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Multimedia Networks - Protocols, Design and Applications (Hardcover): HW Barz Multimedia Networks - Protocols, Design and Applications (Hardcover)
HW Barz
R2,858 Discovery Miles 28 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The transportation of multimedia over the network requires timely and errorless transmission much more strictly than other data. This had led to special protocols and to special treatment in multimedia applications (telephony, IP-TV, streaming) to overcome network issues. This book begins with an overview of the vast market combined with the user s expectations. The base mechanisms of the audio/video coding (H.26x etc.) are explained to understand characteristics of the generated network traffic. Further chapters treat common specialized underlying IP network functions which cope with multimedia data in conjunction which special time adaption measures. Based on those standard functions these chapters can treat uniformly SIP, H.248, High-End IP-TV, Webcast, Signage etc. A special section is devoted to home networks which challenge high-end service delivery due to possibly unreliable management. The whole book treats concepts described in accessible IP-based standards and which are implemented broadly. The book is aimed at graduate students/practitioners with good basic knowledge in computer networking. It provides the reader with all concepts of currently used IP technologies of how to deliver multimedia efficiently to the end user.

Enablers for Smart Cities (Hardcover): A Seghrouchni Enablers for Smart Cities (Hardcover)
A Seghrouchni
R3,750 Discovery Miles 37 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Smart cities are a new vision for urban development. They integrate information and communication technology infrastructures - in the domains of artificial intelligence, distributed and cloud computing, and sensor networks - into a city, to facilitate quality of life for its citizens and sustainable growth. This book explores various concepts for the development of these new technologies (including agent-oriented programming, broadband infrastructures, wireless sensor networks, Internet-based networked applications, open data and open platforms), and how they can provide smart services and enablers in a range of public domains. The most significant research, both established and emerging, is brought together to enable academics and practitioners to investigate the possibilities of smart cities, and to generate the knowledge and solutions required to develop and maintain them.

Fundamentals of Infrared and Visible Detector Operation and Testing 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition): J.D. Vincent Fundamentals of Infrared and Visible Detector Operation and Testing 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition)
J.D. Vincent
R3,408 Discovery Miles 34 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Presents a comprehensive introduction to the selection, operation, and testing of infrared devices, including a description of modern detector assemblies and their operation This book discusses how to use and test infrared and visible detectors. The book provides a convenient reference for those entering the field of IR detector design, test or use, those who work in the peripheral areas, and those who teach and train others in the field. Chapter 1 contains introductory material. Radiometry is covered in Chapter 2. The author examines Thermal detectors in Chapter 3; the Classical photon detectors simple photoconductors and photovoltaics in Chapter 4; and Modern Photon Detectors in Chapter 5. Chapters 6 through 8 consider respectively individual elements and small arrays of elements the readouts (ROICs) used with large imaging arrays; and Electronics for FPA Operation and Testing. The Test Set and The Testing Process are analyzed in Chapters 9 and 10, with emphasis on uncertainty and trouble shooting. Chapters 11 through 15 discuss related skills, such as Uncertainty, Cryogenics, Vacuum, Optics, and the use of Fourier Transforms in the detector business. Some highlights of this new edition are that it * Discusses radiometric nomenclature and calculations, detector mechanisms, the associated electronics, how these devices are tested, and real-life effects and problems * Examines new tools in Infrared detector operations, specifically: selection and use of ROICs, electronics for FPA operation, operation of single element and very small FPAs, microbolometers, and multi-color FPAs * Contains five chapters with frequently sought-after information on related subjects, such as uncertainty, optics, cryogenics, vacuum, and the use of Fourier mathematics for detector analyses Fundamentals of Infrared and Visible Detector Operation and Testing, Second Edition, provides the background and vocabulary necessary to help readers understand the selection, operation, and testing of modern infrared devices.

