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SILICON REFERENCE BOOKSHOP CHIP PROGRAMMING and CUSTOMIZING THE PICAXE By David Lincoln (2nd Ed, 2011) $ 65 A great aid when wrestling with applications for the popular PICAXE series of microcontrollers. Works at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Every electronics class, school and library should have a copy, along with anyone who works with PICAXEs. See the review in April 2011 SILICON CHIP. 300 pages in paperback PROGRAMMING 32-bit MICROCONTROLLERS IN C Luci di Jasio (2008) By Douglas Self – First Edition 2010 The latest from the Guru of audio. Explains audio concepts in easy-to-understand language with plenty of examples and reasoning. Inspiration for audio designers, superb background for audio enthusiasts and especially where it comes to component peculiarities and limitations. 558 pages in paperback Expensive? Yes. Value for money? YES! Highly recommended. 88 $ By Subtitled Exploring t he PIC32, a Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PIC ever! Condenses typical introductory "fluff" focusing instead on examples and exercises that show how to solve common, real-world design problems quickly. Includes handy checklists. FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM. 400 pages paperback. 79 $ PIC IN PRACTICE by D W Smith. 2nd Edition - published 2006 $ SMALL SIGNAL AUDIO DESIGN Based on popular short courses on the PIC, for professionals, students and teachers. Can be used at a variety of levels. An ideal introduction to the world of microcontrollers. 255 pages in paperback. 60 PIC MICROCONTROLLERS: know it all Multiple authors The best of subjects Newnes authors have written over the past few years, combined in a one-stop maxi reference. Covers introduction to PICs and their programming in Assembly, PICBASIC, MBASIC & C. More than 900 pages in paperback. TV ACROSS AUSTRALIA Edited by Kaz Bielecki – 4th Edition 2007 $ 39 By Garry Cratt – Latest (7th) Edition 2008 Written in Australia, for Australian conditions by one of Australia's foremost satellite TV experts. If there is anything you wanted to know about setting up a satellite TV system, (including what you can't do!) it's sure to be covered in this 176-page paperback book. 49 $ NEWNES GUIDE TO TV & VIDEO TECHNOLOGY By KF Ibrahim 4th Edition (Published 2007) 83 It's back! Now in a new edition provides a full and comprehensive coverage of video and television technology including HDTV and DVD. Starts with fundamentals so is ideal for students but covers in-depth technologies such as Blu-ray, DLP, Digital TV, etc so is also perfect for engineers. 600+ pages in paperback. $ PIC MICROCONTROLLER –YOUR PERSONAL INTRODUCTORY COURSE By John Morton 3rd edition 2005. $ 60 LAST FEW COPIES – $AVE WHILE THEY LAST . . . 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In most of the wireless devices that we use there is an RF component – this book tells how to design and integrate in a very practical fashion. 244 pages in paperback. USING UBUNTU LINUX by J Rolfe & A Edney – published 2007 Ubuntu Linux is a free and easy-to-use operating system, a viable alternative to Windows and Mac OS. Introduces Ubuntu, tells how to set it up, covers the various Open Office applications and gives troubleshooting hints and tips. Highly recommended. 222 pages in paperback 27 OP AMPS FOR EVERYONE By Carter & Mancini –NEW 3RD EDITION! Substantially updates coverage for low-speed and high-speed applications, and provides step-bystep walk-throughs for design and selection of op amps. Huge 648 pages! $ 96  Silicon Chip 63 $ $ 100 siliconchip.com.au 10% OFF! WANT TO SAVE 10%? SILICON CHIP (PRINT EDITION) SUBSCRIBERS* AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL BOOK PURCHASES! (*Does not apply to website orders) WOW! WHAT AN OFFER! 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Ideal for engineers, technicians, students of consumer electronics and sales and installation staff. 319 pages in paperback. NEW As reviewed in SILICON CHIP February 2004. 71 by Douglas Self 2nd Edition 2006 A collection of 35 classic magazine articles offering a dependable methodology for designing audio power amplifiers in a way that improves performance at every point without significantly increasing cost. Includes compressors/limiters, hybrid bipolar/FET amps, electronic switching and more. 474 pages in paperback.                    by Malcolm Barnes. 1st Ed, Feb 2003. An essential reference for engineers and anyone who wishes to design or use variable speed drives for induction motors. As reviewed in SILICON CHIP September 2003. 288 pages. 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