Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - October 2025 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: We need Intel
  4. Feature: Autonomous Vehicles by Dr David Maddison, VK3DSM
  5. Project: Digital Preamp & Crossover by Phil Prosser
  6. Feature: HomeAssistant, Part 2 by Richard Palmer
  7. Subscriptions
  8. Project: Vacuum Controller by John Clarke
  9. Feature: Finding Bargain Speakers by Julian Edgar
  10. Project: Dual Train Controller by Les Kerr
  11. Project: Pendant Speaker, Part 2 by Julian Edgar
  12. Serviceman's Log: Large animals, laptops & Laphroaig by Various
  13. PartShop
  14. Vintage Radio: Vintage Reinartz 2 TRF Receiver by Philip Fitzherbert & Ian Batty
  15. PartShop
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Notes & Errata: 433MHz Transmitter, April 2025
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Digital Preamp & Crossover":
  • Digital Preamplifier main PCB [01107251] (AUD $30.00)
  • Digital Preamplifier front panel control PCB [01107252] (AUD $2.50)
  • Digital Preamplifier power supply PCB [01107253] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC32MX270F256D-50I/PT‎ programmed for the Digital Preamplifier/Crossover [0110725A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • Firmware for the Digital Preamplifier/Crossover (Software, Free)
  • Digital Preamplifier/Crossover PCB patterns (PDF download) [01107251-3] (Free)
  • 3D printing files for the Digital Preamplifier/Crossover (Panel Artwork, Free)
  • Digital Preamplifier/Crossover case drilling diagrams (Panel Artwork, Free)
Items relevant to "HomeAssistant, Part 2":
  • HomeAssistant YAML scripts by Richard Palmer (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • HomeAssistant, Part 1 (September 2025)
  • HomeAssistant, Part 2 (October 2025)
Items relevant to "Vacuum Controller":
  • Vacuum Controller main PCB [10109251] (AUD $10.00)
  • Vacuum Controller blast gate adaptor PCB [10109252] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F1459-I/P programmed for the Vacuum Controller (1010925A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Vacuum Controller software (Free)
  • Vacuum Controller PCB patterns (PDF download) [10109251-2] (Free)
  • Vacuum Controller panel artwork & drilling diagrams (Free)
Items relevant to "Dual Train Controller":
  • Battery Powered Model Train TH receiver PCB [09110242] (AUD $2.50)
  • Battery Powered Model Train SMD receiver PCB [09110243] (AUD $2.50)
  • Battery Powered Model Train charger PCB [09110244] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Battery-Powered Model Train TH receiver [0911024R/S/T.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F1455-I/SL programmed for the Battery-Powered Model Train SMD receiver [0911024R.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC12F617-I/P programmed for the Battery-Powered Model Train charger [0911024C.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Dual Train Controller transmitter (0911024D.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Software for the Battery Powered Model Railway project (Free)
  • Battery Powered Model Train PCB patterns (PDF download) [09110241-4] (Free)
  • Dual Train Controller PCB [09110245] (AUD $3.00)
  • Software for the Dual Train Controller project (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Battery-Powered Model Train (January 2025)
  • Dual Train Controller (October 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Pendant Speaker, Part 1 (September 2025)
  • Pendant Speaker, Part 2 (October 2025)

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