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BYTE MAGAZINE B
COMPUTE MAGAZINE CO
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE CE
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS HO
KILOBUAD MICROCOMPUTING MAGAZINE (out of business) K
MICROCOMPUTING MAGAZINE M
MODERN ELECTRONICS ME
PC MAGAZINE PC
POPULAR ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE (now it is CE) PE
RADIO ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE RE
ROBOTICS AGE MAGAZINE RA
$35 bare bones microcomputer 7 chips - has 27 I/O lines K Sep80 172
*Build the bio box Interface thru cassette port to your computer RE 55-12 Dec84 11D
6502 gets microprogrammable instructions Simple circuit & programming enhances 6502 instruction set B 4-10 Oct80 282
A bit-mapped classifier Unusual way gives small fast pattern-oriented expert system B 11-12 Nov86 161
A look inside the 6502 Added instructions in Rockwell's 65C02, GTE's & NCR's RE 58-5 May87 143
A personal robot goes to market Talks about Androbot's BOB/XA robot PC 3-16 Aug85 140
A/D and D/A conversion Inexpensive approach - same circuit does both B 6-2 Feb81 313
Add a video monitor to your Timex/Sinclair Very simple - just add a cable to rf modulator input CE 21-3 Mar83 31
Add an RS-232 port to your ZX81 Also adds five control lines for external device control HO 4 Spr85 65
Add multiple tasks to communication/control program 8080 kernal runs tasks concurrently B 8-9 Sep83 445
Add programmable sound effects to your computer Interface sound effects chip thru a parallel port B 7-7 Jul82 60
Add some control to your computer An output port tutorial B 4-9 Sep79 96
Adding 'plip' to your system 7 parts needed to add sound output to computer M ? ? 98
AI in computer vision Framing doors and windows B 11-1 Jan86 237
All about A-to-D converters How they work and how to put them to use RE 58-2 Feb87 71
All about interfacing (RS232C) - part 2 RE 58-1 Jan87 C14
All about optocouplers How to interface digital circuits to the real world RE 56-5 May85 87
All about thermistors - part 3 Practical applications including a digital thermometer RE 56-3 Mar85 67
All about transistor switches How to design switching circuits using ICs RE 57-2 Feb86 83
Analog interfacing in the real world Design & build economical analog interface B 7-1 Jan82 72
Analog-to-digital conversion For about $5 M ? Apr80 28
Another plotter toy revisited Design & build - shows how to interface stepper to a cpu B 5-2 Feb80 202
Architectures for AI Discuss how to get more efficient hard/soft-ware processing B 10-4 Apr85 193
Atari game recorder - part 1 (use to load robot mem.) Records cartridge on cassette/loads cassette to 2600 RE 55-12 Dec84 89
Atari game recorder - part 2 Software for the operating system RE 56-1 Jan85 51
Audio feedback for computer keyboards Uses only 12 parts K Apr80 200
Automation in organic synthesis Interfacing equipment to micro-cpu substation -also sensors B 11-1 Jan86 263
Autonomous robot navigation Teaching robots to look before they leap B 11-1 Jan86 223
Battery charging indicators Tells if they're charging & when fully charged RE 55-6 Jun84 90
Best of both worlds Cheap yet fast multichannel analog-to-digital converter M ? Dec81 132
Better troubleshooting aid Simple device to help if your computer goes crazy K Apr80 67
Bitmaps speed data handling tasks Enhance the speed of list comparison & speed file searches B 8-10 Oct83 480
Break the 1K barrier Upgrade Timex-Sinclair from 1K to 2K easily M ? Mar83 82
Breakout box $15 to access an extra I/O port K Aug80 194
Budget minded A/D converter Handful of components turns 8080 into a thermoneter K Apr80 206
Buffer/converter For Your Printer - Part 2 Can also program EPROMs RE 56-9 Sep85 78
Buffer/converter for your printer - part 1 Serial to parallel & vice versa also. EPROM programmer too. RE 56-8 Aug85 59
Build a computer system control & display board Front panel allows on the spot debuging K Feb81 117
Build a grey-scale video digitizer (ImageWise) ImageWise is a complete digital video system B 12-5 May87 95
Build a home control computer - part 1 Contains an EPROM burner & 46 input/output lines RE 55-4 Apr84 47
Build a home control computer - part 2 Power supply and I/O RE 55-5 May84 64
Build a home control computer - part 3 RE 55-6 Jun84 78
Build a low cost EPROM eraser B 5-4 Apr80 235
Build a low cost remote data entry terminal Very cheap - works at 1200 baud - RS232C B 5-9 Sep80 26
Build a low cost speech synthesizer interface Uses digitalker chip - limited words stored in ROM B 6-6 Jun81 46
