With this foundation, you explore a development model that addresses the complete range of issues in the design of embedded communications software, including real-time operating systems, hardware and software partitioning, layering, and protocol stacks.
This approach addresses two difficulties simultaneously: 1)
the range limitation of mobile robot sensors and 2) the difficulty of detecting buildings in
monocular aerial images. With the suggested method building outlines can be detected
faster than the mobile robot can explore the area by itself, giving the robot an ability to
“see” around corners. At the same time, the approach can compensate for the absence
of elevation data in segmentation of aerial images. Our experiments demonstrate that
ground-level semantic information (wall estimates) allows to focus the segmentation of
the aerial image to find buildings and produce a ground-level semantic map that covers
a larger area than can be built using the onboard sensors.
The System Management BIOS Reference Specification addresses how motherboard and system vendors present
management information about their products in a standard format by extending the BIOS interface on Intel
architecture systems. The information is intended to allow generic instrumentation to deliver this data to
management applications that use CIM (the WBEM data model) or direct access and eliminates the need for error
prone operations like probing system hardware for presence detection.
This paper addresses the subject of SQL Injection in a Microsoft SQL Server/IIS/Active
Server Pages environment, but most of the techniques discussed have equivalents in other
database environments. It should be viewed as a "follow up", or perhaps an appendix, to
the previous paper, "Advanced SQL Injection".
The paper covers in more detail some of the points described in its predecessor, providing
examples to clarify areas where the previous paper was perhaps unclear. An effective
method for privilege escalation is described that makes use of the openrowset function to
scan a network. A novel method for extracting information in the absence of helpful
error messages is described the use of time delays as a transmission channel. Finally, a
number of miscellaneous observations and useful hints are provided, collated from
responses to the original paper, and various conversations around the subject of SQL
injection in a SQL Server environment.
FEATURES
Unique 1-Wire interface requires only one port pin for communication
Multidrop capability simplifies distributed temperature sensing applications
Requires no external components
Can be powered from data line. Power supply range is 3.0V to 5.5V
Zero standby power required
Measures temperatures from -55°C to +125°C. Fahrenheit equivalent is -67°F to +257°F
±0.5°C accuracy from -10°C to +85°C
Thermometer resolution is programmable from 9 to 12 bits
Converts 12-bit temperature to digital word in 750 ms (max.)
User-definable, nonvolatile temperature alarm settings
Alarm search command identifies and addresses devices whose temperature is outside of programmed limits (temperature
alarm condition)
Applications include thermostatic controls, industrial systems, consumer products,
thermometers, or any thermally sensitive system
Recent advances in low voltage silicon germaniumand BiCMOS processes have allowed the design andproduction of very high speed amplifi ers. Because theprocesses are low voltage, most of the amplifi er designshave incorporated differential inputs and outputs to regainand maximize total output signal swing. Since many lowvoltageapplications are single-ended, the questions arise,“How can I use a differential I/O amplifi er in a single-endedapplication?” and “What are the implications of suchuse?” This Design Note addresses some of the practicalimplications and demonstrates specifi c single-endedapplications using the 3GHz gain-bandwidth LTC6406differential I/O amplifi er.
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
I enjoyed reading this book for a number of reasons. One reason is that itaddresses high-speed analog design in the context of microwave issues. This isan advanced-level book, which should follow courses in basic circuits andtransmission lines. Most analog integrated circuit designers in the past workedon applications at low enough frequency that microwave issues did not arise.As a consequence, they were adept at lumped parameter circuits and often notcomfortable with circuits where waves travel in space. However, in order todesign radio frequency (RF) communications integrated circuits (IC) in thegigahertz range, one must deal with transmission lines at chip interfaces andwhere interconnections on chip are far apart. Also, impedance matching isaddressed, which is a topic that arises most often in microwave circuits. In mycareer, there has been a gap in comprehension between analog low-frequencydesigners and microwave designers. Often, similar issues were dealt with in twodifferent languages. Although this book is more firmly based in lumped-elementanalog circuit design, it is nice to see that microwave knowledge is brought inwhere necessary.Too many analog circuit books in the past have concentrated first on thecircuit side rather than on basic theory behind their application in communications.The circuits usually used have evolved through experience, without asatisfying intellectual theme in describing them. Why a given circuit works bestcan be subtle, and often these circuits are chosen only through experience. Forthis reason, I am happy that the book begins first with topics that require anintellectual approach—noise, linearity and filtering, and technology issues. Iam particularly happy with how linearity is introduced (power series). In therest of the book it is then shown, with specific circuits and numerical examples,how linearity and noise issues arise.
Avalanche photo diode (APD) receiver modules arewidely used in fi ber optic communication systems. AnAPD module contains the APD and a signal conditioningamplifi er, but is not completely self contained. It stillrequires signifi cant support circuitry including a highvoltage, low noise power supply and a precision currentmonitor to indicate the signal strength. The challenge issqueezing this support circuitry into applications withlimited board space. The LT®3482 addresses this challengeby integrating a monolithic DC/DC step-up converter andan accurate current monitor. The LT3482 can supportup to a 90V APD bias voltage, and the current monitorprovides better than 10% accuracy over four decades ofdynamic range (250nA to 2.5mA).
