Silicon ChipContents - September 2003 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Internet newsgroups can be a mixed blessing
  4. Weblink
  5. Feature: Robots Wars: The Tech Sport Of The New Millenium by Brett Paulin
  6. Project: Very Bright., Very Cheap Krypton Bike Light by Julian Edgar
  7. Project: Portable PIC Programmer by Peter Smith
  8. Project: Current Clamp Meter Adaptor For DMMs by John Clarke
  9. Project: The PICAXE, Pt.8: A Datalogger & Sending It To Sleep by Stan Swan
  10. Feature: New Technologies In Automotive Lighting by Julian Edgar
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Project: Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  13. Vintage Radio: Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 by Rodney Champness
  14. Back Issues
  15. Notes & Errata
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Book Store
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Portable PIC Programmer":
  • Portable PIC Programmer PCB pattern (PDF download) [07109031] (Free)
Items relevant to "Current Clamp Meter Adaptor For DMMs":
  • Current Clamp Meter Adaptor PCB pattern (PDF download) [04109031] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Current Clamp Meter Adaptor (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • PICAXE: The New Millennium 555? (February 2003)
  • PICAXE: The New Millennium 555? (February 2003)
  • The PICAXE: Pt.2: A Shop Door Minder (March 2003)
  • The PICAXE: Pt.2: A Shop Door Minder (March 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.3: Heartbeat Simulator (April 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.3: Heartbeat Simulator (April 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.4: Motor Controller (May 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.4: Motor Controller (May 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.5: A Chookhouse Door Controller (June 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.5: A Chookhouse Door Controller (June 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.6: Data Communications (July 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.6: Data Communications (July 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.7: Get That Clever Code Purring (August 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.7: Get That Clever Code Purring (August 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: A Datalogger & Sending It To Sleep (September 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: A Datalogger & Sending It To Sleep (September 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: The 18X Series (November 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: The 18X Series (November 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.9: Keyboards 101 (December 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.9: Keyboards 101 (December 2003)
Items relevant to "Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.2":
  • PIC16F84A-20(I)/P programmed for the Digital Instrument Display for Cars [INSTRUM.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware for the Digital Instrument Display for Cars [INSTRUM.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Digital Instrument Display for Cars PCB patterns (PDF download) [05108031/2] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Digital Instrument Display for Cars (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.1 (August 2003)
  • Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.1 (August 2003)
  • Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.2 (September 2003)
  • Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.2 (September 2003)
Articles in this series:
  • Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 (September 2003)
  • Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 (September 2003)
  • Vibrators, the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 (October 2003)
  • Vibrators, the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 (October 2003)

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Contents Vol.16, No.9; September 2003 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES 8 Robot Wars: The Tech Sport Of The New Millennium Crush, mangle, hack and dismember your opponent any way you can; this is a fight to the death – by Brett Paulin 66 New Technologies In Automotive Lighting From headlights that “see” around corners to infrared illumination, car lighting is about to undergo some big changes – by Julian Edgar Robot Wars: It’s A Fight To The Death – Page 8. PROJECTS TO BUILD 15 Very Bright, Very Cheap Krypton Bike Light Be seen at night with this fantastically effective bike headlight. It's cheap to build and can run from a variety of power supplies – by Julian Edgar 26 Portable PIC Programmer Pass your PIC programmer around the class or take it out on the road using the easy-to-build design. It programs most popular PICs as well as serial EEPROMs – by Peter Smith 53 Current Clamp Meter Adaptor For DMMs Current clamp meters normally cost an arm and a leg. This simple adaptor connects to your DMM and can be built for about $35 – by John Clarke Very Bright Krypton Bike Light – Page 15 60 The PICAXE Pt.8: A Datalogger & Sending It To Sleep Our final article on the PICAXE-08. This time, there are two ideas for you to try – by Stan Swan 78 Digital Instrument Display For Cars, Pt.2 Second article shows you how to connect different sensors and gives the calibration details – by John Clarke SPECIAL COLUMNS 36 Circuit Notebook (1) “Safe” Oscillator For Watch Crystals; (2) Internal Resistance Tester For Batteries; (3) Pendulum-Controlled Clock; (4) Super Light Sensor Circuit; (5) LED Lighting For Dual-Filament Lamps 40 Serviceman’s Log A Matchline meets its match – by the TV Serviceman 82 Vintage Radio Portable PIC Programmer – Page 26. Current Clamp Meter Adaptor For DMMs – Page 53. Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 4 7 75 77 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Silicon Chip Weblink Product Showcase Book Review www.siliconchip.com.au 90 92 93 95 Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index September 2003  1