Silicon ChipMarket Centre - April 2019 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Nannies want to stop you building mains-powered projects
  4. Feature: Big Brother IS watching you: Facial Recognition! by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: Flip-dot Message Display by Tim Blythman
  6. Feature: Introducing the iCEstick: an easy way to program FPGAs by Tim Blythman
  7. Project: Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp – Part 2 by John Clarke
  8. Serviceman's Log: A laptop, spilled tea and a crack by Dave Thompson
  9. Project: iCEstick VGA Terminal by Tim Blythman
  10. Review: Altium Designer 19 by Tim Blythman
  11. Project: Arduino Seismograph revisited – improving sensitivity by Tim Blythman
  12. Vintage Radio: Healing 404B Aussie compact by Ian Batty
  13. PartShop
  14. Product Showcase
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Notes & Errata: DAB+/FM/AM Radio, February 2019; Four-channel sound system using a single woofer, February 2019; Low voltage DC Motor and Pump Controller, October & December 2018; USB Port Protector, May 2018
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Flip-dot Message Display":
  • Set of four Flip-Dot PCBs (AUD $17.50)
  • Flip-Dot Coil PCB [19111181] (AUD $5.00)
  • Flip-Dot Frame PCB [19111183] (AUD $5.00)
  • Flip-Dot Pixel PCB [19111182] (AUD $5.00)
  • Flip-Dot Driver PCB [19111184] (AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware files for the Flipdot Display project (Software, Free)
  • Flip-dot Display Driver PCB pattern (PDF download) [19111184] (Free)
  • Flip-dot Display Coil PCB pattern (PDF download) [19111181] (Free)
Items relevant to "Introducing the iCEstick: an easy way to program FPGAs":
  • Software files for the iCEstick FPGA tutorial and VGA Terminal project (Free)
Items relevant to "Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp – Part 2":
  • Low-Noise Stereo Preamplifier PCB [01111119] (AUD $25.00)
  • Input Switching Module PCB for the Low Noise Preamplifier [01111112] (AUD $15.00)
  • Input Selection Pushbutton PCB for the Low Noise Preamplifier [01111113] (AUD $5.00)
  • Universal Voltage Regulator PCB [18103111] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the Low-Noise Stereo Preamp with Six Input Selector [0111111M.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the Low-Noise Stereo Preamp [0111111B.HEX] (previously 0111111A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware and source code for the Low-Noise Stereo Preamplifier [0111111B.HEX] (previously 0111111A.HEX) (Software, Free)
  • Low-Noise Stereo Preamplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01111119] (Free)
  • Low-Noise Stereo Preamplifier Input Switcher PCB pattern (PDF download) [01111112] (Free)
  • Low-Noise Stereo Preamplifier Input Selector Pushbutton PCB pattern (PDF download) [01111113] (Free)
  • Ultra-LD Mk3/Mk4 Amplifier Power Supply PCB [01109111] (AUD $15.00)
  • Ultra-LD Mk.3 Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [01109111] (Free)
  • Universal Voltage Regulator PCB pattern (PDF download) [18103111] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp, Pt.1 (March 2019)
  • Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp, Pt.1 (March 2019)
  • Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp – Part 2 (April 2019)
  • Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp – Part 2 (April 2019)
Items relevant to "iCEstick VGA Terminal":
  • iCESTICK VGA Adaptor PCB [02103191] (AUD $2.50)
  • Software files for the iCEstick FPGA tutorial and VGA Terminal project (Free)
  • iCEstick VGA Adaptor PCB pattern (PDF download) [02103191] (Free)
Items relevant to "Arduino Seismograph revisited – improving sensitivity":
  • Firmware (.ino sketches) for the Arduino Seismograph with Geophone (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Low cost, Arduino-based 3-Axis Seismograph (April 2018)
  • Low cost, Arduino-based 3-Axis Seismograph (April 2018)
  • Arduino Seismograph revisited – improving sensitivity (April 2019)
  • Arduino Seismograph revisited – improving sensitivity (April 2019)

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