Electronics World January 10

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Volume 116 • Issue 1885 January 2010 • £4.60 www.electronicsworld.co.uk THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING MAGAZINE NEW INSIDE: TRENDS LAST NOTE SPECIAL REPORT COVERS: AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TELEMATICS ISOLATE TO COMMUNICATE IMPROVING COMMS SYSTEMS’ PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOCUS STANDARDISATION THE NEW INNOVATION DESIGN IMPLEMENTING A TOUCHLESS SLIDER WITH IR ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: THE TROUBLE WITH RF: DEAR SANTA, I<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=44">DESIGNFigure 3: Left-right motion detectionFi</a> DESIGNFigure 3: Left-right motion detectionFi<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=3">2406 28FEATURES20 MULTI-SPARK ELECTRO</a> 2406 28FEATURES20 MULTI-SPARK ELECTRO<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=5">TRENDZ-WAVE TAKES STOCKWhat this piece states </a> TRENDZ-WAVE TAKES STOCKWhat this piece states <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=1">Volume 116 • Issue 1885 January 2010 • £</a> Volume 116 • Issue 1885 January 2010 • £<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=33">GPSFigure 2: A1035-HEVA1035-H – “Everaround G</a> GPSFigure 2: A1035-HEVA1035-H – “Everaround G<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=18">ADVERTORIAL Figure 1: LTM2881Isolate</a> ADVERTORIAL Figure 1: LTM2881Isolate<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=26">AUTOMOTIVEdifference frame which is then</a> AUTOMOTIVEdifference frame which is then<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=40">LETTERSZOBEL PEACE PRIZERe: “Making a protest</a> LETTERSZOBEL PEACE PRIZERe: “Making a protest<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=49">ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES CONTACT NEIL ON 020 7933 89</a> ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES CONTACT NEIL ON 020 7933 89<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=16">FOCUSOBSAI’s multimode architecture</a> FOCUSOBSAI’s multimode architecture<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=42">TIPS ‘N’ TRICKSFigure 3: Positive-to-negative co</a> TIPS ‘N’ TRICKSFigure 3: Positive-to-negative co<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=29">TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTFigure 2: Traffic managemen</a> TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTFigure 2: Traffic managemen<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=37">PLC/MCUTable 4: The macro “Dmux_1_4_E”together</a> PLC/MCUTable 4: The macro “Dmux_1_4_E”together<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=12">ON THE BUG HUNTUnderstanding X-MacrosX-MACRO</a> ON THE BUG HUNTUnderstanding X-MacrosX-MACRO<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=21">AUTOMOTIVEIgnition</a> AUTOMOTIVEIgnition<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=48">PRODUCTSNEW PROGRAMMABLE MODBUS PSU ISDESIGNED</a> PRODUCTSNEW PROGRAMMABLE MODBUS PSU ISDESIGNED<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=27">AUTOMOTIVEused and updating the microcontrolle</a> AUTOMOTIVEused and updating the microcontrolle<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=11">THE TROUBLE WITH RF...</a> THE TROUBLE WITH RF...<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=34">GPSit is important to know upfront where t</a> GPSit is important to know upfront where t<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=15"> Ubidyne’s digital antenna embeddedmicro-radio</a> Ubidyne’s digital antenna embeddedmicro-radio<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=17"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=13">#define X(a,b,c) if (value < a) {hw_rev = b;} els</a> #define X(a,b,c) if (value < a) {hw_rev = b;} els<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=20">AUTOMOTIVEMulti-Spark ELECTRONICH. Meche</a> AUTOMOTIVEMulti-Spark ELECTRONICH. Meche<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=47">SUBSCRIBE TOELECTRONICS WORLDAND SAVE 10%....</a> SUBSCRIBE TOELECTRONICS WORLDAND SAVE 10%....<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=19">nearly imperceivable compared to the large common</a> nearly imperceivable compared to the large common<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=50">LAST NOTEGENERAL MOTORS General Motors Company</a> LAST NOTEGENERAL MOTORS General Motors Company<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=35">PLC/MCUPLC with PIC16F648AMicrocontroller – Par</a> PLC/MCUPLC with PIC16F648AMicrocontroller – Par<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=51"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=24">AUTOMOTIVEHüseyin Kusetoğulları from the Depart</a> AUTOMOTIVEHüseyin Kusetoğulları from the Depart<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=22">AUTOMOTIVEFigure 5: Creation of five ignitio</a> AUTOMOTIVEFigure 5: Creation of five ignitio<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=39">PLC/MCUTable 6: The macro “Dmux_1_8_E”together</a> PLC/MCUTable 6: The macro “Dmux_1_8_E”together<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=45">DESIGNFigure 8: Infrared LED drive circuitRE</a> DESIGNFigure 8: Infrared LED drive circuitRE<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=28">TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTLA Traffic Controllers getth</a> TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTLA Traffic Controllers getth<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=46">ARE YOU MISSING ABACK COPYOF ELECTRONICS WORLD</a> ARE YOU MISSING ABACK COPYOF ELECTRONICS WORLD<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=25">AUTOMOTIVEFigure 3: (a) Current frame; (b)Ba</a> AUTOMOTIVEFigure 3: (a) Current frame; (b)Ba<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=32">GPSGPS challengesHans Wiedemann, Head of Produc</a> GPSGPS challengesHans Wiedemann, Head of Produc<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=9"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=31"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=52"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=14">FOCUSOBSAI reference architecture diagram</a> FOCUSOBSAI reference architecture diagram<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=41">TIPS ‘N’ TRICKSTIP 1:POSITIVE-TO-NEGATIVE CONVE</a> TIPS ‘N’ TRICKSTIP 1:POSITIVE-TO-NEGATIVE CONVE<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=23">AUTOMOTIVE</a> AUTOMOTIVE<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=38">PLC/MCUTable 5: The macro “Dmux_1_8” togetherw</a> PLC/MCUTable 5: The macro “Dmux_1_8” togetherw<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=6">TECHNOLOGYVENAHUB DEVELOPED TO KEEP CONNECTED</a> TECHNOLOGYVENAHUB DEVELOPED TO KEEP CONNECTED<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=2"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=36">PLC/MCUinput is s0 = 0, t</a> PLC/MCUinput is s0 = 0, t<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=10">THE TROUBLE WITH RF...Dear SANT</a> THE TROUBLE WITH RF...Dear SANT<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=30">TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTXPort device server.</a> TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTXPort device server.<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=43">DESIGNIMPLEMENTING A TOUCHLESS SLIDER WITHINF</a> DESIGNIMPLEMENTING A TOUCHLESS SLIDER WITHINF<a title="Electronics World January 10 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=4"></a> <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=7">ARE YOULOOKING FORBACK ARTICLES?Now you can </a> ARE YOULOOKING FORBACK ARTICLES?Now you can <a title="Electronics World January 10 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/b423ad6a?page=8">INSIGHTCAN YOU AFFORDTO CUT THE COSTOF PCB</a> INSIGHTCAN YOU AFFORDTO CUT THE COSTOF PCB