Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - April 2020 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: "Second sourcing" should be applied to more than electronics
  4. Feature: Grid-scale energy storage by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: A DIY Reflow Oven Controller for modern soldering by Phil Prosser
  6. Review: 900MHz Touchscreen Vector Network Analyser by Allan Linton-Smith
  7. Project: Two new 7-band Audio Equalisers for hifi, PA and more! by John Clarke
  8. Serviceman's Log: It would be a waste of parts by Dave Thompson
  9. Project: Programmable Temperature Control with a Peltier, Part 2 by Tim Blythman & Nicholas Vinen
  10. Project: Frequency Reference Signal Distributor by Charles Kosina
  11. Review: Tecsun Radio’s new HF SDR Amateur Transceiver by Ross Tester
  12. Product Showcase
  13. Vintage Radio: Tecnico 1050 by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  14. PartShop
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Notes & Errata: AM/FM/CW Scanning HF/VHF RF Signal Generator, June-July 2019
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "A DIY Reflow Oven Controller for modern soldering":
  • DSP Crossover CPU PCB [01106193] (AUD $5.00)
  • DSP Crossover LCD Adaptor PCB [01106196] (AUD $2.50)
  • DIY Reflow Oven Controller PCB Set (AUD $12.50)
  • DSP Crossover front panel control PCB [01106195] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC32MZ2048EFH064-I/PT programmed for the DIY Reflow Oven Controller [2910420A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $30.00)
  • Pulse-type rotary encoder with pushbutton and 18t spline shaft (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • 128x64 Blue LCD screen with KS0108-compatible controller (Component, AUD $30.00)
  • ST7920 driver for PIC32MZ projects (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (HEX) and source code for the DIY Oven Reflow Controller [2910420A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • DSP Active Crossover/DDS/Reflow Oven PCB patterns (PDF download) [01106191-6] (Free)
  • DIY Solder Reflow Oven drilling, cutting and folding diagrams (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A DIY Reflow Oven Controller for modern soldering (April 2020)
  • A DIY Reflow Oven Controller for modern soldering (April 2020)
  • A DIY Reflow Oven Controller – Part 2 (May 2020)
  • A DIY Reflow Oven Controller – Part 2 (May 2020)
Items relevant to "Two new 7-band Audio Equalisers for hifi, PA and more!":
  • 7-Band Mono Equaliser PCB [01104201] (AUD $7.50)
  • 7-Band Stereo Equaliser PCB [01104202] (AUD $7.50)
  • 7-Band Mono and Stereo Equaliser patterns (PDF download) [01104201-2] (PCB Pattern, Free)
Items relevant to "Programmable Temperature Control with a Peltier, Part 2":
  • Thermal Regulator Interface PCB [21109181] (AUD $5.00)
  • Thermal Regulator Peltier Driver PCB [21109182] (AUD $5.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Thermal Regulator Peltier Driver shield (Component, AUD $30.00)
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch and libraries) for the Thermal Regulator (Software, Free)
  • Thermal Regulator PCB patterns (PDF download) [21106181-2] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Programmable Thermal Control with a Peltier (March 2020)
  • Programmable Thermal Control with a Peltier (March 2020)
  • Programmable Temperature Control with a Peltier, Part 2 (April 2020)
  • Programmable Temperature Control with a Peltier, Part 2 (April 2020)
Items relevant to "Frequency Reference Signal Distributor":
  • Reference Signal Distributor PCB [CSE200103A] (AUD $7.50)
  • Reference Signal Distributor PCB pattern (PDF download) [CSE200103] (Free)

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