Silicon ChipMarket Centre - December 2024 SILICON CHIP
  1. Contents
  2. Publisher's Letter: Coming up next year
  3. Feature: The Fox Report by Barry Fox
  4. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  5. Project: Raspberry Pi Clock Radio, Part 1 by Stefan Keller-Tuberg
  6. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  7. Project: VGA PicoMite by Geoff Graham & Peter Mather
  8. Feature: Using Low-cost Electronic Modules - 6GHz Digital Attenuator by Jim Rowe
  9. Feature: All About Capacitors by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Feature: Techno Talk by Max the Magnificent
  11. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  12. Project: Secure Remote Switch, Part 1 by John Clarke
  13. Subscriptions
  14. Review: Using Electronic Modules - ZPB30A1 60W DC Load by Jim Rowe
  15. Project: Multi-Channel Volume Control, Part 2 by Tim Blythman
  16. Back Issues
  17. PartShop
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Back Issues

This is only a preview of the December 2024 issue of Practical Electronics.

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Articles in this series:
  • The Fox Report (July 2024)
  • The Fox Report (September 2024)
  • The Fox Report (October 2024)
  • The Fox Report (November 2024)
  • The Fox Report (December 2024)
  • The Fox Report (January 2025)
  • The Fox Report (February 2025)
  • The Fox Report (March 2025)
  • The Fox Report (April 2025)
  • The Fox Report (May 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Win a Microchip Explorer 8 Development Kit (April 2024)
  • Net Work (May 2024)
  • Net Work (June 2024)
  • Net Work (July 2024)
  • Net Work (August 2024)
  • Net Work (September 2024)
  • Net Work (October 2024)
  • Net Work (November 2024)
  • Net Work (December 2024)
  • Net Work (January 2025)
  • Net Work (February 2025)
  • Net Work (March 2025)
  • Net Work (April 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Max’s Cool Beans (April 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (May 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (June 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (July 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (August 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (September 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (October 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (November 2024)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (December 2024)
Articles in this series:
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2024)
  • STEWART OF READING (April 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (December 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (January 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (February 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (March 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2025)
Items relevant to "Secure Remote Switch, Part 1":
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch receiver PCB [10109211] (AUD $7.50)
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch transmitter PCB [10109212] (AUD $2.50)
  • PIC16F1459-I/P programmed for the Secure Remote Mains Switch receiver (1010921R.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16LF15323-I/SL programmed for the Secure Remote Mains Switch transmitter (1010921A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware and ASM source code for the Secure Remote Mains Switch [1010921A/R] (Software, Free)
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch PCB patterns (PDF download) [10109211/2] (Free)
  • Front panel label and drilling diagrams for the Secure Remote Mains Switch (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch, Part 1 (July 2022)
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch, Part 2 (August 2022)
  • Secure Remote Switch, Part 1 (December 2024)
  • Secure Remote Mains Switch, part two (January 2025)
Items relevant to "Multi-Channel Volume Control, Part 2":
  • Multi-channel Volume Control volume PCB [01111221] (AUD $5.00)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control control PCB [01111222] (AUD $5.00)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control OLED PCB [01111223] (AUD $3.00)
  • PIC16F18146-I/SO programmed for the Multi-Channel Volume Control [0111122B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F15224-I/SL programmed for the Multi-Channel Volume Control [0111122C.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Pulse-type rotary encoder with pushbutton and 18t spline shaft (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • 0.96in cyan OLED with SSD1306 controller (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • 2.8-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control control module kit (Component, AUD $50.00)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control volume module kit (Component, AUD $55.00)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control OLED module kit (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • Firmware (C and HEX) files for the Multi-Channel Volume Control (Software, Free)
  • Multi-channel Volume Control PCB patterns (PDF download) [01111221-3] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Multi-Channel Volume Control, Pt1 (December 2023)
  • Multi-Channel Volume Control Part 2 (January 2024)
  • Multi-Channel Volume Control, part one (November 2024)
  • Multi-Channel Volume Control, Part 2 (December 2024)
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