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Thanks for archiving these presentations!
Good class and presentation ... a nice supplement to the ISM Band class
Mil spec ZigBee?? (slide 27 - on audio)
Thank you Charles!
Yes, got experience with both - BT and WiFi
Intimately familiar with the networking model...
Better late than never...
Great to have access to the recorded sessions!
Taking the class offline...
Great lecture
I missed the live lectures last December, but it's great to be able to catch up with the archives. I'm very interested with the security aspects of Zigbee.
Another great lecture
Thanks Charles
I'm familiar with this 7 layer model
picking up day 2
No experience with ISM Band
Great presentation, very informative session
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Thanks Charles.
Experience in 900Mhz ISM
Very familiar with ISO model
Thanks Charles, very good session
buy for now
see you
thank you
Good info! Thank you, Charles and Rob!
Thank you!
On slide 6, how do you square up the fact that Zigbee is supposed to be low power, and yet the radio is listening to all the channels all the time for collision avoidance?
Thanks again all for attending!!! Thanks Rob for hosting - and thanks Digi-Key and Design News for bringing these classes about!!!
Thank you :)
http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.15.4-2011.pdf is where you can register and download the latest IEEE standard for your viewing pleasure
Yes quite familiar with both models. You do have the right polarity :)
Thank you! Looking forward for more great sessions...
Thanks Charles, so the fee (Licence ?) is only for commercial use.
Thank you for giving this lecture.
Again, I am available for consulting and training - my email is email@example.com
Thank you cjlord!
Thanks, Charles!
I will talk about sniffers and protocol analyzers Friday - they are CRITICAL to development and testing!!
BEacon allows teh pan coordinator to do the bulk of transmission and network upkeep in a star network. Is VERY power efficient for the endpoints, as the xmit / receive is minimized
I admit that I don't know DigiKey's current offerings on development, but will have the answers Friday at the session on develoment!
To develop something for in-house, educational, or personal use, there are NO FEES. Only if you are going to sell something
For more info on ZigBee, go to ZigBee.org or tune in the next three days!
BT Low Energy competes with 15.4 on point to point apps - cannot do tree or mesh.
Most common app so far is in commercial building automation. Not a lot of consumer apps out yet, but a lot with 15.4 (not ZigBee)
Can you say anything to the fee part, or provide a web reference
Are there any Zigbee sniffers and /or protocol analyzers are available on the market ? If yes, what is recommended and what is their price range?
good day to all :)
good info
Question re interference - because of the nature of DSSS, spot interference doesn't affect the receiver as much as say BT or wifi.
A Microchip class - possible! I do teach a class (multi-day hands-on) on Freescale currently
Thank you.
Thanks all for attending - I will hit the questions in just a minute. Stand by!
Does Digikey (or others) sell development kits?
Can you explain a little bit about Beacon? Thanks!
great info. thanks Charles.
You did a very good lecture. Thx.
Thank you Charles & Rob
Please do list the site you mentioned about the network standards
Thks Charles, Rob, Digi.
Very well done.
A nice byte sized intro to the protocol aspects. Thanks.
Do I need pay for my small Zigbee sensor work on my machine? I don't understand this money thing.
Thank You
Hi Charles,
What is the most widely used application for ZigBee today?
Pat Fasang
Thanks again for the presentation.
How does Zigbee compare with Bluetooth Low Energy?
Thank you, so much! Great info
Nice job. Looking forward to rest of the classes.
Thanks for this great presentation! Is there any chance of an in-depth MicroChip MiWi P2P/MiWi/MiWi PRO course?
Thanks Charles, Rob, & Digi-Key!
What's next after ZigBee- ZigBee + ?
Thanks for the information. I was always a bit confused about the difference between ZigBee and 802.15.4.
Charles, Thank you for today's lecture.
Thanks Charles for the presentation.
Thanks very much
Thanks again.
thanks Charles
Great information ! Thanks
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Vast experience with RF
Minimal experience with RF
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Mt. View is doing fine: the Google-Plex Octopus spreading its tentacles ;-)
What is the range between notes if you are using 928Mhz radioes?
No experience with RF.
Pity - I like Mountain View.
Yep, Savi gone, just a sales office near DC ;-(
some experience with RF
Are Savi still around ? I thought Lockheed Martin took their 433.92MHz and 123kHz and dumped them.
no design experience in communication design.
A lot of experience in RF (and interference !)
432 MHz active RFID experience at Savi Technology in 2011
Knew 7 layer model but not so familiar RF.
Some 900 serial.
Don't the interferers raise the noise floor of the 802.15.4 receiver?
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Some experience on RF.
some experience with 900 but in the Amateur radio area.....higher power and not spread spectrum. Covered by a different set of FCC regs.
Some experience with ISM bands, mostly sub 1GHz
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no experience
dozen years Wi-Fi experience, many diffrent chipsets, 15-20 radio designs, Millions of radio shipped. Several included Bluetooth, too.
I work with BT @ 2.4 GHz
No experience with the gig bands
Not much sub-GHz experience, but a little in 900 MHz
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Hi i did not see the live event
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A little Bluetooth
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Lots of WiFi, very little BT.
Have not done WiFi or Bluetooth design, only as a user.
Some work with WiFi
I have not designed any products with wireless networks of any kind before.
very little bt or wifi
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Bluetooth and WiFi only as user
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no experience with wifi or Bluetooth design
No Bluetooth, some WIFI
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familiar, generally the lower HW centric ones, too ;-)
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Just in case people want to talk about it here.
So happy to see Ohio State go down, even if it ruins my bracket.
Can't believe duke got upset this early oh wells that is March Madness for ya
Duke getting upset totally ruined my bracket, but because I loathe Duke, I don't mind it. XD
^ Ruined 97% of people's brackets. Only 3.3% had them losing this game.
Yep, I felt pretty good about myself after picking Harvard and Dayton yesterday and then my bracket got ruined by Duke choking this one away earlier today. Oh well, that's what March Madness is all about.
Reading tweets about how Aaron gordon is better than blake. Lol. Haters gonna hate
There are officially no PAC-12 teams left in the tournament.
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Former Durango resident Harry H. Vandiver died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in San Antonio. He was 77.
Mr. Vandiver was born to Frank and Helen Vandiver on July 1, 1935, in Las Animas. He graduated from Las Animas High School and received a bachelor�s degree in business from the University of Colorado in 1957.
In June 1959, he married Claire Reynolds in New Haven, Conn. The couple had three children together before she preceded him in death in June 1981 after 22 years of marriage.
Mr. Vandiver worked in the insurance business his entire career, starting in his father�s business, Vandiver-Bright Insurance in Las Animas.
The Vandiver family lived in Durango from 1975 to 1986. Mr. Vandiver owned and operated Turner Insurance Agency and was a member of the Durango High Noon Rotary Club.
In late 1981, he married Sandi Downing in McAllen, Texas.
After leaving Durango, the Vandivers lived in several places, including Albuquerque, Texas and back in Colorado. They had lived in Mazatlan, Mexico, for about the last five years.
An avid reader, Mr. Vandiver enjoyed financial publications, mysteries and Westerns. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing.
Mr. Vandiver is survived by his wife of 31 years, Sandi (Downing) Vandiver of Mazatlan; children Jeff Vandiver of Longmont, Lisa West of Penrose, Jamie Vandiver of Pensacola, Fla., Jason Downing of San Antonio and Wendee Winn of Houston; and 11 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2013, at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango.


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After showing you the beautifully carved marble font at St James's Church, Piccadilly, London yesterday I thought it would be a good idea to show you a few of the other fonts I have photographed this year.
They are all from rural churches in the counties of Sussex and Hampshire and all have a family connection. As you can see they are not quite as ornate as the one at St James's and most of them are not as old.
From left to right they are:
Chilcomb, Hampshire – the VCH of Hampshire says that "all the internal fittings are modern, the font, with a small bowl on an octagonal shaft, standing on a marble coffin-lid".
