Silicon ChipProduct Showcase - March 2024 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Solid-state drive pitfalls
  4. Feature: Computer Storage Systems, Pt2 by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: Laser Communicator by Phil Prosser & Zak Wallingford
  6. Project: Pico Digital Video Terminal by Tim Blythman
  7. Feature: Electromechanical Tic-Tac-Toe by Steve Schultz
  8. Project: ‘Nunchuk’ RGB Light Driver by Brandon Speedie
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Project: Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt2 by John Clarke
  11. Review: Arduino for Arduinians by Nicholas Vinen
  12. Vintage Radio: Bush MB60 portable radio by Ian Batty
  13. Serviceman's Log: This Time, It's Personal! by Dave Thompson
  14. PartShop
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Notes & Errata: Mains Power-Up Sequencer, February & March 2024; Ideal Diode Bridge Rectifiers, December 2023; GPS-Disciplined Oscillator, May 2023
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Computer Storage Systems, Pt1 (February 2024)
  • Computer Storage Systems, Pt1 (February 2024)
  • Computer Storage Systems, Pt2 (March 2024)
  • Flowcode (March 2024)
  • Computer Storage Systems, Pt2 (March 2024)
  • Flowcode (March 2024)
Items relevant to "Laser Communicator":
  • Laser Communicator transmitter PCB [16102241] (AUD $5.00)
  • Laser Communicator receiver PCB [16102242] (AUD $2.50)
  • Laser Communicator PCB patterns (16102241/2) (Free)
Items relevant to "Pico Digital Video Terminal":
  • Digital Video Terminal PCB [07112231] (AUD $5.00)
  • Digital Video Terminal kit (Component, AUD $65.00)
  • Digital Video Terminal front panel (07112232) (PCB, AUD $2.50)
  • Digital Video Terminal front panel (07112233) (PCB, AUD $2.50)
  • Firmware for the Pico Digital Video Terminal (Software, Free)
  • Digital Video Terminal PCB pattern (07112231) (Free)
  • Pico Digital Video Terminal panel cutting diagrams (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Pico Digital Video Terminal (March 2024)
  • ETI BUNDLE (March 2024)
  • Pico Digital Video Terminal (March 2024)
  • ETI BUNDLE (March 2024)
  • Pico Digital Video Terminal, Pt2 (April 2024)
  • Pico Digital Video Terminal, Pt2 (April 2024)
Items relevant to "‘Nunchuk’ RGB Light Driver":
  • Nunchuck RGB LED Lights PCB [16103241] (AUD $20.00)
  • ATmega32U4 programmed with the firmware for the Nunchuck RGB LED Driver [1610324A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • Firmware for the Wii Nunchuk RGB Light Driver (Software, Free)
  • Nunchuck RGB LED Lights PCB pattern (16103241) (Free)
Items relevant to "Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt2":
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer PCB [10108231] (AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the Mains Power-Up Sequencer (Software, Free)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer PCB pattern (PDF download) [10108231] (Free)
  • Panel labels and cutting diagrams for the Mains Power-Up Sequencer (Panel Artwork, Free)
  • PIC16F1459-I/P programmed for the Mains Power-Up Sequencer (1010823A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt1 (February 2024)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt1 (February 2024)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt2 (March 2024)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, Pt2 (March 2024)
  • New use for Mains Sequencer (July 2024)
  • New use for Mains Sequencer (July 2024)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, part one (February 2025)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, part one (February 2025)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, part two (March 2025)
  • Mains Power-Up Sequencer, part two (March 2025)
Items relevant to "Arduino for Arduinians":
  • Arduino for Arduinians six PCB pack (AUD $20.00)
  • Arduino for Arduinians Project 27 PCB (AUD $7.50)

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Mouser Electronics opens new Customer Service Center in Australia Mouser Electronics is pleased to announce the opening of a new Customer Service Center in Melbourne to support its growing number of customers across Australia and New Zealand. Australia is the world’s 53rd largest country and home to a growing number of tech companies and start-ups. The country is considered a world leader in silicon-based quantum computing. Mouser’s new Customer Service Center in Melbourne will have a team of members onsite to personally assist with orders and respond to customer calls, all in the local language, time zone, and currency. This will be Mouser’s 12th office in the APAC region. Mouser’s other APAC locations include Hong Kong, Shanghai, India (Bangalore and Pune), Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Melbourne office will be Mouser’s 28th service center location worldwide. To view all of Mouser’s global office locations, visit www.mouser.com/ Contact/GlobalBranches/ Mouser’s customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each of its manufacturer partners. To help speed customers’ designs, Mouser hosts an extensive online library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Center, product data sheets, reference designs, application notes, engineering tools and more. Engineers can stay abreast of today’s exciting product, technology and application news through Mouser’s complimentary e-newsletter. Learn about emerging technologies, product trends and more by signing up today at https://sub.info.mouser.com/ subscriber Mouser Electronics Unit 1/15 Howleys Road Notting Hill VIC 3168 Phone: (03) 9253 9999 www.mouser.com Royal Ohm SP series resistors available from TME Royal Ohm, a Thailand-based company, is one of the leading manufacturers of resistors. Its products are available from TME: www.tme.com/au/en/ linecard/p,royal-ohm_145/ Resistors are among the cornerstones of modern electronics. These small but vitally important components are used throughout virtually every electronic circuit. Choosing the right value and power of the resistor is one of the challenges for today’s electronics designers, as incorrectly selected components can result in a device failure in the future. (SMD) power resistors. Royal Ohm’s SMD power resistors are an interesting alternative to classic components that can dissipate greater amounts of energy. In the TME catalog, you will find models rated at 2W, 3W, 4W, 5W & 6W. The components are available in the classic resistance variants from 0W to 10MW, and in various package sizes: 2010, 2512, 2817, 4320, and 4527. The resistors are designed to operate at temperatures from -55°C to 155°C with a tolerance of ±1% or ±5%. SMD power resistors (SP series) Widespread miniaturisation has extended to include not only integrated circuits, but also surface-mounted Classic SMD resistors Apart from the SP series, Royal Ohm supplies classic surface-­mounted (SMD) resistors. They are available in a wide 76 Silicon Chip Australia's electronics magazine range of resistance values (from 0W to 10MW) in 01005 packages (in the metric standard, this size is described as 0402) with a 31.25mW power rating. These low-power resistors are also designed to operate at temperatures from -55°C to 155°C, and their tolerance can also be ±1% or ±5%. Royal Ohm is a manufacturer with a wide range of resistors that will easily meet the requirements of even very demanding industrial applications. The TME catalog includes an extensive range of through-hole, SMD and many other resistors. TME Group ul. Ustronna 41 93-350 Łódź Poland www.tme.com siliconchip.com.au