High Voltage Direct Current Transmission - Converters, Systems and DC Grids (Hardcover): D Jovcic High Voltage Direct Current Transmission - Converters, Systems and DC Grids (Hardcover)
D Jovcic
R2,692 Discovery Miles 26 920 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This comprehensive reference guides the reader through all HVDC technologies, including LCC (Line Commutated Converter), 2-level VSC and VSC HVDC based on modular multilevel converters (MMC) for an in-depth understanding of converters, system level design, operating principles and modeling. Written in a tutorial style, the book also describes the key principles of design, control, protection and operation of DC transmission grids, which will be substantially different from the practice with AC transmission grids. The first dedicated reference to the latest HVDC technologies and DC grid developments; this is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers as well as engineers and professionals working on the design, modeling and operation of DC grids and HVDC. Key features: * Provides comprehensive coverage of LCC, VSC and (half and full bridge) MMC-based VSC technologies and DC transmission grids. * Presents phasor and dynamic analytical models for each HVDC technology and DC grids. * Includes HVDC protection, studies of DC and AC faults, as well as system-level studies of AC-DC interactions and impact on AC grids for each HVDC technology. * Companion website hosts SIMULINK SimPowerSystems models with examples for all HVDC topologies.

Charge Pump IC Design (Hardcover, Ed): Feng Pan Charge Pump IC Design (Hardcover, Ed)
Feng Pan
R4,023 Discovery Miles 40 230 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Design state-of-the-art charge pumpsCharge Pump IC Design delivers an advanced systematic approach to charge pump circuit design-from building blocks to final pump. The book describes how to achieve high power efficiency and low supply noise. Negative feedback control, compensation, and stability are discussed and real-world design examples with schematics are included. The proven techniques presented in this practical, cutting-edge guide will help you to provide the efficient power conversion needed for today's portable electronic devices. Comprehensive coverage includes: Regulators and power converters Charge pump design specifications and design metrics Single stage charge pump Multi-stage charge pump Charge pump clock driver Charge pump stability analysis Charge pump design, regulation, and control by examples Charge pump applications

Optimization of Power System Operation 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition): J. Zhu Optimization of Power System Operation 2e (Hardcover, 2nd Edition)
J. Zhu
R3,426 Discovery Miles 34 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Optimization of Power System Operation applies the latest applications of new technologies to power system operation and analysis, including several new and important areas that are not covered in existing books: uncertainty analysis in power systems; steady-state security region analysis; optimal load shedding; and optimal reconfiguration of electric distribution networks. The book covers both traditional and modern technologies, including power flow analysis, steady-state security region analysis, security constrained economic dispatch, multi-area system economic dispatch, unit commitment, optimal power flow, smart grid operation, optimal load shed, optimal reconfiguration of distribution network, power system uncertainty analysis, power system sensitivity analysis, analytic hierarchical process, neural network, fuzzy theory, genetic algorithm, evolutionary programming, and particle swarm optimization, among others. New topics such as the wheeling model, multi-area wheeling, the total transfer capability computation in multiple areas, are also addressed. The application of renewable energy and operation of smart grid is also included in the book.

Do-It-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects (Paperback, Ed): Paul Dempsey Do-It-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects (Paperback, Ed)
Paul Dempsey
R691 R631 Discovery Miles 6 310 Save R60 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO BUILDING 10 INEXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT HELP YOU CONSERVE WATER ... SO SIMPLE YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF!People can live without SUVs, jet travel, and numerous other luxuries. But no life, human or otherwise, can survive without our most precious natural resource: water. Do-it-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects offers a basis for understanding the importance of conserving water, explains how the lack of it affects differentregions around the world, and provides practical information on how to collect, store, purify, and drill for this magical substance. In this easy-to-follow guide, master mechanic Paul Dempsey provides costeffective ways we can reduce or eliminate our dependence on public water supplies. Everything you need to know to create 10 inexpensive waterprojects is here -- from collecting rainwater and air conditioner condensate to properly drilling and constructing pump systems. These projects areaccompanied by step-by-step instructions, drawings, photos, and even sources for inexpensive parts -- so you can do it yourself. Whether you're interested in becoming knowledgeable about insufficient global water supplies or you just want to conserve water -- from creating a composting toilet to building a rainwater harvesting system -- this book isan effective way to help save our most critical resource. Do-it-Yourself Sustainable Water Projects includes information on: 10 inexpensive water projects How to adjust behavior to conserve water List of resources including web sites, published texts, and vendors Calculating your "water footprint" Pumps and related components Easy-to-follow ways to drill for water Getting water from air "Water vulnerability"

