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Have you seen Test Ideas?
August 8, 2008

The August print issue of T&MW features a new column called "Test Ideas." For this first test idea, I took one that was submitted to our sister publication, EDN. The idea is "Sync sine waves over three decades" and it shows you how to design an audio-frequency sine wave generator with three ICs. The author had submitted the circuit for publication in EDN's popular "Design Ideas" column.

Because of publishing schedules, I've had to use two more circuits submitted to EDN Design Ideas as Test Ideas for the September and October issues. In fact, I need to edit a test idea for November soon. Because of the nature of Design Ideas, submissions always involve schematics and often, source code. But, I don't want Test Ideas to look like an extension of Design Ideas. Instead, I'd like to see original solutions to test problems. So, please submit your test idea and don;t think it must be a circuit schematic. I'd like to see test-system diagrams or source code that solved a test problem. Remember that if we publish your test idea, we'll pay you $150.

Submit your test idea to tmwtestideas@reedbusiness.com. I look forward to receiving a stream of ideas for publication.

Posted by Martin Rowe on August 8, 2008 | Comments (1)