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I just wonder any sources that provides the list of all minimal irreducible subgroups of $\text{GL}(2,p)$. Here the term "minimal" means there is no proper subgroup that is irreducible. A list of maximal subgroups of $\text{PSL}(2,p)$ is available here. For some case, it is easy to know the subgroup is reducible, but generally I am not sure how to dig information from here. I think it would be good if there is some reference which provides full list of all irreducible subgroups.
I think first we need to know all the maximal subgroups of $\text{GL}(2,q)$. Since $\text{GL}(2,q)'=\text{SL}(2,q)$, so a maximal subgroup $M$ of $\text{GL}(2,q)$ contains $Z$ or $\text{SL}(2,q)$. If $M>Z$, then we look at the subgroups of $\text{PGL}(2,q)$; if $M>\text{SL}(2,q)$, then we look at the subgroups of $\text{PSL}(2,q)$. Then the next thing is that if you know a group is irreducible, how do you analyse the irreducibility of its subgroups? Since sometimes it seems not clear to me that how the subgroup acts on the vectors space. And I am also not too sure how to find the critical subgroups, that is the minimal one. Do we have any trick for treating this?

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You need to provide more info. Does the system instantly power off, or does it shutdown as if you used the UI to shut it down?
You said, "attempting restart to[o] early makes it shut down again," so I'm going to hazard a guess that your system is overheating. See if running another app that pegs your CPU at 100% for that period of time causes the same behavior.
You probably just need to clean the dust out of the system to restore airflow.
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- Paradise Lane-Billinkoff ArchitectureWhen Donald Billinkoff of Manhattan-based Billinkoff Architecture was looking for his next home renovation project, he searched for a single family mid-century residence in Litchfield County, CT. He didn't quite find mid-century - instead he found aParadise Lane, a home built in 1968 with good bones and a sensible layout, but some peculiar design features on the interior. Being an architect, he applied his knowledge, some eco-strategies and a well-balanced palette of materials to transform it into a stunning contemporary home. Paradise Lane is an excellent example of a renovation done right, and it shows how a good architect can turn a "tear-down" into something brilliant.1
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When I saw the in-season leeks on sale at my supermarket and I remembered that I still have a bag of potatoes in the fridge, I knew this is just perfect to make this simple potato and leek soup.
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I love the fact that this soup does not require cream because the potatoes alone gave the soup a naturally creamy and chunky texture. I considered this as a healthy and filling western style soup. We served the soup as a meal with home made garlic bread toast.
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very very satisfying and warm! I love potato and leek soup as it has such a mild but creamy taste to it. And what a bargain as well!
Mmm, I love leeks. This soup looks so tasty.
This is a favourite at the tummies! Beautiful presentations!
What a lovely velvety soup (and no cream so I'm considering it healthy!). Perfect comfort food. Thanks for sharing what looks to be something very yummy ;~)
Hi Wiffy. i'm still in my infancy stage for cooking, so there's alot of things for me to know and learn. As i'm not a particular fan of garlic, would the taste of garlic be strong if i add it in?
hmm I personally don't find the garlic taste strong but why don't you omit it since you don't really like it :)
Probably a very dim question but after I make this, can I just pop it in some tupperware and reheat it later during the day?
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Susan Crawford, responding to the Jonathan Krim article we mentioned earlier today about TiVo and the FCC's broadcast flag mandate (PDF):
The flag was supposed to be about indiscriminate online distribution. TiVo is trying to provide a device that allows 10 people within a personal network to copy TiVo-ed shows onto their PCs. It's perfectly secure. It's just not quite constrained enough for the studios.
And Hollywood is asking [pdf] the FCC to make sure that this TiVo functionality never reaches consumers.
This desperate quest for control, using the FCC as an apparently willing tool, will end its first stage next week. The rumor is that Real and MSN have already caved in to the studios. Only TiVo is still fighting.
The flag proceeding has convinced me that FCC is capable of almost anything. That's why it seems important to let FCC know just how hard making rules about IP-enabled services will be.
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Miami punted after its first posession, and Roscoe Parrish took it to the house for the score. But, there was a flag way upfield for an illegal block, and there was a second flag for unsportsmanlike conduct on another player after the score. The ref said the unsportsmanlike was declined, but the holding would be enforced.
Then, on the next play, Lynch ran for 11 yards, and was brought down. The ball squirted out and Lance Shulters recovered it. As he was running off the field, he spiked the ball. The flag came out for spiking the ball. But, then, the Bills challenged the play, and the runner was ruled down by contact.
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This chapter outlines the development details of an efficient wireless communication protocol between a moveable external reader and the embedded sensors.
For this project, researchers used an inductive coupling technique for remote RF powering and wireless communication with the sensor. Inductive coupling has been widely used for high-frequency (HF) RFID systems that operate below 30 MHz. The basic principle of inductive coupling is shown in figure 39 and figure 40 where inductor coil L1 is located on the reader and inductor coil L2 is located on the sensor. For this project, the operating frequency was chosen to be 13.56 MHz, which conforms to an existing HF RFID standard. When a 13.56-MHz signal is applied to antenna U1, a time varying magnetic flux is induced across inductor L2, and a voltage U2 is then established at the sensor due to mutual inductance M between the two coils. The mutual inductance M depends on the distance between the two inductors and their dimensions.
Figure 40 shows the equivalent circuit model for the RFID system and the load modulation scheme for wireless communication. R1 and R2 represent the coil resistances. R1, C1, and L1 form a serial resonance circuit for the reader, and R2, C2, and L2 form a parallel resonance circuit for the sensor. The resonance frequency of both circuits is set to be 13.56 MHz, thus maximizing the energy efficiency. The sensor impedance affects the observed voltage U0 at the reader. This voltage can be expressed as the equation in figure 41.
Figure 39. Illustration. Principle of HF RFID used in the sensing system.
Figure 40. Illustration. Equivalent circuit model for the RFID system and the load modulation scheme for wireless communication.
