Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - May 2012 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Sound levels a sore point on TV and elsewhere
  4. Feature: The Australian Synchrotron by David Maddison
  5. Feature: Getting The Most From ADSL by Alan Ford
  6. Project: PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.1 by Nicholas VInen
  7. Project: High-Temperature Thermometer/Thermostat by John Clarke
  8. Project: 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2 by Andrew Levido
  9. Project: SemTest Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.3 by Jim Rowe
  10. Project: Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 by Nicholas Vinen
  11. Vintage Radio: Breville 730 dual-wave 5-valve receiver by Rodney Champness
  12. PartShop
  13. Order Form
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.1":
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board PCB [24105121] (AUD $20.00)
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board PCB pattern (PDF download) [24105121] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.1 (May 2012)
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.1 (May 2012)
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.2 (June 2012)
  • PIC/AVR Programming Adaptor Board; Pt.2 (June 2012)
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  • High Temperature Thermometer/Thermostat PCB [21105121] (AUD $20.00)
  • High Temperature Thermometer/Thermostat front & rear panels [21105122/3] (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • High Temperature Thermometer/Thermostat PCB pattern (PDF download) [21105121] (Free)
  • High Temperature Thermometer/Thermostat front & rear panel artwork (PNG download) [21105122/3] (Free)
Items relevant to "1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2":
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller PCB [10105122] (AUD $35.00)
  • dsPIC33FJ64MC802-E/SP programmed for the 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller [1010512B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $25.00)
  • SL32 10015 NTC thermistor (Component, AUD $7.00)
  • Firmware for 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller [1010512B.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller panel artwork and heatsink drilling template (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 (April 2012)
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.1 (April 2012)
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2 (May 2012)
  • 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller, Pt.2 (May 2012)
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  • SemTest Upper PCB [04103122] (AUD $20.00)
  • SemTest Lower PCB [04103121] (AUD $20.00)
  • High Voltage Crowbar PCB [04105121] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F877A-I/P programmed for the SemTest semiconductor test set [0410312B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • SemTest front panel [04103123] (PCB, AUD $50.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the SemTest semiconductor test set [1410312B] (Software, Free)
  • High Voltage Crowbar PCB pattern (PDF download) [04105121] (Free)
  • SemTest Lower PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103121] (Free)
  • SemTest Upper PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103122] (Free)
  • SemTest front panel artwork and drilling template (PDF download) [04103123] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.1 (February 2012)
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.1 (February 2012)
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.2 (March 2012)
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.2 (March 2012)
  • SemTest Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.3 (May 2012)
  • SemTest Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.3 (May 2012)
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  • Input Switching Module PCB for the Low Noise Preamplifier [01111112] (AUD $15.00)
  • Input Selection Pushbutton PCB for the Low Noise Preamplifier [01111113] (AUD $5.00)
  • Ultra-LD Mk3/Mk4 Amplifier Power Supply PCB [01109111] (AUD $15.00)
  • Preamp & Remote Volume Control PCB for the Ultra-LD Mk3 [01111111] (AUD $30.00)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [01109111] (Free)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01107111] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (March 2012)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (March 2012)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (April 2012)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (April 2012)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (May 2012)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 135W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (May 2012)

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