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//-->contents40Technology FocusBest Buddies: The Web andOpen Source Electronicselectronics for you Plus | october 2014 | Vol. 3 no. 614eStyle Buyers’ GuideWi-Fi Cameras: Focus,Shoot and ShareEditor: ramesh Chopra2428344450546064687376781018112118FuturisticSelf-Driving Cars: The Next RevolutionDesign ChallengeHands-OndIy: ProjectdIy: Circuit80-9092-97Editorial: Editorial SecretaryCorrESpondEnCE phone: 011-26810601; E-mail: editsec@efy.in(technical queries: efylab@efy.in)SubSCriptionS & : phone: 011-26810601 or 02 or 03miSSing iSSuESE-mail: support@efy.inbaCk iSSuES,bookS, Cds,pCbs etc.ExCluSivEnEwSStanddiStributor: kits‘n’Spares, new delhiphone: 011-26371661, 26371662E-mail: info@kitsnspares.com: ibH books & magazine distributors ltd, mumbaiphone: 022-40497401, 40497402, 40497474,40497413; Fax: 40497434E-mail: circulations@ibhworld.comDesigning Modular Smartphones:How Possible is it?Technology FocusBuyers’ Guide3D Printing, Community Meets andBudget-Friendly Tools Drive OpenElectronicsHow to Select Your NextDevelopment Board• RFID Based Access Control Using Arduino• Weather-Forecast Monitoring System• 3W USB Stereo Audio Amplifier• Matchbox Capacitor Tester• Crystal-Controlled AM Transmitter• Peripheral Driver with Fixed Regulators78xx and 79xxTest & MeasurementToday’s Analysers are Modular,Flexible and Highly CapableadvErtiSEmEntSnEw dElHi: ph: 011-26810601 or 02 or 03(HEad oFFiCE)E-mail: efyenq@efy.inmumbai: ph: 022-24950047, 24928520E-mail: efymum@efy.in: ph: 080-25260394, 25260023E-mail: efyblr@efy.in: ph: 044-42994363E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 040-67172633E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 033-22294788E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 020-40147882E-mail: efypune@efy.in: ph: 079-61344948E-mail: efyahd@efy.in: power pioneer group inc.ph: (86 755) 83729797, (86) 13923802595E-mail: powerpioneer@efy.in: tandem inc., ph: 81-3-3541-4166E-mail: tandem@efy.in: publicitas Singapore pte ltdph: +65-6836 2272E-mail: publicitas@efy.in: j.k. media, ph: 886-2-87726780 ext. 10E-mail: jkmedia@efy.in: E & tech mediaph: +1 860 536 6677E-mail: veroniquelamarque@gmail.comEmbedded DesignSensorsdIy: Tips & TechniquedIy: SoftwareFrom Sensors to Interfaces – WirelessCommunication Has a Lot to OfferNetwork Protocols and SmartSensors: An Introduction to WirelessSensor Networks (Part 2 of 2)• How to Assemble Your Own 3D Printer• USB MP3 Player99-104bEngaluruCHEnnaiHydErabadkolkatapunEgujarat:CHina• Software to Help You Select Inverterfor Your Home• Colour Segmentation Using MATLAB106-110Telecom TechnologyAn Introduction to PlesiochronousDigital Hierarchy113Industry Focus128Interview129Interview130InterviewEducational Products and ServicesSector Needs Focus“The trend is moving towards solid-stateillumination”— Kent Novak, senior vice president &Defence ElectronicsCareerFire Control Systems: The ElectronicsBehind Big Guns (Part 2 of 3)Telecom Offers Mostly Developer andInstallation Roles for Fresh Graduatesgeneral manager, DLP Products, Texas InstrumentsjapanSingaporEEFY Plus DVDInnovation122125126131“The deployment of smart meters is far froma one-size-fits-all undertaking”— Andy Wang,senior business manager, Energy Solutions BusinessGroup, Maxim IntegratedWhat’s In This Month’s DVDHigh-Speed SerDes: Heart of HoTtaiwanunitEd StatESRegularsFirst LookTechnology NewsUseful WebsitesIndustry NewsStansfield, director, SolderStarNew Products142 Electronics Mart Ads146 ProductLettersCategories IndexQs&As147 Advertisers’ IndexBusiness Pages Ads“To produce electronic assemblies without aknown profile is just asking for trouble”— MarkEFy Plus dVdEDWinXP: An Integrated Electronics Design SuiteLinux Porting and App Development is a Breezewith JTAG DebuggersA SPICE Circuit Optimiser (ASCO)IIVVIInext issue6•Wireless Communication technologies•security &•soldering/(Zigbee, RF to 5G & beyond)surveillance Desoldering stationsprinted, published