Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - December 2020 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Saying goodbye to Adobe Flash
  4. Mailbag
  5. Feature: Automotive Electronics, Part 1 by Dr David Maddison
  6. Project: Power Supply for Battery-Powered Vintage Radios by Ken Kranz & Nicholas Vinen
  7. Subscriptions
  8. Feature: Making PCBs with a Laser Engraver or Cutter by Andrew Woodfield
  9. Project: Dual Battery Lifesaver by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Feature: A Closer Look at the RCWL-0516 3GHz Motion Module by Allan Linton-Smith
  11. Serviceman's Log: A brush with disaster by Dave Thompson
  12. Project: Balanced Input Attenuator for the USB SuperCodec, Part 2 by Phil Prosser
  13. Feature: El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital Volt/Amp Panel Meters by Jim Rowe
  14. Circuit Notebook: Automated tyre inflator/deflator by Tom Croft
  15. Circuit Notebook: Infinite impedance AC source by Mauri Lampi
  16. Circuit Notebook: Controlling model railway points with a servo by George Ramsay
  17. Project: Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, part 3 by Tim Blythman
  18. PartShop
  19. Vintage Radio: 1928 RCA Radiola 60 superhet by Dennis Jackson
  20. Product Showcase
  21. Ask Silicon Chip
  22. Market Centre
  23. Advertising Index
  24. Notes & Errata: Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, November 2020; Tiny LED Christmas Ornaments, November 2020; 7-Band Audio Equalisers, April 2020
  25. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Automotive Electronics, Part 1 (December 2020)
  • Automotive Electronics, Part 2 (January 2021)
Items relevant to "Power Supply for Battery-Powered Vintage Radios":
  • Pair of CSD18534KCS logic-level Mosfets (Component, AUD $6.50)
  • IPP80P03P4L-04 high-current P-channel Mosfet (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Vintage Battery Radio Power Supply PCB [11111201] (AUD $7.50)
  • Vintage Battery Radio Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [11111201] (Free)
Items relevant to "Dual Battery Lifesaver":
  • IPP80P03P4L-04 high-current P-channel Mosfet (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Dual Battery Lifesaver PCB [11111202] (AUD $2.50)
  • Dual Battery Lifesaver PCB pattern (PDF download) [11111202] (Free)
Items relevant to "A Closer Look at the RCWL-0516 3GHz Motion Module":
  • Sample audio for the RCWL-0516 radar module with frequency multiplier (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Balanced Input Attenuator for the USB SuperCodec, Part 2":
  • USB SuperCodec PCB [01106201] (AUD $12.50)
  • USB SuperCodec Balanced Input Attenuator add-on PCB [01106202] (AUD $7.50)
  • Parts source grid for the USB SuperCodec (Software, Free)
  • USB SuperCodec PCB pattern (PDF download) [01106201] (Free)
  • USB SuperCodec Balanced Input Attenuator add-on PCB pattern (PDF download) [01106202] (Free)
  • USB SuperCodec front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
  • Drilling and cutting diagrams for the USB SuperCodec Balanced Input Attenuator (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • USB SuperCodec (August 2020)
  • USB SuperCodec – part two (September 2020)
  • USB SuperCodec – part three (October 2020)
  • Balanced Input Attenuator for the USB SuperCodec (November 2020)
  • Balanced Input Attenuator for the USB SuperCodec, Part 2 (December 2020)
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 Matrix 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)
  • El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8x8 RGB LED Matrix (January 2020)
  • El Cheapo modules: 8-channel USB Logic Analyser (February 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules (May 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules, Part 2 (June 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital Volt/Amp Panel Meters (December 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital AC Panel Meters (January 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LCR-T4 Digital Multi-Tester (February 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD chargers (July 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD Triggers (August 2021)
Items relevant to "Automated tyre inflator/deflator":
  • Firmware for the Automated Tyre Inflator/Deflator (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Infinite impedance AC source":
  • Mathematical analysis of an infinite impedance AC source (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Controlling model railway points with a servo":
  • Firmware for Controlling Model Railway Points with a Servo (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, part 3":
  • Si8751AB 2.5kV isolated Mosfet driver with integral power supply (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller main PCB [16110202] (AUD $20.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller front panel PCB [16110203] (AUD $20.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller Micromite Master PCB [16110201] (AUD $5.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller CP2102 Adaptor [16110204] (PCB, AUD $2.50)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller LED slave PCB [16110205] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F1705-I/P programmed for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller [1611020A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller Micromite master [1611020B.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V3 complete kit (Component, AUD $75.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller (Component, AUD $100.00)
  • Firmware and software for the Fiexible Digital Lighting Controller (Free)
  • Firmware and PC software for the Digital Lighting Controller [1611010A.HEX] (Free)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller mains slave PCB patterns (PDF download) [16110202-3] (Free)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller Master PCB patterns (PDF download) [16110201, 16110204] (Free)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller LED slave PCB pattern (PDF download) [16110205] (Free)
  • Drilling and cutting diagrams for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller Micromite master (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
  • Cutting diagram for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller mains slave rear panel (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
  • Cutting diagrams and front panel artwork for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller LED slave (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, part 1 (October 2020)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, part 2 (November 2020)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller, part 3 (December 2020)

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