Figure 41. Equation. Input voltage.
i1 = Current in the reader resonance circuit.
ω = Resonance frequency.
RZ = Load resistance.
In the case of ohmic load modulation, a switch, S, is used to change the load resistance of the sensor. Two possible resistance values can be attached to the load, resistor RL (see figure 40), and resistors RL||RM (see figure 40). These two states are used for amplitude shift key (ASK) modulation between the reader and sensor for wireless communication.
The ASK modulation is achieved with a single NMOS transistor whose gate is connected to the data output of the sensor. In the design, the data are in a serial pattern from the ADC, which samples the source voltage of each FG channel. When data = 0, the NMOS transistor is turned off, and the resistor seen by the reader is Rsensor. When data = 1, the NMOS is turned on and the load resistor becomes 0. The different values of the resistor will change the amplitude of the RF signal. The design of the reader, shown in figure 42, is based on the TRF7960 chip from TI. TRF7960 is a fully integrated 13.56-MHz RFID front-end and data framing reader system. The 13.56-MHz crystal generates the local clock signal for the RF front end. The reader system can transmit the RF signal through the coil to the sensor and sense the variation of the envelope from the sensor part. The reader system is controlled by the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for setting commands or receiving data.
Figure 42. Illustration. System-level architecture of the wireless communication system for the sensor.
The system architecture of the sensor is shown in figure 43, and the micrograph of a CMOS prototype sensor is shown in figure 44. The core component of the sensor is the FG analog processor, which is self-powered by the piezoelectric transducer.
The communication module in figure 44 consists of: (a) ADC, (b) voltage multiplier, (c) demodulator and backscatter modulator, (d) high-voltage generator, and (e) digital base-band module (DBM).
Figure 43. Illustration. Architecture of the sensor.
Figure 44. Photo. Micrograph of the sensor prototyped in a 0.2-mil (0.5-μm) CMOS process.
The envelope recovery circuit used in the sensor is shown in figure 45. The voltage doubler implements a signal amplifier (gain equals 2), a rectifier, and a low-pass (cut-off frequency of approximately 200 KHz). Thus, the signal, V1, extracts the envelope from the received RF signal Vrf. Signal V1 is low-pass filtered by another resistor-capacitor cascade to obtain an average signal, V2. V1 and V2 are then compared using a comparator (highlighted in red), which produces a digitized version of the envelope.
Figure 45. Illustration. Envelope recovery module.
Figure 46 shows a simulation experiment where a 13.56-MHz RF signal was induced across the sensor antenna. The envelope of the RF signal is modulated by a random noise process. However, the comparator in previous versions of the sensor does not differentiate between envelope variations caused by ambient noise and envelope variations due to ASK modulation.
As a result, the compared recovers an envelope that matches the preamble and a valid command. This forces the state machine on the sensor to randomly switch states. In the newer version of the sensor, the problem was rectified by using a hysteretic comparator (see figure 47).
Figure 46. Graph. Output of the envelope recovery module using hysteretic and non-hysteretic comparators when a noisy RF signal is applied.
Figure 47. Illustration. Hysteretic comparator used in the improved envelope recovery circuit.
A comparator consists of cross-coupled NMOS transistors Q4 and Q5 (see figure 47), which introduce a dead zone where the comparator does not respond. The difference between the two input signals, Vin+ and Vin-, has to be greater than a certain value. Figure 46 (bottom two plots) shows the output of the envelope recovery module where the comparator does not produce any transition when the variations in RF signal envelope is small (less than 50 mV). Figure 48 shows the response of two envelope recovery modules (using conventional comparator and hysteretic comparator) for a 100 percent ASK modulated RF signal. The response shows that both modules can successfully decode the preamble and command. An additional advantage of using the hysteretic comparator is that it will reduce the output switching noise and the dynamic power dissipation of the system. Figure 49 shows the measured result obtained from the modified envelope recovery circuit (that includes the hysteresis comparator). The results show an improved demodulation performance.
Figure 48. Graph. Output of the envelope recovery module using hysteretic and non-hysteretic comparators when a valid ASK modulated RF signal is applied.
Figure 49. Illustration. Measured output of the envelope recovery module using hysteretic and non-hysteretic comparators when a valid ASK modulated RF signal is applied.
ADC selects each channel of the FG processor and encodes the stored parameter into a digital encoded data. In this prototype, there is an 8-bit single-slope ADC on the sensor. The structure of the ADC is shown in figure 50 . Before the conversion starts, S1 is zero, and the voltage on the storage capacitor Cst is charged to the input voltage Vin. When the conversion is triggered by setting S1 to 1, Cst is disconnected to the input, and a constant current source Idis begins to discharge the capacitor. Assuming the current is constant, the discharging speed of Vst is also constant. Meanwhile, the 8-bit counter is triggered by S1 and records the total discharging period from Vin to Vreg. When Vst is reduced below Vref, the output of the comparator is reserved, and the counter stops. The residential value in the counter can be expressed as the equation in figure 51.
Figure 50. Illustration. Functional architecture of the single-slope ADC.
Figure 51. Equation. Residential value in the counter.
fclk = Clock frequency for the counter.
In figure 50, the bias current of the comparator is set to be 1.5 μA, which insures that the total power consumption of the ADC is low.
Improvements to the ADC were also performed by using large-size integrating capacitors and introducing a topology of a sample-and-hold circuit to reduce the effect of channel charge injection and clock feedthrough. Figure 52 shows the measured responses from the fabricated ADC when its input voltage is varied.
Figure 52. Graph. Digital output stream produced by the ADC when the input voltage is varied.
In most RF power harvesting systems, the amplitude of the induced RF signal from the antenna is usually small and is not enough to operate any other circuit components. The voltage multiplier is employed to boost the weak signal to a sufficiently high level and to build charge on an on-sensor capacitor. The structure of the multiplier is based on the Dickson voltage multiplier architecture in figure 53 . Using the diodes, the current is only allowed in the direction that charges the capacitor in the next stage. For a multiple-stage voltage multiplier, the output voltage can be expressed as shown in figure 54.