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Build a serial EPROM programmer Uses any computer's serial port. For 2716 thru 27128s B 10-2 Feb85 104
Build a super simple floppy disk interface - part 1 Uses 10 ICs B 6-5 May81 360
Build a super simple floppy disk interface - part 2 B 6-6 Jun81 302
Build a third generation phonetic speech synthesizer Simple and cheap for the Apple B 9-3 Mar84 28
Build an analog-digital converter 16 channel 12 bit high-speed A/D converter B 11-1 Jan86 104
Build an EPROM emulator Test program before burning it - plug computer into socket B 7-2 Feb82 72
Build an Infrared Remote Controller Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar: good for Home Control System B 12-2 Feb87 101
Build an RS232C breakout box Good discussion of RS232C - box hooks up different equipmnt B 8-4 Apr83 28
Build an universal I/O board...for your Altair How to add serial & parallel I/O to your computer (general) M ? ? 102
Build BERT: basic educational robot trainer - part 1 Talking robot built with off the shelf components B 12-4 Apr87 113
Build BERT: basic educational robot trainer - part 2 How to troubleshoot and program your robot B 12-5 May87 113
Build the basic-52 computer/controller Single board unit uses Intel 8052AH-basic chip - w/ 48k ram B 10-8 Aug85 104
Build the firmware card (for Timex/Sinclair 1000) 2K or 4K EPROM placed in the USR memory area RE 56-11 Nov85 4
Build the home run control system - part 1 6802 single board uses BRS interface to control devices B 10-4 Apr85 100
Build the micro D-cam solid state video camera -part1 Uses special 64K dram for image sensor B 8-9 Sep83 20
Build the micro D-cam solid state video camera -part2 B 8-10 Oct83 67
Build the output/driver Converts TTL logic levels to signal levels of your device M ? Nov79 146
Build the power I/O system Computer controls power to the real world: circuit samples B 9-13 Dec84 105
Build the power I/O system EPROM programmer/emulator also w/ 24 general I/O lines B 9-13 Dec84 105
Build the SB180 single board computer - part 1 6-MHz Z80 w/ 2 serial, 1 parallel, floppy contrl & 256 KRam B 10-9 Sep85 86
Build the SB180 single board computer - part 2 A look at the Z-system operating system B 10-10 Oct85 86
Build the touch-tone interactive message system DTMF encoding/decoding basics. Can control 16 items, etc. B 10-3 Mar85 98
Build this RE advanced control system A complete versitile control computer stackable modules RE 59-02 Feb88 47
Build this RE advanced control system - part 2 A look at the CPU module RE 59-02 Feb88 49
Build your own controllers Cheap & yses discrete logic chips instead of I/O chips CO ? Jun82 148
Build your own custom cases for your projects RE 54-4 Apr83 49
Build your own joysticks & other A to D devices $10 8 channel A/D M ? Nov79 98
Build your own TTL diagnostic aid $100 tells you whether or not a pulse occurred and more M ? ? 116
Building your own robot Helpful hints to get you started: sources, ideas, parts,etc RE 57-3 Mar86 47
Buyer's guide to personal robots A comprehensive guide to the robotics marketplace RE 57-3 Mar86 41
Buying mail-order components Tips & pitfalls RE 53-9 Sep82 53
Ciarcia's circuit cellar: Parallel interfacing: part1 Applications using parallel interfacing B 11-7 Jul86 85
Ciarcia's circuit celler: Parrallel interfacing - Pt2 Applications: R6520 6821 PIAs,R6522 VIA,Z8420 PIO,8255A PIA B 11-8 Aug86 97
Circuit design station Prototype & debug circuits using a battery powered station RE 51-11 Nov80 47
Clocked logic A/D & D/A converters & other sensors & general circuits M ? ? 24
Closer look at TI Speak & Spell Some details of circuit B 6-4 Apr81 150
Cluster analysis Pattern recognition program written in Basic B 9-9 Sep84 129
CMOS 6502C Powerful new instructions - irregularities in 6502 & 6502C B 8-12 Dec83 443
CMOS analog switches Use digital techniques to control analog signals RE 55-8 Aug84 69
Communications corner: infrared communications General discussion & block diagram of a simple system RE 56-10 Oct85 104
Communications corner: Spikes and cures General discussion of spikes and cures RE 57-8 Aug86 81
Computer controlled tank Wireless remote link from computer to M.B. Big Trak toy B 6-2 Feb80 44
Computer-controlled robot (Radio Shack's mobile arm) Circuit, circuit board, software for Commodore 64 RE 58-5 May87 144
Computer-controlled robot arm Uses Armatron, 4-bit decoder, & six motors: how to build it RE 56-5 May85 49
Conceptual appraoch to real-time programming B 8-5 May83 452
