Elektor November 2006

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Table of Contents Elektor November 2006

• Mailbox November 2006
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• Grand Prix R8C
  Here are the winners of our Design Competition
• Hotheads!
  14 soldering stations compared for price & performance
• Smartcards
  ABC of blank cards for private applications
• A Tale of Two Smartcards
  …that read, write and program
• USB Stick with ARM and RS232
  Gigabyte Flash drive for microcontrollers
• The Multi-talented R8C
  Real-time multitasking operating system (RTOS)
• FPGA Course (6)
  Part 6: connecting a keyboard
• Spot-welding with Capacitors
  A truly flashing lab aid
• Zigbee with Xbee
  A close look at a Zigbee IC
• E-blocks link VB to USB
  Communicating to your hardware using USB
• PR4401 LED driver
  Design tip
• USB-controlled socket for WLAN router power supply
  Design tip
• Philips SDR314 manpack mobile (1953)
  Retronics
• Hexadoku November 2006
  Puzzle with an electronic touch