Figure 53. Illustration. Structure of the Dickson voltage multiplier.
Figure 54. Equation. Output voltage.
C = Storage capacitor.
Cpar = Parasitic capacitor.
Von = Turn-on voltage for the diode.
Vload = Additional voltage drop depending on the load current.
The induced RF signal Vrf is typically less than 1 V. As a result, diodes with large turn-on voltage significantly decrease the generated voltage. The diode is usually replaced by a diode-connected transistor in the design, so a low-threshold or zero-threshold transistor is preferred for the voltage multiplier. When the low-threshold process is not available, using a Schottky diode is another option to reduce Von. A group of Schottky diodes with a different number of fingers and same junction area have been fabricated in a 0.02-mil (0.5-μm) standard CMOS process. The diode with more fingers shows smaller Von due to the reduction of the parasitic resistor. However, the reversed current will also increase for the diode with more fingers. All the turn-on voltages for Schottky diodes are measured to be close to 300 mV, which is much less than Vth for the process (0.7 for NMOS and -0.9 for PMOS).
The demodulator module on the sensor is used to acquire command and control information (also known as forward link) from the reader, whereas the backscatter modulator is used to modulate the impedance of the coil and establish a reverse link communication from the sensor to the reader. The system architecture implementing the demodulator and backscatter modulator is shown in figure 55. In the forward link from the reader to the sensor, a pulse width modulation (PWM) approach is used, where a pulse width of 75 ms indicates 1 and a pulse width of 50 ms indicates 0. When the reader is sending a command, the variation on the RF envelope can be detected. The recovered pulse signal itself resets the integrator and generates a different level according to the pulse width. Afterwards, a level crossing decodes the received bit. For the backward link from sensor to reader, a simple backscatter scheme is applied. After the voltage is sampled by the ADC, the result is encoded to a serial Manchester code for transmission. The transmitted data are directly applied to the gate of the backscatter NMOS transistor. The equivalent impedance seen from the antenna is changed when the NMOS transistor is turned on/off. Such difference results in a variation on the RF envelope which can be sensed by the reader.
Figure 55. Illustration. Function blocks of the modulator and demodulator.
Initializing and configuring FG transistors in the analog processor requires on-chip, high-voltage generation (> 17 V for FN tunneling and > 5 V for hot electron injection). This is challenging because the CMOS fabrication process chosen for this project supports only n-well isolation, and the rated break-down voltage of the oxide layers is approximately 8 V. Researchers implemented a high-voltage generator using a modified Dickson charge-pump architecture (see figure 56 and figure 57). Each stage of the charge pump consists of bulk-driven PMOS diodes, which are driven by non-overlapping clocks. Like a Dickson charge-pump, in each clock-cycle, charge builds up at the intermediate capacitor and the PMOS circuit provides bulk isolation from other on-chip supply voltages. Thus, the proposed charge pump can generate voltages as high as 20 V. This has been verified using measurement results from a fabricated prototype, and a sample result is shown in figure 58. The generated voltage has a monotonic relationship with respect to the frequency of the non-overlapping clocks because higher the frequency the faster charge can be transferred between stages of the charge pump.
Figure 56. Illustration. Charge pump used for implementing the high-voltage generator.
Figure 57. Illustration. Timing diagram of the non-overlapping clock generator.
Figure 58. Graph. Sample results from fabricated prototype.
The DBM decodes the commands received from the reader and implements a state machine, which controls the configuration, initialization, and communication functions of the sensor. The functional architecture of the DBM and the state machine implemented by the DBM is shown in figure 59.
Figure 59. Illustration. State machine implemented by DBM.
The state machine is implemented with standard CMOS logic, and the architecture has been synthesized using the standard logic synthesis procedure. By default, the state machine is in its ideal state, S0. Transition to the other states (S1–S5) occurs when a valid command is received from the reader. The validity of the command is confirmed when the data packet transmitted from the reader is Manchester encoded and satisfies the parity check condition.
Prototype sensor ICs have been fabricated in a 0.02-mil (0.5-μm) standard CMOS process. The total area of the sensor IC is 0.06 × 0.06 inches (1.52 × 1.52 mm), which was then integrated on a custom-made printed circuit board (PCB) as shown in figure 60. In order to optimize the power transfer and increase the reading distance, an external reader was designed and manufactured (see figure 60). The design is based on a commercial chip TRF7960 from TI, which is a fully integrated 13.56-MHz RFID analog front-end system. The TI chip is controlled by an FPGA that has been programmed for data encoding and decoding. The reader interfaces with an embedded antenna, which fits the exact H-shape of the designed package, thus establishing a link for data transfer (the embedded antenna is shown in figure 61). The antenna is connected to the board shown in figure 60 along with the external reader to illustrate the size difference. Laboratory testing showed that the reading distance highly depends on the parasitic capacitances of the antennas and the manufactured sensor, varying between 1 and 13 inches (25.4 and 330.2 mm). These capacitances are manufacturing process dependent. As a result, individual calibration is required as well as testing under field conditions in order to assess the exact performance.
Figure 60. Photo. Manufactured external reader and internal interface board.
Figure 61. Photo. Second prototype antenna adapted to the H-shaped gauge.
For the evaluation, the protocol processing block in TRF7960 was disabled, and another FPGA development board (SPARTAN®-3) was designed as the digital transceiver for the reader. TRF7960 was working under direct mode where the PWM data were modulated onto the 13.56-MHz RF carrier with 100 percent ASK modulation. The received data from the sensor can be detected and recovered into digital form after noise filtering and digitizing. Figure 62 and figure 63 show measured results for the ASK modulation. In figure 62, channel 2 is the sample output from ADC. It consists of the valid preamble, 8-bit data, and a 3-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The data are encoded to Manchester code for transmission. Channel 3 represents the envelope variation of the RF signal. When the data equal 1 (binary code), the amplitude of the RF signal is close to 0 since the NMOS transistor shorts the load resistor to ground. When the data are 0, the amplitude of the RF signal is high. Figure 63 shows a close-up image of figure 62.
