Silicon ChipSubscriptions - May 2017 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Going off-grid could be a bad idea
  4. Feature: Technorama – a Community Radio Station Initiative by John Maizels
  5. Feature: Industrial Robots – coming to a workplace near you! by Dr David Maddison
  6. PartShop
  7. Project: Turn your 10MHz counter into a 6GHz+ counter by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Feature: Micromite Tutorial, Part 3: strings and arrays by Geoff Graham
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Feature: Check your tyre pressures from inside the car by Leo Simpson and Nicholas Vinen
  11. Project: The Microbridge: universal PIC32 programmer plus! by Geoff Graham
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Serviceman's Log: Getting sucked in by a vacuum cleaner by Dave Thompson
  14. Project: New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit by John Clarke
  15. Project: Micromite BackPack V2 with touch-screen and USB by Geoff Graham
  16. Review: The latest digital hearing aids from BlameySaunders by Ross Tester
  17. Vintage Radio: HMV’s 64-52 Little Nipper by Charles Kosina
  18. PartShop
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover: Hare&Forbes MachineryHouse

This is only a preview of the May 2017 issue of Silicon Chip.

You can view 39 of the 112 pages in the full issue, including the advertisments.

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Items relevant to "Turn your 10MHz counter into a 6GHz+ counter":
  • 1000:1 6GHz+ Prescaler PCB [04112162] (AUD $7.50)
  • 1000:1 6GHz+ Prescaler PCB pattern (PDF download) [04112162] (Free)
  • 1000:1 6GHz+ Prescaler panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Getting Started with the Micromite (February 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite (February 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part Two (March 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part Two (March 2017)
  • Micromite Tutorial, Part 3: strings and arrays (May 2017)
  • Micromite Tutorial, Part 3: strings and arrays (May 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4 (June 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4 (June 2017)
Items relevant to "The Microbridge: universal PIC32 programmer plus!":
  • Microbridge PCB [24104171] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Microbridge [2410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • MCP1700 3.3V LDO (TO-92) (Component, AUD $2.00)
  • Microbridge complete kit (Component, AUD $20.00)
  • Software for the Microbridge (Free)
  • Microbridge PCB pattern (PDF download) [24104171] (Free)
Items relevant to "New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit":
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit PCB [04104171] (AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit [0410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • One 40kHz 50W ultrasonic transducer (Component, AUD $55.00)
  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
  • IPP80N06S4L-07 high-current N-channel Mosfet (TO-220) (Component, AUD $2.00)
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-fouling unit lid panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit (May 2017)
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit (May 2017)
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit, Part 2 (June 2017)
  • New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit, Part 2 (June 2017)
Items relevant to "Micromite BackPack V2 with touch-screen and USB":
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V2 PCB [07104171] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Microbridge [2410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Micromite Mk2 plus capacitor (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • 2.8-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • MCP1700 3.3V LDO (TO-92) (Component, AUD $2.00)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V2 complete kit (Component, AUD $70.00)
  • Matte/Gloss Black UB3 Lid for 2.8-inch Micromite LCD BackPack (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Clear UB3 Lid for 2.8-inch Micromite LCD BackPack (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Gloss Black UB3 Lid for 2.8-inch Micromite LCD BackPack (PCB, AUD $4.00)
  • Software for the Microbridge (Free)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and documents for the Micromite Mk.2 and Micromite Plus (Software, Free)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V2 PCB pattern (PDF download) [07104171] (Free)

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