Multi-terminal Direct-Current Grids - Modeling, Analysis, and Control (Hardcover): NR Chaudhuri Multi-terminal Direct-Current Grids - Modeling, Analysis, and Control (Hardcover)
NR Chaudhuri
R3,335 Discovery Miles 33 350 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A generic DC grid model that is compatible with the standard AC system stability model is presented and used to analyse the interaction between the DC grid and the host AC systems. A multi-terminal DC (MTDC) grid interconnecting multiple AC systems and offshore energy sources (e.g. wind farms) across the nations and continents would allow effective sharing of intermittent renewable resources and open market operation for secure and cost-effective supply of electricity. However, such DC grids are unprecedented with no operational experience. Despite lots of discussions and specific visions for setting up such MTDC grids particularly in Europe, none has yet been realized in practice due to two major technical barriers: * Lack of proper understanding about the interaction between a MTDC grid and the surrounding AC systems. * Commercial unavailability of efficient DC side fault current interruption technology for conventional voltage sourced converter systems This book addresses the first issue in details by presenting a comprehensive modeling, analysis and control design framework. Possible methodologies for autonomous power sharing and exchange of frequency support across a MTDC grid and their impact on overall stability is covered. An overview of the state-of-the-art, challenges and on-going research and development initiatives for DC side fault current interruption is also presented.

Smart Grid Infrastructure & Networking (Hardcover, Ed): Krzysztof Iniewski Smart Grid Infrastructure & Networking (Hardcover, Ed)
Krzysztof Iniewski
R3,324 Discovery Miles 33 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A complete guide to smart grid networking and communications for energy engineersWith contributions from more than 30 experts, Smart Grid Infrastructure & Networking describes cutting-edge technologies for connecting the electricalpower infrastructure to modern, computerized communications networks. The book offers essential information on standardization, applications, protocols,automation, architecture, and management. Key topics such as bidirectional communication, automation, renewable energy integration, wireless sensor networks, and more are discussed in this practical, comprehensive resource. COVERAGE INCLUDES: * Demand-side energy management * The modernization of distribution automation featuring intelligent FDIR and volt-var optimization Advanced asset management * Wide-area early warning systems * The integration of renewable energy sources into smart grids * The microgrid in the electric system transformation * Enhancing the integration of renewables in radial distribution networks through smart links * Voltage-based control of DG unitsand active loads in smart microgrids * Electric vehicles in a smart grid environment * Low-voltage, DC grid-powered LED lighting system with smart ambient sensor control for energy conservation in green building * Multiple distributed smart microgrids with a self-autonomous,energy harvesting wireless sensor network * Wireless sensor networks for consumer applications in the smart grid * ZigBee-based wireless monitoring and control system for smart grids

Carrier Grade Voice Over IP, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition): Richard Swale, Daniel Collins Carrier Grade Voice Over IP, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Richard Swale, Daniel Collins
R2,616 Discovery Miles 26 160 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Leading-edge VoIP technologies, tools, and standardsEfficiently deliver voice, data, and multimedia content over today's always-on broadband networks with guidance from this fully updated resource. Carrier-Grade VoIP, Third Edition, shows how to set up and administer a highly reliable unified communications platform using the latest tools. Find out how to choose from the complete spectrum of codecs, enable new HD voice and video services, handle security, and maintain optimal QoS. This comprehensive guide offers start-to-finish details on carrier-grade VoIP network design, troubleshooting, and interconnection. Coverage includes: HD voice services Internet, IP, and VoIP standards Speech-coding techniques H.323 and multimedia conferencing SIP messages and architecture The SS7 protocol suite Interconnecting VoIP networks QoS policies and enforcement Security and privacy issues VoIP network design