Under matching conditions, the transmitted output power from the reader is 200 mW (23 dBm) when referred to a 50-ohm load at 5 V. In the measurement, the sensor used the same coil antenna as the reader, and it was measured to be powered by the RF signal at a distance of 16 inches (406.4 mm). All the function of the control logic has been verified in interrogating mode. As shown in figure 64 and figure 65, the transition between the readout and injection state is presented according to the state machine in figure 59. As shown in figure 61, before the command to inject the FG channel is sent, the channel was within the 2–3 V range. After the injection command was recovered by the RF front end, the channel voltage increased beyond 4 V for hot electron injection. Figure 65 shows a sample result where the on-chip high-voltage generator is activated after a tunneling command is received by the sensor. The result shows that the output voltage increases to about 15 V within 625 ms. Note that a 10-M load resistance was connected at the output of the charge pump, which indicates that the open-load voltage is significantly higher and sufficient for tunneling.
Figure 62. Illustration. Measured results for ASK modulation.
Figure 63. Illustration. Close-up view of measured results for ASK modulation.
Figure 64. Illustration. Measured results showing the sensor entering into an injection state.
Figure 65. Illustration. Measured results showing the sensor entering into a tunnel state.
Figure 66 shows a sample result where the command was sent from the reader to remotely acquire the magnitude of the voltage stored on a FG injector channel. After the integration time required by the ADC, the 8-bit digitized result was packetized with valid preamble and 1-bit CRC code. The data packet was then communicated from the sensor to the reader using backscatter modulation using a series Manchester code. Figure 67 shows a sample result where the data on the sensor are continuously sampled (when the sensor is in state S5). As a result, the data stored in all the FG channels are digitized and backscattered to the reader sequentially.
Figure 66. Illustration. Measured results showing the sensor data received by the reader when it sends an acquire command.
Figure 67. Illustration. Measured results showing multi-channel sensor data received by the reader when the sensor is in a continuous sampling state.
To test the communication protocol at the selected frequency, a set of preliminary tests were conducted. Signals were sent through concrete and asphalt (see figure 68 through figure 72). The digital command sent from the reader to the sensor was received in both cases. The feedback signal sent back from the sensor was completely recovered when transmitted in concrete (see figure 73), but it presented a loss of information when sent in asphalt (see figure 74). The thickness of the concrete slab does not affect the accuracy of the recovered signal, while asphalt introduces a reading error due to its viscoelastic properties. The energy is dissipated in asphalt more than in concrete. This issue is solved by increasing the transmitted energy from the reader.
Figure 68. Photo. Sensor placed under a concrete specimen.
Figure 69. Photo. Receiver placed on top of the concrete specimen.
Figure 70. Photo. Concrete specimen placed between a reader and receiver.
Figure 71. Photo. Test setup with an asphalt concrete (AC) specimen introduced between the reader and the receiver.
Figure 72. Photo. Oscilloscope showing the voltage measured at the receiver.
Figure 73. Illustration. Communication signals transmitted through concrete.
Figure 74. Illustration. Communication signals transmitted through asphalt.
As anticipated, the system integration of the sensor and the wireless communication protocol was one of the most challenging tasks in this study. Given the unique nature of the sensing system and based on analog FGs, an adapted and equally unique wireless protocol was completely designed and tested.
A major glitch in the high-voltage generation module caused delays, given that several versions had to be manufactured and tested. The CMOS fabrication process used for this project supports only n-well isolation, and the rated break-down voltage of the oxide layers is approximately 8 V, preventing the generation of the 18 V required for the initialization of the memory gates. After several iterations, a successful design was achieved (details are described in section 3.2.4).
As shown in figure 60 and figure 61, specific antennas were designed and manufactured for this particular system (commercially available antennas and readers cannot be used because of the low power levels at which the sensor operates). The reading distance from the sensor depends on the tuning of the wireless links for maximum power transfer, which depends on the parasitic capacitances of the antennas (embedded antenna and external reader) as well as the parasitic capacitance at the sensors' input. These capacitances are induced by the manufacturing process. The reading distance at which the system can operate (and thus the installation strategy) depends on the tuning outcome under specific field conditions.
Some research focused on optimizing the matching network that can maximize the read and powering distance to the sensor. The design flow is summarized in figure 75, where Rs, RL, and CL denote the reader impedance, sensor load resistance, and sensor load capacitance, respectively. Q_reader and Q_tag denote the quality (Q)-factor of the reader and the sensor, which, in-turn, determines the sensitivity of the reader. Vr, Ir, Vt, It, PRs, and PRL denote the internal electrical variables (voltage, current, and power) at the reader and sensor based on the antenna dimensions, structure, and material properties including the propagation properties of the ambient environment.
Figure 75. Flowchart. Design flow to optimize the matching network that can maximize the powering and reading distance between the sensor and the reader.
Figure 76 and figure 77 show the sample results obtained from the design flow for a 13.56-MHz RF back-telemetry system (see figure 75). Figure 76 shows that for a 300-ohm sensor load, the maximum powering distance occurs at 8 inches (203.2 mm), whereas figure 77 shows the voltage induced at the reader when the distance between the reader and sensor is varied. These figures can be used to calibrate the electrical circuit on the sensor IC.
Researchers developed a reactive voltage-boosting technique that can be used to overcome threshold voltage limitations (and hence powering distance) imposed by voltage multipliers in an energy scavenging sensor. Experimental results have shown significant improvements in powering distance, which makes the proposed method attractive for implementing long-range inductively coupled RF sensors.
Figure 76. Graph. Simulation results showing the power received at the sensor when the sensor-reader distance is varied.
Figure 77. Graph. Simulation results showing the voltage induced at the sensor when the sensor-reader distance is varied.
