Silicon ChipOrder Form - August 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Electricity is a boon; electricity is a killer!
  4. Feature: Your House Water Pipes Could Electrocute You by Leo Simpson
  5. Feature: Digital Audio File Formats Explained by Nicholas Vinen
  6. Feature: Is Your Wireless Microphone Soon To Be Illegal? by Ross Tester
  7. Project: Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator by John Clarke
  8. Project: The 44-pin Micromite Module by Geoff Graham
  9. Project: The Tempmaster Thermostat Mk.3 by Jim Rowe
  10. Project: Build a Resistor/Capacitor Substitution Box by Ross Tester
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Review: Atlas DCA75 Pro Semiconductor Analyser by Nicholas Vinen
  13. Subscriptions
  14. Vintage Radio: AWA Empire State 5-valve radio by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  15. Order Form
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the August 2014 issue of Silicon Chip.

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Items relevant to "Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator":
  • Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator PCB [01106141] (AUD $15.00)
  • Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator front panel [01106142] (PCB, AUD $10.00)
  • Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator speaker simulation file (Software, Free)
  • Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator PCB pattern (PDF download) [01106141] (Free)
  • Nirvana Valve Sound Simulator front and rear panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "The 44-pin Micromite Module":
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Micromite Mk2 plus capacitor (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256D-50I/PT programmed for the Micromite Mk2 (44-pin) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with 5-pin header and 30cm jumper cable (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and user manual for the Micromite (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and user manual for the 44-pin Micromite (Software, Free)
  • 44-pin Micromite PCB pattern (PDF download) [24108141] (Free)
  • 44-pin Micromite PCB [24108141] (AUD $5.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with 5-pin header and 30cm jumper cable (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and user manual for the 44-pin Micromite (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.1 (May 2014)
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.1 (May 2014)
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.2 (June 2014)
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.2 (June 2014)
  • Micromite, Pt.3: Build An ASCII Video Display Terminal (July 2014)
  • Micromite, Pt.3: Build An ASCII Video Display Terminal (July 2014)
  • The 44-pin Micromite Module (August 2014)
  • The 44-pin Micromite Module (August 2014)
Items relevant to "The Tempmaster Thermostat Mk.3":
  • TempMaster Mk3 PCB [21108141] (AUD $15.00)
  • TempMaster Mk3 PCB pattern (PDF download) [21108141] (Free)
  • TempMaster Mk3 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

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ONLINESHOP SILICON CHIP PCBs and other hard-to-get components available now direct from the S ILICON CHIP ONLINESHOP NOTE: PCBs from past ~12 months projects only shown here but there are boards going back to 2001 and beyond. For a complete list of available PCBs, back issues, etc, go to siliconchip.com.au/shop IR-TO-455MHZ UHF TRANSCEIVER JUN 2013 15106132 $7.50 “LUMP IN COAX” PORTABLE MIXER JUN 2013 01106131 $15.00 L’IL PULSER MKII TRAIN CONTROLLER JUL 2013 09107131 $15.00 L’IL PULSER MKII FRONT & REAR PANELS JUL 2013 09107132/3 $20.00/set REVISED 10 CHANNEL REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER JUL 2013 15106133 $15.00 INFRARED TO UHF CONVERTER JUL 2013 15107131 $5.00 UHF TO INFRARED CONVERTER JUL 2013 15107132 $10.00 IPOD CHARGER AUG 2013 14108131 $5.00 PC BIRDIES AUG 2013 08104131 $10.00 RF DETECTOR PROBE FOR DMMs AUG 2013 04107131 $10.00 BATTERY LIFESAVER SEP 2013 11108131 $5.00 SPEEDO CORRECTOR SEP 2013 05109131 $10.00 SiDRADIO (INTEGRATED SDR) Main PCB OCT 2013 06109131 $35.00 SiDRADIO (INTEGRATED SDR) Front & Rear Panels OCT 2013 06109132/3 $25.00/pr TINY TIM AMPLIFIER (same PCB as Headphone Amp [Sept11])OCT 2013 01309111 $20.00 TINY TIM POWER SUPPLY DEC 2013 18110131 $10.00 AUTO CAR HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER OCT 2013 03111131 $10.00 GPS TRACKER NOV 2013 05112131 $15.00 STEREO AUDIO DELAY/DSP + REVERB UNIT (Feb 2014) NOV 2013 01110131 $15.00 BELLBIRD DEC 2013 08112131 $10.00 PORTAPAL-D MAIN BOARDS DEC 2013 01111131-3 $35.00/set (for CLASSiC-D Amp board and CLASSiC-D DC/DC Converter board see Nov 2012/May 2013) LED PARTY STROBE (also suits Hot Wire Cutter [Dec 2010]) JAN 2014 BASS EXTENDER Mk2 JAN 2014 LI’L PULSER Mk2 Revised JAN 2014 10A 230VAC MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER FEB 2014 NICAD/NIMH BURP CHARGER MAR 2014 RUBIDIUM FREQ. STANDARD BREAKOUT BOARD APR 2014 USB/RS232C ADAPTOR APR 2014 MAINS FAN SPEED CONTROLLER MAY 2014 RGB LED STRIP DRIVER MAY 2014 HYBRID BENCH SUPPLY MAY 2014 2-WAY PASSIVE LOUDSPEAKER CROSSOVER JUN 2014 TOUCHSCREEN AUDIO RECORDER JUL 2014 THRESHOLD VOLTAGE SWITCH JUL 2014 MICROMITE ASCII VIDEO TERMINAL JUL 2014 FREQUENCY COUNTER ADD-ON JUL 2014 16101141 01112131 09107134 10102141 14103141 04105141 07103141 10104141 16105141 18104141 01205141 01105141 99106141 24107141 04105141a/b $7.50 $15.00 $15.00 $12.50 $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 $10.00 $10.00 $20.00 $20.00 $12.50 $10.00 $7.50 $15.00 NEW THIS MONTH: VALVE SOUND SIMULATOR PCB VALVE SOUND SIMULATOR FRONT PANEL (BLUE) TEMPMASTER MK3 44-PIN MICROMITE 01106141 01106142 21108141 24108141 $15.00 $10.00 $15.00 $5.00 AUG 2014 AUG 2014 AUG 2014 AUG 2014 Prices above are for the Printed Circuit Board ONLY – NO COMPONENTS OR INSTRUCTIONS ETC ARE INCLUDED! P&P for PCBS (within Australia): $10 per order (ie, any number) PRE-PROGRAMMED MICROS Price for any of these micros is just $15.00 each + $10 p&p per order# As a service to readers, SILICON CHIP ONLINESHOP stocks microcontrollers and microprocessors used in new projects (from 2012 on) and some selected older projects – pre-programmed and ready to fly! Some micros from copyrighted and/or contributed projects may not be available. PIC12F675-I/P PIC16F1507-I/P PIC16F88-E/P PIC16F88-I/P PIC16LF88-I/P PIC16LF88-I/SO PIC16F877A-I/P PIC18F2550-I/SP PIC18F45K80 PIC18F4550-I/P PIC18F14K50 UHF Remote Switch (Jan09), Ultrasonic Cleaner (Aug10), Ultrasonic Anti-fouling (Sep10), Cricket/Frog (Jun12) Do Not Disturb (May13) IR-to-UHF Converter (Jul13), UHF-to-IR Converter (Jul13) PC Birdies *2 chips – $15 pair* (Aug13) Wideband Oxygen Sensor (Jun-Jul12) Hi Energy Ignition (Nov/Dec12), Speedo Corrector (Sept13), Auto Headlight Controller (Oct13) 10A 230V Motor Speed Controller (Feb14) Projector Speed (Apr11), Vox (Jun11), Ultrasonic Water Tank Level (Sep11), Quizzical (Oct11) Ultra LD Preamp (Nov11), 10-Channel Remote Control Receiver (Jun13), Revised 10-Channel Remote Control Receiver (Jul13), Nicad/NiMH Burp Charger (Mar14) Garbage Reminder (Jan13), Bellbird (Dec13) LED Ladybird (Apr13) 6-Digit GPS Clock (May-Jun09), Lab Digital Pot (Jul10) Semtest (Feb-May12) Batt Capacity Meter (Jun09), Intelligent Fan Controller (Jul10) USB Power Monitor (Dec12) GPS Car Computer (Jan10), GPS Boat Computer (Oct10) USB MIDIMate (Oct11) USB Data Logger (Dec10-Feb11) Digital Spirit Level (Aug11), G-Force Meter (Nov11) Intelligent Dimmer (Apr09) Maximite (Mar11), miniMaximite (Nov11), Colour Maximite (Sept/Oct12), Touchscreen Audio Recorder (Jun/Jul 14) NEW THIS MONTH: PIC32MX150F128D-501P/T 44-pin Micromite (Aug14) (NEW!) PIC32MX250F128B-50I/SP Micromite (May14) – also includes FREE 47F tantalum capacitor PIC32MX250F128B-I/SP GPS Tracker (Nov13) Micromite ASCII Video Terminal (Jul14) PIC32MX470F512H-I/PT Stereo Audio Delay/DSP (Nov13), Stereo Echo/Reverb (Feb 14) dsPIC33FJ128GP802-I/SP Digital Audio Signal Generator (Mar-May10), Digital Lighting Controller (Oct-Dec10), SportSync (May11), Digital Audio Delay (Dec11) Level (Sep11) Quizzical (Oct11), Ultra-LD Preamp (Nov11), LED Musicolor (Nov12) dsPIC33FJ64MC802-E/P Induction Motor Speed Controller (revised) (Aug13) dsPIC33FJ128GP306-I/PT CLASSiC DAC (Feb-May 13) ATTiny861 VVA Thermometer/Thermostat (Mar10), Rudder Position Indicator (Jul11) ATTiny2313 Remote-Controlled Timer (Aug10) ATMega48-20AU RGB LED Strip Driver (May14) ATMega48 Stereo DAC (Sep-Nov09) PIC18F27J53-I/SP PIC18LF14K22 PIC18F1320-I/SO PIC32MX795F512H-80I/PT When ordering, be sure to nominate BOTH the micro required AND the project for which it must be programmed. SPECIALISED COMPONENTS, SHORT-FORM KITS, ETC NEW: 44-PIN MICROMITE Complete kit inc PCB, micro etc MAINS FAN SPEED CONTROLLER - AOT11N60L 600V Mosfet RGB LED STRIP DRIVER - all SMD parts and BSO150N03 Mosfets, (Aug14) $35.00 (May14) $5.00 does not include micro (see above) nor parts listed as “optional” (May14) $20.00 HYBRID BENCH SUPPLY- all SMD parts, 3 x BCM856DS & L2/L3 (May 14) $45.00 USB/RS232C ADAPTOR MCP2200 USB/Serial converter IC NICAD/NIMH BURP CHARGER (Apr14) $7.50 (Mar14) 1 SPD15P10 P-channel logic Mosfet & 1 IPP230N06L3 N-channel logic Mosfet $7.50 10A 230V AC MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER (Feb14) $45.00 STEREO AUDIO DELAY WM8731 DAC IC and SMD capacitors. GPS Tracker MCP16301 SMD regulator IC and 15H inductor SMD parts for SiDRADIO RF Probe All SMD parts (Nov13) $20.00 (Nov13) $5.00 (Oct13) $20.00 (Aug13) Same as LF-UF Upconverter parts but includes 5V relay and BF998 dual-gate Mosfet. $5.00 LF-HF Up-converter Omron G5V-1 5V SPDT 5V relay (Jun13) $2.00 40A IGBT, 30A Fast Recovery Diode, IR2125 Driver and NTC Thermistor JST CONNECTOR LEAD            (Jan12)   2-WAY $3.45 3-WAY $4.50 P&P: FLAT RATE $10.00 PER ORDER# PCBs, COMPONENTS ETC MAY BE COMBINED (in one order) FOR $10-PER-ORDER P&P RATE “LUMP IN COAX” MINI MIXER SMD parts kit: (Jun13) $20.00 Includes: 2 x OPA4348AID, 1 x BQ2057CSN, 2 x DMP2215L, 1 x BAT54S, 1 x 0.22Ω shunt LF-HF UP-CONVERTER SMD parts kit: (Jun13) $15.00 Includes: FXO-HC536R-125 and SA602AD and all SMD passive components CLASSiC DAC Semi kit – Includes three hard-to-get SMD ICs: (Feb-May13) $45.00 CS8416-CZZ, CS4398-CZZ and PLL1708DBQ plus an accurate 27MHz crystal and ten 3mm blue LEDs with diffused lenses ISL9V5036P3 IGBT As used in high energy ignition and Jacob’s Ladder (Nov/Dec12) $10.00 (Feb13) 2.5GHz Frequency Counter (Dec12/Jan13) LED Kit: 3 x 4-digit blue LED displays $15.00 MMC & Choke Kit: ERA-2SM+ Wideband MMC and ADCH-80+ Wideband Choke $15.00 ZXCT1009 Current Shunt Monitor IC (Oct12) As used in DCC Reverse Loop Controller/Block Switch (Pack of 2) $5.00 G-FORCE METER/ACCELEROMETER Short form kit   (Aug11/Nov11) $44.50 $40.00 (contains PCB (04108111), programmed PIC micro, MMA8451Q accelerometer chip and 4 Mosfets) DIGITAL SPIRIT LEVEL Short form kit          (Aug11/Nov11) $44.50 $40.00 (contains PCB (04108111), programmed PIC micro, MMA8451Q accelerometer chip and 4 Mosfets) IPP230N06L3 N-Channel logic level Mosfets $7.50 As used in a variety of SILICON CHIP Projects (Pack of 2) *All items subect to availability. 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