Silicon ChipProduct Showcase - January 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Parcel deliveries by octocopter may be some time off
  4. Feature: Arduino-Controlled Fuel Injection For Small Engines by Nenad Stojadinovic
  5. Subscriptions
  6. Project: Bass Extender Mk2 For HiFi Systems by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  8. Salvage It: Wrecking a dead PC power supply for parts by Bruce Pierson
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Project: Build A LED Party Strobe by Ross Tester & Nicholas Vinen
  11. PartShop
  12. Project: Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch by Nicholas Vinen & Leo Simpson
  13. Book Store
  14. Review: Rigol DS1104Z-S Digital Storage Oscilloscope by Nicholas Vinen
  15. Feature: The Sydney Mini Maker Faire by Nicholas Vinen
  16. Project: "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 by Nicholas Vinen & Leo Simpson
  17. Vintage Radio: Philco Safari: the first transistor portable projection TV set by Ian Batty
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Arduino-Controlled Fuel Injection For Small Engines":
  • Arduino software source code for fuel injection for small engines (Free)
Items relevant to "Bass Extender Mk2 For HiFi Systems":
  • Bass Extender Mk2 PCB [01112131] (AUD $10.00)
  • Bass Extender Mk2 PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112131] (Free)
  • Bass Extender Mk2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2":
  • PortaPAL-D PCBs [01111131-3] (AUD $35.00)
  • Panel folding and drilling diagrams for the PortaPAL-D (Software, Free)
  • PortaPAL-D PCB patterns (PDF download) [01111131-3] (Free)
  • PortaPAL-D panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.1 (December 2013)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.1 (December 2013)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 (January 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 (January 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.3 (February 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.3 (February 2014)
Items relevant to "Build A LED Party Strobe":
  • LED Party Strobe PCB [16101141] (AUD $7.50)
  • LED Party Strobe PCB pattern (PDF download) [16101141] (Free)
Items relevant to "Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch":
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 Revised PCB [09107134] (AUD $15.00)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 front & rear panels [09107132/3] (PCB, AUD $20.00)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 Revised PCB pattern (PDF download) [09107134] (Free)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Li'l Pulser Model Train Controller, Mk.2 (July 2013)
  • Li'l Pulser Model Train Controller, Mk.2 (July 2013)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch (January 2014)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch (January 2014)
Items relevant to ""Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3":
  • Mini Regulator PCB (MiniReg) [18112111] (AUD $5.00)
  • Tiny Tim Power Supply PCB [18110131] (AUD $10.00)
  • Hifi Stereo Headphone Amplifier PCB [01309111] (AUD $17.50)
  • "Tiny Tim" Amplifier Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [18110131] (Free)
  • Hifi Stereo Headphone Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01309111] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (October 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (October 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2014)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2014)
PRODUCT SHOWCASE Saleae Logic16 Analyser Logic16 is a logic analyser used to record, view, and measure digital signals. Logic16 also currently has 17 different protocol analysers including serial, I2C, SPI, CAN and many more. Logic16 can sample two channels at 100MHz, four channels at 50MHz, eight channels at 25MHz or all 16 channels at 12.5MHz and can record up to 10 billion samples. Logic16 includes everything you need: ultra-flexible wire harnesses, 18 high-quality micro-hook probes, a USB cable and a nice carrying case. Logic16 comes with a 2-year replacement warranty, so it’s a worry free purchase. On top of that, Saleae offer top notch technical support for how to use Contact: the product with your Core Electronics Pty Ltd particular application. 35 Tippereray Dve, Ashtonfield NSW 2323 The Logic16 price is Tel: (02) 8007 4447 Website: www.core-electronics.com.au $295. Surround Master from Involve Audio Involve Audio, an Australian technology development company, has released the “Surround Master” surround sound decoding system. The SM 465 is a dual DSP based stereo to either 4 channel or 5.1 channel decoder that features a central QS based core, tri band dual slope processing and the patented Involve acoustic processing technique. The manufacturers claim greatly improved stereo decoding relative to other stereo formats such as Dolby PL2, Circle Surround, Q sound, dummy head recordings, QS RM, etc. “Involve” is also a recording format fully compatible with stereo and achieves up to 40dB of separation using the company’s encoder. It is further claimed the system is free of sonic artefacts such as pumping Contact: Involve Audio or surging etc. The base model 33 Malcolm Rd, Braeside, Vic 3195 SM465 is priced at Tel: (03) 8581 7638 Website: www.involveaudio.com $395.00 Correction: QualiEco Circuits Pty Ltd In the December Product Showcase, the phone number for the Auckland office of QualiEco Circuits was wrong. Correct contact details are: PO Box 75474, Manurewa, Auckland Tel: (649) 269 6916 Fax: (649) 269 6926 www.qualiecocircuits.co.nz siliconchip.com.au Verbatim’s LED Candle looks just like Verbatim’s new “True Candlelight” . . . a candle! LED lamps allow users to experience the warmth and ambience of candlelight. Delivering 1900K colour temperature, the white light spectrum and intensity of the LED closely matches a real candle flame – a feature not possible with traditional LED or incandescent lamps. Ideal for use in decorative lighting fixtures such as chandeliers, wall sconces and Contact: table settings, the 2.5W Verbatim Australia VxRGB candle LED has 6/450 Princes Hwy, Noble Park, Vic 3174 an E14 base fitting and Tel: (03) 9790 8999 optics that feature a Website: www.verbatimlighting.com.au flame tip design. Tektronix PA1000 Single-Phase Power Analyser Whether you need to test the compliance with energyusage regulations such as Energy StarTM, or simply need to characterise your product’s overall power-conversion performance and efficiency, you will find the PA1000 offers the most modern and complete test solution with performance and features unmatched by other single phase analysers. It features dual current shunts (1A & 20A), .05% basic accuracy (1MHz bandwidth), versatile colour graphics, frontpanel USB for data logging and PRWR- Contact: VIEW software with TekMark Australia setup wizards and 302/18 Orion Rd, Lane Cove NSW 2066 compliance-testing Tel: (02) 9911 3888 Fax: (02) 9418 8485 Website: www.tekmark.net.au automation. January 2014  57