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Issue 194 September 2006
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Carl Smith (cdsmith@engineer.com)
has more than 12 years of experience
in electronic engineering design. He
has worked on everything from high-
current DC motor controllers to desk-
top computer components. Carl
earned a B.S.E.E. in 1992 and an
M.B.A. in 1994 from North Dakota
State University, but has been tinker-
ing with electronics since his age was
measured in single digits.
PROJECT FILES
To download the code, go to ftp://ftp.
circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/
2006/194.
SOURCES
AD822 Op-amp
Analog Devices, Inc.
www.analog.com
RESOURCE
M. Clifford, “Water Level Monitoring,”
Freescale Semiconductor, AN1950,
rev. 3, 2004.
SSI204 DTMF Detection IC
BG Micro
www./jointfilesconvert/331223/bgmicro.com
CH1837 DAA
Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc.
www.cermetek.com
MPXM2010GS Pressure sensor,
MC13192 EVB, MC13192 SARD, and
Simple MAC software
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
www.freescale.com
Emic Text-to-speech module
Grand Idea Studio
www.grandideastudio.com
LT1081 RS-232 Dual driver/receiver
Linear Technology Corp.
www.linear.com
LM34 Precision Fahrenheit sensor
National Semiconductor
www.national.com
ULN2003 Darlington array
ST Microelectronics
www.st.com
perhaps with a metal detection cir-
cuit. I also want to add smoke, carbon
monoxide, and combustible gas sen-
sors. A sensor that can detect when
burners on my kitchen stove are in
use would be useful too.
PEACE OF MIND
This project turned out well for my
first wireless design and my first
attempt at using a Freescale HC08
microcontroller. The combination of
the MC9S08GT60 microcontroller,
the MC13192 RF transceiver, and the
Simple MAC software enabled me to
rapidly develop a complex wireless
system capable of monitoring several
useful remote sensors. I built the sys-
tem quickly without the worries of
complicated RF design issues. As a
result, I was able to focus on develop-
ing the rest of the system.
Now you can build your own sys-
tem. Hopefully, it will give you some
peace of mind when you’re away
from your house. Just think: now
you can check for problems anytime
you want. I
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