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Partial-update adaptive signal processing algorithms not only
permit significant complexity reduction in adaptive filter
implementations, but can also improve adaptive filter performance
in telecommunications applications. This book gives
state-of-the-art methods for the design and development of
partial-update adaptive signal processing algorithms for use in
systems development.
The book gives an in-depth study of the principles of the spread
spectrum techniques and their applications in mobile
communications. It starts with solid foundations in the digital
communications that are essential to unequivocal understanding of
the CDMA technology, and guides the reader through the fundamentals
and characteristics of cellular CDMA communications.
Since its recent introduction, the ZigBee protocol has created an
enormous amount of buzz in venues from magazine covers to trade
show floors to water coolers. Its promise of providing a simpler,
cheaper, more power-efficient WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)
alternative to WiFi and Bluetooth has opened up new data collection
possibilities in application areas from industrial controls to
medical devices to intruder alarms. Yet, despite this widespread
interest, there is still little information available that goes
beyond detailing the spec itself. Missing from the current ZigBee
lexicon is practical, application-oriented guidance from an expert,
specifically geared to aid engineers in implementing this new
technology. Enter respected designer and popular columnist Fred
Eady! With his new book, he provides the only comprehensive how-to
ZigBee guide available.
Introduction to Fiber Optics is well established as an introductory
text for engineers, managers and students. It meets the needs of
systems designers, installation engineers, electronic engineers and
anyone else looking to gain a working knowledge of fiber optics
with a minimum of maths. Review questions are included in the text
to enable the reader to check their understanding as they work
through the book.
As a step-by-step guide from circuit design to finished product,
this practical electronics book actually explains how to select the
right tools and components for the job, use a soldering iron, etch
a printed circuit board and mount the finished product in a case -
and puts skills into practice through simple self-build projects.
New, updated and expanded topics in the fourth edition include:
EBCDIC, Grey code, practical applications of flip-flops, linear and
shaft encoders, memory elements and FPGAs. The section on
fault-finding has been expanded. A new chapter is dedicated to the
interface between digital components and analog voltages.
Because this is a book for engineers the practical coverage is
reinforced by use of the latest interanational standards, in
particular BICSI standards (USA and international) and EU
requirements. This will make the book ideal for the large number of
industry-based training courses. Coverage has also been matched to
the requirements of the revised City & Guilds 3466-04 course.
In this book Ian Sinclair provides the practical knowhow required
by technician engineers, systems designers and students. The focus
is firmly on understanding the technologies and their different
applications, not a mathematical approach. The result is a highly
readable text which provides a unique introduction to the selection
and application of sensors, transducers and switches, and a
grounding in the practicalities of designing with these devices.
This is the definitive practical guide to fault-finding,
troubleshooting and servicing satellite television equipment, both
indoors and outdoors. It will take you through all areas of
satellite television system servicing from the simplest fixed dish
to fully motorised systems. From PAL to Mac to MPEG all
contemporary systems are covered.
Vintage Radio, Television and Hi-Fi are highly popular 'modern
antiques' - and offer the added challenge for restorers of the
repair of classic valve-based circuits. This highly readable book
encompasses all aspects of buying, collecting, restoring,
repairing, sourcing parts, professional services, clubs and
societies, etc. Covering the technical side as well as collecting,
this book offers the most comprehensive coverage available. The first half of the book deals primarily with technical
aspects of restoration, what components are needed and where they
can be found. The second half of the book provides a wealth of
useful information: names and addresses of clubs and societies,
auctions and antique fairs; a professional services directory; how
to get hold of service data. Armed with this book the enthusiast
will be able to tackle the restoration of a vintage machine with
confidence.
The audio amplifier is at the heart of audio design. Its performance determines largely the performance of any audio system. John Linsley Hood is widely regarded as the finest audio designer around, and pioneered design in the post-valve era. His mastery of audio technology extends from valves to the latest techniques. This is John Linsley Hood's greatest work yet, describing the milestones that have marked the development of audio amplifiers since the earliest days to the latest systems.
This handy reference guide to modern '74'- series and '4000'- series digital ICs presents 620 useful and carefully selected circuits, diagrams, graphs and tables, supported by informative text and captions. Detailed descriptions of and practical applications information on more than 185 TTL and CMOS ICs are provided. This wealth of information is clearly and logically arranged so
that specific information can be quickly and easily located.
