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Last Updated: 05 January 2019 05 January 2019

This page is a cross reference of technologies to projects I've worked on:

Digital Hardware Design	Project Links
Xilinx FPGA	Cinea - Darkstar
Cypress CPLD	Cinea - DMD
TI DMD (Digital Micromirror Device)	Cinea - DMD
Analog Devices ADSP DSPs	Outreach - graphics processor
Digital logic design	Outreach - front panel interface
Digital logic design	RTSA signal analyser - front panel interface
ECL gate array	High speed modem
ECL logic design	High speed modem
Digital logic design	Textrum Industries
Digital logic design	IC Test Fixture
Digital logic design	Terminal Multiplexer
Digital logic design	Music Synthesizer
Digital logic design	Graphic Digitizer

 

Languages	Project Links
PHP, Javascript, HTML, XML, XSL, XSLT, XPath, cURL, Java, XML, MathML	Calendar Filter gCalMarkup sdMacros   DaysUntil.com Cinea - BCA Boldstream, IC Sentinel, Stellar Calendar
Python	Boldstream
C	Orbcomm satellite X-34 rocketplane Simulation APEX satellite Jmail-InBox email gateway Image Processing RTSA signal analyser Planet X   Seastar satellite Fusion
Assembly	Flex Data acquisition library Outreach Multiplexer Music Synthesizer X-34 Optical CD Milling Machine RTSA signal analyser Wireless Printer
Pascal	Outreach DRV11J driver
Excel Visual Basic	Orbcomm satellite
Fortran	IC yield software
Database (DynamoDB, MySQL, MS Access)	Orbcomm satellite DaysUntil.com Tussey Mountainback database Cinea - BCA, Orbcomm satellite, Boldstream, IC Sentinel, Stellar Calendar

 

Processors	Type of Design Work	Projects
68302, 68010, 68000 68xxx, 68K	H/W, S/W	Orbcomm satellite Trimarchi CD APEX satellite Flex system RTSA signal analyser
CyberFlex smartcard	S/W	Cinea - BCA
68701	H/W, S/W	Outreach - operator interface
ADSP1101, ADSP1401, ADSP1410 (bit sliced DSP processor)	H/W, S/W	Outreach - graphics processor
6800, 6802	H/W, S/W	Textrum Industries
68HC11	S/W	RF Printer
6809	H/W, S/W	PSU - Terminal multiplexer
Z80	S/W	Data acquisition library Music Synthesizer

 

Device Drivers	Operating System	Project Links
68302 SCP bus (3-wire device control - A/D, D/A, PLLs, etc.)	VxWorks	Orbcomm satellite
DSP Interface	VxWorks	Orbcomm satellite
68302 HDLC, SDLC, OX.25, and raw binary	OSX	APEX satellite
DRV11J (VAX parallel I/O card)	VaxEln	Outreach
Front panel controls	None - 68701	Outreach
Front panel controls (shaft encoders, buttons, etc.), display control h/w, signal processing h/w	Custom kernel	RTSA signal analyser
Load relays and sensors, power sensors, front panel controls, LCD display, printers, terminals, serial communications	Custom kernel	Flex system

 

Operating Systems (On Target System)	Project Links
VxWorks	Orbcomm satellite
Custom kernel	RTSA signal analyser, Flex
OSX (Custom operating system for Orbital Sciences)	APEX satellite
VRTX	Seastar satellite
DOS	X-34
VMS (VAX)	Simulator
VAXEln (VAX)	Outreach
Macintosh OS	Planet X, Fusion

 

Computers (Development Environments)

PC (Windows)

UNIX

Macintosh

VAX

CPM

IBM 360/370

PDP-10

PDP-8

 

Software Buzz Words:

• Embedded Systems, real-time, firmware, microcode, microprocessor, operator interface, drivers, s-records, compiler, linker, assembler, kernel, interupts, debug, multi-tasking, priority inversion, endian, exception, semaphore, patch, upload, disassembly, debugging

Hardware Buzz Words:

• rs232, rs422, adc, dac, pll, dsp, gate array, PAL, PLA, FPGA, RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, ABEL, HDLC, SDLC, Bisync, Async, logic analyser, oscilloscope, signal generator, TTL, ECL,

System Engineering Buzz Words:

• Fault detection and correction, reliability, single-event upset, latch-up, coding standards, interfaces, integration and test, modular design, object oriented programming (OOP), automatic code generation