Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - May 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Planning for future disposal of your assets
  4. Feature: Android Apps For Tech-Savvy Users by Stan Swan
  5. Project: RGB LED Strip Controller/Driver by Nicholas Vinen
  6. Project: The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.1 by Geoff Graham
  7. Product Showcase
  8. Project: 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2 by Nicholas Vinen
  9. Project: Deluxe 230VAC Fan Speed Controller by John Clarke
  10. Salvage It: What can you do with a dead UPS... or two? by Bruce Pierson
  11. Review: Tektronix MDO3054 Mixed-Domain Oscilloscope by Nicholas Vinen
  12. Vintage Radio: The AWA B30: a transistor radio just like grandma's by John Carr
  13. Subscriptions
  14. Order Form
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Notes & Errata
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "RGB LED Strip Controller/Driver":
  • RGB LED Strip Driver PCB [16105141] (AUD $10.00)
  • ATmega48-20AU programmed for the RGB LED Strip Driver/Controller [1610514B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • SMD parts for the RGB LED Strip Driver (Component, AUD $20.00)
  • Firmware (C and HEX) files for the RGB LED Strip Driver [1610514B.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • RGB LED Strip Driver PCB pattern (PDF download) [16105141] (Free)
Items relevant to "The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.1":
  • 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)
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 "40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2":
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply PCB [18104141] (AUD $20.00)
  • SMD parts for the 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply (Component, AUD $50.00)
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [18104141] (Free)
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1 (April 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1 (April 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2 (May 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2 (May 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.3 (June 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.3 (June 2014)
Items relevant to "Deluxe 230VAC Fan Speed Controller":
  • Deluxe 230VAC Fan Speed Controller PCB [10104141] (AUD $10.00)
  • AOT10N60 High-voltage Mosfet for the 230VAC Fan Speed Controllers (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Deluxe 230VAC Fan Speed Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [10104141] (Free)
  • Deluxe 230VAC Fan Speed Controller panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

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