Transformations in Telecommunications & Media - Elements & Issues for Consideration (Hardcover): Irwin Cavazos Transformations in Telecommunications & Media - Elements & Issues for Consideration (Hardcover)
Irwin Cavazos
R5,971 R5,357 Discovery Miles 53 570 Save R614 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act resulted in a major revision of the Communications Act of 1934 to address the emergence of competition in what were previously considered to be monopolistic markets. Since its passage, however, the advancement of broadband technology to supply data, voice, and video; the growing convergence of the telecommunications and media sectors; and the growth in demand for usable radio frequency spectrum has led to a consensus that the laws that govern these sectors have become inadequate to address this rapidly changing environment and have, according to a growing number of policy-makers, made it necessary to consider revising the current regulatory framework. This book provides an overview of selected topics that, while far from a definitive list, provide a broad overview of issues that are central to the telecommunications/media convergence debate. The issues covered in this book include broadband deployment, broadband regulation and access, broadcast media ownership rules, funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, emergency communications, legal issues regarding facilities siting, Federal Communications Commission oversight and reform, Internet governance and the domain name system, reauthorization of statutory copyright and communications provisions in the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, spectrum policy and wireless broadband deployment, and Universal Service Fund reform.

Illumination Engineering - Design with Nonimaging Optics (Hardcover, New): R.John Koshel Illumination Engineering - Design with Nonimaging Optics (Hardcover, New)
R.John Koshel
R3,166 Discovery Miles 31 660 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book brings together experts in the field who present material on a number of important and growing topics including lighting, displays, solar concentrators. The first chapter provides an overview of the field of nonimagin and illumination optics. Included in this chapter are terminology, units, definitions, and descriptions of the optical components used in illumination systems. The next two chapters provide material within the theoretical domain, including etendue, etendue squeezing, and the skew invariant. The remaining chapters focus on growing applications.

This entire field of nonimaging optics is an evolving field, and the editor plans to update the technological progress every two to three years. The editor, John Koshel, is one of the most prominent leading experts in this field, and he is the right expert to perform the task.

Through-Silicon Vias for 3D Integration (Hardcover, Ed): John Lau Through-Silicon Vias for 3D Integration (Hardcover, Ed)
John Lau
R4,287 Discovery Miles 42 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A comprehensive guide to TSV and other enabling technologies for 3D integrationWritten by an expert with more than 30 years of experience in the electronics industry, Through-Silicon Vias for 3D Integration provides cutting-edgeinformation on TSV, wafer thinning, thin-wafer handling, microbumping and assembly, and thermal management technologies. Applications to highperformance, high-density, low-power-consumption, wide-bandwidth, and small-form-factor electronic products are discussed. This book offers a timely summary of progress in all aspects of this fascinating field for professionals active in 3D integration research and development, those who wish to master 3D integration problem-solving methods, and anyone in need of a low-power, wide-bandwidth design and high-yield manufacturing process for interconnect systems. Coverage includes: Nanotechnology and 3D integration for the semiconductor industry TSV etching, dielectric-, barrier-, and seed-layer deposition, Cu plating, CMP, and Cu revealing TSVs: mechanical, thermal, and electrical behaviors Thin-wafer strength measurement Wafer thinning and thin-wafer handling Microbumping, assembly, and reliability Microbump electromigration Transient liquid-phase bonding: C2C, C2W, and W2W 2.5D IC integration with interposers 3D IC integration with interposers Thermal management of 3D IC integration 3D IC packaging

CMOS Voltage References -  An Analytical and Practical Perspective (Hardcover, New): CW Kok CMOS Voltage References - An Analytical and Practical Perspective (Hardcover, New)
CW Kok
R3,480 Discovery Miles 34 800 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A practical overview of CMOS circuit design, this book covers the technology, analysis, and design techniques of voltage reference circuits. The design requirements covered follow modern CMOS processes, with an emphasis on low power, low voltage, and low temperature coefficient voltage reference design. Dedicating a chapter to each stage of the design process, the authors have organized the content to give readers the tools they need to implement the technologies themselves. Readers will gain an understanding of device characteristics, the practical considerations behind circuit topology, and potential problems with each type of circuit.

