PSoC in France

Designer 5
Monday, July 21, 2008
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Well I upgraded to PSoC Designer 5 ans frankly I'm impressed.

 

First of all they got rid of the User Module view (I call it the useless view). It is now one surface with windows on the side.  I don't like splitting up a project between hardware and software.  (I have spent a lot of time in the middle trying to troubleshoot).  With 5  I can be changing hardware and software...

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PSoC Designer 5.0 Released
Friday, July 4, 2008

Cypress Semiconductor has released a major update to their PSoC IDE, the new version is called PSoC Designer 5.0. PSoC Designer 5.0 incorporates the full functionality of PSoC Designer 4.4 and PSoC Express 3.0 in single integrated design environment. PSoC Designer 5.0 improves on previous versions of PSoC Designer and PSoC Express, providing a flexible, updated design environment with many new...

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Happy 4th of July I have a gift for you
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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The 4th is my favorite holiday.   I have a aparty every year and we set of way too many fireworks.

 

There is a little bit of heaven about 12 miles from where I live called "Boom City"  It is on the Indian Reservation and has about a 100 vendors.

 

I also make potato guns.  They are made with ABS Shcedule 40 platic pipe and will shoot a potato about 150 yards.  They...

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kiiid's fate is in your hands!
Monday, June 30, 2008
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After the last question, kiiid responded that he would have gotten the right answer first if his boss called him away.  I once explained to the clerk at my 7-11 that I would have had the right lotto numbers if I hadn't been sick.  So I have little sympathy for you.

 

Should kiiid get a prize for almost sending the right answer?  I will leave it up to the job.

 

I am tempted to...

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Jim Williams
Friday, June 27, 2008
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I received a letter  and phone call from Jim Williams after my last column.

 

Now you are wither saying.  DAVE TALKED TO JIM WILLIAMS!!!

 

or  Jim Williams??????

 

 

Well Jim is a analog god that works for Linear Tech.  He is also a heck of a nice guy.  He sent me some material about an Engineer named D H Wilkinson.

 

D H was one of those brilliant guys that never...

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