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Every now and then
you run across something that is simple, useful, elegant, and ... well, pretty cool
really. Such is the case with the CONVERT utility (for Windows 95, 98, NT), which was
created by Josh Madison, and which allows you to quickly and easily convert units of
distance, energy, force, light, mass, accelleration, and much, much more ...  But
don't just take our word for it. Download this little rascal and see for yourself!





Note that the
Convert utility is delivered as a ZIP (compressed) file. Right-mouse-click on the link and
then use Save As (or Save Target As) to copy
it to your system, then unzip it and run it.












Soldering is a
skill that only comes with practice, but the tricky part is learning how to start. So EPE
Online is delighted to present Alan Winstanley's internationally acclaimed Basic Soldering Guide (including some fantastically
detailed photographs), which describes how to chose a soldering iron and how to solder and
desolder.










What do those color bands and dots on Capacitors
and Resistors mean? How can you tell the values of capacitors and
resistors? This FREE booklet (which was
provided with the Dec 98 issue of EPE and EPE Online)
describes two main groups of components: resistors and capacitors. These components are
examined in non-technical terms, and these discussions are intended to enlighten those who
are comparative newcomers to electronics. These discussions include resistors,
potentiometers, varistors, thermistors, light-dependent resistors, and fixed and variable
capacitors.






Note that
left-mouse-clicking on this file will allow you to read it over the web. Or else you can
right-mouse-click and then use Save As (or Save Link As) to copy
it to your system.












Anyone who has
tried to read the data books from the manufacturers of LCD displays will have discovered
that these references are incomprehensible on a good day and unbelievably confusing the
rest of the time. So EPE Online is proud to present a two-part article culled
from the EPE archives:







In Part 1 we introduce the various types of displays and
how to control them.



In Part 2 we discover how to drive the display with an
8-bit or 4-bit microcontroller.





Note that
left-mouse-clicking on these files will allow you to read them over the web. Or else you
can right-mouse-click them and then use Save
As (or Save Link As)
to copy these files to your system.













Many people find that working with binary numbers is a little tricky at
the beginning, but it's really rather easy once you understand the basic concepts. This
bonus article (which is associated with Part 3 of the PhizzyB series appearing in
the Jan 99 issue of EPE and EPE Online) introduces signed and unsigned
binary numbers, two's complements, the carry, borrow, and overflow flags, and the effect
of shifting signed and unsigned values. The article also includes experiments for those
lucky rascals with a PhizzyB and/or PhizzyB Simulator.


Note that
left-mouse-clicking on this file will allow you to read it over the web. Or else you can
right-mouse-click and then use Save As (or Save Link As) to copy
it to your system.









In this second bonus article
(which is associated with Part 4 of the PhizzyB series appearing in the Feb 99
issue of EPE and EPE Online) we investigate the PhizzyB's liquid
crystal display (LCD) and discover how to use the PhizzyB in the role of an event
timer. Quite apart from anything else, this bonus article also introduces some
general-purpose mathematical subroutines supplied with the PhizzyB Simulator.
(See also the LCD articles elsewhere in this library). Also, you can Download a ZIP file containing all of the programs
discussed throughout the course of this article.



Note
that left-mouse-clicking on this file will allow you to read it over the web. Or else you
can right-mouse-click and then use Save
As (or Save Link As)
to copy it to your system.










Intergraph Computer Systems has written a really great book that explains computer graphics
technology in an interesting and understandable way. This book is jam-packed with superb
color graphics that fully illustrate the important points behind each topic.

Download the chapter on 3D graphics. The cover price of this
147 page book is $49.95 US Dollars, but readers of EPE Online can purchase this
useful reference for only $9.99 (plus shipping & handling) from our Store


Note
that left-mouse-clicking on this file will allow you to read it over the web. Or else you
can right-mouse-click and then use Save
As (or Save Link As)
to copy it to your system.









 
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