Many design examples are used throughout, most of which have been tested with silicon implementation or employed in real-world products. This ensures that the material presented relevant to both students studying the topic as well as readers requiring a practical viewpoint. Covers CMOS voltage reference circuit design, from the basics through to advanced topicsProvides an overview of basic device physics and different building blocks of voltage reference designsFeatures real-world examples based on actual silicon implementationIncludes analytical exercises, simulation exercises, and silicon layout exercises, giving readers guidance and design layout experience for voltage reference circuitsSolution manual available to instructors from the book's companion website

This book is highly useful for graduate students in VLSI design, as well as practicing analog engineers and IC design professionals. Advanced undergraduates preparing for further study in VLSI will also find this book a helpful companion text.

Semiconductor Process Reliability in Practice (Hardcover, Ed): Zhenghao Gan, Wai Sum Wong, Juin Liou Semiconductor Process Reliability in Practice (Hardcover, Ed)
Zhenghao Gan, Wai Sum Wong, Juin Liou
R3,972 Discovery Miles 39 720 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Proven processes for ensuring semiconductor device reliabilityCo-written by experts in the field, Semiconductor Process Reliability in Practice contains detailed descriptions and analyses of reliability and qualification for semiconductor device manufacturing and discusses the underlying physics and theory. The book covers initial specification definition, test structure design, analysis of test structure data, and final qualification of the process. Real-world examples of test structure designs to qualify front-end-of-line devices and back-end-of-line interconnects are provided in this practical, comprehensive guide. Coverage includes: Basic device physics Process flow for MOS manufacturing Measurements useful for device reliability characterization Hot carrier injection Gate-oxide integrity (GOI) and time-dependentdielectric breakdown (TDDB) Negative bias temperature instability Plasma-induced damage Electrostatic discharge protection of integrated circuits Electromigration Stress migration Intermetal dielectric breakdown

Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects (Hardcover): HB Garrett Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects (Hardcover)
HB Garrett
R3,160 Discovery Miles 31 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The definitive guide to the modern body of spacecraft charging knowledge--from first principles for the beginner to intermediate and advanced concepts

The only book to blend the theoretical and practical aspects of spacecraft charging, Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects defines the environment that not only creates the aurora, but which also can have significant effects on spacecraft, such as disruption of science measurements and solar arrays from electrostatic discharge (ESD). It describes in detail the physics of the interaction phenomenon as well as how to construct spacecraft to enhance their survivability in the harsh environment of space.

Combining the authors' extensive experience in spacecraft charging--and in their provision of design support to NASA, JPL, the commercial satellite market, and numerous other projects--this incredible book offers both a robust physics background and practical advice for neophytes in the field and experienced plasma physicists and spacecraft engineers.

In addition to containing numerous equations, graphs, tables, references, and illustrations, Guide to "Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects" covers:

Solar cell technology, especially higher voltage arrays, and the new design approaches that are appropriate for them

Information about the space plasma environment

New analytic computer codes to analyze spacecraft charging

Spacecraft anomalies and failures which emphasized designs that are of greater importance than others

Silica Optical Fiber Technology for Devices and Components -  Design, Fabrication, and International Standards (Hardcover): Koh Silica Optical Fiber Technology for Devices and Components - Design, Fabrication, and International Standards (Hardcover)
Koh
R2,894 Discovery Miles 28 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From basic physics to new products, "Silica Optical Fiber Technology for Device and Components" examines all aspects of specialty optical fibers. Moreover, the inclusion of the latest international standards governing optical fibers enables you to move from research to fabrication to commercialization.

