The Primetime Emmy nominations are less than 48 hours away, and we have two posts left in our 'What Will Happen' series. The penultimate piece looks at supporting actor in a comedy, bursting with multiple shows with multiple candidates.

One man’s best guesses: Burrell, Driver, Greenfield, Hale, O’Neill, Stonestreet. Previously: Emmy Drama: What Will Happen? (two for Stonestreet, one for Burrell) in three years. The SS1BTPS (Stonestreet One Bluetooth Protocol Stack) library contains the platform-independent Bluetooth stack. Both of these files are static libraries, therefore if the libraries are changed, any applications that are linked against them must be re-compiled.

Post-'Modern': Since 2010, conversation in this category has begun and ended with 'Modern Family,' whose Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet have combined for 11 nominations and three victories (two for Stonestreet, one for Burrell) in three years. Vote-splitting has not been an issue. Show fatigue could trim those numbers this year, but the 'Family' guys are still the default choice. And it's worth noting that kid thesp Nolan Gould has as many winning moments as the grown-ups.

Cluster-pluck: 'Modern Family' isn't the only collision of comic actors. The revival of 'Arrested Development' offers no fewer than four potential choices: Michael Cera, David Cross and past nominees Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor. For my money, Cera's work, particularly as the Netflix season wound down, stood out.

Hale to the 'Veep': Tony Hale might have been savvy to hitch his wagon solely to 'Veep' and not submit for 'Arrested' as well -- instead of diluting his base, he enhanced it. Though he has competition among 'Veep' showmates Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh, there's just something about Hale that stands out.

'Park' place: This should go without saying, but it's just a crime that 'Parks and Recreation' has never drawn a supporting actor nomination. Nick Offerman is ridiculously overdue, while Aziz Ansari is gold every time he opens his mouth. Meanwhile, Chris Pratt's bigscreen presence ('Zero Dark Thirty,' for example) should have reminded voters that his Andy Dwyer on 'Parks' is an act -- one of the best.

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A 'Big Bang' theory: Also forever shut out of the supporting actor noms is 'The Big Bang Theory,' which is overdue for a huge night at the Emmys. Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar are both in play, each with nice emotional moments to go with their everyday zingers.

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Just one of the 'Girls': Adam Driver's 'was it or wasn't it?' scene on 'Girls' was as pure a conversation starter as anything in halfhour TV in 2012-13. The moment climaxed (to say the least) a caustically grim arc for the actor that wasn't exactly laugh out loud, but fits with the same voting camp that makes a comedy heroine out of Nurse Jackie. Christopher Abbott and Alex Karpovsky are also in the 'Girls' mix, but Driver's in the driver's seat. Earthwalk laptops & desktops driver download.

Farewell, my lovelies: Last-chance nominations are at stake for '30 Rock' actors Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan, as well as John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson of 'The Office.' All have been previously nominated except Krasinski, whose final season as Jim Halpert took on the added tension of marital strife.

Return trips: Just because I've come this far without writing about 2012 nominees Max Greenfield ('New Girl') and Bill Hader ('Saturday Night Live') doesn't mean they can't earn repeat trips. Greenfield was less of an attention-getting phenom in 2012-13, but his hopes might be enhanced by castmate Jake Johnson's move into the lead category.

Looking for love: Donald Glover, Danny Pudi and Jim Rash of 'Community' are all deserving of noms, but if it didn't happen before, it doesn't seem like it would happen now. Hosting this year's Emmys keeps 2007-10 nominee Neil Patrick Harris ('How I Met Your Mother') in the conversation. Fred Armisen has his fan club for 'Portlandia,' as do Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of Comedy Central's 'Key & Peele.' Chris Messina and Ike Barinholtz of 'The Mindy Project' might be the best hopes from new series, at least from the broadcast networks.

In memoriam: He'll be remembered during the Emmycast, but Cory Monteith of 'Glee' passed away well after the TV Academy voting deadline.

One man's wish list: Burrell, Cera, Greenfield, Nayyar, Offerman, Pratt.

One man's best guesses: Burrell, Driver, Greenfield, Hale, O'Neill, Stonestreet.

