Silicon ChipContents - March 2008 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: High-definition TV in limbo until the Olympics
  4. Feature: How To Get Into Digital TV by Alan Hughes
  5. Review: Tevion TEV8200 HD Set-Top Box by Leo Simpson
  6. Feature: How To Solder Surface Mount Devices by Jim Rowe
  7. Project: 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 by Mauro Grassi
  8. Feature: PICAXE VSM: It’s Time to Play; Pt.3 by Clive Seager
  9. Project: A Digital VFO with LCD Graphics Display by Andrew Woodfield, ZL2PD
  10. Feature: The I²C Bus: A Quick Primer by Jim Rowe
  11. Project: A Low-Cost PC-to-I²C Interface For Debugging by Jim Rowe
  12. Feature: Electric Flight by Ross Tester
  13. Vintage Radio: The batteries used to power vintage radios by Rodney Champness
  14. Project: One-Pulse-Per Second Driver For Quartz Clocks by Jim Rowe
  15. Book Store
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Order Form

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Articles in this series:
  • How To Get Into Digital TV (March 2008)
  • How To Get Into Digital TV (March 2008)
  • How To Get Into Digital TV, Pt.2 (April 2008)
  • How To Get Into Digital TV, Pt.2 (April 2008)
Items relevant to "12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1":
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the DC Motor Speed Controller [0910308A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F88 firmware and source code for the 12-24V High Current Motor Speed Controller [0910308A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • 12-24V High-Current Motor Speed Controller main PCB pattern (PDF download) [09103081] (Free)
  • 12-24V High-Current Motor Speed Controller display PCB pattern (PDF download) [09103082] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 (March 2008)
  • 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 (March 2008)
  • 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2 (April 2008)
  • 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2 (April 2008)
Articles in this series:
  • PICAXE VSM: The PICAXE Circuit Simulator! (January 2008)
  • PICAXE VSM: The PICAXE Circuit Simulator! (January 2008)
  • PICAXE VSM: The PICAXE Circuit Simulator, Pt.2 (February 2008)
  • PICAXE VSM: The PICAXE Circuit Simulator, Pt.2 (February 2008)
  • PICAXE VSM: It’s Time to Play; Pt.3 (March 2008)
  • PICAXE VSM: It’s Time to Play; Pt.3 (March 2008)
Items relevant to "A Digital VFO with LCD Graphics Display":
  • AT89C4051 firmware and source code for the Digital VFO with LCD Graphics Display [DDSFINAL.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • DDS VFO PCB pattern (PDF download) [06103082] (Free)
  • DDS VFO front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "A Low-Cost PC-to-I²C Interface For Debugging":
  • Philips Universal Register Debugger software for the Low-Cost PC-to-I²C Debugging Interface (Free)
  • Low-Cost PC-to-I²C Interface for Debugging PCB pattern (PDF download) [04203081] (Free)
Items relevant to "One-Pulse-Per Second Driver For Quartz Clocks":
  • One Pulse Per Second Driver for Quartz Clocks PCB [04103081] (AUD $2.50)
  • 1pps Quartz Clock Driver PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103081] (Free)

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Contents Vol.21, No.3; March 2008 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features    9 How To Get Into Digital TV Analog TV transmissions are on the way out. Here’s a look at what you’ll need to receive all the new digital transmissions on an analog TV – by Alan Hughes How To Get Into Digital TV – Pages 9 & 14. 14 Review: Tevion TEV8200 HD Set-Top Box Got an analog TV set? You need an HD Set Top Box! – by Leo Simpson 22 How To Solder Surface Mount Devices Here’s how to solder SMD parts using simple tools – by Jim Rowe 46 PICAXE VSM: It’s Time to Play; Pt.3 Using some of the ‘virtual instrumentation’ included with the software, from a simple voltmeter to an advanced I 2C protocol debugger – by Clive Seager 72 The I2C Bus: A Quick Primer Mystified by the I 2C bus communications protocol? Read this – by Jim Rowe 82 Electric Flight Battery-powered aircraft creates aviation history – by Ross Tester Pro jects To Build 30 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 It’s rated at up to 40A continuous, features automatic soft start & has good speed regulation under load – by Mauro Grassi 12V-24V High-Current DC Motor Speed Controller – Page 30. 58 A Digital VFO with LCD Graphics Display This digital VFO uses a recycled Nokia cellular phone LCD to display analog and digital frequency readouts – by Andrew Woodfield, ZL2PD 78 A Low-Cost PC-to-I2C Interface For Debugging Tracking down bugs in I 2C circuits can be tricky. This PC interface lets you take advantage of the free Philips/NXP “URD” debugging program – by Jim Rowe 91 One-Pulse-Per Second Driver For Quartz Clocks Convert a low-cost quartz clock to GPS accuracy – by Jim Rowe Special Columns 40 Serviceman’s Log Foxing out a Foxtel installation – by the TV Serviceman 67 Circuit Notebook (1) TV Field-Strength Meter; (2) Alternator Controller For Charging Deep Cycle Batteries; (3) Emergency Light Uses 3W White LED; (4) PICAXE Light Box Countdown Timer; (5) Impedance Bridge Measures At Three Frequencies; (6) Simple Mosfet Tester; (7) PC Cooling-Fan Driver Digital VFO With LCD Readout – Page 58. 84 Vintage Radio The batteries used to power vintage radios – by Rodney Champness Departments   2 Publisher’s Letter   4 Mailbag 57 Order Form siliconchip.com.au 96 Ask Silicon Chip 99 Notes & Errata 102 Market Centre PC-to-I 2C Interface For Debugging – Page 78. March 2008  1