Connect a D/A converter to your microprocessor RE 51-7 Jul80 51
Connect an A/D converter to your microprocessor RE 51-6 Jun80 56
Constructing an associative memory Simple nonlinear neural network runs on your PC B 12-10 Sep87 137
Control your environment with Atari 400/800 Uses optoisolators & triacs B 8-7 Jul83 428
Controller for small DC motors A solid state motor reverse with a speed control PE 20-10 Oct82 98
Controlling the speed of small DC motors 6 components and good low speed torque RE 55-11 Nov84 88
Correction Build super simple floppy disk interface: B 6-5 May81 P360 B 6-9 Sep81 110
Correction Diagram error: Interfacing ZX81: RE 55-7 Jul84 RE 55-12 Dec84 25
Correction Floppy disk interface/inexpensive joystick interface B 3-5 May78 46
Correction Re: third generation phonetic speech synthesizer B 9-6 Jun84 38
Correction Stepping motor primer - part 1: B 4-2 Apr79 P90 B 4-4 Apr79 192
Curing Electromagnetic Interference - part 3 How to EMI-proof your designs RE 57-2 Feb86 71
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Curing Electromagnetic Interference - part 4 Shows how to design EMI-free PC boards RE 57-4 Apr86 66
Customize your PC boards Cut & join them to fit odd sizes to standard size cases RE 50-12 Dec79 64
D/A converter applications RE 54-5 May83 69
DC motor controls Build a motorized platform B 6-5 May81 66
Design your own android - part 1 Hints on designing an intelligent robot RE 51-1 Jan80 37
Design your own android - part 2 RE 51-2 Feb80 53
Designer's Notebook: a keyboard encoder RE 56-11 Nov85 84
Designer's notebook: a simple CMOS switching circuit Shows circuit and design considerations RE 57-1 Jan86 106
Designer's notebook: Battery backup for CMOS Design considerations and circuit diagram RE 58-4 Apr87 79
Designer's notebook: generating trigger pulses Uses a hex inverter and a couple of half-monostables RE 58-5 May87 121
Designer's notebook: logic family translation Connecting TTL to CMOS and vice-versa RE 58-8 Aug87 30
Designer's Notebook: low-voltage indicator 7 parts - works over most of a 25 volt range RE 56-12 Dec85 104
Designer's notebook: Over-voltage indicator Circuit senses excess voltage and also for excess current RE 58-10 Oct87 101
Designer's notebook: Schmitt triggers How to use as signal conditioners and how to design circuit RE 57-5 May86 88
Designer's notebook: very simple delay circuits Using a 4017 Johnson counter or 4040 binary counter: 1 part RE 58-9 Sep87 34
Designing a robot from nature - part 1 Biological considerations frog vision system for scanner B 4-2 Feb79 12
Designing a robot from nature - part 2 Shows building of eye and arm B 4-3 Mar79 ?
Designing double-sided PC boards Hints to make the job easier RE 56-9 Sep85 63
Designing with Digital IC's - part 2 A look at CMOS and CMOS devices and how to handle them RE 56-4 Apr85 75
Designing with digital ICs How to interface different logic families RE 56-7 Jul85 63
Designing with digital ICs - part 3 looks at logic gates RE 56-5 May85 91
Designing with digital ICs - part 6 What shift registers are and how they work RE 56-9 Sep85 71
Designing with digital ICs - part 7 All about counters RE 56-11 Nov85 75
Designing with digital ICs - part 8 One-shots and multivibrators RE 57-1 Jan86 71
Designing with digital ICs: flip-flops Intro to flip-flops RE 56-8 Aug85 72
Designing with majority logic Thresthold logic makes decisions on # of inputs at a level RE 52-1 Jan81 64
Dissecting the TI Speak & Spell Helpful if you want to interface it to something B 5-9 Sep80 76
Drawing board - designing with memory IC's - part 1 Basic ideas for using memory: 5101 256x4 RAM as an example RE 56-3 Mar85 88
Drawing board - designing with memory IC's - part 2 Automatic data sequencing RE 56-4 Apr85 84
Drawing board: A memory system - design a 64k RAM Design from scratch 64k memory indepentdent of any system RE 58-5 May87 123
Drawing board: A remote-control system - part 1 DTMF remote-control transmitter RE 58-1 Jan87 82
Drawing board: Bank-switching - part 2? Circuit diagram and operation discussion RE 57-8 Aug86 73
Drawing board: Control signals for the Z80 CPU Discusses BUS, memory & other control signals RE 56-10 Oct85 94
Drawing board: designing with dynamic RAMs Talks about data refresh & address multiplexing RE 56-8 Aug85 86
Drawing board: dynamic memory Putting together a simple system for understanding working RE 58-7 Jul87 26
Drawing board: Finishing up the remote control system Output decoder for DTMF RE 58-4 Apr87 76
