Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - September 2025 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: What is ferrite?
  4. Subscriptions
  5. Feature: Aerial Drones by Dr David Maddison, VK3DSM
  6. Review: The MPLAB PICkit Basic by Tim Blythman
  7. Project: Power Breakout for PICkit Basic by Tim Blythman
  8. Project: Pendant Speaker, Part 1 by Julian Edgar
  9. Feature: HomeAssistant, Part 1 by Richard Palmer
  10. Project: HomeAssistant Satellite by Richard Palmer
  11. PartShop
  12. Feature: Amplifier Cooling, Part 2 by Julian Edgar
  13. Project: Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 2 by Julian Edgar & John Clarke
  14. Project: USB-C Power Monitor, Part 2 by Tim Blythman
  15. PartShop
  16. Serviceman's Log: Salvaging a soggy ceiling circuit by Dave Thompson
  17. Vintage Radio: Pye PHA 520 “Colombo Plan” radio by Alby Thomas & Ian Batty
  18. PartShop
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Notes & Errata: Boeing 737 MAX & MCAS, August 2025; Thin-Film Pressure Sensor module, August 2025
  22. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Power Breakout for PICkit Basic":
  • PICkit Basic Power Breakout kit (Component, AUD $20.00)
  • PICkit Basic Power Breakout PCB pattern (PDF download) [18106251] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Pendant Speaker, Part 1 (September 2025)
  • Pendant Speaker, Part 1 (September 2025)
Items relevant to "HomeAssistant, Part 1":
  • HomeAssistant YAML scripts by Richard Palmer (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • HomeAssistant, Part 1 (September 2025)
  • HomeAssistant, Part 1 (September 2025)
Items relevant to "HomeAssistant Satellite":
  • HomeAssistant Satellite PCB [15104251] (AUD $3.50)
  • 0.96in white OLED with SSD1306 controller (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • 0.96in cyan OLED with SSD1306 controller (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • HomeAssistant Satellite PCB pattern (PDF download) [15104251] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Amplifier Cooling, Part 1 (August 2025)
  • Amplifier Cooling, Part 1 (August 2025)
  • Amplifier Cooling, Part 2 (September 2025)
  • Amplifier Cooling, Part 2 (September 2025)
Items relevant to "Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 2":
  • Duct Heat Transfer Controller main PCB [17101251] (AUD $10.00)
  • Duct Heat Transfer Controller sensor PCB [17101252] (AUD $2.50)
  • Duct Heat Transfer Controller switch panel PCB [17101253] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F1459-I/P programmed for the Ducted Heat Transfer Controller (1710125A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the Ducted Heat Transfer Controller (1710125A.HEX) (Software, Free)
  • Duct Heat Transfer Controller PCB patterns (PDF download) [17101251-3] (Free)
  • Duct Heat Transfer Controller panel artwork & cutting diagrams (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 1 (August 2025)
  • Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 1 (August 2025)
  • Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 2 (September 2025)
  • Ducted Heat Transfer Controller Part 2 (September 2025)
Items relevant to "USB-C Power Monitor, Part 2":
  • USB-C Power Monitor PCB set [04102251-3] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F18146-I/SO programmed for the USB-C Power Monitor [0410225A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • 0.91-inch white OLED with 4-pin I²C interface (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • USB-C Power Monitor short-form kit (Component, AUD $60.00)
  • Firmware for the USB-C Power Monitor [0410225A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • USB-C Power Monitor PCB patterns [04102251-2] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • USB-C Power Monitor, Part 1 (August 2025)
  • USB-C Power Monitor, Part 1 (August 2025)
  • USB-C Power Monitor, Part 2 (September 2025)
  • USB-C Power Monitor, Part 2 (September 2025)

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SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSN 1030-2662 09 The VERY BEST DIY Projects! 9 771030 266001 $14 00* NZ $14 90 INC GST INC GST AERIAL DRONES the latest hobby, commercial, military and passenger drones PICkit Basic Programmer Microchip’s new low-cost programmer & how to add a 3.3/5V power breakout board Pendant Speaker A high-performance hanging speaker with a 170mm woofer and 90W power rating HomeAssistant Run your own fully featured home automation system using a Raspberry Pi USB-C Power Monitor Measure voltage, current , power and energy for nearly all USB-C devices