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  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Where does innovation come from?
  4. Feature: Autonomous Flying Cars: your next mode of transport? by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: Getting Started with the Micromite by Geoff Graham
  6. PartShop
  7. Project: GPS-synchronised Analog Clock Driver by John Clarke
  8. Project: Ultra-low-voltage Versatile LED Flasher by Nicholas Vinen
  9. Subscriptions
  10. Project: El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4 by Jim Rowe
  11. Serviceman's Log: Snoring through the night by Dave Thompson
  12. Project: High Power DC Motor Speed Control – Part 2 by Design by John Clarke
  13. Project: New SC200 Audio Amplifier – Part 2 by Nicholas Vinen
  14. Feature: First look: Aussie-made battery soldering iron by Ross Tester
  15. Vintage Radio: Hotpoint Model P64MEX 4-valve by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  16. Feature: First look: Icom’s VE-PG3 Radio over IP Gateway by Ross Tester
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Notes & Errata: High Power DC Motor Speed Control, Jan-Feb 2017
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Getting Started with the Micromite (February 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part Two (March 2017)
  • Micromite Tutorial, Part 3: strings and arrays (May 2017)
  • Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4 (June 2017)
Items relevant to "GPS-synchronised Analog Clock Driver":
  • GPS-synchronised Analog Clock Driver PCB [04202171] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16LF88-I/P programmed for the GPS-Synchronised Analog Clock for movements with stepping hands [04120217A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16LF88-I/P programmed for the GPS-Synchronised Analog Clock for movements with sweep hands [04130217A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • VK2828U7G5LF TTL GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO module with antenna and cable (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with microUSB socket and 6-pin right-angle header (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with microUSB socket and 6-pin right-angle header (clone version) (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • Firmware (C and HEX) files for the GPS-synchronised Analog Clock [04120217A.HEX/04130217A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • GPS-synchronised Analog Clock Driver PCB pattern (PDF download) [04202171] (AUD $3.00)
Items relevant to "Ultra-low-voltage Versatile LED Flasher":
  • Ultra-low-voltage Versatile LED Flasher PCB [16110161] (AUD $2.50)
  • Ultra Low Voltage Bright LED flasher kit (Component, AUD $12.50)
  • Ultra-low-voltage Versatile LED Flasher PCB pattern (PDF download) [16110161] (AUD $3.00)
Items relevant to "El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4":
  • DHT22/AM2302 Temperature and Humidity sensor module (Component, AUD $7.50)
Articles in this series:
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 1 (October 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 2 (December 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 3 (January 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4 (February 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 5: LCD module with I²C (March 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 6: Direct Digital Synthesiser (April 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 7: LED Matix displays (June 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Li-ion & LiPo Chargers (August 2017)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 9: AD9850 DDS module (September 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules Part 10: GPS receivers (October 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 11: Pressure/Temperature Sensors (December 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 12: 2.4GHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 13: sensing motion and moisture (February 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 14: Logarithmic RF Detector (March 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 16: 35-4400MHz frequency generator (May 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 17: 4GHz digital attenuator (June 2018)
  • El Cheapo: 500MHz frequency counter and preamp (July 2018)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 19 – Arduino NFC Shield (September 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 20: two tiny compass modules (November 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 21: stamp-sized audio player (December 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 22: Stepper Motor Drivers (February 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules 23: Galvanic Skin Response (March 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Class D amplifier modules (May 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Long Range (LoRa) Transceivers (June 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: AD584 Precision Voltage References (July 2019)
  • Three I-O Expanders to give you more control! (November 2019)
Items relevant to "High Power DC Motor Speed Control – Part 2":
  • High Power DC Motor Speed Control main PCB [11112161] (AUD $10.00)
  • High Power DC Motor Speed Control Mosfet PCB [11112162] (AUD $12.50)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the High Power DC Motor Speed Controller [1111216A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the High Power DC Motor Speed Controller (Component, AUD $35.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the High Power DC Motor Speed Control [1111216A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • High Power DC Motor Speed Control PCB patterns (PDF download) [11112161/2] (AUD $3.00)
Articles in this series:
  • High Power DC Motor Speed Control (January 2017)
  • High Power DC Motor Speed Control – Part 2 (February 2017)
Items relevant to "New SC200 Audio Amplifier – Part 2":
  • New SC200 Audio Amplifier PCB [01108161] (AUD $10.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the SC200 Audio Amplifier Module (Component, AUD $35.00)
  • New SC200 Audio Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01108161] (AUD $3.00)
Articles in this series:
  • New SC200 Audio Amplifier (January 2017)
  • New SC200 Audio Amplifier – Part 2 (February 2017)
  • New SC200 Audio Amplifier - Part 3 (March 2017)

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Contents Vol.30, No.2; February 2017 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features   14  Autonomous Flying Cars: your next mode of transport? When heavyweights such as Airbus and Larry Page start investing huge dollars, you’d better believe they’re serious! There have been a lot of false promises, but there are some flying cars actually in production – by Ross Tester   20  Getting Started with the Micromite It has become one of the most popular micros in Australia . . . but where and how do you start? By doing, of course – by Geoff Graham Autonomous Flying Cars – Page 14.   86  First look: Aussie-made battery soldering iron Battery-powered soldering irons have never really made the grade. Until Now! – by Ross Tester   93  First look: Icom’s VE-PG3 Radio over IP Gateway Regardless of what type of radio network you run, you can expand it to the next building or the next country with this interface from Icom – by Ross Tester 12-60V, 40A DC Motor Speed Controller – Page 64. Pro jects To Build   28  GPS-synchronised Analog Clock Driver Traditional analog clocks are fairly accurate, whether they have a swept or stepped second hand. Add this GPS driver and yours will be always 100% accurate, and you don’t even have to adjust it for daylight saving! – by John Clarke   40  Ultra-low-voltage Versatile LED Flasher Want to flash a LED . . . any LED, any colour? Want it really bright? Want to set the duty cycle or flash rate? This tiny module will do all this and more – and give you control like you’ve never had before – by Nicholas Vinen   46  El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4 Measuring temperature and humidity with an AM2302/DHT22 – by Jim Rowe Icom’s VE-PG3 Radio over IP Gateway– Page 93   64  High Power DC Motor Speed Control – Part 2 Putting together our new 12-60V <at> up to 40A DC Motor Speed Controller . If you’re looking for REAL grunt, this is it! – Design by John Clarke   78  New SC200 Audio Amplifier – Part 2 The second installment of our all-new, all-performance 200W audio amplifier module. It’s easy to build – and uses no tiny surface-mount components – by Nicholas Vinen and Leo Simpson Building the SC200 Amplifier – Page 78 Special Columns   58  Serviceman’s Log A do-it-yourself snoring solution – by Dave Thompson   69  Circuit Notebook (1) Simple Motion Detector Alarm (2) “Squash” and “Ping-pong” two-player games using 16 LEDs (3) Using GPS Modules for Surveying (4) Signal Generator Buffer for Testing Amplifiers   88  Vintage Radio Hotpoint model P64MEX 4-valve – by Associate Professor Graham Parslow Incredibly versatile LED Flasher – Page 40. Departments     2  Publisher’s Letter  siliconchip.com.au 4  Mailbag   96  SC Online Shop   98  Ask Silicon Chip 103  Market Centre    104  Advertising Index 104  Notes and Errata February 2017  1 www.facebook.com/siliconchipmagazine