Fifteen chapters cover from IC basics and TTL and CMOS principles,
to the practical circuitry of logic ICs, waveform generators and
multiplexers. While aimed at practical design engineers and
technicians, this pocket book will also be of use to amateurs and
students of electronics. The subject is dealt with in a readable
and essentially non-mathematical manner, with the emphasis on
practical 'user' information and circuitry.
This Don Lancaster classic is by far the best-selling active filter book of all time. It gives you everything you need to know to build active lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filters. An active filter needs no inductors. Instead, op amps,
resistors, and capacitors are used for better results. Advantages
include lower cost, easy tuning, simple design, and modularity.
Lancaster's Active Filter Cookbook includes practical elements such
as working circuits, ready-to-use design tables, tuning, and
real-world applications, making it easy to use and apply. You'll
find both instant design and the mathematics behind coverage.
Microcomputer pioneer Don Lancaster is the author of 34 books, 2
videos and countless articles and columns in technical magazines.
He also heads Synergetics, an Arizona-based design and consulting
firm.
The Complete "Tool Kit" for the Hottest Area in RF/Wireless Design!
This Expert Guide gives you the techniques and technologies in embedded multicore to optimally design and implement your embedded system. Written by experts with a solutions focus, this encyclopedic reference gives you an indispensable aid to tackling the day-to-day problems when building and managing multicore embedded systems. Following an embedded system design path from start to finish, our team of experts takes you from architecture, through hardware implementation to software programming and debug. With this book you will learn: What motivates multicore The architectural options and tradeoffs; when to use what How to deal with the unique hardware challenges that multicore presents How to manage the software infrastructure in a multicore environment How to write effective multicore programs How to port legacy code into a multicore system and partition legacy software How to optimize both the system and software The particular challenges of debugging multicore hardware and software Examples demonstrating timeless implementation details
This book provides a careful explanation of the basic areas of electronics and computer architecture, along with lots of examples, to demonstrate the interface, sensor design, programming and microcontroller peripheral setup necessary for embedded systems development. With no need for mechanical knowledge of robots, the book starts by demonstrating how to modify a simple radio-controlled car to create a basic robot. The fundamental electronics of the MSP430 are described, along with programming details in both C and assembly language, and full explanations of ports, timing, and data acquisition. Further chapters cover inexpensive ways to perform circuit simulation and prototyping. Key features include: Thorough treatment of the MSP430 s architecture and functionality along with detailed application-specific guidance Programming and the use of sensor technology to build an embedded system A learn-by-doing experience With this book you will learn: The basic theory for electronics design - Analog circuits - Digital logic - Computer arithmetic - Microcontroller programming How to design and build a working robotAssembly language and C
programming How to develop your own high-performance embedded
systems application using an on-going robotics application Teaches how to develop your own high-performance embedded systems application using an on-going robotics application Thorough treatment of the MSP430 s architecture and functionality along with detailed application-specific guidance. Focuses on electronics, programming and the use of sensor technology to build an embedded system Covers assembly language and C programming "
Any device or system with imaging functionality requires a digital video processing solution as part of its embedded system design. Engineers need a practical guide to technology basics and design fundamentals that enables them to deliver the video component of complex projects. This book introduces core video processing concepts and
standards, and delivers practical how-to guidance for engineers
embarking on digital video processing designs using FPGAs. It
covers the basic topics of video processing in a pictorial,
intuitive manner with minimal use of mathematics. Key outcomes and
benefits of this book for users include: understanding the concepts
and challenges of modern video systems; architect video systems at
a system level; reference design examples to implement your own
high definition video processing chain; understand implementation
trade-offs in video system designs. Video processing is a must-have skill for engineers working on products and solutions for rapidly growing markets such as video surveillance, video conferencing, medical imaging, military imaging, digital broadcast equipment, displays and countless consumer electronics applications. This book is for engineers who need to develop video systems in their designs but who do not have video processing experience. It introduces the fundamental video processing concepts and skills in enough detail to get the job done, supported by reference designs, step-by-step FPGA- examples, core standards and systems architecture maps. Written by lead engineers at Altera Corp, a top-three global developer of digital video chip (FPGA) technology. "