and owned by ramesh Chopra. printed at nutech photolithographers,b-38, okhla industrial area, phase-1, new delhi, on the first day of each month andpublished from d-87/1, okhla industrial area, phase-1, new delhi 110020. Copyright2014. all rights reserved throughout the world. reproduction of any material from thismagazine in any manner without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited.although every effort is made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility whatsoever is takenfor any loss due to publishing errors. articles that cannot be used are returned to theauthors if accompanied by a self-addressed and sufficiently stamped envelope. butno responsibility is taken for any loss or delay in returning the material. EFy will notbe responsible for any wrong claims made by an advertiser. disputes, if any, will besettled in a new delhi court only.OctOber 2014 | electrOnics FOr YOu pluswww.eFYmag.cOmFirst Look!Low-CostAndroid Tabletfrom LenovoOne of the slimmest andlightest models availableThe Latest Home And Office ProductsGaming Laptopfrom MSIPerhaps the thinnest gaming notebook availableMLenovo has introduced its newAndroid tablet S5000 in India.As of now, the device is exclusivelyavailable on e-commerce websiteAmazon India in silver grey colour.Lenovo claims it to be India’sslimmest and lightest tablet. The17.8cm (7-inch) tablet is 7.9mmthick and weighs 246 grams. It ispowered by a 1.2GHz MesiaTekMT8389 quad-core processor andhas 3450mAh battery, 1GB RAMand 16GB internal storage capac-ity. The device does not supportexternal microSD card but has USBon-the-go connectivity to connectmicroUSB port (or via adaptor)equipped devices. It also supportsWi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth.The tablet sports a 5MP rearcamera AF, 1.6MP front cameraand runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean,which is upgradable to Android 4.3Jelly Bean.Price:`10,999turbo frequency, 6MB cache). It featuresSI has introduced its exclusive16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L RAM on thegaming laptop in India, thetop-end in GS60 2PE Ghost Pro variantGS60 Ghost Pro, which it claims to beand 8GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L RAM inthe thinnest gaming notebook ever.the other two.It is available in three different con-The laptop features full HD webcam,figurations, GS60 2PE Ghost Pro, GS60a full-colour backlit2PC Ghost andkeyboard, 128GB SSDGS60 2PL Ghost.and comes with 1TBThe biggest differ-7200RPM HDD withence between thethe top-end variant.three is the dedi-It also supports 4x2Wcated graphic card.Dynaudio speakersThe Ghost Prowith 7.1-channel,series runs on Win-SPDIF output anddows 8.1 and sportsCreative Sound39.6cm (15.6-inch)Blaster Cinema 2.full HD, anti-glareFor connectiv-wide viewingity, the seriesangle screenPrice:Starting approx.`120,000includes 3xUSB(1080x19203.0 ports, 1xHDMI port, 2-in-1 cardpixels). It is powered with a fourth-reader, microphone port, Bluetooth 4.0generation 2.5GHz quad-core Intel coreoptions and Wi-Fi 802.11 ac.i7-4710HQ processor (8 threads, 3.5GHzVideocon Announces4K UHDLED TelevisionThe most feature-packed TV availableVideocon has launched 4K ultrahigh definition (UHD) smarttelevision before the coming festivalseason. Mumbai, Thane and Punemarkets are likely to get this televi-Price:`91,990 MRP for 102cm TVsion first of all, followed by Delhi, Hy-derabad and Chennai.The television features amazing3D, 8.3MP camera, 3D gaming, facedetection and smartphone integra-tion among many otherthings. It is being madeavailable in five differentscreen sizes ranging from102cm (40-inch) to 216cm(85-inch), priced at`91,990to`999,990. Users can sharemedia using Home Cloudtechnology with a phone viaWi-Fi, and use wireless dis-play to stream videos fromHDTV and mobile devices.10OctOber 2014 | electrOnics FOr YOuwww.eFYmag.cOmFirst Look!The Latest Home And Office ProductsGizMoByTesApple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plusto