Several circuit techniques have been proposed to optimize the power transfer efficiency in an inductively powered sensor. However, when high throughput for data transmission between the sensor and the reader (or vice versa) is not required, then the Q-factor of the energy scavenging frontend can be traded off with the communication bandwidth according to the Bode-Fano limit. This is the case for the hybrid scavenging sensor, where mechanical events are asynchronously sensed, computed, and stored without the requirement of real-time transmission. Enhancing the Q-factor of the energy scavenging front-end has an added benefit in that it also overcomes the minimum voltage (threshold voltage) requirement for jump-starting the voltage multiplier circuits in the sensor. The efficiency of the voltage multiplying and the regulation circuit significantly improves when the input voltage is larger than the threshold voltage. Therefore, the proposed reactive voltage-boosting approach enhances the powering distance of the sensor when compared to the traditional matching techniques.
The performance of the proposed voltage-boosting method has been verified using the experimental setup shown in figure 78 in which the 13.56-MHz reader and the sensor are separated by an adjustable distance. The reader and the sensor coils have been fabricated on a planar PCB. The reader coil is driven by a TRF7960 chipset with a maximum output power set to 200 mW.
The voltage multiplier and sensor circuits are modeled by a load capacitance CL with a variable resistance RL which is inversely proportional to the power dissipation of the sensor (see figure 79). RL can also be obtained from the I-V curve in figure 80, which shows the diodic response of a typical voltage multiplier. When the input voltage VL is below the threshold voltage VON, the effective RL is large, and the multiplier is unable to boost the input voltage, resulting in ultra-low power conversion efficiency. When VL is greater than VON, RL is small enough to facilitate proper operation of the multiplier at the rated conversion efficiency. The purpose of the series matching circuit is to pre-boost VL to overcome the threshold voltage VON of the multiplier. For the proposed series matching on the transponder side (see figure 79), the sum of CP and CL should resonate with LS and CS should resonate with Lt. At 13.56 MHz, the input impedance of the sensor was measured to be CL = 72pF in parallel with RL = 200 ohm. To compare the performance of the proposed matching network, a sensor which integrates the previous parallel matching network was used as a benchmark. Therefore, for parallel matching, CP was set to 68 pF to resonant with 0.94 μH of Lt; for proposed matching, Cs was set to 140 pF, LS was chosen to be 180 nH, and CP was set to 650 pF.
Figure 78. Photo. Experimental setup used to validate the proposed reactive voltage-boosting method.
Figure 79. Illustration. Equivalent circuit model for the setup.
Figure 80. Graph. Non-linear resistive model for the voltage multiplier on the sensor IC.
The measurement results using an 18-stage loaded Schottky multiplier (for analog circuits) are shown in figure 81, where the inset shows the same response in logarithmic scale. These results show that the proposed approach can significantly boost the voltage compared to the previously used parallel matching approach. Note that the maximum output voltage of the Schottky multiplier is limited by the over-voltage protection diodes integrated on the sensor IC. Figure 82 compares the measured response obtained from a 12-stage multiplier (used for powering digital circuits). Again, the results show that the proposed matching can achieve higher output voltage.
However, compared to the results in figure 81, the improvement is not significant, which is attributed to the minimum threshold voltage required for powering the Schottky multiplier and higher load current required for driving the digital circuits.
Figure 81. Graph. Comparison of the voltage generated by an 18-stage voltage multiplier for the new and previously used matching network.
Figure 82. Graph. Comparison of the voltage generated by a 12-stage voltage multiplier for the new and previously used matching network.
This chapter describes the design and development of a novel RF communication module. The mixed mode module is specific for integration with the FG analog memories. The RF powering mode is dissociated from the computing and storage circuitry and is achieved by harvesting the RF signal. The salient modules of the RF module include the following:
In addition, an external reader was designed and manufactured. The reader interfaces with an embedded antenna, which was also designed and manufactured in-house and fits the exact H-shape of the designed package. The embedded antenna is connected to the interface. Laboratory testing showed that the reading distance highly depends on the parasitic capacitances of the antennas (embedded antenna and external reader) as well as the parasitic capacitance at the sensors input. These capacitances are induced by the manufacturing process and cannot be predicted upfront. A calibration procedure and antennas resonance tuning is required.


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The Xbox One is a platform that continues to evolve more and more as the system grows. The types of apps it is featuring on the system is certainly one of the areas that Microsoft has been focused on moving forward as each day has passed. Today, Microsoft has announced that they are teaming up with Reddit to bring ReddX to Xbox One.
In an announcement sent to Examiner.com, ReddX is now available on the Xbox One, and also joining the system will be the MTV app. Microsoft says they are excited about the possibilities ReddX will bring to the Xbox One, especially when you think about the "intensely" passionate communities both Xbox and Reddit have.
It sounds like ReddX will be compatible in the Xbox One's snap feature, allowing people to browse the app while playing a game or using another app. Microsoft has stated that people will be able to "unlock unique media achievements," and you can expect familiar Internet memes to be worked into the achievements' names.
ReddX will have a slew of similar features to what people are use to when they go on Reddit's home website. Those who will be able to use the service are Xbox Live members in the United States or Canada, and people can create their own homepage. All subreddits will be available for people to browse through.
Xbox Live members will also be able to peruse text, plus glance at pictures, footage and of course, GIFs. A zoom-in and zoom-out feature has been implemented for people to be able to use when glancing at photos and text.
In case you were wondering, the upvote and downvote function is available on ReddX. It wouldn't be right if that feature wasn't implemented. To upvote or downvote, it sounds like the Xbox One's controller, a media remote or Xbox's SmartGlass on your mobile device will all serve as means to execute an upvote or downvote.
Finally, ReddX will be giving users the power to save an awesome photo they've found to their profile or even go as far as to utilize it as their backgrounds for the ReddX app. ReddX is now available on the Xbox One for all Xbox Live members in the U.S. and Canada.


