Silicon ChipBook Store - October 2012 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The attractions of electric cars
  4. Feature: Electric Remotely Piloted Aircraft . . . With Wings by Bob Young
  5. Feature: HAARP: Researching The Ionosphere by Dr. David Maddison
  6. Project: LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.1 by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: Reverse Loop Controller For DCC Model Railways by Jeff Monegal
  8. Project: The Nick-Off Bad Cat Deterrent by Greg Swain and Nicholar Vinen
  9. Project: Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.2 by Geoff Graham
  10. Project: Wireless Remote Control For The Barking Dog Blaster by Ross Tester
  11. Vintage Radio: The Philips twins: the Dutch BX462A & the Australian model 115 by Rodney Champness
  12. PartShop
  13. Order Form
  14. Book Store
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Radio Control (November 1996)
  • Radio Control (November 1996)
  • Radio Control (February 1997)
  • Radio Control (February 1997)
  • Radio Control (March 1997)
  • Radio Control (March 1997)
  • Radio Control (May 1997)
  • Radio Control (May 1997)
  • Radio Control (June 1997)
  • Radio Control (June 1997)
  • Radio Control (July 1997)
  • Radio Control (July 1997)
  • Radio Control (November 1997)
  • Radio Control (November 1997)
  • Radio Control (December 1997)
  • Radio Control (December 1997)
  • Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft (April 1999)
  • Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft (April 1999)
  • Model Plane Flies The Atlantic (May 1999)
  • Model Plane Flies The Atlantic (May 1999)
  • Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes (July 1999)
  • Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes (July 1999)
  • 2.4GHz DSS Radio Control Systems (February 2009)
  • 2.4GHz DSS Radio Control Systems (February 2009)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Australian Perspective (June 2010)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Australian Perspective (June 2010)
  • RPAs: Designing, Building & Using Them For Business (August 2012)
  • Flying The Parrot AR Drone 2 Quadcopter (August 2012)
  • Multi-Rotor Helicopters (August 2012)
  • Multi-Rotor Helicopters (August 2012)
  • Flying The Parrot AR Drone 2 Quadcopter (August 2012)
  • RPAs: Designing, Building & Using Them For Business (August 2012)
  • Electric Remotely Piloted Aircraft . . . With Wings (October 2012)
  • Electric Remotely Piloted Aircraft . . . With Wings (October 2012)
Items relevant to "LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.1":
  • LED Musicolour PCB [16110121] (AUD $25.00)
  • dsPIC33FJ128GP802-I/SP programmed for the LED Musicolour [1611012A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $25.00)
  • LED Musicolour front & rear panels [16110122/16110123] (PCB, AUD $20.00)
  • LED Musicolour Firmware (HEX/C - zipped) [1611012A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • LED Musicolour PCB pattern (PDF download) [16110121] (Free)
  • LED Musicolour front & rear panel artwork (PDF download) [16110122/16110123] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.1 (October 2012)
  • LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.1 (October 2012)
  • LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.2 (November 2012)
  • LED Musicolour: Light Up Your Music, Pt.2 (November 2012)
Items relevant to "Reverse Loop Controller For DCC Model Railways":
  • DCC Reverse Loop Controller PCB [09110121] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC12F675-I/P programmed for the DCC Automatic Reverse Loop Controller [0911012A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC12F675-I/P programmed for the DCC Block Switch [0911012B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Pair of ZXCT1009 Current Shunt Monitor ICs for DCC Reverse Loop Controller project (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) files for the DCC Automatic Reverse Loop Controller [0911012A and 0911012B] (Software, Free)
  • DCC Reverse Loop Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [09110121] (Free)
Items relevant to "The Nick-Off Bad Cat Deterrent":
  • Nick-Off! Proximity Alarm PCB [03110121] (AUD $5.00)
  • Nick-Off! Proximity Alarm PCB pattern (PDF download) [03110121] (Free)
  • Nick-Off! Proximity Alarm front panel artwork (PDF download) [03110122] (Free)
Items relevant to "Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.2":
  • Colour Maximite PCB [07109121] (AUD $17.50)
  • Colour MaxiMite Firmware, Documentation and Demo software (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.1 (September 2012)
  • Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.1 (September 2012)
  • Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.2 (October 2012)
  • Colour MaxiMite Microcomputer, Pt.2 (October 2012)
Items relevant to "Wireless Remote Control For The Barking Dog Blaster":
  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
  • Barking Dog Blaster panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Barking Dog Blaster: Shut That Annoying Mutt Up! (September 2012)
  • Barking Dog Blaster: Shut That Annoying Mutt Up! (September 2012)
  • Wireless Remote Control For The Barking Dog Blaster (October 2012)
  • Wireless Remote Control For The Barking Dog Blaster (October 2012)

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