Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - February 2013 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Texting while driving could be prevented
  4. Feature: Replace Your Halogen Down-lights With LEDs by Leo Simpson
  5. Feature: The Historic Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme by Dr David Maddison
  6. Project: High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.1 by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: Do-It-Yourself Seismograph With Tsunami Alarm by Dave Dobeson
  8. Project: Mobile Phone Loud Ringer by John Clarke
  9. Project: Improved Jacob's Ladder by Leo Simpson
  10. Project: Accurate GPS 1pps Timebase For Frequency Counters by Jim Rowe
  11. Book Store
  12. Vintage Radio: More Philips Twins - the Dutch 209U and the Australian 112A by Rodney Champness
  13. Market Centre
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "High Performance CLASSiC DAC; Pt.1":
  • 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 "Do-It-Yourself Seismograph With Tsunami Alarm":
  • Mk2 Seismograph with Tsunami Alarm PCB [21102131] (AUD $20.00)
  • PICAXE-08M BASIC source code for the Mk2 Seismograph with Tsunami Alarm [SeismographV2.bas] (Software, Free)
  • Mk2 Seismograph with Tsunami Alarm PCB pattern (PDF download) [21102131] (Free)
Items relevant to "Mobile Phone Loud Ringer":
  • Mobile Phone Loud Ringer PCB [12110121] (AUD $10.00)
  • Mobile Phone Loud Ringer PCB pattern (PDF download) [12110121] (Free)
  • Mobile Phone Loud Ringer front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Improved Jacob's Ladder":
  • High Energy Electronic Ignition PCB [05110121] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F88-E/P programmed for the High Energy Electronic Ignition System / Jacob's Ladder [0511012A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • ISL9V5036P3-F085 360V, 46A IGBT for the High-Energy Electronic Ignition System (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • High Energy Electronic Ignition System Firmware (HEX/ASM - zipped) [0511012A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • High Energy Electronic Ignition PCB pattern (PDF download) [05110121] (Free)
Items relevant to "Accurate GPS 1pps Timebase For Frequency Counters":
  • Accurate GPS 1pps Timebase PCB [04103131] (AUD $10.00)
  • VK2828U7G5LF TTL GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO module with antenna and cable (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • Accurate GPS 1pps Timebase PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103131] (Free)
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