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I'm sure it's every mans fantasy to see these two play tennis nude. Hell I would settle for a bikini! The guys at Celeb Defamer must feel the same as they have created some very believable fakes of both these female athletes the way we never thought we would ever be lucky enough to see them.
You can find more nude sports women at Celeb Defamer. As well as fakes of actresses and pop stars you will find quite a lot of female sports stars.


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Not much got added to the car this weekend – Not just because we had a very good party on Saturday night, although I did feel a little fragile on Sunday. I spent most of the time sorting out the oil filtration and cooling system. Undoing the connections without damaging anything was the hardest part. Cleaned the pipes and filter holder in the parts washer, stripped off rust and old paint and prepared it for painting blue next time..
The parts catalogue actually stipulates the drive plate is black – well mine wasn't. It was a very fetching rusty colour. So with sander and then fine grit flap wheel I made it nice and shiney, and then painted it black.
From this… to this….
I was very pleased with my ebay purchase of the shelf unit to put all the engine bits on as they come off the engine.
Rejuvinated engine mounts too…
The good news is that on initial inspection the engine doesn't appear to be in particularly bad shape. I've got a preliminary report that sounds promising – and some more photos to come. Here are the ones I took.
The carbs will need cleaning and setting.
The other job I had planned was to drill out 3 broken bolts in the engine mounting points – a thoroughly boring job, and when i broke my last 4mm cobalt bit I decided to do something more fun – so i put in the drivers' seat. This is so my guests at the BBQ in a couple of weeks time can sit in it and make brum brum noises….
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Welcome to Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Website
"Our school is lovely and small with only 130 children in 5 different classes - so we all know
each other really well and the teachers know all our names!
We are a Christian school which means we learn about love and respect and our MOSAIC values guide us in everything we do.
The Teaching: We work hard at Sparsholt but have lots of fun, the topics are really interesting and we are lucky to go on some really exciting trips; last term we did a night visit to the Hampshire Observatory - amazing! The teachers help us get good results and challenge us to do our best.
The Extra Stuff: I love sport and our school does lots - sometimes we have specialist coaches come in; this year I have done lacrosse and street dance. I also do after-school clubs in rugby, football and hockey and there is netball too. We take part in lots of different competitions and normally do very well in them. I also play the clarinet and over half the school play an instrument which means we have a good band and choir and do concerts and cool productions for parents every term. There is art club and other lunchtime clubs too. Mustn't forget the annual pupil-run Sparsholt's Got Talent competition!
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Oct. 26, 2009
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 10:08 am on Friday, October 23, 2009
Or that's what the Huskie women's basketball team felt like this offseason. The DeKalb Daily Chronicle has this story on how the team spent its summer, and, as a bonus, a Q&A with All-MAC candidate Mauvolyene Adams.
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 10:08 am on Friday, October 23, 2009 | Updated at 3:33 p.m.
Fred Mitchell writes in today's Chicago Tribune that the Northern Illinois football team has a very good opportunity to go on a four-game winning streak. Catch all the details here. Jay Taft has an article of similar ilk in today's Rockford Register Star.
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 9:47 am on Friday, October 23, 2009
Not only is it Friday, it's also October 23, the birthdays of both NIU head men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton, and Janaan Mickey, senior administrative assistant in the athletics department. Happy birthday to both -- the men's basketball team will get back to work on the practice court this afternoon after using Thursday as an off day. We are exactly three weeks away from the regular season men's basketball opener at Northwestern!
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 10:55 am on Thursday, October 22, 2009
Don't forget to catch NIU Live, featuring Huskie Athletic Director Jeff Compher and Football Coach Jerry Kill! The show airs tonight at 5:30 on 1360 AM WLBK DeKalb, and at 10 p.m. on 670 AM Chicago "The Score."
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 10:31 am on Thursday, October 22, 2009
Brooke Forsberg and Sara McLaughlin came up through the high school tennis ranks together at Moline, and as Daniel Makarewicz of the Quad-Cities Online writes in this feature, knowing each other since "diaper days" has paid off for the tandem in their college tennis days at NIU.
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 10:00 pm on Thursday, October 22, 2009
Jake Coffman was a hero to Huskie fans when the defensive end tipped a pass and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown against Western Michigan. He's been a hero to our country a lot longer than that. You can read all about Coffman, a United States Marine who has served two tours in Iraq, in Thursday's edition of USA Today (online version here).
Northern Illinois graduate Ned Colletti just received a multi-year contract extension as general manager of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers. Colletti has been the Dodgers' GM for five seasons, in which LA has been the playoffs four times, and won the National League West twice. Hey Ned! Once a Huskie, always a Huskie, so when you get to the Series next year, keep me in mind for tickets.
If you've ordered season tickets, you do. Check your mail for Huskie basketball season tickets, which were sent out earlier this week. The big question at NIU now is what will happen first: snowfall in DeKalb, or the men's basketball exhibition opener Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. against Aurora.
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 9:23 am on Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Northern Illinois men's basketball team got into game action for the first time Wednesday night, playing a full-court scrimmage complete with a running clock, scoreboard and officials. Check out our Twitter site (twitter.com/NIUAthletics) for some in-scrimmage observations.
John Sahly from HuskieWire.com and the DeKalb Daily Chronicle was on hand to talk to coach Patton and select players about the first week of practice, and what the Huskies need to improve upon heading into the 2009-10 season. Sahly also provided this Q&A with Tyler Storm.
Sophomore Me'co Brown can cut on a dime.
By Joe Summins | Posted at 2:12 pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The 2009 edition of the Northern Illinois University football team has been puzzling to some. The Huskies traveled down to West Lafayette, Ind. in the third week of September and beat Purdue, 28-21, breaking a 19-game losing streak versus teams from the Big Ten Conference that dated back to Sept. 17, 1998. A week later, Idaho came into Huskie Stadium and upset NIU, 34-31.