Drawing board: hexadecimal display circuits Various methods using seven segment LEDs RE 56-11 Nov85 92
Drawing Board: Memory Expansion How to organize memory you've added to a device RE 57-4 Apr86 102
Drawing board: More on memory management Discuses bank switching and gives a sample circuit RE 57-7 Jul86 84
Drawing board: putting the 5150 CMOS RAM to work How to use it. Also shows an auto battery backup circuit RE 56-7 Jul85 72
Drawing board: Remote-control transmitter Uses DTMF tones and infrared LEDs RE 58-1 Jan87 82
Drawing board: the world's simplest Z80 circuit 5 ICs, 4 resistors & 2 capacitors: uses a 2716 EPROM RE 56-12 Dec85 98
Drawing board: using the 5101 IC Using the IC's control pins to make it do "double duty" RE 56-5 May85 108
Drwaing board: designing microprocessor circuits RE 56-9 Sep85 94
Easy to use A/D converter 6 input channels with accuracy of 8 - 10 bits B 6-6 Jun81 378
Electrocardiogram for your computer Alarm tells when your CPU stops K Nov80 48
Electronic aidsa for the blind Part of a circuit for a scanning systen given: useful? RE 56-6 Jun85 57
Electronic combination lock Theory and circuit construction: like garage door opener RE 58-11 Nov87 107
Electronic heat sniffer Common parts. Track down heat losses. Detect bad ICs. RE 56-5 May85 110
Electronics notebook: Measuring the flow of air A hot-wire anemometer used to measure air flow ME 2-2 Aug85 66
Electronics notebook: Pressure sensitive resistors Transducers that can be used for a sense of touch/force ME 2-5 Nov85 56
Enhanced VIC-20 Connecting RS232C peripherals to VIC-20 TTl port (a 6522) B 8-5 May83 331
Enter the audible computer Build a simple tone generator interface M ? ? 80
EPROM emulator Store program in static ram by battery & then plug it in B 9-3 Mar84 400
EPROM Programmer - Part 1 Low cost EPROM programmer works with all popular devices RE 57-10 Oct86 61
Etch your own PC boards even most complicated boards are easy with this technique RE 52-12 Dec81 58
Everyman's computer system Single board computer is low in cost & simple K Dec81 32
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Everyone can know the real time Ideas for adding clock chip to your computer or controller B 7-5 May82 34
Expand your Timex-Sinclair operating system Add 8K of battery backed-up CMOS RE 54-7 Jul83 47
Experimenting with a servomechanism Circuit design & theory PE 20-10 Oct82 92
Experimentor's radio control system Six channel digital-proportional encoder RF xmitter chip ME 2-2 Aug85 16
Finding rules in data An algorithm for extracting knowledge from data B 11-12 Nov86 149
From brainstorm to breadboard The smart way to design electronic projects RE 57-9 Sep86 61
From english to ASCII Software compiler turns english into ASCII for control M ? Aug84 42
From keypress to scan code How PC keyboards work RE 58-7 Jul87 70
General purpose I/O board for TRS-80 Mod 1 & 3 Can also be used for a Z80 computer such as Timex/Sinclair B 7-8 Aug82 291
General purpose robot control language Called Savvy, it runs on IBM PC & Aplle II B 9-1 Jan84 122
Get started with microstat Experiment w/ CPU chip w/ a stand alone memory K Apr80 118
Handheld remote control for your computerized home 3 different circuits and techniques B 5-7 Jul80 22
Handling conflicts in data Decision support system -prolog: illustrates useful concept B 11-12 Nov86 193
Heat proofing your projects Cool down your hot projects with the devices shown RE 57-3 Mar86 67
Heat-proofing your projects design techniques to protect components from excessive heat RE 57-1 Jan86 63
Hobbyist robot arm Uses a 'luxolamp' arm - lifts 1/2 oz - position readout B 4-2 Feb79 84
Home in on the range Ultrasonic ranging system B 5-11 Nov80 32
Homebrew graphics digitizer 2 pots and mechanical device (can use as position encoder) B 7-2 Feb82 72
How to cope with an analog world Sucessive approx. register helps you understand A/D K Aug81 56
How to design microprocessor based projects How to use a signle chip 'micro': INS8073 (used in RB5X) RE 56-4 Apr85 63
How to design microprocessor- based projects - part 2 Discusses a demo/developement board & tiny BASIC RE 56-5 May85 81
How to interface a microprocessor to a led display RE 51-4 Apr80 74
How to interface radio control servos Doing something mechanical usually requires a servo RE 54-2 Feb83 50
How to salvage surplus components There are bargins to be had if you know what to look for RE 56-6 Jun85 63
How to test transistors RE 55-4 Apr84 96
IC tester tests digital ICs & circuits - good learning tool too RE 56-9 Sep85 59
