Steve Ciarcia
Encyclopedia
Steve Ciarcia is an embedded
control system
s engineer
. He became popular through his Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar column in BYTE
magazine, and later through the Circuit Cellar magazine that he published. He is also the author of "Build Your Own Z80 Computer" book, edited back in 1981 and "Take My Computer...Please!" book, published in 1978.
In December 2009 Steve Ciarcia announced that for the American market a strategic cooperation would be entered between Elektor
and his Circuit Cellar magazine http://www.circuitcellar.com/archives/priorityinterrupt/234.html
Embedded system
An embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system. often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. By contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal...
control system
Control system
A control system is a device, or set of devices to manage, command, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or system.There are two common classes of control systems, with many variations and combinations: logic or sequential controls, and feedback or linear controls...
s engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. He became popular through his Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar column in BYTE
Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer...
magazine, and later through the Circuit Cellar magazine that he published. He is also the author of "Build Your Own Z80 Computer" book, edited back in 1981 and "Take My Computer...Please!" book, published in 1978.
In December 2009 Steve Ciarcia announced that for the American market a strategic cooperation would be entered between Elektor
Elektor
Elektor is a monthly magazine about all aspects of electronics, first published as "Elektuur" in the Netherlands in 1960, and now published worldwide in many languages including English, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese and Italian with distribution in over 50 countries...
and his Circuit Cellar magazine http://www.circuitcellar.com/archives/priorityinterrupt/234.html