Silicon ChipSubscriptions - December 2021 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Making kits is not easy!
  4. Mailbag
  5. Feature: Big Brother is Tracking You! – Part 2 by Dr David Maddison
  6. Project: Hummingbird Audio Amplifier by Phil Prosser
  7. Feature: SMD Soldering – tips and tricks by Tim Blythman
  8. Project: SMD Trainer Board by Tim Blythman
  9. Feature: El Cheapo Modules: 35MHz-4.4GHz Signal Generator by Jim Rowe
  10. Review: Raspberry Pi Pico by Tim Blythman
  11. Project: Digital Lighting Controller Translator by Tim Blythman
  12. Serviceman's Log: A mixed bag of odds, sods, ends and bobs by Dave Thompson
  13. Product Showcase
  14. Circuit Notebook: Orrery (planetarium) using a Micromite LCD BackPack by Kenneth Horton
  15. Circuit Notebook: Non-contact cloud-based temperature sensor with speech by Bera Somnath
  16. Circuit Notebook: Switching cells between parallel and series by Benabadji Mohammed Salim
  17. Circuit Notebook: Connecting two pushbuttons to an input-only pin by Amine Houari
  18. Project: USB Cable Tester – Part 2 by Tim Blythman
  19. Vintage Radio: Restoring a Sony 5-303E Micro-TV by Dr Hugo Holden
  20. Subscriptions
  21. PartShop
  22. Ask Silicon Chip
  23. Market Centre
  24. Advertising Index
  25. Notes & Errata: Tele-com Intercom, October 2021; Hybrid Lab Supply with WiFi, May & June 2021
  26. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Big Brother is Tracking You! – Part 1 (November 2021)
  • Big Brother is Tracking You! – Part 2 (December 2021)
Items relevant to "Hummingbird Audio Amplifier":
  • 6-way Loudspeaker Protector PCB [01101221] (AUD $7.50)
  • 4-way Loudspeaker Protector PCB [01101222] (AUD $5.00)
  • The Hummingbird Audio Amplifier PCB [01111211] (AUD $5.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Hummingbird Amplifier (Component, AUD $15.00)
  • Multi-Channel Speaker Protector PCB patterns (PDF download) [01101221-2] (Free)
  • The Hummingbird Audio Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01111211] (Free)
Items relevant to "SMD Trainer Board":
  • SMD Trainer PCB [29106211] (AUD $5.00)
  • Kit for the SMD trainer (Component, AUD $20.00)
  • SMD Trainer PCB pattern (PDF download) [29106211] (Free)
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)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 3.8GHz Digital Attenuator (October 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 6GHz Digital Attenuator (November 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 35MHz-4.4GHz Signal Generator (December 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LTDZ Spectrum Analyser (January 2022)
  • Low-noise HF-UHF Amplifiers (February 2022)
  • A Gesture Recognition Module (March 2022)
  • Air Quality Sensors (May 2022)
Items relevant to "Digital Lighting Controller Translator":
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller main PCB [16110202] (AUD $20.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller Micromite Master PCB [16110201] (AUD $5.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller CP2102 Adaptor PCB [16110204] (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)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Flexible Digital Lighting Controller WS2812 Slave [16110205.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V3 complete kit (Component, AUD $75.00)
  • Flexible Digital Lighting Controller front panel PCB [16110203] (AUD $20.00)
  • 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)
  • Digital Lighting Controller Translator PCB [16110206] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F1705-I/P programmed for the Digital Lighting Controller Translator [1611020F.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware for the Digital Lighting Controller Translator [1611020F.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Digital Lighting Controller Translator PCB pattern (PDF download) [16110206] (Free)
  • Drilling/cutting diagrams and lid panel artwork for the Digital Lighting Controller Translator (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)
  • Digital Lighting Controller Translator (December 2021)
Items relevant to "Orrery (planetarium) using a Micromite LCD BackPack":
  • Firmware for the Orrery using a Micromite LCD BackPack (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Non-contact cloud-based temperature sensor with speech":
  • Firmware for the Contactless temperature sensor with speech (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "USB Cable Tester – Part 2":
  • USB Cable Tester main PCB [04108211] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F18877-I/P programmed for the USB Cable Tester [0410821C.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Relay - EA2-5NU (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • IPP80P03P4L-07 high-current P-channel Mosfet (Component, AUD $2.50)
  • Short form kit for the USB Cable Tester (Component, AUD $110.00)
  • USB Cable Tester front panel PCB [04108212] (AUD $5.00)
  • Laser-cut acrylic bezel for USB Cable Tester (PCB, AUD $2.50)
  • Firmware and bezel laser cutting files for the USB Cable Tester [0410821A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • USB Cable Tester PCB patterns (PDF download) [04108211/2] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • USB Cable Tester – Part 1 (November 2021)
  • USB Cable Tester – Part 2 (December 2021)

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