Silicon ChipContents - March 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Cruise ships are technical marvels
  4. Feature: Digital Cameras Come of Age by Barrie Smith
  5. Feature: Retro Round-Up: Nostalgic Radio Is Back! by Kevin Poulter
  6. Subscriptions
  7. Project: Arduino-Based GSM Remote Monitoring Station by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Project: Precision 10V DC Reference For Checking DMMs by Jim Rowe
  9. Review: Cadex C7400ER-C Battery Analyser by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Project: Burp Charger For NiMH & Nicad Batteries by John Clarke
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Project: 230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  13. Book Store
  14. Feature: A Look Back At Ferrite Core Memory: Bits You Can See by Brian Armstrong
  15. Vintage Radio: The 1956 Sony Gendis TR-72 transistor radio by Dr Hugo Holden
  16. Order Form
  17. Notes & Errata
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Arduino-Based GSM Remote Monitoring Station":
  • Arduino software for the GPRS Remote Monitoring Station (Free)
  • Arduino GPRS Remote Monitoring panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Precision 10V DC Reference For Checking DMMs":
  • Precision 10V DC Reference Mk2 PCB [04104141] (AUD $5.00)
  • Precision 10V DC Reference Mk2 PCB pattern (PDF download) [04104141] (Free)
  • Precision 10V DC Reference Mk2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Burp Charger For NiMH & Nicad Batteries":
  • NiMH/Nicad Burp Charger PCB [14103141] (AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the NiMH/Nicad Burp Charger [1410314A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Complementary pair of logic-level Mosfets (CSD18534KCS/SPP15P10PL-H) (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the NiMH/Nicad Burp Charger [1410314A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • NiMH/Nicad Burp Charger PCB pattern (PDF download) [14103141] (Free)
  • NiMH/Nicad Burp Charger panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.2":
  • 230V/10A Universal Motor Speed Controller PCB [10102141] (AUD $10.00)
  • 230V/10A Universal Motor Speed Controller prototype PCB [10102141] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the 230V/10A Universal Motor Speed Controller [1010214A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Parts for the 10A 230VAC Universal Motor Speed Controller (Component, AUD $45.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the 230V/10A Universal Motor Speed Controller [1010214A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • 10A/230VAC Universal Motor Speed Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [10102141] (Free)
  • 10A/230VAC Universal Motor Speed Controller panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.1 (February 2014)
  • 230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.1 (February 2014)
  • 230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.2 (March 2014)
  • 230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.2 (March 2014)

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Contents Vol.27, No.3; March 2014 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features   12  Digital Cameras Come of Age It all started almost 40 years ago with a 100 x 100 pixel monster. We trace the history of digital cameras to today’s sensational performers – by Barrie Smith   18  Retro Round-Up: Nostalgic Radio Is Back! Retro radios with a style reminiscent of bygone days but with modern reliability and features are now popular items. Their sound may not be hifi but that’s generally of little importance. Here’s a look at what’s available – by Kevin Poulter   63  Review: Cadex C7400ER-C Battery Analyser Retro Round-up: Nostalgic Radio Is Back – Page 18. A professional charger, analyser and conditioner for those who use lots of rechargeable batteries or for use in battery service centres – by Nicholas Vinen   96  A Look Back At Ferrite Core Memory: Bits You Can See A 40-year-old ferrite core memory module makes for an interesting comparison with modern solid-state memory. With a capacity of just 4KB, it’s bigger than this page, cost more than $4500 (in 1974 dollars), and you could actually see the individual bits! – by Brian Armstrong Pro jects To Build   26  Arduino-Based GSM Remote Monitoring Station Need to keep an eye on electrical gear, a power supply or various sensors in remote locations such as on a farm, moored boat or holiday house? This unit will send you an SMS as soon as something goes wrong – by Nicholas Vinen   44  Precision 10V DC Reference For Checking DMMs Ever checked the calibration of your digital multimeter? This low-cost precision DC voltage reference give a source of 10.000V DC accurate to within ±5mV or ±0.05% – by Jim Rowe   66  Burp Charger For NiMH & Nicad Batteries Arduino-Based GSM Remote Monitoring Station – Page 26. Precision 10V DC Reference For Checking DMMs – Page 44. Burp your way to better cell health with this new NiMH/Nicad battery charger. It alternately charges and discharges the cells during the charging cycle for improved efficiency and better performance – by John Clarke   88  230V/10A Speed Controller For Universal Motors, Pt.2 Last month, we described the circuit details of our new 230VAC/10A Speed Controller. Here’s how to build and troubleshoot it – by John Clarke Special Columns   38  Serviceman’s Log Miracle hard disk drive data recovery – by Dave Thompson  84 Circuit Notebook (1) Adapting An Arduino LCD Shield For The MiniMaximite; (2) Atmel Micro­ controller Drives An Arduino OLED Display; (3) Versatile Timer Is Based On A Single Chip; (4) Last Digit Bobble Fix For The 12-Digit Frequency Counter 100  Vintage Radio The 1956 Sony Gendis TR-72 transistor radio – by Dr Hugo Holden Departments     4  Publisher’s Letter   6 Mailbag  25 Subscriptions siliconchip.com.au  78 Product Showcase 104  Online Shop 106 Ask Silicon Chip 110 Notes & Errata 111 Market Centre Burp Charger For NiMH & Nicad Batteries – Page 66. March 2014  1