Silicon ChipMarket Centre - January 2023 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Using DRC correctly avoids errors
  4. Feature: Computer Memory, Part 1 by Dr David Maddison
  5. Review: 2W RF Amplifier & Wattmeter by Allan Linton-Smith
  6. Project: Q Meter by Charles Kosina
  7. Feature: How to build a Mini-ITX PC by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Project: Raspberry Pi Pico W BackPack by Tim Blythman
  9. Project: Active Subwoofer, Part 1 by Phil Prosser
  10. Subscriptions
  11. Feature: Magnetic Amplification by Fred Lever
  12. Circuit Notebook: Noughts & Crosses game using just two modules by Keith Anderson
  13. Project: Noughts & Crosses Machine, Pt1 by Dr Hugo Holden
  14. Vintage Radio: UDISCO L6 circa 1927 by Dennis Jackson
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Serviceman's Log: Sometimes it all just falls into place by Dave Thompson
  17. PartShop
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Notes & Errata: LC Meter Mk3, November 2022
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Computer Memory, Part 1 (January 2023)
  • Computer Memory, Part 1 (January 2023)
  • Computer Memory, Part 2 (February 2023)
  • Computer Memory Addendum (February 2023)
  • Computer Memory, Part 2 (February 2023)
  • Computer Memory Addendum (February 2023)
Items relevant to "Q Meter":
  • Q Meter main PCB (CSE220806B or CSE220701] (AUD $5.00)
  • Q Meter front panel PCB (CSE220807A or CSE220704] (AUD $5.00)
  • 0.96in cyan OLED with SSD1306 controller (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Q Meter short-form kit (Component, AUD $80.00)
  • Firmware for the Q Meter (Q Meter Rev3.HEX) (Software, Free)
  • Q Meter PCB patterns (PDF download) [CSE220806B] (Free)
  • Q Meter front/lid panel artwork (Free)
Items relevant to "Raspberry Pi Pico W BackPack":
  • Pico BackPack stereo jack socket adaptor PCB [07101222] and connectors (Component, AUD $2.50)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico BackPack PCB [07101221] (AUD $5.00)
  • DS3231MZ real-time clock IC (SOIC-8) (Component, AUD $8.00)
  • DS3231 real-time clock IC (SOIC-16) (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • 3.5-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $35.00)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico W BackPack kit (Component, AUD $85.00)
  • Matte/Gloss Black UB3 Lid for Advanced GPS Computer (BackPack V3) or Pico BackPack (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Matte/Gloss Black UB3 Lid for Micromite LCD BackPack V3 or Pico BackPack using 3.5in screen (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico W BackPack software (Free)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico BackPack PCB pattern (PDF download) [07101221] (Free)
Items relevant to "Active Subwoofer, Part 1":
  • Active Monitor Speakers power supply PCB [01112221] (AUD $10.00)
  • Active Monitor Speakers cutting and assembly diagrams (Panel Artwork, Free)
  • High-Performance Subwoofer cabinet cutting diagrams (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Active Monitor Speakers, Part 1 (November 2022)
  • Active Monitor Speakers, Part 1 (November 2022)
  • Active Monitor Speakers, Part 2 (December 2022)
  • Active Monitor Speakers, Part 2 (December 2022)
  • Active Subwoofer, Part 1 (January 2023)
  • Active Subwoofer, Part 1 (January 2023)
  • Active Subwoofer, Part 2 (February 2023)
  • Active Subwoofer, Part 2 (February 2023)
Items relevant to "Noughts & Crosses game using just two modules":
  • Firmware for the Noughts & Crosses game using just two modules (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Noughts & Crosses Machine, Pt1":
  • Static Noughts & Crosses Computer game board PCB [08111221] (AUD $12.50)
  • Static Noughts & Crosses Computer compute board PCB [08111222] (AUD $12.50)
  • W27C020-70 EEPROM programmed for the Static Noughts & Crosses Computer [0811122A.bin] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • EEPROM data for the Static Noughts & Crosses Computer (0811122A.bin) (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Noughts & Crosses Machine, Pt1 (January 2023)
  • Noughts & Crosses Machine, Pt1 (January 2023)
  • Noughts & Crosses, Part 2 (February 2023)
  • Noughts & Crosses, Part 2 (February 2023)

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