- Reviews all the latest specialty optical fiber technologies, including those developed for high capacity WDM applications; broadband fiber amplifiers; fiber filleters based on periodic coupling; fiber branching devices; and fiber terminations

- Discusses key differences among single mode fibers, multimode fibers for high speed Ethernet LAN, and dispersion compensating fibers for long-haul applications

- Compares the most recently developed conventional optical fibers with the latest photonic crystal fibers still in development

A self-contained, menu-driven software program is included for optical fiber design, simulating waveguide structures for most of the fibers discussed in the book.

Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES) with WS (Hardcover): Zhang Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES) with WS (Hardcover)
Zhang
R5,306 Discovery Miles 53 060 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"The latest in parallel EM solutions with both in-core and out-of-core solvers"

The solution of complex electromagnetic (EM) problems requires one to address the issues related with numerical accuracy and efficient distribution of the solution procedure over multiple computational nodes. With the advent of multicore processors and high performance computing (HPC) technology, the EM software designers need to know how to add new functionality to computational EM codes so that they can run efficiently on these new processors.

"Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver HOBBIES]" presents a road map for the analysis of complex material structures using the high-performance parallel simulation software known as HOBBIES. Focusing on the Method of Moments (MoM), the book features new parallel programming techniques and user-friendly code with superior capabilities for solving challenging EM radiation and scattering problems. It provides readers with complete guidance on how to extend the capability of MoM and achieve faster and more accurate EM analysis and utilize multicore CPUs on desktop computers. Complete with an academic version of the HOBBIES software, this book: Explains the unique features of the higher order basis functions in the solution of integral equations in a MoM contextShows how to generate a properly load balanced parallel computational procedure for MoM matrix filling and matrix equation solving in both in-core and out-of-core implementationPresents a professional graphical users interface (GUI) for generating the geometrical structure based on NURBS modelingIllustrates various automatic meshing procedures based on an a-priori defined error between the actual geometry and the meshed structureOutlines all the key features of the HOBBIES software, including multiple optimization procedures for EM synthesis

The bottleneck of traditional MoM arises from the lack of memory in computers for solution of large problems. This is mitigated by using higher order basis functions and out-of-core solver in HOBBIES. HOBBIES has the capability to perform numerically accurate EM simulations using thousands of CPU cores in an HPC environment using a properly load balanced out-of-core solver. In this way, it provides a cost-effective choice for addressing modern engineering and scientific challenges that arise from the extremely complicated real-life applications.

How to Build a Small Budget Recording Studio from Scratch 4/E (Paperback, 4th edition): Mike Shea How to Build a Small Budget Recording Studio from Scratch 4/E (Paperback, 4th edition)
Mike Shea
R938 R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Save R101 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Build a cutting-edge sound studio--at a price that's music to your earsHow to Build a Small Budget Recording Studio from Scratch, Fourth Edition gives you detailed plans (including 12 studio designs with 23 constructed, tested, and acoustically tuned rooms from renowned acoustician, F. Alton Everest), and other resources for making your own professional-grade recording studio. Start from scratch with techniques, practical advice, and scientific know-how that guide you on how to construct everything from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. You'll get expert recommendations on materials and equipment, how to test and adjust the finished facility for frequency response and reverberation time; mathematical formulas and simple explanations of key scientific principles; and everything else a musician, sound engineer, producer, filmmaker, or hobbyist could possibly want. Coverage includes: Plans for purpose-specific studios (residential, commercial, instructional) How each music instrument creates sound -- and how to best record acoustical instruments Testing, measurement, and how to read acoustic specifications Premanufactured acoustic remedies Noise control (from HVAC equipment and other sources) Comes with exclusive bonus online content, including mathematical equations for acoustics, reverberation, music tempo, and pitch; listings of manufacturers of acoustic materials and test equipment; directions for how to read blueprints; and much more! Go to: www.mhprofessional.com/Shea4