NIU responded with a spectacular performance against Western Michigan, a team picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference's West Division, defeating the Broncos, 38-3. The Huskies head to Oxford, Ohio this weekend to face Miami after falling to Toledo in the Glass Bowl, 20-19. Consistency has been something the Huskies have struggled with this year and it was a concern for NIU head coach Jerry Kill even before the season began.
"I think we're playing good football at times," Kill said. "I have always had teams that were very well disciplined, and for the most part play very consistent. As I said at the very beginning of the year, we have a very young team. The thing I worried about the most was being consistent."
Kill isn't exaggerating when he says the Huskies are young. Northern Illinois has 36 players on this year's roster that are new to the team, while another 19 had never played a down for NIU before this year. Those 55 players constitute half of the roster. Despite their youth, the Huskies have posted some impressive numbers halfway through the season.
The Huskies also boast the No. 1 rushing offense in the league, and the MAC's leading rusher in sophomore tailback Me'co Brown who averages 5.6 yards per carry and 93.2 yards per game so far this season. NIU also leads the league and is tied for third in the nation in red zone offense, scoring 24 times in 25 trips inside the opposition's 20-yard line, scoring 17 touchdowns and seven field goals in the red zone.
One of the issues with playing younger players is dealing with the mistakes they make.
"When you play some younger players, they're used to just playing," he said. "When you have to look at so many different looks and no huddles, if you're not concentrating, it takes one guy making a mistake and it's a touchdown."
Kill believes the key to the Huskies getting better is discipline. The Huskie coaching staff has spent the last seven weeks teaching their players the little things.
"When you have someone that's 17-18 years old, there are going to be a lot of questions," Kill said. "You don't stop coaching those guys. You're teaching those guys how to act on the sidelines, where to stand on the sideline, how to come out of the locker room, how to act before a game, how to act after you lose a game. You're teaching them the very basics on what life is all about."
By Joe Summins | Posted at 2:05 pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 12:44 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
This just in! Northern Illinois head women's tennis coach Ryun Ferrell welcomed the fourth member to his family, and the latest to the Huskie Family, at 10:51 this morning. Ryun and his wife Debbie gave birth to a baby girl, Delaney Patricia Ferrell, weighing in at 8 pounds and 22 inches long. The couple also has a 3-year old son, Brody.
Congrats to the Ferrell's and welcome to the Huskie Family, Delaney!
LeWANG CUP ON THE LINE TODAY
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 9:45 am on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Head out the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex today at 3 p.m., and you'll get to see something rare in college soccer: a cup game. The Huskie men's soccer team takes on Milwaukee in the annual battle for the LeWang Cup, named for John LeWang, a former coach at both schools who died as head coach of NIU in a car accident three weeks before the 1981 season. More details on the particulars of today's match can be found here.
Another rarity that you can see Tuesday are Milwaukee's uniforms. Always bold, here are some examples from the last couple of seasons:
"Buzzzzzzzzzzzz...sting! Die."
Do these horizontal stripes make me look fat?
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 9:30 am on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Freshman Courtney Oldenburg is fast. How fast? Faster than me, and probably faster than you.
Freshman Courtney Oldenburg has been an impact player in her first year at Northern Illinois. Courtney is on the NIU cross country team, where she has been the Huskies' top finisher in every race this season. Last weekend she returned home to Wisconsin for the Tori Neubauer Invitational. You can read a local angle on the result here, courtesy of the LaCrosse Tribune.
By Zach Peters | Posted at 12:45 pm on Monday, October 19, 2009
Former Huskie standout running backs Michael Turner (2000-03) and Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) faced each other in last night's Chicago Bears - Atlanta Falcons NFL game as Turner and the Falcons bested Wolfe and the Bears, 21-14, in Atlanta. Wolfe, who overtook Turner as NIU's career rushing yards and touchdowns leader (5,164 yards - 52 touchdowns), carried the ball three times for 15 yards. But it was Turner who had the last laugh as he scored the game-winning touchdown on a tough five-yard run with 3:06 left in the fourth quarter. Turner, who finished his career at NIU with 4,941 yards and 43 touchdowns, ended up with 30 yards on 13 carries with the TD and had two catches for 16 yards.
With the Bears at 3-2 and the Falcons at 4-1, maybe this won't be the last time these two meet on the gridiron this year!
By Zach Peters | Posted at 12:26 pm on Monday, October 19, 2009
Former NIU running back A.J. Harris (2002-05) enjoyed a late season debut yesterday in Week 16 of the Canadian Football League as he scored the game-winning touchdown to help the B.C. Lions defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24-21, in come-from-behind fashion. Harris, who ran for 1,637 yards and 12 touchdowns as a Huskie, ran the ball 21 times for 89 yards and also caught five passes for 92 yards as he filled in for injured starter Travis Lulay. For more info on the former Huskie's big day, check out the game recap.
By Zach Peters | Posted at 9:55 am on Monday, October 19, 2009
NIU volleyball extended its winning streak to five matches over the weekend as the Huskies earned their first two MAC road wins of the season by winning a pair of four-set matches against Buffalo and Akron. With two Western Michigan road losses to the same opponents as NIU, the Huskies moved within one match of first place in the MAC West.
For a brief recap of NIU's winning weekend, check out Jackie Thyfault's article in the Northern Star. For full recaps of each match, click here for the Buffalo match and here for the Akron match.
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 9:25 am on Monday, October 19, 2009
We can always remember Chandler Harnish's 21-yard completion to Perez Ashford fourth-and-13.
A tough weekend to digest for the Huskie football team with the 20-19 loss at Toledo. For those who need to take in the full picture before moving on, here's a photo gallery to go with the box score and game notes. The DeKalb Daily Chronicle had its recap to go with this column and a story today by John Sahly.
Lesson of the weekend? It's never, ever, ever going to be easy to win in the MAC, especially on the road. There's plenty of upside out there. The Huskies have one more game on the road (at 0-7 Miami) before three-in-a-row at home (10/31 vs. Akron, 11/5 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/12 vs. Ball State). Every game is important, but this stretch is pivotal, and the Huskies need your support at home! Tickets are still available for all three remaining home games, so you can Experience it Live!
