the test)
• Estimate of test time per board

Precision Metrology:  Stuart Smith (February 19)

• Company information:  InsituTec.com
• Presentation (link forthcoming)

Mars Rover and Mars Space Travel (March 2)

• Embedded Development for the Extreme Demands of Space Exploration
• Golden Gate Project: RTSJ on a Rover
• EE Times:  File System Problem on the Mars Rover
• Embedded.com:  NASA recruits robotics, sensors for Mars Scout mission
• Embedded.com:  Flying robotic insect slated to explore Mars

Embedded Linux (March 23)

• Embedded.com:  Wind River alliance stuns industry watchers
• Embedded.com:  Is Linux worth the effort?
• Embedded.com:  Is Linux free?
• Embedded.com:  Real-time Linux  ( The figures and listings from this article)
• Embedded.com:  Linux, Interrupted

Stepper and Servo Motors: (April 6)

• Control of Stepper Motors by Douglas Jones
• Stepper Motor System Basics
• What's a Servo?  A quick tutorial
• Bring one good web site URL for a motor tutorial - part of the Quiz.

Coding and design (April 20)

• Embedded.com:  Control the Source (source code version control)
• Embedded.com:  My love-hate relationship with C
• Project Management handout

Zigbee Communications (IEEE 802.15.4) (April 27)

• Embedded.com:  Home networking with Zigbee
• IEEE:  Home Networking with IEEE 802.15.4:  A Developing Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks

Embedded Linux (April 29)

• Embedded.com:  Linux:  unfit for national security?
• Embedded System Example:  Knitting machine

Articles for building and review:

• Stiquito Book 3, Chapter 4, pages 1-10 (build only)
• Stiquito Book 3, Chapter 4, pages 11-19 (read and build)
• Stiquito Book 3, Chapter 4, pages 20-29 (read and build)
• Stiquito Book 3, Appendix D (read and build)

Other Articles

• Embedded.com: In defense of refactoring
• Law.com:  Educate Inventors to Prevent Patent Pitfalls
• IEEE:  Business 101 For Engineering Entrepreneurs
• IEEE: Standards hidden in plain sight: