Silicon ChipPCB Order Form - July 2020 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Subscriptions: PE Subscription
  4. Subscriptions: PicoLog Cloud
  5. Publisher's Letter: Publisher's Statement
  6. Publisher's Letter
  7. Feature: Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
  8. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  9. Back Issues: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  10. Project: Speech Synthesiser with the Raspberry Pi Zero by Tim Blythman
  11. Project: AD584 Precision Voltage References by Jim Rowe
  12. Project: AM/FM/CW Scanning HF/VHF RF Signal Generator by Andrew Woodfield
  13. Project: High-current Solid-state 12V Battery Isolator by Bruce Boardman
  14. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  15. Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
  16. Feature: Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce
  17. Feature: PICn’Mix by Mike Hibbett
  18. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  19. Feature: Electronic Building Blocks by Julian Edgar
  20. PCB Order Form
  21. Advertising Index

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Articles in this series:
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
Practical Electronics PCB SERVICE PROJECT JULY 2020 CODE PRICE AM/FM/CW Scanning HF/VHF RF Signal Generator ........ 04106191 £11.95 Speech Synthesiser with the Raspberry Pi Zero ............... 01106191 £5.95 PE Mini-organ PCB ........................................................... AO-0720-01 £14.95 High-current Solid-state 12V Battery Isolator – control ..... 05106191 £9.95 High-current Solid-state 12V Battery Isolator FET (2oz) ... 05106192 £6.95 JUNE 2020 Arduino breakout board – 3.5-inch LCD Display ............... 24111181 £6.95 MAY 2020 ltra lo distortion reamplifier nput elector ......................... 01111112 ltra lo distortion reamplifier pushbutton nput elector ..... 01111113 Universal Regulator .................................................................... 18103111 433MHz Wireless Data Repeater .............................................. 15004191 ridge mode daptor for mplifier ............................................. 01105191 iCEstick VGA Terminal ................................................................ 02103191 Analogue noise with tilt control ................................................... AO-0520-01 Audio Spectrum Analyser ........................................................... PM-0520-01 11.25 7.95 8.50 7.95 4.95 7.95 8.95 APRIL 2020 Flip-dot Display black coil board................................................. 19111181 Flip-dot Display black pixels ....................................................... 19111182 Flip-dot Display black frame ....................................................... 19111183 Flip-dot Display green driver board ............................................ 19111184 PROJECT JULY 2019 Full-wave 10A Universal Motor Speed Controller .............. 10102181 Recurring Event Reminder ................................................ 19107181 Temperature Switch Mk2 ................................................... 05105181 JUNE 2019 Arduino-based LC Meter ................................................... 04106181 USB Flexitimer................................................................... 19106181 MAY 2019 2× 12V Battery Balancer ................................................... 14106181 Deluxe Frequency Switch .................................................. 05104181 USB Port Protector ............................................................ 07105181 APRIL 2019 Heater Controller ............................................................... 10104181 MARCH 2019 10-LED Bargraph Main Board ........................................... 04101181 +Processing Board ............................................. 04101182 FEBRUARY 2019 £14.95 1.5kW Induction Motor Speed Controller........................... 10105122 NOVEMBER 2018 Super-7 AM Radio Receiver .............................................. 06111171 MARCH 2020 Diode Curve Plotter ........................................................... 04112181 £10.95 Steam Train Whistle / Diesel Horn Sound Generator ............... 09106181 £8.50 Universal Passive Crossover (one off) ...................................... UPC0320 £12.50 Crossover component set for Wavecor speaker (one off)........ WAVXO (see website) OCTOBER 2018 FEBRUARY 2020 SEPTEMBER 2018 Motion-Sensing 12V Power Switch ................................... 05102191 USB Keyboard / Mouse Adaptor........................................ 24311181 DSP Active Crossover (ADC) ............................................ 01106191 DSP Active Crossover (DAC) ×2 ...................................... 01106192 DSP Active Crossover (CPU) ............................................ 01106193 DSP Active Crossover (Power/routing).............................. 