Brilliant LED Projects: 20 Electronic Designs for Artists, Hobbyists, and Experimenters (Paperback, Ed): Nick Dossis Brilliant LED Projects: 20 Electronic Designs for Artists, Hobbyists, and Experimenters (Paperback, Ed)
Nick Dossis
R781 R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Save R69 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. LET YOUR CREATIVE SIDE SHINE WITH THE COMPLETE DIY GUIDE TO MAKING EXCITING LED DEVICESBrilliant LED Projects presents 20 hands-on, step-by-step projects for you to make using inexpensive, commonly available components. Projects range from simple, functional devices, such as a "green" LED flashlight and a flashing rear bike light, to more complex designs, including color-changing disco lights and persistence-of-vision (POV) gadgets--all featuring easy-to-follow instructions, highlighted with detailed illustrations. Build with confidence using this book's expert guidance and practical information, including overviews of various LED components, comprehensive listings of tool and supplies, sample clock and driver circuit building blocks, and more. A companion website gives you access to exclusive content, including downloadable assembly codes and programming codes (for the projects powered by the PIC 16F628 microcontroller). Plus, every chapter spotlights key concepts and techniques that make it easy and enjoyable for you to produce eye-catching LED displays. Great for first-timers and expert hobbyists alike All projects can be built with stripboard--no need to translate complicated schematics, or purchase special PCBs Includes extensive guidelines for safe assembly Learn the basic principles of every project component--from LEDs to dot-matrix displays and various integrated circuits Create your own designs using building blocks and assembly techniques from the book's projects

Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP - L138 eXperimenter (Hardcover, New): D Reay Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP - L138 eXperimenter (Hardcover, New)
D Reay
R4,643 Discovery Miles 46 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Teaches digital signal processing concepts via hands-on examples

The OMAP-L138 eXperimenter is the latest inexpensive DSP development system to be adopted by the Texas Instruments University Program. The OMAP-L138 processor contains both ARM and DSP cores and is aimed at portable and mobile multimedia applications. This book concentrates on the demonstration of real-time DSP algorithms implemented on its C6748 DSP core.

"Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter" provides an extensive and comprehensive set of program examples to aid instructors in teaching DSP in a laboratory using audio frequency signals--making it an ideal text for DSP courses at senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Subjects covered include polling-based, interrupt-based, and DMA-based I/O methods, and how real-time programs may be run using the board support library (BSL), the DSP/BIOS real-time operating system, or the DSP/BIOS Platform Support Package.

Chapters include:

Analog input and output with the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter

Finite impulse response filters

Infinite impulse response filters

Fast Fourier transform

Adaptive filters

DSP/BIOS and platform support package

Each chapter begins with a review of background theory and then presents a number of real-time program examples to reinforce understanding of that theory and to demonstrate the use of the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter and Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio integrated development environment.

Beyond Redundancy - How Geographic Redundancy Can Improve Service Availability and Reliability of Computer-Based Systems... Beyond Redundancy - How Geographic Redundancy Can Improve Service Availability and Reliability of Computer-Based Systems (Hardcover)
Bauer
R2,524 Discovery Miles 25 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

How Geographic Redundancy Can Improve Service Availability and Reliability of Computer-Based Systems

Enterprises make significant investments in geographically redundant systems to mitigate the very unlikely risk of a natural or man-made disaster rendering their primary site inaccessible or destroying it completely. While geographic redundancy has obvious benefits for disaster recovery, it is far less obvious what benefit georedundancy offers for more common hardware, software, and human failures. "Beyond Redundancy" provides both a theoretical and practical treatment of the feasible and likely benefits from geographic redundancy for both service availability and service reliability.