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 9:34 am on Friday, October 16, 2009
The fall sports season isn't even half-way completed yet, but yes folks, it's officially BASKETBALL SEASON! The Northern Illinois men's and women's hoops teams will begin preparing for their respective 2009-10 campaigns today, with each holding their first organized practice sessions. Stay tuned to NIUHuskies.com later today for season previews for both the men's and women's teams, in conjunction with the kick-off of the season.
By Brett McWethy | Posted at 9:29 am on Friday, October 16, 2009
Another great story by our buddy John Sahly of the DeKalb Daily Chronicle and HuskieWire.com. As he reveals in this feature, Me'co Brown and Chad Spann aren't just the workhorses of the Huskie offense -- they are also pretty successful practical jokers, and tend to "keep things loose" in the locker room both in the Yordon Center and on the road.
By Russell Houghtaling | Posted at 9:58 am on Monday, October 12, 2009


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June 30th, 2013 11:12 PM #1
Worried what people will think but here we go
I know, I shouldn't worry about what everyone else will think. But I can't help it.
For the most part, I like really traditional and classic names. However, my husband and I are expecting our second child (due in January, so we do not know the gender yet) and the name we both love for a boy is rather unique (to the point where I've never heard it used as a first name before).
The name (first and middle) has meaning behind it (family significance) and my husband is set on this name. I love it too, but I would love to get some opinions on it as we haven't told anyone yet.
The name is: Britton William
We have also considered Britton James (also a family name) but Britton William is our favorite.
Thoughts?Mom to 1 and 1 on the way!
June 30th, 2013 11:28 PM #3
I like Britton! Of your two choices, I actually prefer Britton James. It just sounds nicer to me than Britton William. I don't think Britton is too out-there, though if your first child's name is something like Sophia or Jacob, it might stand out a bit. To me, Britton seems to fit in with a lot of popular boy names without being popular itself, so I don't think it's going to sound out of place in a classroom or playground.
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June 30th, 2013 11:37 PM #5Zion Nathaniel ~ Solomon Fable ~ Balthazar Wolf ~ Malachi Sparrow nn Kai ~ Tobias Rowan ~ Caspian _____
Alice Willow ~ Ophelia Wren ~ Juliet Snow ~ Lucia Pearl ~ Eve Wisteria nn Evie ~ Cosima Rose ~ River Seraphine ~ Elowen Briar
Narnia Rose, Astoria nn Story, Illyria, Serafina, Soraya, Faerydae
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Kylee, Engaged to JMEMama to Bodhi Jameson and (hopefully) a 2018 baby
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June 30th, 2013 11:50 PM #9
I think it's cute. It sounds traditional/classic without being uber popular.I'm not feeling incredibly profound at the moment. Check back later.


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In his latest thinly veiled column of contempt for Republicans Alex Leary, Washington bureau chief for the Tampa Bay Times, says evangelical leaders in Florida are pressuring Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio to embrace "climate change."
However, Leary just happened to use Pres. Barack Obama's 'spiritual leader," Joel Hunter, pastor of Northland Church in Longwood, as the top evangelist for his political shtick.
Considering Pres. Obama's spiritual mentor (for twenty years) was Jeremiah Wright, former pastor of Trinity Church, Joel Hunter hitting Republicans over "climate change" is the political equivalent of David Earnest Duke leading a NAACP meeting in closing prayer.
Leary should get credit for recognizing early on that calling global warming "climate change" would give political operatives for the Democratic Party license to politicize all elements of climate and weather.
Sure, Democrats took an initial hit on credibility that lingers today, but re-branding global warming as climate change reduced public outrage and ridicule during freezing winters and polar vortexes. Political activists like Leary were also politically savvy enough to realize people will eventually forget about "global warming" and blame Republicans for all weather, rain or shine sleet or snow. At least, that's what they think.
"He's smarter than that," Pastor Hunter said, referring to Gov. Scott. Hunter's condescending swipe was over Scott's non-response to Sen. Rubio's recent dismissal of global warming as a man-made phenomenon. Never mind current scientific data that shows the planet is getting colder.
Tonight, at Hunter's church, Mr. Obama's spiritualist is the pitchman on a panel discussing why Christians should care about climate change. Among the panelists is the Rev. Mich Hescox, president of the Evangelical Environmental Network, who wrote a letter to Rubio about his widely publicized comments on global warming, or "climate change."
Beyond condemning Sen. Rubio for believing man isn't responsible for global warming, Hescox is hawking a petition for more legislation, regulations and taxes to stem "climate change" aimed at Gov. Scott:
"As Christians, we believe that God's grace empowers us to honestly confront the challenges we face and change for the better," it reads. "We are failing to keep our air and water clean for our children, contributing to a changing climate that most hurts the world's poor, and putting Floridians at risk as temperatures and sea levels continue to rise. To meet these challenges, we need leaders who understand our duty to God's creation and future generations. That's why we are calling on Gov. Rick Scott to create a plan to reduce carbon pollution and confront the impacts of a changing climate."
Leary's partisan monologue designed to convince readers that Republicans do not care as much as Democrats about things like clean air and the environment is very short on originality. Furthermore, and more damning to his Democrat talking point, is his use of Pres. Obama's current spiritual adviser to deliver it. Seriously? Could Leary find a more partisan resource?
Leary's not-so-subtle attempt to use the president's spiritual adviser to cast aspersions against Republicans and like-minded Independents is akin to drinking Visine to relieve a stomach ache. It keeps getting worse.
National polls clearly indicate voters are far more concerned about the economy and how Obamacare is going to effect their health insurance premium rates and deductibles for the year 2015. They also believe the country is headed in the wrong direction; that's the political "climate change" Leary needs to address if he wants to help Democrats in November.