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  6. Publisher's Letter
  7. Feature: The Fox Report by Barry Fox
  8. Feature: Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
  9. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  10. Project: Nutube by John Clarke miniature valve stereo preamplifier by John Clarke
  11. Project: Complete Arduino DCC Controller by Tim Blythman
  12. Project: Using Cheap Asian Electronic Modules by Jim Rowe
  13. Feature: KickStart by Mike Tooley
  14. Feature: PICn’Mix by Mike Hibbett
  15. Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
  16. Feature: Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce
  17. Feature: Interference and noise by Ian Bell
  18. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  19. Feature: Visual programming with XOD by Julian Edgar
  20. Advertising Index: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
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  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
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  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
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  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
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  • 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)
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  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
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  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
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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