Silicon ChipWeblink - October 2002 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: It's good news week, every week... / Comet chasing has its ups and downs
  4. Feature: 3D TV In Your Own Home by Barrie Smith
  5. Project: Speed Controller For Universal Motors by John Clarke
  6. Feature: 6+ Megapixel SLR Cameras by Ross tester
  7. Project: PC Parallel Port Wizard by Trent Jackson
  8. Project: "Whistle & Point" Cable Tracer by Jim Rowe
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Project: Build An AVR ISP Serial Programmer by Stephen Davies & Peter Smith
  11. Weblink
  12. Vintage Radio: Radio Corporation WS122 army transceiver by Rodney Champness
  13. Book Store
  14. Notes & Errata
  15. Back Issues
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • 3D TV In Your Own Home (October 2002)
  • 3D Movies On Your Own Camcorder (November 2002)
Items relevant to "Speed Controller For Universal Motors":
  • 5A Universal Motor Speed Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [10110021] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the 5A Universal Motor Speed Controller (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "PC Parallel Port Wizard":
  • Software for the PC Parallel Port Wizard (Free)
  • PC Parallel Port Wizard PCB pattern (PDF download) [07210021] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the PC Parallel Port Wizard (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to ""Whistle & Point" Cable Tracer":
  • Panel artwork for the "Whistle & Point" Cable Tracer (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Build An AVR ISP Serial Programmer":
  • AT90S1200/AT90S2312 firmware and source code for the AVR ISP Programmer (Software, Free)
  • AVR ISP Serial Programmer PCB pattern (PDF download) [07110021] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the AVR ISP Serial Programmer (PDF download) (Free)

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