Exton, Hampshire – this font is not as old as it seems, according to the VCH of Hampshire, "near the south door is the modern octagonal font of thirteenth-century style."
Singleton, Sussex – described in the VCH of Sussex as being "octagonal, perhaps 15th-century", not very descriptive really.
West Dean, Sussex – much of this church was destroyed by a fire in 1934 and this is obviously a modern font, which doesn't even get a mention in the VCH of Sussex.


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JOHNSTON — Entering Friday's season-opening game, the Strom Thurmond High School football team faced more questions than it has in several years. The questions could be asked primarily because of the loss of so many senior contributors from last season's squad.
But as they have so many times under head coach Lee Sawyer, the Rebels had the right answers in a 31-15 win over Silver Bluff.
"We made a ton of opening-night mistakes. Our inexperience showed," Sawyer said following the win in Strom Thurmond's newly renovated football stadium that hosted a massive crowd. "But our offense overcame a lot of mistakes. They overcame a lot, and I'm proud of that."
While the Rebels had to overcome the loss of 15 starters on both sides of the ball, they were steadied by the return of All-Aiken Standard quarterback Jauveer Hammond. The senior star accounted for 211 yards of total offense – running 15 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns while completing 7 of 8 passes for 95 yards. Only a dropped pass prevented him from a perfect completion percentage.
Hammond led the Rebels on methodical scoring drives and was calm in the face of pressure. He was sacked three times on his first possession but still moved the Rebels 82 yards on 18 plays with a drive that culminated on Cole Fell's 27-yard field goal.
"He's so talented and cool under pressure," Sawyer said of his quarterback and praising the overall effort of his offense that scored five times and gained 422 yards. "We never had to punt and even hit a field goal with a new kicker."
After the marathon drive and two long Silver Bluff possessions that didn't result in points, the Rebels took control of the game. Hammond ran for two touchdowns in the second quarter, finishing drives that covered 77 and 91 yards. While Hammond finished off the possessions, he distributed the ball evenly among his teammates. He hit four different receivers and handed off to four ball carriers.
"I'm very proud of the offensive line," Hammond said. "Kendall Hill (four receptions for 69 yards) stepped up good. The guys faced adversity well in the opening game. I'm proud of the team."
Chad Gilchrist and Delonte Bates were major contributors for Strom Thurmond. They combined for 19 carries for 191 yards.
"The backs did a great job," Sawyer said. "We've got depth."
Longtime Silver Bluff coach Al Lown was impressed by Strom Thurmond, which knocked off his squad for the third year in a row and eighth time in 10 seasons. In spite of a solid gameplan and great effort by his players, they couldn't stop the Rebels when needed.
"We can't do it. I don't know who's going to be able to do it," said Lown, who has a small roster and lost versatile Jalen Douse to injury but still competed. "We learned a lot about our guys. We hung in there with them, big time. I was really proud of our kids' effort. Strom Thurmond's got a great football team, and they're going to win a lot of games. We said coming into the game that all we can do is worry about ourselves. We found out a lot about ourselves tonight."
The Bulldogs were undone by a pair of mistakes deep in Rebel territory in the first half. Receiver McKenzie Wilson was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, turning a first-down conversion at Strom Thurmond's 24-yard line into third-and-17 back at the 43. That killed Silver Bluff's first possession, and a turnover ruined a drive on the third possession. RJ Stallings, who was an ironman and scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, fumbled inside the Rebels' 10, preventing his squad from climbing out of a hole.
"It hurt," Lown said of the mistakes. "But they're a better football team than us. I think we did very good to stay where we're at, so I'm pleased."
Sawyer was pleased his team was able to capitalize on the Bulldog miscues after getting pushed down the field.
"It was big. They were able to keep playing and make something happen. They weren't ducking their heads," Sawyer said.
In spite of the loss, Silver Bluff can move forward proud of their performance. The Bulldogs moved the ball well and ran for 216 yards – 94 from Shaquez Wright. They'll face another road test, playing at Aiken High next Friday in Brian Neal's debut as Hornets' head coach.
"We've got to keep our heads up. There's nowhere we can go but up," said Jaylen Lawrence, who completed 5 of 8 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown in his first game as quarterback. "Hopefully we're going to take steps forward and try to win a state championship. That's the main goal."
Noah Feit is the sports editor for the Aiken Standard and has been a professional journalist for more than 14 years after graduating from Syracuse University.
ST–Cole Fell 27-yard Field Goal 0:37.
ST–Jauveer Hammond 1 run (Fell kick) 6:31.
ST–Hammond 9 run (Fell kick) 3:11.
ST–Chad Gilchrist 11 run (Fell kick) 6:45.
SB–Jaylen Lawrence 23 pass to McKenzie Wilson (Nicholas Casares kick) 1:32.
ST–Delonte Bates 1 run (Fell kick) 8:26.
SB–RJ Stallings 15 run (Lawrence 2-point pass to Stallings) 1:00.
SB–Shaquez Wright 16-94, Jaylen Lawrence 7-42, Myles Corbitt 7-38, RJ Stallings 5-31 1TD, Jalen Douse 1-11. TOTALS: 36-216 1TD.
ST–Jauveer Hammond 15-116 2TD, Chad Gilchrist 9-99 1TD, Delonte Bates 10-92 1TD, Trevonte Watkins 4-20, TEAM 2-0. TOTALS: 40-327 4TD.
SB–Jaylen Lawrence 5-8–68-1TD.
ST–Jauveer Hammond 7-8–95.
SB–McKenzie Wilson 4-62 1TD, RJ Stallings 1-6.
ST–Kendall Hill 4-69, Deandre Ryan 1-15, Isreal Talbert 1-7, Chad Gilchrist 1-4.
Jauveer Hammond (10) of Strom Thurmond fights for yardage as Jalen Douse (8) of Silver Bluff tries to make the stop. Mike Adams photo.×
Israel Talbert of Strom Thurmond makes a big hit on McKenzie Wilson of Silver Bluff. Mike Adams photo×
Jauveer Hammond (10) of Strom Thurmond runs through a big hole against Silver Bluff on Friday night. Mike Adams photo.×
Jauveer Hammond of Strom Thurmond finds open running room against the Silver Bluff defense. Mike Adams photo×


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Petros and Money interviewed Granger earlier today. Before they had him on the show, they were praising the Clippers for the turn around we've made the past few years. It's really amazing to think about how far we've come as a franchise.
http://www.am570radio.com/onair/petros-and-money-46445/listen-danny-gr anger-i-want-to-12119391/
Good lookin out A dog..
great find.
+1. That was a great interview! Excited to see him play with the clipps tonight! I have a feeling he is going to fit in great
Petros has never dogged out team though, unlike most other of the 570 clones.
He will be a great fit for Clips.
Yeah, Petros is actually a Clipper fan. I remember him supporting the Clips even while we were still the Clippers of old.
Petros has always been done with us , even when we sucked. He is the only reason to listen to that laker home of a radio station.
570 AM used to be the looong time broadcast radio home of the Lakers, no longer it's now 710 ESPN.
MOst of them still were until they did that redoing of the talent. Lost many Laker homers because many of the shows are syndicated shows not from LA. Before that , you would never have known the Lakers left that station.
Petros before making the move to 570 was on another station and there he represented the Clippers big time. When he went to 570 he had to back up the Lakers, but he still clowned on Kobe all the time.
it's tough fighting history.
Maybe it is what got a lot of those 570 guys replaced,it is supposed to be a Fox sports radio,not Laker radio and others (sometimes even baseball) tossed in. The Dodger station had very little Dodger talk at all.
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Guess the arrival of Chris Stewart won't be played up as a good luck charm. Through five innings, the Yankees have not managed a hit against Indians left-hander Aaron Laffey, though they've had three base-runners … two in the first inning on a leadoff walk and an error by third baseman Casey Blake. If Jorge Posada is watching, he's doing it from Birmingham, Alabama.
EDIT: Melky Cabrera, there you go. Infield single in the top of the sixth breaks it up.
Mike Mussina threw four zeroes on the board but ran into some trouble in the fifth. This, believe it or not, is the Yankees' final game in Cleveland this season. I personally enjoy coming here because the restaurant area by the ballpark is quite walkable and lively most nights. I would say that it's fairly dubious, though, that there are signs — posted by the city — anchored to many of the light posts urging you not to give to homeless people.
I understand that the city is asking that you donate it to a fund to help them instead, but it seems like a bit much. Meanwhile, I always like checking out the construction progress of the new stadium. The blog Sliding Into Home has a couple of real nice ones from a whirlybird.
Oh, and Kyle Farnsworth liked that Buck Hunter video game so much, he's shelling out the $5,000 to have one installed in his home. That ought to occupy more than a few rainy days during the offseason.
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Didn't hear what the ESPN commentators said about Chamberlain last night, but one thing is for sure, keeping him in the pen next season would be a terrible mistake. If Mussina and Pettitte decide not to come back this team needs to plug Chamberlain into one of those spots in the rotation. IT's far more important to have shut down starter than a shut down relief pitcher. This team is only hurting Chamberlain's development as a starter. But the points those commentators bought up last night may be moot as Cashman might not be the G.M. next season.
Well aside from Hughes' obvious struggles, the guy isn't getting any help, did anyone else see that non-strike call to Sheff at 2-2? A touch high on the incoming curve but that movement made it a strike to my naked eye; even Leiter mentioned it on the air… what do people expect him to do if they won't call a strike a strike? I'd throw the damn thing at the ump's head next pitch! There's nothing worse than getting crap calls for balls and strikes.
Melky is getting a routine day off what are you saying Damon is better than Melky in CF? Melky would have made the play in the first inning and instead Damon slid bobbeled it and let two runs score. Damon is worthless in the field completely. Melky is 1000 times better than JD out there.
Tonight Giambi is DH'ing, can anyone tell me what position Melky is playing? What a shock Damon is in center.
Mark it down, Pettitte will not come back, Moose will not come back, Joba will not start next year for reasons the espn commentators explained last night (Joba apparently would be a 3-4 inning starter at this point).
I think he'll be okay eventually, maybe not an ace but if we can get CC we don't need him to be.
How has that managed to post twice 4 minutes apart? This page with all those 500 items is screwed
Well you can't really but Baseball America took it upon themselves to guess what, 4 years in advance. Let's face it – he doesn't appear to have the mental dexterity or the stuff to be an ace in just 2 years. Especially when you consider who else could be in the rotation by then: Wang, Joba, Free Agents, Pava…just kidding.
Well you can't really but Baseball America took it upon themselves to guess what, 4 years in advance. Let's face it – he doesn't appear to have the mental dexterity or the stuff to be an ace in just 2 years. Especially when you consider who else could be in the rotation by then: Wang, Joba, Free Agents, Pava…just kidding.
Farnsworth put dirt on Sheff's shoes last time, Sheff took Phil to the cleaners and made Hughes pay this time.
How can you predict what's going to happen in 2 years? We've seen him pitch well and in the clutch, I still have confidence in him but I wish we could send him to AAA to get his confidence back. He as 66 career walks in AAA and has 39 in the bigs, there's something wrong there and it's not because big league hitters are better because they're not that much better that a pitcher like Hughes is afraid of the plate.
I was just about to criticize his mix-up with the catcher that allowed Polanco to advance. Not that it matters what you do with baserunners pitching like that afterwards.
Hughes, ace by 2010. ROFLMAO!!
I wish we could get Sheff back by we have too many DH's. Sheff's power off the bench in a playoff game would be real but he costs too much.
Its just a thought, Hughes seemed to work well with Clemens last year. Ian Kennadia on the hand is lost, he needs triple A batters right now.
Thanks dude!!!!!!
Having Clemens or Ryan would be a great idea as a coach to Hughes. I don't think either would be interested though. Some Yankee players had said Hughes reminded them of Clemens. I see Hughes's velocity is back down to 90-91 mph this game, what's up with that?
I have a need for Moose, but not because I'm a cracker. I just need him to log 180 innings or so.
Yup!!!!! There are Asian dudes like myself who don't care for numbers, and don't have a nedd for Moose either. Go figure!!!! HA! HA!
I agree about Edwar giving us a different look. He's certainly not a fastbal/slider guy like 75% of our bullpen.
I know no one will agree with this but I'd like the Yankees to rehire Clemens as a coach. Have him work with Hughes. Hughes was pitching better with Clemens' instruction last year.
You don't even need to go to a website, Matt. You probably just calculated that team ERA in your head! LOL.
Matt, it's more fun to calculate my own. Besides it's good practice for my future career as a sabrmetrican. Dude, let me get this straight, Matt, you're an Asian guy that doesn't like to do math? LOL.
Girardi on Edwar: "He gives us a different look, and he's got the great changeup," Girardi said.
If Posada is out the rest of the season, which he won't be, he will be done as a cathcer, not a hitter. I think he still has enough in the tank as a hitter to become a DH.
Also I would wait a while for the weather to warm up before starting to panic, the warm weather should help them warm up.
chaz, just go to mlb.com for those type of stats rather than wasting your time figuring stats out on your own.
Why is everyone not sold on melky. the kid has been great for us this year and last year, he has been the spark that this team has needed for the past couple of years. He's putting up numbers and making unbelievable catches in center field and is starting to steal some bases. what else do you guys want him to do? Last time i checked he's on pace for 30 homers this season at 70+ RBIs isnt that great production coming out of the number nine hitter??
I think Cabrera is the real deal and I hope they keep him around. I am really concerned about Posada and although I do not think he will miss the entire season he could miss a good portion of it. I also agree that if he does miss the year, it will be real hard for him to bounce back considering his age.
If Posada goes out for the season, I can't see him bouncing back, at his age, in 2009. IMO, if he's done for the year, he's flat-out DONE. I hope he's just out on the 15 day DL.
Wow, pulled hamstrings last year, strained muscles this year. What is next year, fractures?
I would dap a little Moose, but since I'm loosing my hair I don't see any reason to do that. HA!HA!
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Initial reports on Georgey Postman are the same, shoulder strain.
When Cabrera came up in midseason his first year, he was absolutely terrible, then boom he came back the next year and started to succeed.
I calculated the team era myself. I just checked it at baseballreference.com. My bad. Still I'll take that 4.45 from and eastern division team. It's enough to allow our offense to crush lesser teams and overpower better teams. This has been the winning formula for the Yankees since 1903.
It's obvious that Gardner doesn't have the same offensive capabilities that Cabrera has. So why move him for a lesser player?
Someone please release Hawkins, he's not worth the agrivation.
Golf and co, why you think Melky's name is always been floated? The Yankees prior to this season were clearly not sold on him. Minnesota simply didn't want him.
Reds could be shipping Griffey back to Seattle.
Cabrera isn't going anywhere, and he is definitely good enough to start in most outfields in the majors, he's not a fourth outfielder by any stretch. He may not hit more than 15-20 HRs in a season or drive in more than 90 runs, but he is definitely better than Gardner who has proven nothing at the major league level. This team is not going to hand the CF position to him blindly, he's going to have to earn it. Another thing Gardner has yet to prove he can generate near the same type of offense that Cabrera can.
Hey chaz,
Where did you get your pitching stats? I just checked, and their ERA was 4.45 which is only good for 1th in the AL. I agree with you, the hitting is to take a lot of the blame for this team's slow start, and you have to score runs in order to win ballgames, but the pitching has to take a lot of the blame as well. The only reason the Yanks are where they are is because of Wang and Pettitte who have combined to win 8 of the Yanks 14 total wins. It's never a good sign when 60 % of your staff can't go more than 5 innings on a consistent basis or 40% of the staff has been struggling. You combine that with the fact that the pen is somewhat of a mess right now. Hawkins has been a disaster, Traber couldn't even make it half way through the first half of the season, Bruney is done for the year, Ohlendorf has pretty much crashed and burned, due to overuse, and Farnsworth has done pretty well so far but I'm not buying it yet. As usual the only two pitchers who this team can really rely on has been Chamberlain, and Rivera. So you can say it's been the offense and the pitching that has really let this team downn this season.
Melky is the CF for the New York Yankees until somebody comes in and takes it from him. Maybe Gardner can do so and then The Melk Man moves to right, but maybe gardner moves to one of the corner OF positions. He is a proven player, he is a contact hitter, great for hit and runs (especially if Cano is batting in the 7 hole for a while). He isn't a 5-tool player that the Baseball Tonight folks joygasm over but that crew can't give an unbiased coherent opinion for their life, so I don't take weight in many of their opinions. Chaz has given great stats for him and the Cano point is right on, plus Melky has a hose, he saves runs even when he doesn't throw the ball because people think twice about running on his arm, like I said someone has to come into New York and take the position away from him but for now its his job.
I'm seeing stats for Melky's case all over the place. How about only 68 k's last season in 545 at bats?
If you would like to talk power positions, we happen to have a 2B with the ability to hit .350/30/100. So, it's a wash. 2B is not a "power postion", but we happen to have a power guy in that spot. GO LECHE!!!!
Also, I don't want to burst your bubble, but it's awful tough to put up 100 rbi's from the 9 hole. Show me the last number 9 hitter to do it. If he ain't hitting 9, he's hitting 1, and show me the last leadoff guy to drive in 100 runs.
Well, considering how Cabrera is on pace to hit 30 homeruns this season, at 5 per month. I can see why you might think that he can't put up power numbers. Considering how he stole 12 bases last season under, "3 run homer or nothing" Torre sure points to his inability to swipe 30 bags. He's also 2nd on the team right now with 3 SB's under "3 run homer or nothing" Girardi. Yeah, we need to replace him ASAP.
I don't ascribe to the whole concept of "power positions" in baseball. He's young at 24. He's fast. He has less than 2 full season's of ML experience. But in the season's he's played, he's a solid .280 hitter who is starting to show a propensity for power. He's a switch hitter who is tied for the team lead in homers. He's proven his arm is better than that of his two full time predecessors, Johnny and Bernie. Just BECAUSE someone says that a CF'er has to hit .320 and stroke 40 dingers doesnt make it so. Maybe 40 years ago but this is a different game now. We have 3 other Of'ers who last season combined for 53 homers and one of them had an off year (Damon). Our 4 IF'ers combined for 99 more homers (ok, ARod's 54 skews a bit but…) Our catcher hit another 20. Please tell me why our CF'er also needs to hit 25 homers? I'm sorry, I don't buy it.
Bpark, it IS telling that you feel we have had trouble filling RF since Paulie while our CF since Bernie has been Johnny Damon?
To be able to play in the major leagues you must be a good baseball player. Melky is in the big leagues. But as you look into a looking glass you see no upside of Melky. You do not see 25 home runs, 100 or so Rbi's, you do not see 30 stolen bases, sort get the idea. That is some of the reasons people like Steve Phillips and ESPN baseball tonight make those comments. Defense is Melky strongest abilty. You not going to play centerfield long if your defense is your strongest area. Right or wrong that is the thinking.
Zito's got a ways to go but he sure is TRYING to make the Pavano deal look like a steal………. Interesting stat on ESPN, Zito 2002 – 23-5, 2.75. Since 2002 his season average is 11-11, 4.07. Yep. Starting to make Pavano look good.
Abreu is 34 and roams one of the smallest RF's in the league. He's got another few years in that position providing he remains healthy. By then our every day right fielder will be figured out. Unless Gardner turns into a perennial .315/40 guy, I can't see Melky moving. Let's not forget we're going to need an everyday left fielder too.
Steve Philips is a moron, and Melky is not a 4th outfielder. He's one of the most consistant players I've seen at his age. Baseball Tonight believed Elsburry was the second coming and Melky has outperformed him vastly. Melky has made his own highlight real in his short tenure in the OF and has been showing some power that nobody really thought he had. 4th outfielder? Ha! He's our best outfielder right now and would start on many other teams, he;s the perfect 9 hole hitter to bring the lineup around and a spot leadoff guy. The Melk Man is our CF and should be to stay unless Gardner can take the spot from him, Melky has earned it, Gardner has not.
The reality is the Yankees are not convinced Melky is their guys. They continue to entertain trade talk with him, although none that I am aware of right now. The Twins like Steve Phillips and other baseball experts see Melky as at best a 4th outfielder. This could change though.
Lets see Sheff was here for 3 years, Abreu is in his 2nd full season, Modesi well anyway, Melky could be here for 15 years, whos the stopgaps?
I can't believe I am actually posting this, but Farny is starting to look like he's figured it out.
Yesterday's win was ALL about our pitching staff. The offense managed to get lucky and get a few infield hits (if you can call them that) to go their way. Nice effort all around: Moose, Farny, Joba, Abaladejo, and Sandman.
The Yankee pitching staff is only allowing 4 earned runs per game (team era of 4.12). I keep hearing everyone blaming the either the starting pitching or the bullpen for our current standing. As far as I am concerned, a team with our offense doesn't need a pitching staff with a 2.50 era to get it done. In fact, Boston's team era is 4.61 right now, and they are winning games in spite of that because they are hitting the damn ball. Frankly, there have only been MAYBE a handful of games this young season, where the pitching staff has not put us in a position to win. This Yankee offense should be scoring 8 runs per game. With the exception of Hughes (who looked good in his last start), IPK (who had 1 bad inning in his last start, and otherwise looked fine), and Hawkins (who is starting to settle in) THIS PITCHING STAFF HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF KEEPING US IN EVERY BALLGAME. Yes, pitching is the most important part of a championship team, but you have to, and this is a new concept, have the ability to SCORE more runs than your opponent in order to win. Start hitting the damn ball, GO YANKEES!!!!!
Sheffield: our clean-up hitter, a perrenial all-star, a perrenial 30/100 guy, and one of the most feared hitters in the game. Abreu, perrenial all star, prolific base stealer, perrenial .300 hitter, perrenial 100 rbi guy, and gold-glove calibur defenseman. These guys have been stop gaps? Bpark, Paulie was my favorite player after Donnie Ballgame hung 'em up, and even I don't think these dudes were/are temporary. Melky Cabrera is far more important to us as a centerfielder than he would be guarding the short porch. Why would we put our best defender in right? Did Mickey or Joe play in right? I am with Golf on this one 1000%. What exactly does Leche need to do to earn some f-ing respect, hit .500 and crush 80 dingers? The guy has hit in 23 out of 25 games, he's leading this anemic offense in homeruns, he's playing tenacious D (lol), he's stealing bases, he's gunning a-holes down trying to get extra bases, he's a positive force in the clubhouse and in the dugout, he's a switch hitter. For Christ's sake, when is he going to finally earn that starting spot in center field? At every turn, someone is looking to trade him, bench him, or move him to a spot on the field where you could literally play a bronze statue with a glove on its hand. What is not to like about Melky?
There is no relegation. We have had trouble finding a RF to replace O'Neill, Sheff and Abreu have been temporary options.
Man you guys kill me. Melky is doing as much to carry this team this year as ARod did last year (ok, ALMOST as much) and you guys are still lamenting not making the Santana trade or relagating him to RF when Gardner is ready? Gardner may NEVER be ready (Eric Duncan anyone?) And Moose gave another decent start (for him) last night, again giving us a chance to win. And the 'pen came on and held.
I see PH and IPK getting at least another start a piece to prove they can make it consistent. Otherwise, there is simply no way the Yanks can avoid the numbers that Rasner is putting up, now 4-0 with a .67 era at SWB. Let's not forget, this time last year Rasner's name was one of the 5 locked into the rotation for THIS season along with Karstens. I say he's going to get another chance soon.
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD April 28, 2008
Scranton/WB 2
Buffalo (Indians) 5
W: B. Buzachero (1-0, 6.00); L: K. Igawa (2-3, 3.58); SV: E. Mujica (2)
HR: SWB: C. Ransom (4). BUF: B. Francisco (1).
Tampa 1
Clearwater (Phillies) 3
W: E. Garcia (3-0, 3.34); L: I. Nova (0-5, 5.06); SV: S. Walls (2)
HR: None.
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Good to get that series back to tied from 0-2. Now to get some wins as the Tigers, Mariners & Indians hit town.
Another decent outing from Moose tonight – I really think he'll be okay against anyone but the Red Sox (shifting him from the 2 spot might help). His next pitching matchup is against Felix Hernandez
Could JG even physically be able to – he's 43, retired what at the end of 2003.
Well we've rallied, lets hope it doesn't get chucked away
If Posada is out for the season, would Girardi consider catching once a week with Rob Thomson managing things on the bench?


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Baseball and barbecue: reviewing a fanastic All-Star week in Kansas City.
Random musings as the media contingent in Kansas City begins its mass exodus to the airport…
My excursion through FanFest during All-Star week got me thinking about nicknames. Ballplayers have had some doozies over the years, but regrettably, the number of nicknames that score high points for originality and creativity has definitely tapered off. A lot.
One look at the Negro Leagues exhibit at FanFest made me realize we are really missing the boat these days on nicknames. Nearly every player in
the Negro Leagues had a cool alias. Wilbur "Bullet Joe" Rogan. Joseph "Smokey Joe"/"Cyclone" Williams. Norman "Turkey" Stearnes. James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell. William Julius "Judy" Johnson. John Henry "Pop" Lloyd. Elijah "Pumpsie" Green. Mamie "Peanut" Johnson.
I realize names like "Turkey" and "Judy" probably wouldn't go over well in these modern times, but still. They were definitely on to something back then.
(Full disclosure: I come from Houston, where players are called by their last name, with a "y" or "ie" at the end, depending on your spelling preference. The manager, Brad Mills, is "Millsie." He calls his closer, Brett Myers, "Meersie." Matt Downs is "Downsie." If they call up Brett
Wallace after the All-Star break, he will answer to "Wally." Jose Altuve is "Tuvie." Wilton Lopez? "Lopie." It's absurd. The only one who's exempt is Jed Lowrie. For obvious reasons.)
That's not to say there haven't been any creative nicknames in more modern times. Jeff Francoeur is "Frenchy," which is pretty cool. Then there was Andres Gallaraga, "Big Cat." Fred McGriff was "Crime Dog." David Ortiz, "Big Papi." Sean Casey is, appropriately "The Mayor." And how could we forget Jose "Lima Time"? Or Lance Berkman, the only documented player in the last 100 years to actually give himself his own nickname — "Big Puma" — to make people forget about his other, less desirable moniker: "Fat Elvis."
An extensive Internet search on the matter revealed a bunch of nicknames I never knew existed. (And by "extensive," I mean, I googled "Major
League Baseball Player nicknames" and stumbled on a page from the believe-it-at-your-own-risk Wikipedia site. In other words, research was
entirely unscientific.) Living so far away from New York, I never heard Phil Hughes referred to as "Phil Franchise." During my stops in
Colorado, I never heard Todd Helton referred to as "The ToddFather," thank goodness. Other cringe-inducing names: "The Mexicutioner" (Joakim Soria), and "Huff Daddy" (Aubrey Huff).
Working an All-Star Game involves a lot of work and a lot of long hours at the ballpark, but there's a major upside to all of this. One of my
favorite things about MLB's jewel events — namely, the All-Star Game and World Series — are the number of Hall of Famers and fan favorites who are involved in the events.
MLB tries to include as many local stars from the host cities as possible, citing one big name to be the official All-Star ambassador. The All-Star Game being in Kansas City this year, it was only fitting that the Royals' only Hall of Famer, George Brett, serve in that role.
Brett, one of the few Hall of Famers who played for only one team his entire career, was pretty much up at the crack of dawn every day for nearly a week to fulfill about a dozen good will commitments, in addition to managing the U.S. Team in Sunday's Futures Game. He jokingly rolled his eyes at the Royals' head of PR while rattling off his list of responsibilities for the week. But when discussing what Kansas City means to him, Brett's tone grew more serious.
Eyes welled, Brett said, "I love this town. They adopted me in 1973 and have been so good to me. I've had a great time this week and I'm extremely honored that they named me ambassador. I didn't realize the work that would be involved, but it's been a pleasure."
Asked what he says to today's players about the importance of a strong work ethic, Brett answered, "I played every day like my dad was in the stands."
Brett creates a stir in this town, but there is one person who can eclipse even that and take it to an entirely different stratosphere. That person is Bo Jackson, who starred in both the Major Leagues and the NFL and was once considered by many as the greatest athlete, ever.
Jackson participated in the Legends/Celebrity Softball Game Sunday night at Kauffman Stadium, not as a player, but as a coach. When it comes to our sports heroes from the past, it's easy to romanticize what they once were and brush aside the realities, like why they were forced to retire in the first place. Jackson had a hip replacement 20 years ago, and while I have no idea what he's had to deal with pain-wise today, I'm guessing he's still dealing with the aftermath from the injuries that prematurely ended his athletic career.
Whatever the reason, Jackson clearly did not want to play in the softball game, but when it came down to the American League's final at-bat, the
sellout crowd started chanting his name in an effort to get him to step to the plate. Jackson did not want to. The crowd got louder, but he stood his ground. Then Jackson's teammates began gently coaxing him, and finally, he gave in. He was clearly uncomfortable.
Jackson popped up to third base side, but he hit the ball hard enough to satisfy the crowd, and most importantly, he didn't do anything do embarrass himself. It wouldn't have mattered even if he had swung and missed; nothing was going to diminish the crowd's adoration for its local hero. But watching the scene unfold was a little disconcerting, and when Jackson made contact, with some level of authority, it came as a pretty big relief.
During a question and answer session at FanFest, Rollie Fingers explained the origin of his famous handlebar mustache, and what prompted him to grow it. It used to be against the rules for ballplayers to have facial hair, but in the early 1970s, Reggie Jackson rebelled and showed up to Spring Training with a mustache. Oakland Athletics owner Charles O. Finley, normally unreasonable and cantankerous by nature, liked it so much that he asked the rest of the team to follow suit.
Finley even went as far as to add an incentive: have a mustache on Opening Day, and receive a check for $300. Needless to say, Finley ended up handing out 30 checks for 25 players, four coaches and one manager.
That got me thinking about old friend Phil Garner, who was drafted by the A's just before the 1972-74 dynasty began. He had to have spent time with the big league team during Spring Training, even before his '73 debut. And he does have a big bushy mustache. Did he, too, grow it for the money?
Answer: yes. But this story doesn't have quite the happy ending as it did for Fingers.
Garner grew the mustache like everyone else, but he was sent to the Minor Leagues when camp broke. He asked for his money, but the Minor League director and Finley's son-in-law said it was only for big leaguers.
"I got hosed," Garner said.
Favorite quote of the week:
"Twitter, tweeter, twooter." George Brett, explaining why it's harder for a player to stay under the radar when he's struggling in this day and age, because of the Internet and the ability to find out any stat, for any team, anywhere in the world.
Random images from a great week in Kansas City. Hat tip to the Royals for putting on a fantastic show.
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Sobriquets are still widely used in African-American communities, mostly in the south. You still see them in sports, like with Cadillac Williams, Big Baby Davis, Pacman Jones, Deacon Jones. You probably saw Vincent Jackson this week, but nobody called him by that name.
Anyway a lot of those guys probably had the nicknames before they got into baseball.
George Brett technically isn't the only Royal in the Hall of Fame. Play-by-play voice Denny Matthews (a career Royal employee, I believe) was inducted in the class with Tony Gwynn.
Great job, Alzee.
As always, GREAT insight and recap (in my opnion) of the best sports festivities — the MLB All Star Game week. The honor(s) and celebration(s) of the game of baseball truly shine bright during this event. Nicknames analysis and review was fun. It shows the originality and fun present between players is this great game.
Thanks, Bob Droubi
That's amazing, Alyson! Love it,


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A lot has been said about long lines to vote across much of the country last week, including here in Aiken County. Our local legislative delegation wasted no time bringing up the matter Monday when the group met.
We are glad they are looking into the complaints quickly, but we hope its not just lip-service during the post-election fury.
The next big election isnt for two years, when the state votes for governor, a U.S. Senate seat, many state Legislature seats and for U.S. House members. Deal with the problem now, not a month before that election.
County Registration and Elections Executive Director Cynthia Holland denies many of the anecdotal charges levied at her handling of the election. She agreed the waits to vote were long.
The solution: more voting machines, which she has asked for.
But her request for 10 additional machines and four Americans with Disabilities Act machines, totaling $31,000 was denied because of budget limitations. We can understand that.
But that denial lead to many of the problems last week. Now the County Council needs to decide if it wants to ante up the money or face the possible wrath of voters in two years.
Surely, in a budget the size of Aiken Countys, theres $31,000 for additional voting machines of the course of two years
Voters need to remember is that this election was an anomaly, with petition candidates and write-in campaigns like we havent seen before. If a voter wasnt well-informed or was still undecided, it might have taken more time to cast their ballot. We are guaranteed the right to vote, but we are not required to make sure we cast an informed vote.
The 2012 election is over. Now its time for all parties involved to look at what went right, and what went wrong. Then its time for solutions.
Casting blame wont cut it, these are issues that must addressed sooner rather than later.
Early voting needs to be on the table. In Georgia, nearly a half million people took advantage of early voting. In the long run it saves money, aggravation and time.
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The jury is still out on how widespread voter fraud really is it depends on who you ask.
But if ever there was an attempt to manipulate an election at the polls, forcing voters to choose whether to stand in line for hours who walking away would be clever strategy.


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Mrs. Alford was born to Paul and Alice Gum on Sept. 24, 1916, in Bayfield. She earned a degree in English and drama from Drake University.
Her first job was as a sixth-grade teacher in Bayfield, and she held numerous teaching positions during her 10-year teaching career.
On May 16, 1940, she married Seymour V. Alford in Tierra Amarilla, N.M. Mr. Alford went off to serve in the military during World War II, and Mrs. Alford worked for Continental Trailways in Durango while he was overseas.
After the war, Mr. Alford went to work for Swift & Co., and the company transferred them several places, including Denver, Chicago and Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Alford was an only child who gave birth to an only child who gave birth to an only child.
She lived in Durango for several periods before she and her husband retired to her parents� former home on West Third Avenue in 1978.
In 1998, she moved to Sunshine Gardens West and had lived the past four years at Sunshine Gardens County Home.
During her years in Durango, Mrs. Alford was involved in the community. She was an active member of Neo-Delphians, Chapter BR of P.E.O. and the Four Corners Rose Society. Mrs. Alford served as an election judge, was an avid bridge player and enjoyed travel. Her favorite destinations included Mykonos, Greece and Fiji.
During the past 12 years, her daughter and son-in-law, Gay and Lou Kiene, and granddaughter and her husband, Tara and Charlie Kiene, were an important part of her caregiving team.
Mrs. Alford was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Seymour Alford, in 1991.
She is survived by her daughter, Gay Kiene, of Durango; and one granddaughter.
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- We're continuing to add significantly more original Parish registers, to help you go even further back into history.
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- We'll be growing our extensive military collection, adding more Immigration and Occupational records and further developing our international record collections for Worldwide members.
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- We will be significantly expanding our military records, including launching online for the first time anywhere Chelsea Pensioner service records and militia attestation papers (detailed military registration service records, containing personal details and physical descriptions). These are being provided in association with The National Archives.
- Our BMDs section will be overhauled and improved, including the addition of greatly enhanced maritime records.
- Irish and Scottish records will be arriving soon, establishing findmypast.co.uk as the primary family history site for the entire UK. And we're continuing to add even more specialist records to enable you to approach your research from all angles, including more parish records, our forthcoming London probate indexes and our new Merchant Seamen registers.
- We will be adding more navigation and useability improvements to the site, including improved search screens and results pages, cross census search and saved records.
- We have new video tutorials on the way, showcasing our site redesign and helping you to get the most from your research.
Probably the highlight this year will be the release of the Chelsea Pensioner service records from findmypast. These have been in the pipeline for several years and will make available online the records for pre-WW1 soldiers similar to those that were released by Ancestry for WW1 soldiers.
Much of this new material is coming out of The National Archives, but don't forget the volunteers of Ancestry World Archives Project working away on the British Postal Service Appointment Books from the Royal Mail (24% complete as I write this).
No doubt there will be other releases from other sources, although I don't expect to see any result from the digitisation of the GRO BMD indexes, but we might get some more news from the British Library on the digitisation of their newspaper collection.
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Thanks Digi Key & DN for archiving this track.
Thank you Randy.
Thanks Randy.
Thanks a lot.
Excellent presentation
Hi catching up
Thank you Randy & Alex for informative lecture and presentation.
thanks sir randy for another great and excellent presentation you have for sensor...hoping another class lesson for sensor part 3 or controllers that would be another great sir!
thanks to digikey and design news for another continuing education. now, i am going to the last class seeion of day 5 of sensor class...
thanks to all colleagues and see you all in the next live class session this coming june 10...bye...
i am now on slide 22, it's near to end the presentation...
i am now on slide 15 of day 4 class presentation...great sir randy!
i am now about to start with slide 2 for sensor education...
i am now downloading the presentation slide for this lesson...
good evening sir randy! here i am again for your day 4 class lesson...
Thank you Randy
Thank you Randy & Alex for informative seminar.
Thank you Randy!
Hello from OR
Thank you Randy and Alex for another great presentation.
It is a fantastic day and age when you are measuring sensor current consumption values in single digit micro-amps.
Even more so when you actually look at the board with all the components on it.
That is incredible that the micro oscillators still function at 600C.
Hello all.
Good presentation, thank you. A lot of App Notes are available to help with interface issues such as cabling, board layout, PWB design, bypassing and such like. CMRR also helps a lot. Device vendors for both sensors and interface IC's have done good work in paving the way. Realize these are reference designs, mileage may vary ...
Nice presentation, Randy -- thanks!
Thank you for the presentation. I thought this presentation was by far the best of the week.
Thank you for the presentation.
Slides are informative too.
Archive today...
great presentations so far.
Again today I had to listen to this from the archive as I missed the live lecture. Thanks Randy & Alex!
Randy thank you - especially for the TI worlkbench link
Hello in the evening today
Thanks for the analog devices link Randy. I had to do the session from archive today.
I'll have a look at the signal conditioning info later. See you tomorrow.
One more item:
The Analog Devices chapter that has great info about signal conditioning is at:
Another informative presentation. Thank you.
Thank you very much
That's going to do it for today.
See you tomorrow.
Randy: greenfield project: I2C or SPI?
I usually think SPI but you might want to read and see how it applies to your situation:
Do these sensors also have 4 to 20 ma output capability?
None of the sensors I discussed today had the option of 4-20 mA output. From what I know, for a 4-20mA signal conditioner, you have choices from Analog Devices, TI, Melexis and probably a few more to get the 4-20 ma capability (and perhaps then you get a digital output as well.)
Thanks, j.wagenaar, good to know.
I've been able to recalibrate humidity sensors to within 2-3% accuracy using measured values, but its not just a simple offset. There are calibration devices out there as well but haven't tried any
The interface chips outlined in today's presentation use either I2C or SPI interfaces to the microcontroller. Other than speed differences and the number of pins required, what other considerations drive the chip vendors to select one interface over the other?
While there could be difference that would make one preferred over the other, I think the real answer is suppliers want to satisfy designers with an approach they are most familiar with. If you offer both, you cover a lot of bases.
and how much time do you have to perform a single measurement? how fast does the distance change?
till tomorrow
thanks it been a great day
jackqingz: extremely short IR-Laser pulses? 1m makes things verrry tight for normal MCUs...
@Randy: Is the memory in the block diagram on slide#2 corresponds to the temporary registers from which microcontroller reads digital values ??
In most cases, the IC itself would use that memory for storing calibration values.
What vendors specialize in biomedical sensors? oxygen, blood stuff, anesthesia monitoring?
can you "reset" electronic humidity sensors by calibrating in a few known humidities? Or do they deteriorate in general?
Thanks, very interesting presentation. Can you mention where these sensors are available from?
Since today's session strictly focused on the sensor singal conditioning no specifc sensors were discussed. Outside of contacting the IC manufacturers, your favorite distributor might be a good palce to start for the ICs.
If you want an idea of sensor manufacturers for various sensing technologies, TI's WEBENCH suggest manufacturers and products once you have selected, temperature, pressure, etc.
Thank you
I gotta go. Tahnk you Randy. E-see everyone tomorrow.
metal. alum or stainless steel
Thanks Randy..
Thanks 4Ward537. I find after a few years, humidity sensors are quite unreliable
jackqingz: what's the surface of the target you want to measure the distance to? reflective, refractive, transparent?
I'm curious about the temp. pressure sensor with the MAC90100. Is the sensor also campable of simultaniously sensing both variables?
The pressure sensor is external the temperature sensing is internal and the device must be switched between the two. For the temperature to apply to more than the IC, it must be in close proximity to the sensor.
If you want to experiment with gas sensors, take a look at Parallax, Inc - They have a number of different sensors on development boards or as bare sensors
no. tolerance won't meet req if ultru
If the signal conditioning electronics can't be co-located with the sensor itself can you say a few things about reducing noise on the input lines to the conditioning circuitry?
That where a high common mode rejection ratio value would come into play.
jackqingz: are ultrasound pulses possible?
I missed the audio this time, but the slides have great info too. Thanks!
any recommedation for gas sensor
Rnady I'm curious about the temp. pressure sensor with the MAC90100. Is the sensor also campable of simultaniously sensing both variables?
what is the special function of zsi21013
It handles the signal conditioning for 3 bridge circuits
any suggestiong about using a 'timer' senor to measure distance. It's short, less than 1m. tolerance about 0.1mm
Thanks. If you were conditioning "in post", would you rather keep this in the "main" MCU of the design or use a dedicated "helper" chip for that task?
Does Maxim make the Gas Sensors ?
Not that I'm aware of. They may have an IC for signal conditioning the output of a chemical sensors.
Great tips. I didn't know about the TI tool and AFEs. Those ICs should really make life easier. no more nerve wracking instrumentation amps. Thanks a lot Randy.
Randy: You have shown "signal conditioning" in the analog part of the game. How about "fixing things in post", i.e. in the MCU/DSP?
I should have mentioned that with the capability of MCUs and DSP and DSC these are frequently used and the only thing you need from the analog part is the amplification. The internal ADC and software can allow very precises sensor calibrations expecially if they are each tested to detemrmne the specific calibration variables.
Randy, do you have a recommended source for high accuracy (better than 0.1%) pressure sensors in 5-10K PSI range?
Thanks! Great presentation!
Do you suggest any vaiable gain Amplifire?
thank you Randy and Alex
thanks very useful information
Great lecture, very useful
Nice. Thanks againa, Randy!
thank you,
for aditional info regarding sensor and interfaces material, another good place to look for is http://www.maxim-ic.com/solutions/sensors/
Thanks a lot!
Good to learn about today's AFEs.
Very interesting topic today
Best yet, Randy. Thanks and looking forward to tommorrow.
Thanks Randy
I'll hear you tommarrow
thanks for the presentation
Thank you Randy, excellent presentation.
Many Thanks!
Great class.
Many thanks to Alex for flawless logistics
Thanks Randy
good presentation today
thank you again
Randy, thank for one more very informative lecture!
Great presentation, Randy.
Thank you for todays presentation
Thanks, very interesting presentation. Can you mention where these sensors are available from ?
Thanks Randy.. Great ppt..
I've implemented an inexpensive humidity sensor, years ago. I didn't experience noticable drift for my precision requirements.
Thx. Randy
Thanks Randy, very informative.
Thanks - Another great class
thanks Randy
thanks for the links to products explained.very helpful
Thanks Randy. Great info!
I'd also be interested in the sensor manufactor on slide 23
National makes it I think
Who makes those gas sensors in slide 23?
Thanks slk, I got it.
anyone familiar with humidity sensor drift?
@ MazianLab - if you want to use it diff., you can use it too
LMP91050 not 71050
slide 18
what slide please
second capacitive sensor is optional? (@MazianLab)
@ MazianLab - optional is just C1
any special function for the 0.1uf capacitor in slide 10
what does ,ean Optional sensor in slide #15?
In using the MAS6502 for temp and pressure, are these measurement taken from a single bridge sensor? Does it mean the sensor is subject to both physical variables?
Thanks Ran
snandu13 - Effective Number of Bits.
Is anyone combining a Piezoresistive Sensor Signal Interface IC with a MEMS power generator(since the IC is only 2.3 uA per second)
Ok thanks caa028
www.zmdi.com (notes section of the slide)
Who makes the ZNDI Interface?
Late from a meeting. Sorry for my tardiness.
yepp, according to Randy
Heloo, everyone.
SiC - Is it Sillicon Carbide?
Why do we need Micro Oscillator for sensors??
Do we need any other drfit elimination for MCP6N11?
it means the O/P signal will go from almost the Neg rail to almost the Pos rail
@snandu13: In which signal swings from -Supply to +Supply...
What is rail to rail operation?
slide 3. (Glad to hear you didn't bleed out yesterday, steve@HA)
They are ok so far Alex, thanks for asking!
It's my radio voice, Reyaz. I'm trying to enunciate clear.
Alex, definately too loud up till yestyerday and today
Hehe, Alex. But your voice is really sharp like a knife.. No offense..
what slide ?
@jrjohns: My experience boils down to I2X being mre capable (multi-point bus, any node can be master. slave, or both, etc.) but is more expensive in both dies are and time to implement. Also should "register" an I2C to be real I2C.
Hi all.
It is because of the acknowledgement protocol in I2C..
Thanks, Reyaz. Yesterday, Steve was complaining I was too close so I tried to back off a bit. Steve@HA, how're your ears doing today?
Hey all :-)
@kenstan - no not all have I2C but most of them has SPI
Ready to roll again!
I think Alex is bit far from the Microphone.. ;)
Hi everyone
do every microcontroller interface with 12c or spl
Audio is loud and clear
There goes the audio...
Hello everyone!
morning all from sunny miami
s,schmiedl: Thanks.
Hii All.
The interface chips outlined in today's presentation use either I2C or SPI interfaces to the microcontroller. Other than speed differences and the number of pins required, what other considerations drive the chip vendors to select one interface over the other?
MazianLab: you can take the audio by reloading the page, if the audio player did not start by itself.
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hi all,
Hello from Tucson
Hi all
Alaskaman, did you find an IS encoder that would work?
Hello Randy
hello everyone
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Good afternoon!
Alex, most of the time I receive voice 5 minuts after 2:00 and I miss first parts.
Is it possible give me voice earlier?
Howdy folks! :)
good afternoon everyone
Hi All
thank you Alex
Hello to everyone!
Hi, MazianLab and Kenstan
good day all
Hello Alex. It seems I am the first one.
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Editor�s note: This is the first story in an occasional series about the people who make things happen at the state Capitol.
By Joe Hanel
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DENVER � For some reason, Rhonda Fields was having trouble sleeping early in the morning of July 20 last year.
So the state representative answered the phone when it rang at 1:30 a.m.
It was a constituent working the night shift at a call center. The business was locked down � something bad was happening nearby. The caller told Fields to turn on the TV.
The Aurora Democrat saw the first scenes of one of the worst mass shootings in American history. About 70 people were injured, including 12 who died, when a shooter sprayed a movie theater with rapid-fire rounds from his semiautomatic rifle.
It wasn�t the first time Fields got world-shattering news.
�It took me back to my own time when I was first notified that my son was murdered,� Fields said.
Since that day in 2005, Fields has had multiple transformations: from working mom to crime victim to activist to rank-and-file lawmaker to the public face of the gun-control movement at the state Capitol.
But the same personal experience that makes Fields a leading voice for gun control also makes her a formidable foe for other Democrats� efforts to repeal the death penalty.
Two of the three killers on Colorado�s death row are there for murdering her son, Javad Marshall-Fields, and his fianc�e, Vivian Wolfe. Both were 22 years old.
�I was just a mom�
Marshall-Fields was ambushed and killed just days before he was to be a witness in a murder trial. He knew he was targeted by gang members, but he was not offered witness protection.
While mourning her son and future daughter-in-law, Rhonda Fields became an activist. Working with her state representatives, she convinced the Legislature to pass a witness-protection law named after Marshall-Fields and Wolfe.
Then, in 2010, she got another call. This one was from Rep. Karen Middleton, who was leaving the Legislature and encouraged Fields to run for her seat.
�Of course, I had lots of doubts and lots of hesitation about that because I never saw myself as someone who was political. I was just a mom who experienced a tragedy, and I was trying to correct an injustice that was in our public policy,� Fields said.
But she ran and won.
In her first term, Fields was a quiet presence on the Democratic side of the aisle.
She�s not quiet anymore.
On Jan. 28, she stood on the steps of the Capitol, leading a crowd of 200 in passionate chants against gun violence.
�Enough! Military-style assault weapons are not needed in our communities or in our neighborhoods. They�re intended to be on the battlefield. Enough�s enough!� Fields said.
She is sponsoring two of the Democrats� eight controversial gun bills (House Bills 1224 and 1229). Her bills would ban the sale of new ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds and require background checks for all gun sales, even from private sellers.
Fields said she�s ready for the storm that�s coming her way.
�I think if you�re ready or you�re not ready, it�s coming. I�m ready to have this kind of debate because I am sick and tired of the bloodshed. I�m sick and tired of us pretending that gun violence doesn�t exist,� she said.
Fields won�t be treated with kid gloves in the coming debate.
Dudley Brown of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners said he always tries to be respectful to victims of violence. But he�s not shy about calling out people who he thinks are trying to rip away his constitutional right to bear arms.
�When I�m looking at the freedoms my family and future generations are either going to enjoy or reminisce about, at some point I don�t care about their feelings,� Brown said.
�Why I�m here�
While the battle over guns is happening, Fields also will be in the middle of a debate about the death penalty.
Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, is almost ready to introduce a bill to repeal the death penalty, she said in an interview Thursday.
Fields will fight the bill.
�I think that some crimes are so heinous, that they deserve the ultimate punishment that society can render,� she said.
That includes the Aurora theater shooting, she said.
Both Fields and Levy said they respect each other personally and won�t have hard feelings after the debate is over.
Still, Levy knows the character of the debate will be different with Fields in the chamber.
�For me, it is more of an abstract principle of justice,� Levy said. �We all know that for a very important, valuable member of our chamber, it is not abstract at all. It is really personal,� Levy said.
Fields is aware that Colorado�s death row has a population of three.
�And two are on death row for my son. And here I am at the state Capitol. How did that happen? I think it�s for a time like this,� she said.
�When I think about my own personal journey and the scars I have, it reminds me of why I�m here. I think I�m here to have the debate on guns, safety and reform. I�m here to have a discussion about why maintaining the death penalty in our state has merit,� Fields said.
When the legislative session ends in the spring, Fields will go back to work at United Airlines, where she has spent her career and now manages training and development at Denver International Airport. But her views about politics are changed forever.
�I always thought that this was something for an elite group, that you can�t come from the grass-roots like me. I felt like I came from the margins of society, and now I�m on this journey. A common citizen can do this.�


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Really interesting thing also is that if the guys just slowed down a little and got CP the ball in some of the late game possessions where guys go too excited and turned it over, the team had a very good chance of winning the game. Let's not forget about FT shooting either, Clippers are like a 73% FT shooting team, so shooting 73% would be 24/34 which would be 3 more points.
LAC: 16 / 13.7% (Season: 12.8%)
OKC: 8 / 7.1% (Season: 14.1%)
FT Shooting:
Clippers aren't likely to turn it over 16 times consistently, and OKC isn't likely to only turn it over only 8 times again. In a 7 game series, the Clippers should win the turnover battle. Durant isn't likely to shoot so poorly over a series, maybe one or two games at most in a 5 game series he could shoot like that. Clippers were about -5 pts due to turnovers and FT's last night and that's neglecting the easy basket that came off turnovers for the Thunder. Just straight up if they had 2 more possessions and scored at least 1 pts/possession and then hit 3 more FT's.
So to be honest, this game was really not that bad. Paul and Griffin had their ups and downs, but we got:
from the teams best players, that's a good sign especially with the 3rd option scorer out
Clippers looked too nervous to win last night - especially BG. When the game was tight, Blake turned it over with that ill-advised pass (he would never throw that in the first quarter). Also, both foul shots were short, the second barely hit the front rim.
You should considering the way he is shot in the 4th this year.
but the stigma that Jamal only goes one on one is ridiculous we run set plays for him as well and his time in the 4th is usually followed by Blake and CP re-entering the game and then it becoming their time. Lebron and co won back back to titles going one on one. Isolation is a huge part of playoff basketball the key is to finding a balance not abandoning one thing totally.
One of the most important things that Doc has done is to get this team to embrace the grind out play as well as the uptempo play but apart of that also comes with experience. Last year we didn't have that grindout mentality but this year you can see it in everyone that played in the that memphis playoffs series attitude.
We will run sets but ultimately the playoffs will come down to our ability to defend and BG,CP,JC and JJ ability to make shots.
Actually Mascot, we are ahead after 3 quarters 68% (53 out of 79 games) of the time. The old "Seems like/opinion" vs reality strikes again.
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After the OKC game, I afraid of only the Spurs. JJ still has some rust that's all. OKC was on its heels and ripe for the picking to mix metaphors.
The last few games we've been down, that's what I was saying... PXH, Dallas, OKC.
That was a disappointing loss but it may be a blessing in disguise, because odds are OKC was going to win the rest of their games anyway. If we had won, this would put a lot of pressure to go 100% for the rest of the season which could backfire. The singlemost important thing at this point is to just get healthy; the last two years we've been beaten up going into the playoffs (remember CP3 getting injured like a week before last years?) This year we do have some nick-nacks but there is enough time to really get back to form.
Assuming we meet OKC in the second round, yeah, they are scary but I have a lot of faith that Doc can gameplan against their relatively simple iso-based offense. If we go up against GSW in the first round, it's even better because they are also a high-scoring iso-based offense and will be good practice (in the five games it takes to beat them).
didn't think the DJ dunk was better than the very underrated Blake dunk on Ibaka. Blake dunked on him chest to chest no off arm it was truky awesome. Still this team needs to get healthy and rest Blake and Barnes.
Which is why we must rest the starters at least the last two games!
Portland game on Wed. is going to be meaningless plus it's a back to back. I think we should play everybody who is healthy tomorrow and Tuesday and leave it to Willie, Bullock, Duds, Hedo, Baby and Hollins play most of the game in Portland. Probably DJ and Collison need to suit up and run a little bit but don't take any risks in the last game.
Portland probably does the same thing in that game.
Ok, but you didn't say that at first.


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I saw this during the game against New Orleans and I had to record it. I'm not sure why, but I found it hilarious. Mike Smith called it "the shortest pass in the history of passes." He says some of the most ridiculous things sometimes.
Pretty sure the handoff on the pick and roll with Paul is even closer pass off.
I guess if you count out handoffs.
I mean this was a 2 hand pass. Haha!
Exactly, you don't see too many 2 handed passes from only a foot away. It would've been even funnier if it was a bounce pass though.
I'm quite sure Kobe is credited with the shortest pass in basketball history
Posted in the wrong thread, sorry.