IC tester and analyzer - part 2 This part shows how to use it RE 56-10 Oct85 80
Identify unmarked ICs RE 51-1 Jan80 45
Identifying unmarked ICs RE 52-3 Mar81 55
Improving Timex-Sinclair tape loading Reduces dropouts & noise problems CE 21-9 Sep83 80
Indirect addressing for the 6502 B 5-1 Jan80 118
Infrared transmitter & receiver Easy project to add remote control to most anything RE 55-8 Aug84 57
Inout/output primer - part 1 How computers talk with the world B 7-2 Feb82 122
Input/output primer - part 2 Interrupts & direct memory access - general theory B 7-3 Mar82 126
Input/output primer - part 3 Parallel & IEEE-488 interfaces B 7-4 Apr82 186
Input/output primer - part 4 BCD & RS232C serial interfaces: general theory B 7-5 May82 202
Input/output primer - part 6 Interrupts,buffers,grounds,& signal degradation B 7-7 Jul82 34
Intelligent toaster: design/construct touch input Design/construct touch input circuits to input info K Feb83 72
Intelligent toaster: experiments in computer control Touch input systems K Jan83 42
Intelligent toaster: exploring uses of Intell's 8748 K Jul83 90
Intelligent toaster: How to program 8748 EPROM Program the 8748 and the on board EPROM K May83 48
Intelligent toaster: understand single chip intellig. CPU with I/O, program, & data on a chip K Mar83 42
Interface a floppy disk drive to an 8080 cpu Good artical if you want to add a floppy to your robot B 5-5 May80 72
Interfacing a PET computer to a line printer Shows how to use 6522 I/O chip B 4-11 Nov79 98
Interfacing for data acquisition Comparison of three interfaces: A/D, D/D & RS232, & IEEE488 B 10-2 Feb85 269
Interfacing microprocessors How to use CPU to respond to & control the outside world RE 54-1 Jan83 57
Interfacing the analog world Intro to A/D & D/A M ? ? 90
Interfacing the ZX81 - part 1 Construct an interface board - used with later projects RE 55-7 Jul84 57
Interfacing the ZX81 - part 2 The software RE 55-8 Aug84 53
Interfacing the ZX81 - part 3 Real world applications RE 55-9 Sep84 71
Interfacing the ZX81 - part 4 Add a speech synthesizer RE 55-11 Nov84 70
Introduction to image processing General discussion of manipulating images for more info B 10-2 Feb85 163
Introduction to image processing algorithms image processing system you assemble 2 implement algorithms B 12-3 Mar87 169
Iv'e got you in my scanner Infrared sensor & parabolic mirror on a stepper motor shaft B 3-11 Nov78 ?
Kilobaud Klassroom #24 Connecting to the outside world with 6820/6821 PIA K Jan81 168
Kilobaud Klassroom: #19 $50 6802 control computer K Jun80 22
Learn with me: analog & digital interfaces Practical applications M ? ? 58
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Let your micro Speak-2-U-2 Interface TI Speak & Spell thru 8 bit parallel port M ? Sep81 108
Light-seeking robot Simple circuit demos some basic principles of robotics RE 57-11 Nov86 38
Liquid level detector (using Sprague ULN-2429) Probably has other uses besides a liquid level detector RE 59-02 Feb88 75
Lis'ner 1000 Low cost speech recognition using SP1000 chip/Apple & IBM B 9-12 Nov84 110
Living in a Sensible Environment Alarm/environmental monitoring circuits (shows interfacing) B 10-7 Jul85 141
Logic gate fundamentals Build different types of logic devices from a few basic 1s RE 58-47 Apr87 50
Low cost housing for ZX-81 Portable home for Timex-Sinclair in a briefcase M ? Jun83 76
Low-cost data-acquisition system Simple A/D converter interfaced to Commodore 64 B 10-2 Feb85 199
Machine code development system for your ZX-81: pt.1 EPROM programmer, emulator with 24 general I/O lines also RE 56-1 Jan85 *7
Machine code development system for your ZX-81: pt.2 This info was left out of original artical: parts placement RE 56-3 Mar85 13
Machine learning Teach computers to learn w/ language that grows B 11-12 Nov86 225
Machine vision An examination of what's new in vision hardware B 11-1 Jan86 161
Making measurements electronically A variety of transducers & how to use them RE 55-5 May84 75
Making measurements with ICs General info on types of ICs to use and new developments RE 57-5 May86 63
Making your own PC boards Shortcuts to successful PC board making - supply sources RE 59-02 Feb88 51
MAX232: 5v chip generates RS232C voltages on chip Needs only 4 external capacitors and 2 resistors RE 58-1 Jan87 C10
Memory expansion for ZX-80 Add 16K & learn about architecture of Sinclair B 7-1 Jan82 216
Micro-computer joystick interfacing CE 21-3 Mar83 52
Mini logic monitor & single cycler for debuging Use it to debug hardware K Nov80 59
Mobile cognitive robot Design B 2-6 Jun77 30
Model of the brain for robot control - part 1 Defining the math notation for a model of the brain B 4-6 Jun79 10
Model of the brain for robot control - part 2 Hierarchial network that can execute tasks & seek goals B 4-7 Jul79 54
Model of the brain for robot control - part 3 Comparison of brain and model B 4-8 Aug79 66
Multiple robotic manipulators Designing a task-oriented control system B 11-1 Jan86 203
Nature of robots - part 1 How can behavior of an organism be described B 4-6 Jun79 132
Nature of robots - part 2 Understanding closed loop control systems B 4-7 Jul79 134
Nature of robots - part 3 A closer look at human behavior - simulate 3 muscle system B 4-8 Aug79 94
Nature of robots - part 4 A simple human experiment B 4-9 Sep79 96
New Ideas: sound effects generator Uses binary counter, D/A converter, VCO & audio amp RE 58-6 Jun87 40
Nobody knows the troubles I've seen Low cost tool for analyzing of logic circuits: 16 inputs M ? ? 118
Non-volatile memery IC's: EEPROM's & NOVRAM's General discusion and logic diagrams of EEPROMs & NOVRAM's RE 58-10 Oct87 60
On building a light seeking robot mechanism About artificial intelligence B 3-8 Aug78 24
Only five senses Add a few with thsi A/D converter: circuit details only M ? ? 64
Overlay programming Load in from mass storage if you have only a small ram K Oct80 208
Penny pincher's joystick interface Cost $6 - for KIM-1 - Technique can be used other ways B 5-9 Sep80 86
Peripheral interfacing Connect TTY or TTL logic to RS232 on your computer M ? ? 120
Piezoelectric plastic film Use it for transducers RE 58-3 Mar87 57
Pointers on component specifications How to decide what you need RE 55-8 Aug84 76
Poor man's logic analyzer Costs about $25 in 1980 K Oct80 196
Power supply circuits Practical power supply circuits you can put together now RE 55-7 Jul84 65
Programma III digital IC tester - part 1 ID unmarked ICs - check them & learn how ICs work RE 54-1 Jan83 39
Programma III digital IC tester - part 2 RE 54-2 Feb83 59
Programma III digital IC tester - part 3 RE 54-3 Mar83 53
Programmable logicc devices (PLDS) - part 2 Both PLDs/programming devices are available at low cost RE 59-03 Mar88 63
Programmable sound generator Use computer control for various sounds RE 52-4 Apr81 56
Programming factory robots with PCs Interesting reading PC 3-16 Aug84 120
Programming insight: Game paddle linearity test Measuring resistane with the Apple II B 10-12 Nov85 161
Putting real world interfaces to work - part 1 Real world transducers & interfacing on TRS-80 B 7-10 Oct82 96
Putting real world interfaces to work - part 2 Practical look at actual devices to use with TRS-80 B 7-11 Nov82 416
Quad terminal interface Use 3 or 4 peripherals with 1 port B 5-2 Feb80 116
Quick & dirty input port Use unused ROM space to add another input port K Sep82 110
R-E robot - part 10 Application program for the completed robot RE 58-9 Sep87 56
R-E robot - part 11: Adding the arm Adding arm & electronics to control it RE 58-10 Oct87 56
R-E Robot - part 12: an electronic eye Adding 2 photodiodes for distance sensing RE 58-12 Dec87 68
R-E robot - part 2 A look at the robot's control computer RE 58-1 Jan87 42
R-E robot - part 3 Design considerations for a robot drive system RE 58-2 Feb87 48
R-E robot - part 4 Building the roving base unit RE 58-3 Mar87 52
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R-E robot - part 5 Detailed look at robot's on-board computer RE Apr87 58-4 39
R-E robot - part 6 In-depth look at the robot's control electronics RE 58-5 May87 62
R-E robot - part 7 more on the control board RE 58-6 Jun87 58
R-E robot - part 8: building the control board Foil pattern, parts list and instructions to build board RE 58-7 Jul87 44
R-E robot - part 9: programming the robot (Forth) Robotic control language written in Forth RE 58-8 Aug87 57
Real time under pascal A look at two ways to interface machine language to pascal B 11-9 Sep86 145
Rechargeable batteries Choosing the right battery RE 55-10 Oct84 55
Remote control basics Radio remote with Atari remote control joysticks M ? Jul84 42
Remote ruminations Ultrasonic & infrared remote control circuits - build them M ? Jun84 16
Remote-controlled power switch Uses infra-red transmission RE 57-8 Aug86 43
Reveling in robots Scorpion kit: how to build it & what to do with it M ? May84 16
Review - The Micron-eye $295 visual sensor using special 64K ram as image sensor B 8-10 Oct83 316
Robitics: building a robotics lab for experiments Physical setup and equipment suggestions RE 56-8 Aug85 80
Robotic arms - basic types Discusses degrees of freedom CE 21-2 Feb83 74
Robotic tactile sensing Discusses human touch and what's available on market B 11-1 Jan86 177
Robotics: A look at a "rover" called Ernie Reviews Ernie of Microhmega & more on the "platform robot" RE 57-10 Oct86 82
Robotics: a look at Heath's Hero 2000 robot The new features RE 57-5 May86 83
Robotics: Brains for your robot Generalalities about deciding about controlling your robot RE 57-2 Feb86 94
Robotics: Building a robot from the ground up Building a programmable moving platform RE 56-9 Sep85 90
Robotics: Give arms to the robotics Generalities but talks about Milton Bradley's Robotix kit RE 57-7 Jul86 80
Robotics: Position sensors for robots Digital/analog position sensing, reflectance decoder RE 57-9 Sep86 74
Robotics: Simple vision system for robots Extremely low res (3x3) system for $20 RE 57-11 Nov86 74
Robotics: Stepper motors and ultrasonic rangers Shows a stepper motor driver IC circuit RE 56-12 Dec85 88
Robotics: Suitability of Radio Shack Model 100 Using the 100 for robotics - general how to interface it RE 57-4 Apr86 81
Robotics: Tactile sensors for robots General discussion of methods of tactile sensing RE 57-8 Aug86 71
Robotics: Ultrasonic eyes 2 circuits shown: one uses a special IC to send/receive RE 56-11 Nov85 89
Robotics: using a purchased robot in the lab Talks about Rhino Robots "Scorpion" RE 56-10 Oct85 88
Robotics: Voice recognition for robots $99 'EARS': Speech Systems 38W 255 Deerpath Rd, Batavia, IL RE 57-1 Jan86 84
Rule-based programming Add knowledge to a program without worrying where to put it B 11-12 Nov86 217
Secret codes revealed Undocumented Z80 machine code instructions M ? Apr81 58
Selecting the best resistor/capacitor Discuses the many types and how to pick the right one 4 you RE 56-3 Mar85 63
Service Clinic: Replacing transistors How to replace an unknown transistor RE 57-8 Aug86 75
Shortcut thorough the gates AND & OR gates using 2 diodes & a resistor - save a chip M ? Sep81 82
Simulate a servo system A BASIC program to simulate a servo system B 10-2 Feb85 147
Sinclair quick fix Utilities give ZX-81 ability to read & write data tapes M ? May83 56
Single transistor switching circuit design Includes program for calculating part values RE 57-8 Aug86 C15
Skycam: an aerial robotic camera system MC68000-based Stride controls the movement of this camera B 10-10 Oct85 122
Solid-state sensing modules for a security system Can be used for a robot's senses: fluid, temp. drop, light ME 2-2 Aug85 56
Some notes on termination Protect from glitches from lack of hardware termination K Aug80 180
Sonic motion detector Build it for $35 RE 55-9 Sep84 51
Source - robot parts - for Unicorn 1, etc. H&R Corp.,401 E. Erie Ave.,Phil.,Pa., sales:215-426-1708 RE 55-8 Aug84 15
Source - SSI263 chip for speech synthesizer Re: Build third generation phonetic speech synthesizer B 9-6 Jun84 38
Space reservations confirmed Utility lets Timex-Sinclair user use space in upper memory M ? Sep83 70
Speech board makes anything talk A stand alone speech board or use a computer PE 20-12 Dec82 47
Speed controls for DC motors Sample circuit using 555 IC - (a timer chip) RE 56-6 Jun85 80
State of solid stae: a temperature transducer Analog Devices' AD592 - how to use RE 58-3 Mar87 84
State of solid state - power op-amp - 4-28 volts DC It's a motor current control/bidirectional DC motor control RE 55-12 Dec84 84
State of Solid State: An electronic potentiometer 8 pin DIP contains a 3 wire digitally-controlled POT RE 58-12 Dec87 42
State of solid state: Chopper-stabilized op-amps Discuses 2 chips: LTC1052 & LTC652 RE 57-8 Aug86 79
State of Solid State: dual-condition voltage sensing 3041 Monitior/Alarm IC: 2 voltages may vary from preset val RE 57-10 Oct86 89
State of solid state: LCT1041 for process control Turns on or off with adjustable deadband and setpoint RE 58-11 Nov87 124
State of solid state: micropower op-amp (OP-90) Precision Monolithis OP-90 uses 20uA, gain of 700,000 RE 58-9 Sep87 94
State of solid state: New op-amps The OP-41 makes anexcellent amplifier for a COMOS DAC RE 57-5 May86 89
State of solid state: Overvoltage protection 4 Motorola ICs for overvoltage protection RE 57-3 Mar86 94
State of Solis State: Quad multiplying D/A w/ memory Uses 8-bit TTL/CMOS data port - works w/ 6800,8080,8085,Z80 RE 57-10 Oct86 91
Stepping motor primer - part 1 Includes list of motor sources B 4-2 Feb79 90
Stepping motor primer - part 2 B 4-3 Mar79 ?
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Strain-gage transduers How strain gages work: diagrams & formulas (also 1 source) RE 58-12 Dec87 62
Super Armatron Inexpensive cpu controlled robot arm: uses Radio Shack arm RA 6-1 Jan84 20
Sure cure for Timex-Sinclair wobble Cure ram cartridge wobble with a bracket under computer M ? Aug83 50
Surefire timer programs Z80/8080 mulitple interval timer programs give exact delays K Nov81 62
Taking Control Scorpion controller card, from Micro-Robotics (England) B 12-3 Mar87 279
Talk can be cheap Interface a TI Speak & Spell to a Timex-Sinclair CE 21-2 Feb83 37
Talk to a turtle Build from a kit a computer controlled robot B 4-6 Jun79 74
Testing semiconducters - part 1 How to test diodes and bipolar transistors RE 58-2 Feb87 58
Testing semiconducters - part 2 FET characteristics and how to test them RE 58-3 Mar87 71
Testing semiconductors - part 3 Diode characteristics and how to test them RE 58-47 Apr87 62
Testing semiconductors - part 4 Thyristor testing RE 58-5 May87 59
Testing Semiconductors - part 7 (Op-amps: AC charactr Examines the AC characteristcis - show testings circuits RE 58-11 Nov87 115
Testing semiconductors: part 6 (Op-amps) Testing circuits and various Op-amp characteristics RE 58-9 Sep87 61
Testing semiconduxtors - part 5 Transistor AC parameters RE 58-6 Jun87 61
The PC interfaces with a HERO HERO MemCom board connect IBM PC to Heathkit's HERO robot PC 3-16 Aug85 146
The versatile 4007: CMOS w/ 3 complimentary MOSFETS Can be used for logic gates or linear circuits RE 57-9 Sep86 64
Theme: programmable hardware - PALs 7 articals about theory, use and a low cost PAL programmer B 12-1 Jan87 194
Timex-Sinclair memory expansion Finishing construction & machine language utilities RE 54-8 Aug83 83
Timex-Sinclair reset switch and battery backup CE 21-8 Aug83 22
Timex-Sinclair video Add direct video & white on black display - good for eyes CE 21-5 May83 82
Transistor amplifier design (using computer program) Computer program helps u design an ampilifier for whatevr RE 58-8 Aug87 55
TRS-80 breadboard interface - part 1 Safely interface almost any prototype circuit to TRS-80 RE 55-11 Nov79 45
TRS-80 breadboard interface - part 2 RE 50-12 Dec79 51
TRS-80 breadboard interface - part 3 RE 51-1 Jan80 52
Ultrasonic ranging system Build it for $50 - one foot to 35 feet range B 9-11 Oct84 112
Unicorn 1 - part 1 Build a robot for under $400 (in l980 of course) RE 51-8 Aug80 37
Unicorn 1 - part 2 Assembling the manipulator arms & hands RE 51-9 Sep80 55
Unicorn 1 - part 3 Design & construction of the mobil base RE 51-10 Oct80 92
Unicorn 1 - part 4 Construction details for body frame & rotation mechanism RE 51-11 Nov80 61
Unicorn 1 - part 5 Construction details for completing body & adding voice RE 51-12 Dec80 55
Unicorn 1 - part 6 Modify arms for wrist motion & add LED motor direction RE 52-1 Jan81 51
Unicorn 1 - part 7 Construct interface board to your cpu and remote control RE 52-2 Feb81 59
Unicorn 1 - part 8 First step to radio control RE 52-3 Mar81 63
Unicorn 1 - part 9 Finishing up conversion to radio control RE 52-4 Apr81 65
Unicorn 1 - part 10 Adding computer control RE 52-5 May81 53
Unicorn 1 - part 11 Give your robot the senses of sight & touch RE 52-6 Jun81 57
Universal battery charger Great for GEL cells - automatically switches to trickle RE 57-7 Jul86 67
Use infrared communication for remote control B 7-4 Apr82 40
Use P.I.A (I/O) chip for simpler cpu based circuits RE 51-11 Nov80 58
User's Group: "Scorpion" robot Address: MJR Digital, PO Box 630, Townsend, MA 01469 RE 56-10 Oct85 90
Using a TI99 keyboard on a Sinclair ZX-81 Complete instructions RE 57-5 May86 9
Using an invisible PROM How to relocate monitor programs' M ? ? 106
Using the ImageWise Video Digitizer - part 1 Image processing: how to use/process data from digitizer B 12-8 Jul87 113
Using triacs and SCRs As solid-state switches and AC/DC control applications RE 58-9 Sep87 64
Versatile analog interface for your computer RE 51-5 May80 57
Versatile expansion module for a calculator or ZX-81 Use with ZX-81 to better read tapes - measure C, R, & freq. RE 56-1 Jan85 79
Versatile low-cost microprocessor controller module Uses 6502 CPU & cost $30 B 7-12 Dec82 486
Versatile remote controller Can transmitt 256 data words, 16 commands by IR or sonic RE 56-10 Oct85 65
Versatile remote controller - part 2 Shows how to add remote control to any circuit/device RE 56-11 Nov85 64
Vision Godd discussion of creating reliable real-time vision B 10-4 Apr85 245
Voice reproduction Uses Timex-Sinclair: 5 secs. of speech with 16k ram RE 56-9 Sep85 c12
Welcome to the standards jungle Good discussion of RS232C & problem hooking up equipment B 8-2 Feb83 146
What's difficult about ZX-80 machine code Simple quick intro on how to use machine code M ? Jun82 54
Wire listings the easy way This program generates wire wrap conn. lists 4 your project K May80 115
Working with flip-flops A circuit cookbook with principles and sample designs RE 58-6 Jun87 64
Working with surplus keyboards Interface any keybord with your computer RE 58-7 Jul87 74
Working with voltage comparators Useful for sensing circuits RE 57-6 Jun86 58
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Your Commodore-64 can remote control your home Make and attach a BSR control module for the 64 RE 57-5 May86 11
Z80 condensed complete description of Z80 instruction set & machine code M ? Sep81 139
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