hit Indian markets soonApple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smart-phones will be available in India from 17thOctober. In the US iPhone 6 starts at $649and iPhone 6 Plus at $749. iPhone sports11.9cm (4.7-inch) screen and iPhone 6 Plushas a 14cm (5.5-inch) display. With iPhone6 and iPhone 6 Plus Apple has made thethinnest devices ever. As iPhone 6 is poweredby the new A8 processor, it is expected to be50 per cent more energy-efficient. Both themodels sport an 8MP iSight camera withface detection feature. iPhone 6 is also ca-pable of capturing 43MP panorama photos.Users will be able to pay their bills on retailstores by simply tapping their smartphoneson the payment terminals.Sony’s SmartphoneXperia C3 DualLaunchedWith the selfie-lovers in mindSNokia plans to bring cheaper 4G,3G phones in IndiaNokia wants to recapture the marketposition which it lost in 2012 to Samsung,it seems. While commenting upon its plans,Chris Weber, corporate vice president ofMicrosoft’s mobile device sales told PTI,“We want to continue to push price pointslower and lower than anything we havetoday. That’s the statement for both 3G andLTE (4G) because that is the thing whichgives us scale of the ecosystem.” Sourcesreveal that Nokia has plans to launch latest4G-enabled phone Lumia 830, priced ataround`26,000, latest by October. One ofthe main reasons for the telecom operatorsnot bringing out 4G network services inthe country is the limited availability of af-fordable devices to access the 4G network.ony has announced the launchof Xperia C3 Dual smartphonein India for the selfie-loving genera-tion. The phone runs on Android 4.4and includes several software cus-tomisations from Sony like XperiaThemes support.Sporting a 14cm (5.5-inch)720p HD display, the smartphoneis powered by 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400processor, 8MP rear camera,2500mAh battery, 3G support,dual-SIM support, 1GB RAM,8GB internal storage and mi-croSD card slot. Its uniquefeature is the 5MP front camerathat is coupled with an LEDflash. It also has a 25mm wide-angle lens with 80-degree fieldof view and 720p video record-ing support.Price:`23,990Wireless Shower Speakerfrom ENRGFor music lovers, even in the showerMicrosoft starts text search foraudio and video contentA new range of media services has beenstarted by Microsoft’s Azure. One of theseservices makes it possible to conducttext searches of audio and video content.Microsoft has designed the tool such thatyou can search through video archives. It willalso come handy for finding specific momentsin media files. The tool is allied with a movielibrary, and it is expected that you will beable to search for a quote in a film. It can betransported to the moment in question.ENRG has introduced its firstof the speaker is that it is capable ofwireless shower speaker M8 thatreceiving signals within 10 metres,gives you the freedomthus providing a never-beforeto play music, skipmusical bathing experi-songs, increase/de-ence to its users. Itcrease volume andcan also be attachedanswer phone calls,with the showereven while you are inhead and can bea shower. ENRG incor-used otherwiseporates Bluetooth insideas well. It hasthe shower head, in dualbattery back-upchannel, so that one canof around 11.5connect to the musichours with thePrice:`1590easily.maximum output volt-One of the most striking featuresage of 5.5V.www.eFYmag.cOm12OctOber 2014 | electrOnics FOr YOuBuyers’ GuideWi-Fi Cameras:Focus, Shoot and ShareSmartphone cameras are capable of shooting and sharing photographs and videos instantly onInstagram and Facebook, but what about their image quality? If you do not want to compromiseon quality, a Wi-Fi enabled camera may fulfil your need. It allows shooting and instant sharing ofhigh-resolution images with highly powerful optical zooms, even in low-light situationsSanChari Banerjeenot wait that long. We see no need todownload photographs from a memorycard before