Silicon ChipSubscriptions - June 2015 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Anti-islanding in grid-tied inverters is a big drawback
  4. Feature: At Last . . . We Drive The Tesla Electric Car by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: Tesla’s 7/10kWh Powerwall Battery: A Game Changer? by Ross Tester
  6. Feature: The Bionic Eye: Artificial Vision Is Becoming A Reality, Pt.1 by Dr David Maddison
  7. PartShop
  8. Project: Bad Vibes Infrasound Snooper by Nicholas Vinen
  9. Project: Audio Signal Injector & Tracer by John Clarke
  10. Subscriptions
  11. Project: The Multi-Role Champion Preamplifier by Leo Simpson
  12. Feature: SPIKE: Improved Software For The Signal Hound by Jim Rowe
  13. Project: WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.4 by Armindo Caneira & Trevor Robinson
  14. Vintage Radio: The Philips model 198 transistor radio by Ian Batty
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the June 2015 issue of Silicon Chip.

You can view 33 of the 96 pages in the full issue, including the advertisments.

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Articles in this series:
  • The Bionic Eye: Artificial Vision Is Becoming A Reality, Pt.1 (June 2015)
  • The Bionic Eye: Artificial Vision Is Becoming A Reality, Pt.1 (June 2015)
  • The Bionic Eye: Artificial Vision, Pt.2 (July 2015)
  • The Bionic Eye: Artificial Vision, Pt.2 (July 2015)
Items relevant to "Bad Vibes Infrasound Snooper":
  • Bad Vibes Infrasound Snooper / Low Frequency Distortion Analyser PCB [04104151] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-I/SP programmed for the Bad Vibes Infrasonic Snooper [0420415A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • TDA1543 DAC IC (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and source code for the Bad Vibes Infrasound Snooper [0420415A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Low Frequency Distortion Analyser / Infrasonic Snooper PCB pattern (PDF download) [04104151] (Free)
  • Bad Vibes Infrasound Snooper panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Audio Signal Injector & Tracer":
  • Signal Injector and Tracer PCB [04106151] (AUD $7.50)
  • Signal Injector and Tracer shield PCB [04106153] (AUD $5.00)
  • Signal Tracer RF Probe PCB [04106152] (AUD $2.50)
  • Signal Injector and Tracer PCB patterns (PDF download) [04106151/04106153] (Free)
  • Signal Injector and Tracer panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "The Multi-Role Champion Preamplifier":
  • Champion/Pre-champion PCB [01109121/01109122] (AUD $5.00)
  • Champion/Pre-champion PCB pattern (PDF download) [01109121/01109122] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.1 (March 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.1 (March 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.2 (April 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.2 (April 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.3 (May 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.3 (May 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.4 (June 2015)
  • WeatherDuino Pro2 Wireless Weather Station, Pt.4 (June 2015)

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