Previously:
Emmy Drama: What Will Happen?
Emmy Comedy: What Will Happen?
Emmy Drama Lead Actor: What Will Happen?
Emmy Drama Lead Actress: What Will Happen?
Emmy Comedy Lead Actor: What Will Happen?
Emmy Comedy Lead Actress: What Will Happen?
Emmy Drama Supporting Actor: What Will Happen?
Emmy Drama Supporting Actress: What Will Happen?

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What if you could truly have hands-free cell-phone operation while driving down the road? Better yet, imagine that this capability was inexpensive, yet provided high sound quality. Texas Instruments believes that most cell-phones users would welcome such a feature in their automobiles. This conviction prompted the company to introduce a new Hands-Free Kit (HFK) development platform (see figure).

Through the use of this kit, TI envisions the creation of a small, unobtrusive device that would clip to the car's sun visor. The device would connect to power via an AC cord plugged into the car's cigarette lighter. This potential product would implement a speakerphone—perhaps with voice-based dialing. Bluetooth technology would wirelessly connect the driver's cell phone to this device.

According to TI, this consumer device is only one of many possible products that could be developed by integrating digital-signal-processor (DSP) and Bluetooth technologies. In line with that thinking, the company has introduced the Hands-Free Kit development platform. It will implement real-time voice and audio-enhancing algorithms. At the heart of this kit is a business-card-sized board (1.65 × 3.7 in.). That board combines TI's TMS320VC5407 DSP, which runs at 120 MHz, with 512 kwords of on-board RAM and 512 kB of on-board Flash memory (nonvolatile).

The available overhead on the C5407 DSP is in the range of 30 MIPS. This amount should provide sufficient headroom for implementing unique, product-differentiating features. Memory-wise, the DSP has a large internal ROM for program storage. That ROM helps to eliminate the need for external memory.

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The HFK module also flaunts a dual-channel AIC24 codec, on-board microphones, a speaker, and an RF modulator output. The latter can be used to drive an FM channel on the car radio. This feature is important because it allows a caller's voice to be heard through the car's sound system. Consequently, no cumbersome external speaker would be required.

Thanks to an IEEE 1149.1 JTAG interface, the development kit is easily accessible to the XDS series emulator from TI as well as various JTAG emulators from Spectrum Digital (www.spectrumdigital.com). The software drivers that permit Spectrum Digital emulators to operate with TI's Code Composer Studio software are provided along with their emulators.

For any voice-recognition system, noise suppression is vital to success. In the high-noise environment of an automobile, however, noise suppression is even more critical. To deal with this issue, each HFK development kit contains Clarity Technologies, Inc.'s (www.claritytechinc.com) Clear Voice Capture (CVC) echo- and noise-suppression software. CVC provides full-duplex echo suppression that allows the user to speak in a natural, conversational voice.

When used in conjunction with the Bluetooth daughtercard from Taiyo Yuden (www.ty-top.com), the HFK development kit enables the design and demonstration of hands-free speech-recognition technology. The daughtercard integrates TI's BRF6100 Bluetooth chip and Stonestreet One's (www.stonestreetone.com) Bluetopia software stack. The BRF6100 incorporates Bluetooth baseband and digital RF technology, which helps to decrease the size and cost of the daughtercard.

On the software side, Bluetopia provides a protocol stack that includes the Host Controller Interface (HCI), Logical Link and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), RF Serial Communications Port Emulator (RFCOMM), and Object Exchange (OBEX) functionality. With such a protocol stack, designers can quickly begin product evaluation and development. The Bluetopia software also offers useful profiles like handset, hands-free, generic access, and serial port.

The HFK Development Platform (TDMSHFK5407) is available now for $1495. It includes the C5407 DSP motherboard with CVC software from Clarity. The Bluetooth Daughter Card Kit (TMDSBTC), which also is priced at $1495, will be available in the third quarter of this year. It includes the Bluetopia stack from Stonestreet One.

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Both the development platform and daughtercard include a board-support package that includes Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) library examples, application notes, and user guides. Also provided are a full set of schematics, which are useful for immediate development. Royalty-free evaluation and testing licenses are available for the software from Clarity and Stonestreet One. Developers must have access to CCStudio v2.2, a JTAG emulator, an amplified speaker, and a microphone for implementation.

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