Combining solid theoretical discussions with practical design examples, this book is an essential reference on developing RF and microwave switchmode power amplifiers. With this book you will be able to: Design high-efficiency RF and microwave power amplifiers on different types of bipolar and field-effect transistors using well-known and novel theoretical approaches, nonlinear simulation tools, and practical design techniques Design any type of high-efficiency switchmode power amplifiers operating in Class D or E at lower frequencies and in Class E or F and their subclasses at microwave frequencies, with specified output power Understand the theory and practical implementation of load-network design techniques based on lumped and transmission-line elements Combine multi-stage Doherty architecture and switchmode power amplifiers to significantly increase efficiency of the entire radio transmitter Learn the different types of predistortion linearization techniques required to improve the quality of signal transmission in a nonlinear amplifying system New to this edition: Comprehensive overview of different Doherty architectures which are, and will be used in modern communication systems to save power consumption and reduce costs A new chapter on analog and digital predistortion techniques Coverage of broadband Class-F power amplifiers, high-power inverse Class-F power amplifiers for WCDMA systems, broadband Class-E techniques
This new edition of Linux for Embedded and Real-Time Applications provides a practical introduction to the basics and the latest developments in this rapidly evolving technology. Ideal for those new to using Linux in an embedded environment, it takes a hands-on approach and covers key concepts plus specific applications. Key features include: Substantially updated to focus on a specific ARM-based single board computer (SBC) as a target for embedded application programming Includes an introduction to Android programming With this book you will learn: The basics of Open Source, Linux and the embedded space How to set up a simple system and tool chain How to use simulation for initial application testing Network, graphics and Android programming How to use some of the many Linux components and tools How to configure and build the Linux kernel, BusyBox and U-Boot
bootloader
Hermeticity of Electronic Packages is a book about the integrity of sealed packages to resist foreign gases and liquids penetrating the seal or an opening (crack) in the packageuespecially critical to the reliability and longevity of electronics. The author explains how to predict the reliability and the longevity of the packages based on leak rate measurements and the assumptions of impurities. Non-specialists in particular will benefit from the author's long involvement in the technology. Hermeticity is a subject that demands practical experience, and solving one problem does not necessarily give one the background to solve another. Thus, the book provides a ready reference to help deal with day to day issues as they arise. The book gathers in a single volume a great many issues previously available only in journalsuor only in the experience of working engineers. How to define the ""goodness"" of a seal? How is that seal measured? How does the integrity of the seal affect circuit reliability? What is the significance of the measured integrity of the seal? What is the relationship of Residual Gas Analysis and the seal integrity? The handbook answers these questions and more, providing an analysis of nearly 100 problems representative of the wide variety of challenges that actually occur in industry today.
Electronics Simplified, Third Edition, discusses the aims and methods of electronics, with emphasis on digital electronics and software options. It covers the latest developments in electronics, including Blu-ray, digital TV and radio, HD and 3D TV, robotic systems, radar, cellular phones, GPS, and microcomputers. Organized into 17 chapters, the book introduces the reader to every aspect of electronics from fundamentals to applications, with minimal mathematics required. It provides an overview of electricity, waves, and pulses and how a steady voltage is generated, along with power, alternating voltage, and AC and DC transmission. The information on microcomputers has been greatly expanded, while information on analog fundamentals has been retained. It also discusses passive components such as transformers, resistors and capacitors, inductors, transformers, resonance, and diodes; active components and integrated circuits, particularly what a transistor is and what it does; how traditional radio works; elements of television, including color television; digital television and radio broadcasting; and digital signals and digital recording. Finally, the principles of CD recording are explained, along with the basics of microprocessors, calculators, computers, and computer peripherals. This book is essential reading for hobbyists, technicians, professionals, and students. It is suitable for anyone taking a qualification course in electronics, or for those who want to know more about the digital revolution.
Starting Electronics is unrivalled as a highly practical introduction for technicians, non-electronic engineers, software engineers, students, and hobbyists. Keith Brindley introduces readers to the functions of the main component types, their uses, and the basic principles of building and designing electronic circuits. Breadboard layouts make this very much a ready-to-run book for the experimenter, and the use of readily available, inexpensive components makes this practical exploration of electronics easily accessible to all levels of engineer and hobbyist. Other books tell readers what to do, but sometimes fail to explain why - Brindley gives readers hands-on confidence in addition to real scientific knowledge, and insight into the principles as well as the practice. All written explanations and steps are supplemented with numerous photos, charts, tables and graphs. Concepts and practical aspects are explained thoroughly with mathematical formulae and technical schematic drawings. Each chapter introduces a concept or tool, explains the basic
theory, and provides clear instructions for a simple experiment to
apply the concept or tool, with quiz sections and answers, at the
end of each chapter. New chapters on multimeters and soldering will
be added, covering the fundamentals and experiments, with a basic
parts list and an expanded and updated buyer s guide.