01106194 DSP Active Crossover (Front panel).................................. 01106195 DSP Active Crossover (LCD)............................................. 01106196 JANUARY 2020 Isolated Serial Link ............................................................ 24107181 DECEMBER 2019 Extremely Sensitive Magnetometer ................................... 04101011 Four-channel High-current DC Fan and Pump Controller ... 05108181 Useless Box ....................................................................... 08111181 NOVEMBER 2019 Tinnitus & Insomnia Killer (Jaycar case – see text) ........... 01110181 Tinnitus & Insomnia Killer (Altronics case – see text) ........ 01110182 OCTOBER 2019 Programmable GPS-synced Frequency Reference .......... 04107181 Digital Command Control Programmer for Decoders ........ 09107181 Opto-isolated Mains Relay (main board) ........................... 10107181 Opto-isolated Mains Relay (2 × terminal extension board)...10107182 AUGUST 2019 CODE £5.95 £8.50 £29.95 6GHz+ Touchscreen Frequency Counter .......................... 04110171 Two 230VAC MainsTimers ................................................ 10108161 10108162 3-Way Active Crossover .................................................... 01108171 Ultra-low-voltage Mini LED Flasher ................................... 16110161 AUGUST 2018 Universal Temperature Alarm ............................................ 03105161 Power Supply For Battery-Operated Valve Radios ........... 18108171 18108172 18108173 18108174 £8.50 JULY 2018 £16.75 £8.75 £11.50 JUNE 2018 Touchscreen Appliance Energy Meter – Part 1 ................. 04116061 utomotive ensor odifier .............................................. 05111161 High Performance 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser ... 01105171 MAY 2018 £8.75 £8.75 High Performance RF Prescaler........................................ 04112162 Micromite BackPack V2..................................................... 07104171 Microbridge ........................................................................ 24104171 £11.50 £8.75 APRIL 2018 £11.50 Brainwave Monitor ............................................................. 25108181 £12.90 Super Digital Sound Effects Module .................................. 01107181 £5.60 Watchdog Alarm ................................................................ 03107181 £8.00 PE Theremin (three boards: pitch, volume, VCA) ............. PETX0819 £19.50 PE Theremin component pack (see p.56, August 2019) ... PETY0819 £15.00 Spring Reverberation Unit ................................................. 01104171 DDS Sig Gen Lid ............................................................... Black DDS Sig Gen Lid ............................................................... Blue DDS Sig Gen Lid ............................................................... Clear PRICE £12.90 £8.00 £10.45 £8.00 £10.45 £5.60 £10.45 £5.60 £14.00 £11.25 £8.60 £35.00 £27.50 £12.88 £12.88 £22.60 £5.60 £7.05 £27.50 £17.75 £12.88 £15.30 £10.45 £10.45 £5.60 £15.30 £8.05 £7.05 £8.05 MARCH 2018 Stationmaster Main Board ................................................. 09103171 + Controller Board .............................................. 09103172 mplifier odule o er upply .......................... 01109111 £17.75 £16.45 PCBs for most recent PE/EPE constructional projects are available. From the July 2013 issue onwards, PCBs with eight-digit codes have silk screen overlays and, where applicable, are double-sided, have plated-through holes, and solder mask. They are similar to photos in the project articles. Earlier PCBs are likely to be more basic and may not include silk screen overlay, be single-sided, lack plated-through holes and solder mask. Always check price and availability in the latest issue or online. A large number of older boards are listed for ordering on our website. In most cases we do not supply kits or components for our projects. For older projects it is important to check the availability of all components before purchasing PCBs. Back issues of articles are available – see Back Issues page for details. 68 Practical Electronics | July | 2020 Double-sided | plated-through holes | solder mask PROJECT FEBRUARY 2018 CODE GPS-Synchronised Analogue Clock Driver ....................... 04202171 High-Power DC Motor Speed Controller – Part 2 + Control Board ................................................... 11112161 + Power Board .................................................... 11112162 JANUARY 2018 High-Power DC Motor Speed Controller – Part 1 .............. 11112161 uild the mplifier odule ..................................... 01108161 DECEMBER 2017 Precision Voltage and Current Reference – Part 2............ 04110161 NOVEMBER 2017 50A Battery Charger Controller ......................................... 11111161 Micropower LED Flasher (45 × 47mm) ......................... 16109161 (36 × 13mm) ......................... 16109162 Phono Input Converter ...................................................... 01111161 SEPTEMBER 2017 Compact 8-Digit Frequency Meter..................................... 04105161 AUGUST 2017 Micromite-Based Touch-screen Boat Computer GPS ....... 07102122 Fridge/Freezer Alarm ......................................................... 03104161 JULY 2017 Micromite-Based Super Clock ........................................... 07102122 Brownout Protector for Induction Motors ........................... 10107161 JUNE 2017 Ultrasonic Garage Parking Assistant ................................. 07102122 Hotel Safe Alarm................................................................ 03106161 100dB Stereo LED Audio Level/VU Meter ......................... 01104161 MAY 2017 The Micromite LCD BackPack........................................... 07102122 Precision 230V/115V 50/60Hz Turntable Driver ................ 04104161 APRIL 2017 Microwave Leakage Detector ............................................ 04103161 Arduino Multifunctional 24-bit Measuring Shield ............... 04116011 + RF Head Board ................................................ 04116012 Battery Pack Cell Balancer ................................................ 11111151 MARCH 2017 Speech Timer for Contests & Debates .............................. 19111151 FEBRUARY 2017 Solar MPPT Charger/Lighting Controller ........................... 16101161 Turntable LED Strobe ........................................................ 04101161 JANUARY 2017 igh performance tereo alve reamplifier .................... 01101161 High Visibility 6-Digit LED Clock ........................................ 19110151 DECEMBER 2016 Universal Loudspeaker Protector ...................................... 01110151 9-Channel Infrared Remote Control .................................. 15108151 Revised USB Charger ....................................................... 18107152 PRICE PROJECT £12.88 SEPTEMBER 2016 £12.88 £15.30 £12.88 £12.88 £15.35 £12.88 £8.00 £5.60 £8.00 £12.88 OCTOBER 2016 Arduino-Based USB Electrocardiogram ............................ 07108151 LED Party Strobe............................................................... 16101141 Speedo Corrector .............................................................. 05109131 AUGUST 2016 Low-cost Resistance Reference ........................................ 04108151 USB Power Monitor ........................................................... 04109121 JULY 2016 Driveway Monitor – Detector Unit ...................................... 15105151 Driveway Monitor – Receiver Unit ..................................... 15105152 USB Charging Points......................................................... 18107151 PRICE £20.83 £9.80 £12.00 £5.36 £12.00 £11.80 £7.50 £5.00 JUNE 2016 Infrasound Snooper ........................................................... 04104151 £7.50 Audio Signal Injector and Tracer ....................................... 04106151 £9.64 Audio Signal Injector and Tracer – Demodulator Board .... 04106152 £5.36 Audio Signal Injector and Tracer – Shield Board ............... 04106153 £7.48 Champion Preamp............................................................. 01109121/22 £8.29 £10.45 £8.00 For the many pre-2016 PCBs that we stock please see the PE website: www.electronpublishing.com £10.45 £12.90 PE/EPE PCB SERVICE £10.45 £8.00 £17.75 Order Code Project Quantity Price ......................................................... ......................................................... £11.25 £19.35 ......................................................... £8.00 ......................................................... £17.75 £9.00 £16.42 £17.75 £7.60 ......................................................... 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Card Security No . . . . . . . . . . £12.88 You can also order PCBs by phone, email or via the shop on our website: www.electronpublishing.com NOVEMBER 2016 Fingerprint Access Controller – Main Board ...................... 03109151 Fingerprint Access Controller – Switch Board ................... 03108152 CODE 100W Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply – Part 2 ............. 18104141 £9.79 No need to cut your issue – a copy of this form is just as good! All prices include VAT and UK p&p. Add £4 per project for post to Europe; £5 per project outside Europe. Orders and payment should be sent to: Practical Electronics, Electron Publishing Ltd 113 Lynwood Drive, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1UU Tel 01202 880299 Email: shop<at>electronpublishing.com On-line Shop: www.epemag.com heques should be made payable to ractical lectronics (Payment in £ sterling only). NOTE: Most boards are in stock and sent within seven days of receipt of order, please allow up to 28 days delivery if we need to restock. 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