Silicon ChipProduct Showcase - July 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Argo drones gathering deep sea data
  4. Feature: Argo: Drones Of The Deep Oceans by Dr. David Maddison
  5. Review: AmScope Stereo Microscope by Andrew Levido
  6. Project: Threshold Voltage Switch by John Clarke
  7. Feature: Eye-Fi Mobi SD Wireless Camera Cards by Ross Tester
  8. Subscriptions
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Salvage It! Wrecking The Computer Itself by Bruce Pierson
  11. Project: Micromite, Pt.3: Build An ASCII Video Display Terminal by Geoff Graham
  12. Project: Touch-Screen Digital Audio Recorder, Pt.2 by Andrew Levido
  13. Project: L-o-o-o-n-g Gating Times For The 12-Digit Counter by Jim Rowe
  14. Order Form
  15. Vintage Radio: The upmarket 1950 HMV R53A radiogram by Rodney Champness
  16. Market Centre
  17. Notes & Errata
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Threshold Voltage Switch":
  • Threshold Voltage Switch PCB [99106141] (AUD $10.00)
  • Threshold Voltage Switch PCB pattern (PDF download) [99106141] (Free)
Items relevant to "Micromite, Pt.3: Build An ASCII Video Display Terminal":
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Micromite Mk2 plus capacitor (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256D-50I/PT programmed for the Micromite Mk2 (44-pin) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with 5-pin header and 30cm jumper cable (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and user manual for the Micromite (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and user manual for the 44-pin Micromite (Software, Free)
  • 44-pin Micromite PCB pattern (PDF download) [24108141] (Free)
  • 44-pin Micromite PCB [24108141] (AUD $5.00)
  • ASCII Video Terminal PCB [24107141] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC32MX270F256B-I/SP programmed for the ASCII Video Terminal [2410714A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • MCP1700 3.3V LDO (TO-92) (Component, AUD $2.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file for the ASCII Video Terminal [2410714B] (Software, Free)
  • ASCII Video Terminal PCB pattern (PDF download) [24107141] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.1 (May 2014)
  • The Micromite: An Easily Programmed Microcontroller, Pt.2 (June 2014)
  • Micromite, Pt.3: Build An ASCII Video Display Terminal (July 2014)
  • The 44-pin Micromite Module (August 2014)
Items relevant to "Touch-Screen Digital Audio Recorder, Pt.2":
  • Touch-screen Audio Recorder PCB [01105141] (AUD $12.50)
  • PIC32MX695F512H-80I/PT programmed for the Touchscreen Digital Audio Recorder (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $30.00)
  • Firmware for the Touchscreen Audio Recorder [0110514B.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Touch-screen Audio Recorder PCB pattern (PDF download) [01105141] (Free)
  • Touch-screen Audio Recorder end panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Touch-Screen Digital Audio Recorder, Pt.1 (June 2014)
  • Touch-Screen Digital Audio Recorder, Pt.2 (July 2014)
Items relevant to "L-o-o-o-n-g Gating Times For The 12-Digit Counter":
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter Main PCB [04111121] (AUD $20.00)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter Display PCB [04111122] (AUD $12.50)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter Add-on PCB [04106141a/b] (AUD $12.50)
  • PIC16F877A-I/P programmed for the 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter [0411112C.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • VK2828U7G5LF TTL GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO module with antenna and cable (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter front panel [04111123] (PCB, AUD $25.00)
  • Firmware for the 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter project [0411112C.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter Main PCB pattern (PDF download) [04111121] (Free)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter Display PCB pattern (PDF download) [04111122] (Free)
  • Long Gating Time Add-on Module for the 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter PCB pattern (PDF download) [04106141a/b] (Free)
  • 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter front and rear panel artwork (PDF download) [04111123] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A 2.5GHz 12-digit Frequency Counter, Pt.1 (December 2012)
  • A 2.5GHz 12-Digit Frequency Counter, Pt.2 (January 2013)
  • L-o-o-o-n-g Gating Times For The 12-Digit Counter (July 2014)

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