The many variants of the Unix operating system require use of a mode of thought that s significantly different from the one that s required by simpler operating systems. Think Unix introduces readers to important fundamental and intermediate Unix commands and, in the process, inculcates them in the Unix way of thinking. It s a worthy goal in a world with more Linux users than ever, and author Jon Lasser accomplishes it. He s both a capable writer and a knowledgeable user of Unix shell commands. Lasser uses bash under Red Hat Linux in most examples--which usually apply equally well to other Unix variants--and makes asides about other shells and environments, as needed.
These codes require an ASCII input file called input.dat of the following form:
Lower Limit on x Upper Limit on x Final Time
Pressure for x<0 when t=0 Density for x<0 when t=0 Speed for x<0 when t=0
Pressure for x>0 when t=0 Density for x>0 when t=0 Speed for x>0 when t=0
These codes produce 8 ASCII output files:
density.out. Density vs. x
entropy.out. Entropy vs. x
mach.out. Mach number vs. x
massflux.out. Mass flux vs. x
pressure.out. Pressure vs. x
sound.out. Speed-of-sound vs. x
velocity.out. Velocity vs. x
waves.out. A description of the solution in terms of the three waves defined in the book (+,-,0).
These codes require an ASCII input file interp.dat of the following form:
N: Number of Polynomial Interpolation Points (Small)
First Sample (x1,y1)
Second Sample (x2,y2)
...
Nth Sample (xN,yN)
N1: Number of Error Evaluation Points (Large)
First Sample (x1,y1)
Second Sample (x2,y2)
...
N1th Sample (xN1,yN1)
This application note is intended for system designers who require a hardware
implementation overview of the development board features such as the power supply, the
clock management, the reset control, the boot mode settings and the debug management. It
shows how to use the High-density and Medium-density STM32F10xxx product families and
describes the minimum hardware resources required to develop an STM32F10xxx
application.
Abstract: What can be simpler than designing with CMOS and BiCMOS? These technologies are very easy to use butthey still require careful design. This tutorial discusses the odd case of circuits that seem to work but exhibit somepeculiar behaviors—including burning the designer's fingers!
Abstract: Class D amplifiers are typically very efficient, making them ideal candidates for portable applications that require longbattery life and low thermal dissipation. However, electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an issue that commonly accompanies theClass D switching topology. Active-emissions limiting reduces radiated emissions and enables "filterless" operation, allowingdesigners to create small, efficient portable applications with low EMI.
Many applications require a clock signal to be synchronous, phase-locked, or derived fromanother signal, such as a data signal or another clock. This type of clock circuit is important in
Photodiodes can be broken into two categories: largearea photodiodes with their attendant high capacitance(30pF to 3000pF) and smaller area photodiodes withrelatively low capacitance (10pF or less). For optimalsignal-to-noise performance, a transimpedance amplifi erconsisting of an inverting op amp and a feedback resistoris most commonly used to convert the photodiode currentinto voltage. In low noise amplifi er design, large areaphotodiode amplifi ers require more attention to reducingop amp input voltage noise, while small area photodiodeamplifi ers require more attention to reducing op amp inputcurrent noise and parasitic capacitances.
Control systems are becoming increasingly dependent on digital processing and so require sensors able to provide direct digital inputs. Sensors based on time measurement, having outputs based on a frequency or phase, have an advantage over conventional analogue sensors in that their outputs can be measured directly in digital systems by pulse counting.
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.