VHDL 101 is written for Electrical Engineers and others wishing to break into FPGA design and assumes a basic knowledge of digital design and some experience with engineering process . Bill Kafig, industry expert, swiftly brings the reader up to speed on techniques and functions commonly used in VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) as well as commands and data types. Extensive simple, complete designs accompany the content for maximum comprehension. The book concludes with a section on design re-use, which is of utmost importance to today's engineer who needs to meet a deadline and lower costs per unit. *Gets you up to speed with VHDL fast, reducing time to market and driving down costs * Companion website with source code and other documents to assist the student in building the reference design used throughout the book (http: //www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp?ISBN=9781856177047) *Covers the basics including language concepts and includes complete design examples for ease of learning * Covers widely accepted industry nomenclature * Learn from "best design practices" *Gets you up to speed with VHDL fast, reducing time to market and driving down costs * Companion website with source code and other documents to assist the student in building the reference design used throughout the book (http: //www.elsevierdirect.com/v2/companion.jsp?ISBN=9781856177047) *Covers the basics including language concepts and includes complete design examples for ease of learning * Covers widely accepted industry nomenclature * Learn from "best design practices""
When asked, "What is the biggest factor influencing processor
choice for new projects?" engineers overwhelmingly agree that the
robustness of the processors' attendant software is the key
linchpin of the decision. Not speed, not price, but available
software. Because software has become the driving factor in the
development of embedded systems, middleware, the "glue" allowing
hardware and software to work together effectively, has taken on a
role of pivotal importance. However, middleware is perhaps the most
mysterious of all the aspects of an embedded system, even to expert
designers! Available information is scattered and mostly
proprietary, not to mention largely outdated, and obfuscated by a
sea of acronyms. This practical technical guide to embedded
middleware implementation offers a coherent framework that guides
readers through all the key concepts necessary to gain a clear
understanding of this broad and diverse topic. Big picture
theoretical discussion is integrated with down-to-earth advice on
successful real-world use via step-by-step examples of each type of
middleware implementation. Hundreds of diagrams help the reader to
visualize the complexities of the wide variety of embedded
middleware that exists in the industry today. Technically detailed
case studies help to bring it all together, providing valuable
insight into the typical engineering situations readers are likely
to encounter. Expert author Tammy Noergaard keeps explanations as
simple and readable as possible, eschewing jargon and carefully
defining acronyms. The start of each chapter includes a 'setting
the stage' section, so readers can take a step back and understand
the context and applications of theinformation being provided. Core
middleware, such as networking protocols, file systems, virtual
machines, and databases; more complex middleware that builds upon
generic pieces, such as MOM, ORB, and RPC; and integrated
middleware software packages, such as embedded JVMs, .NET, and
CORBA packages are all demystified. A free companion CD-ROM
includes all the open-source code utilized by the author in
examples, so that readers can obtain hands-on programming
experience without making any further purchase.
Control engineering seeks to understand physical systems, using mathematical modeling, in terms of inputs, outputs and various components with different behaviors. It has an essential role in a wide range of control systems, from household appliances to space flight. This book provides an in-depth view of the technologies that are implemented in most varieties of modern industrial control engineering. A solid grounding is provided in traditional control techniques, followed by detailed examination of modern control techniques such as real-time, distributed, robotic, embedded, computer and wireless control technologies. For each technology, the book discusses its full profile, from the field layer and the control layer to the operator layer. It also includes all the interfaces in industrial control systems: between controllers and systems; between different layers; and between operators and systems. It not only describes the details of both real-time operating systems and distributed operating systems, but also provides coverage of the microprocessor boot code, which other books lack. In addition to working principles and operation mechanisms, this
book emphasizes the practical issues of components, devices and
hardware circuits, giving the specification parameters, install
procedures, calibration and configuration methodologies needed for
engineers to put the theory into practice. |
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