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Feature: The Fox Report by Barry Fox
Feature: Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
Project: Nutube by John Clarke miniature valve stereo preamplifier by John Clarke
Project: Complete Arduino DCC Controller by Tim Blythman
Project: Using Cheap Asian Electronic Modules by Jim Rowe
Feature: KickStart by Mike Tooley
Feature: PICn’Mix by Mike Hibbett
Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
Feature: Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce
Feature: Interference and noise by Ian Bell
Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
Feature: Visual programming with XOD by Julian Edgar
Advertising Index: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
PCB Order Form: Electronic Building Blocks by Julian Edgar

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Practical Electronics Volume 50. No. 1 January 2021 ISSN 2632 573X Contents Projects and Circuits utu e iniature alve tereo Pream liﬁer by John Clarke 14 Korg and Noritake Itron of Japan recently released their Nutube 6P1 twin triode. t’s party piece is that it can operate from ust a few Complete Arduino DCC Controller by Tim Blythman 26 Build this fantastic Arduino-compatible controller shield that forms the basis of a CC system t can also be used as a CC booster or high-current motor driver Intelligent 8x8 RGB LED matrix by Jim Rowe 34 Master a module with an matri of ‘intelligent’ B E s he E s are controlled via a single wire and multiple modules can be cascaded 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 SCL SDA AREF GND 13 12 11 10 9 8 Series, Features and Columns DIGITAL POWER ANALOG IN 5V RES 3.3V 5V GND GND VIN A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 UNO Made in the UK. Written in Britain, Australia, the US and Ireland. Read everywhere. © Electron Publishing Limited 2020 Copyright in all drawings, photographs, articles, technical designs, software and intellectual property published in Practical Electronics is fully protected, and reproduction or imitation in whole or in part are expressly forbidden. The February 2021 issue of Practical Electronics will be published on Thursday, 7 January 2021 – see page 72. Practical Electronics | January | 2021 The Fox Report by Barry Fox HDMI capture dongle update 8 Techno Talk by Mark Nelson Bad boy bulbs 10 Net Work by Alan Winstanley he latest news on electric cars tips and tric s for running an Android-based V system and advice on setting up a two-screen indows PC 12 KickStart by Mike Tooley Part M S E switching devices in linear applications – introducing the 2 38 000 PIC n i by Mike Hibbett Part P C development board 43 Audio Out by Jake Rothman heremin Audio Amplifier – Part 46 Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce Part 2 Counting pulses rotary encoders and a digital safe 50 Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell Interference and noise 54 a s Cool eans y ax The agniﬁcent lashing E s and drooling engineers – Part 58 Visual programming with XOD by Julian Edgar ight Column hermometer 63 Regulars and Services Wireless for the Warrior Subscribe to Practical Electronics and save money NEW! Practical Electronics back issues DOWNLOADS – great 20-year deal! Reader services – Editorial and Advertising Departments Editorial oo ing forward to 202 Exclusive Microchip reader offer in a Microchip SAM o evelopment Board LED Christmas Tree offer Practical Electronics – get your back issues here! PE Teach-In 9 PE Teach-In 8 Classiﬁed ads and Advertiser inde Practical Electronics PCB Service PCBs for Practical Electronics pro ects Direct Book Service Build your library of carefully chosen technical books Next month! – highlights of our next issue of Practical Electronics 2 4 6 7 7 11 25 25 42 66 68 70 72 1