uploading them on the web.Well, you must be thinking, why notuse a smartphone instead of buying aWi-Fi enabled camera? You carry thesmartphone with you at all times, andit lets you shoot photographs wheneveryou want. Now give this a thought: Areyou happy with the quality of the im-ages your phone captures?If you are a serious photographer,who does not want to compromise onthe quality of the photographs, andalso does not want to wait a singlemoment in sharing those photographsthrough applications such as Flickr,Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, theWi-Fi camera bridges this gap for you.At a minimum level, these camerasallow you to transfer photographs toyour iOS devices, Android phones ortablets. And, if there is a Wi-Fi hotspotnearby, you can upload your shotsdirectly to a web service from thecamera itself.FTurn any camera into aWi-Fi cameraWi-Fi enabled point-and-shoot camerasretail at a higher price but if you wantto save a few bucks, Wi-Fi enabled SDcards, called Eye-Fi, may be useful toyou. These SD cards have in-built Wi-Fiantennae that can transform any camerainto a Wi-Fi enabled camera. Since it isjust ’work-around’ technology, do notexpect the high-end features of a Wi-Ficamera coming in. These cameras mayalso lack the on-screen interface. Youcan set up the Eye-Fi SD card on yourcomputer and then place it in the camera,where the photographs are uploadedautomatically to your computer or a webspace, if connected to a Wi-Fi network.or the socially-connected people,who like clicking and sharingtheir moments, the Wi-Fi enabledcamera is the device to have. Beingsocial and being connected is the needof the hour.Taking cognisance of the changingtimes, camera makers came up withWi-Fi enabled cameras that have built-in wireless connectivity and can shootand share pictures and videos simul-taneously. So, all you need is a Wi-Fienabled camera and Wi-Fi environmentto get going.Why a Wi-Fi camera andnot a smartphone?A few years ago, you had to use afilm roll that you had to drop off at aprocessing lab. It was only after a fewdays that you could get your hands ondeveloped negatives and prints. Then,the one-hour photo-labs evolved, lead-ing to the digital ones. But now we can-Setting up your Wi-Fi cameraOnce you have a Wi-Fi enabled camera inyour possession, you just need to set upits basic features that allow photographsto be uploaded directly to a computer ora web service. There are some cameraswhich already have built-in photo-sharingBest Wi-Fi cameras in india to choose FromcanoniXUs 265 hscanon PowershotsX510 hscanon PowershotsX700 hssamsungWB30FsamsungdV150FsamsungWB350FPriceKeyattractions`8,995hhhhEnhanced creative shotWi-Fi connectivityNFC compatibility16.0 megapixelshigh-sensitivityCMOS sensor46 filter effectsGoogle Drive supportTube-like curvedsurface12x optical zoomlens (25-300mm)`15,995hSuper zoom camerah30x optical zoomwide-angle lens(24-720mm)hVersatile shootinghIntelligent ImageStabiliser (Intelligent IS)h12.1 megapixelsCMOShWi-Fi connectivityhZoom Framing AssistSeek feature`22,995hhhhhhhhhhhSleek 34.8mm bodyEasy to useDIGIC 630x optical (25-750mm)with 60x ZoomPlusWi-Fi and NFCZoom Framing Assist functionFull HD video recordingMP4 compression formatMobile Device ConnectionbuttonGoogle Drive supportRemote shooting`9,900hPowerful zoomhOne-touch Wi-FiconnectivityhAuto-share andauto back-uphMotion PhotohSmart filter lensand colour effectshLive PanoramahRemote control viasmartphoneh10x optical zoom andHD video recording`8,990hLCD display andGIF animationcreationhWi-FihF2.5, 25mm, 5xzoom lens/16.2megapixelshFive colours andaluminium bodyhSmart filter, livepanorama, splitshot, smart auto`19,999h21x opticalzoom, 23mmwide anglehWi-Fi and NFChElegant retrodesignh75mm hVGAHybrid TouchscreenhExcellent low-light settingshFull HD movierecordingwww.eFYmag.cOmhhhh14OctOber 2014 | electrOnics FOr YOu [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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