The book is organized into three sections:

Basics provides the necessary background on georedundancy and service availability

Modeling and Analysis of Redundancy gives the technical and mathematical details of service availability modeling of georedundant configurations

Recommendations offers specific recommendations on architecture, requirements, design, testing, and analysis of georedundant configurations

A complete georedundant case study is included to illustrate the recommendations. The book considers both georedundant systems and georedundant solutions. The text also provides a general discussion about the capital expense/operating expense tradeoff that frames system redundancy and georedundancy. These added features make "Beyond Redundancy" an invaluable resource for network/system planners, IS/IT personnel, system architects, system engineers, developers, testers, and disaster recovery/business continuity consultants and planners.

Crystal Clear - The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II (Paperback): R.J. Thompson Crystal Clear - The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II (Paperback)
R.J. Thompson
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Quartz crystal-a technology that changed the tide of World War II

Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory-and to post-war development-as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on to become the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era, from watches, clocks, and color televisions, to cell phones and computers.

In "Crystal Clear," Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they raced to create an effective quartz crystal unit. They had to find a reliable supply of radio-quality quartz; devise methods to reach, mine, and transport the quartz; find a way to manufacture quartz crystal oscillators rapidly; and then solve the puzzling "aging problem" that plagued the early units. Ultimately, the development of quartz oscillators became the second largest scientific undertaking in World War II after the Manhattan Project.

Bringing to light a little-known aspect of World War II, "Crystal Clear" offers a glimpse inside one of the most significant efforts in the annals of engineering.

CMOS Nanoelectronics: Analog and RF VLSI Circuits (Hardcover, Ed): Krzysztof Iniewski CMOS Nanoelectronics: Analog and RF VLSI Circuits (Hardcover, Ed)
Krzysztof Iniewski
R3,745 Discovery Miles 37 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.In-depth coverage of integrated circuit design on the nanoscale level Written by international experts in industry and academia, CMOS Nanoelectronics addresses the state of the art in integrated circuit design in the context of emerging systems. New, exciting opportunities in body area networks, wireless communications, data networking, and optical imaging are discussed. This cutting-edge guide explores emerging design concepts for very low power and describes design approaches for RF transceivers, high-speed serial links, PLL/DLL, and ADC/DAC converters. CMOS Nanoelectronics covers: Portable high-efficiency polar transmitters All-digital RF signal generation Frequency multiplier design Tunable CMOS RF filters GaAs HBT linear power amplifier design High-speed serial I/O design CDMA-based crosstalk cancellation Delta-sigma fractional-N PLL Delay locked loops Digital clock generators Analog design in deep submicron CMOS technologies 1/f noise reduction for linear analog CMOS ICs Broadband high-resolution bandpass sigma-delta modulators Analog/digital conversion specifications for power line communication systems Digital-to-analog converters for LCDs Sub-1-V CMOS bandgap reference design And much more

Waveform Diversity: Theory & Applications (Hardcover, Ed): S. Pillai, Ke Yong Li, Ivan Selesnick, Braham Himed Waveform Diversity: Theory & Applications (Hardcover, Ed)
S. Pillai, Ke Yong Li, Ivan Selesnick, Braham Himed
R3,162 Discovery Miles 31 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Cutting-edge transmitter and receiver waveform design techniquesOptimum design can improve signal direction, interference, and noise suppression across various disciplines that utilize waveforms, including radar, sonar, and communications. Waveform Diversity explains the role of transmitter and receiver waveform design to boost overall performance. Written by experts in the field, this monograph covers joint transmitter receiver design, optimum design methods, constant envelope transmit signals, and sparsity-based receivers. Proven methods for mitigating noise and clutter and maximizing output signal power are included in this practical guide. Waveform Diversity covers: Waveform design and matched filtering New methods for optimum transmitter and receiver design Transmitter threshold energy and energy-bandwidth tradeoff Increasing transmit power efficiency with constant envelope transmit signals Optimum waveform design to reduce noise and clutter Discrete-time waveform design Sparsity-based receiver design methods

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