Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - April 2013 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Our new website is up and running
  4. Feature: How To Get Digital TV On Your Laptop Or PC by Jim Rowe
  5. Feature: The New SILICON CHIP Website by Nicholas Vinen
  6. Project: LED Ladybird: An Eye-Catching Electronic Beetle by John Clarke
  7. PartShop
  8. Order Form
  9. Project: High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.3 by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Project: Deluxe GPS 1pps Timebase For Frequency Counters by Jim Rowe
  11. Project: A Rugged 10A Battery Charger From Bits & Pieces by Ross Tester
  12. Review: Siglent SDG1050 50MHz 2-Channel Function Generator by Nicholas VInen
  13. Vintage Radio: The First "Trannie" – The Regency TR-1 4-transistor radio by Ian Batty
  14. Book Store
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "LED Ladybird: An Eye-Catching Electronic Beetle":
  • LED Ladybird PCB [08103131] (AUD $5.00)
  • LED Ladybird prototype PCB [08103131] (AUD $1.00)
  • PIC16LF88-I/SO programmed for the LED Ladybird [0810313A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware for the LED Ladybird [0810313A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • LED Ladybird PCB pattern (PDF download) [08103131] (Free)
Items relevant to "High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.3":
  • CLASSiC DAC main PCB [01102131] (AUD $20.00)
  • CLASSiC DAC revised main PCB [01102134] (AUD $25.00)
  • dsPIC33FJ128GP306T-I/PT programmed for the CLASSiC DAC v1.02 [0110213B.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $25.00)
  • Red & White PCB-mounting RCA sockets (Component, AUD $4.00)
  • SMD parts for the CLASSiC DAC (Component, AUD $80.00)
  • CLASSiC DAC front & rear panels [01102132/3] (PCB, AUD $20.00)
  • Firmware for the CLASSiC DAC [0110213B.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • CLASSiC DAC main PCB pattern (PDF download) [01102131] (Free)
  • CLASSiC DAC front and rear panel PCB patterns (PDF download) [01102132/3] (Free)
  • CLASSiC DAC front & rear panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.1 (February 2013)
  • High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.1 (February 2013)
  • High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.2 (March 2013)
  • High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.2 (March 2013)
  • High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.3 (April 2013)
  • High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.3 (April 2013)
  • High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.4 (May 2013)
  • High-Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.4 (May 2013)
Items relevant to "Deluxe GPS 1pps Timebase For Frequency Counters":
  • Deluxe GPS 1pps Timebase PCB [04104131] (AUD $15.00)
  • VK2828U7G5LF TTL GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO module with antenna and cable (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • Deluxe GPS 1pps Timebase PCB pattern (PDF download) [04104131] (Free)

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