Silicon ChipMarket Centre - September 1998 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: What to do with all those old computers
  4. Order Form
  5. Product Showcase
  6. Book Store
  7. Subscriptions
  8. Market Centre

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MARKET CENTRE Cash in your surplus gear. Advertise it here in Silicon Chip. FOR SALE SPEAKERWORKS: specialist in speaker repairs and par ts. DIY refoam kits: 3 1/2 ", 4", 5", 6", 7", 8", 9", 10", 11", 12" and 15" $39.95. Includes shims, dustcaps and adhesive. Largest inventory of cones, surrounds, gaskets, spiders, dustcaps, grilles, foam and cloth and 4,700 custom voice coils. Phone 02 9420 8121, Fax 9420 8131. ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SERVICES: digital & analog, embedded & Windows/PC based designs, complete solutions or design advice/assistance. Phone 03 9807 9886. Email caddy<at>netspace.net.au PIC84/12 PROGRAMMERS: Many models available. Also other PIC-driven devices. EST (02) 9789 3616 or www. internetezy.com/au/~sesame PCBS MADE, ONE OR MANY. Low prices, hobbyists welcome. Sesame Electronics (02) 9554 9760 sesame<at>internetezy.com.au http:// www.internetezy.com.au/~sesame C COMPILERS: everything you need to develop C and ASM software for 68HC08, 6809, 68HC11, 68HC12, 68HC16, 8051/52, 8080/85, 8086 or 8096: $145.00 each. Macro Cross Assemblers and Disassemblers for above CPUs + 6800/01/03/05, 6502 and 68HC12 now combined at the new low price of $75. Debug monitors: $75 for 6 CPUs. All compilers, XASMs and monitors: $480. 8051/52 Simulator (fast, now incl. 80C320): $75. Try the C-FLEA Virtual Machine for small CPUs, build a “C-Stamp”. Demo desk: FREE. All prices + $5 p&p. Atmel Flash CPU Programmer: Handles the 89Cx051, the 89C5x and 89Sxx series, and the new AVRs in both DIP and PLCC44. Also does most 8-pin EEPROMs. Includes socket for serial CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES Advertising rates for this page: Classified ads: $10.00 for up to 12 words plus 50 cents for each additional word. Display ads (casual rate): $25 per column centimetre (Max. 10cm). Closing date: five weeks prior to month of sale. To run your classified ad, print it clearly on a separate sheet of paper, fill out the form below & send it with your cheque or credit card details to: Silicon Chip Classifieds, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Or fax the details to (02) 9979 6503. Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­__________ or please debit my ❏ Bankcard   ❏ Visa Card   ❏ Master Card Card No. Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________  Card expiry date______/______ Name ______________________________________________________ Street ______________________________________________________ Suburb/town ___________________________ Postcode______________ 94  Silicon Chip ISP cable. $189, $35 tax, $10 p&p. 20-pin SOIC adaptor only $70. Credit cards accepted. GRAN­TRONICS PTY LTD, PO Box 275, Wentworthville 2145. Ph (02) 9896 7150 or Internet: http://www.grantronics.com.au VIDEO CAMERAS - SURVEILLANCE - CCTV SPECIALS: 380 x 0.2 SILICON PCB MODULE $69! 450 TVL DIGITAL COLOUR PCB $320! DOME HOUSINGS $10! 50 LED DIY Infra Red Illuminators $19! MODULES: AWFUL-CMOS only $49! PREMIUM 400 x 0.05 SONY CCD & CHIPSET from $91. CAM­ERAS: 36 x 36 from $88. Dome from $91. DIGITAL COLOUR MODULES: 330 TVL from $220. DIGITAL CAMERAS: 330 TVL from $180. 450 TVL from $370. DIGITAL COLOUR DOME from $189. ACCESSORIES: 30 + Lenses, Infra-Red Illuminator Kits, IR LEDs, Polarising, Colour, Infra-Red Cut & Pass Filters for Image Enhancement, Exposure, Focus & Glare Control. ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT: Quads 4 pix 1 screen from $280. SWITCHERS 4 & 8 Ch from $126. MULTIPLEXERS FULLSCREEN FULL-RESOLUTION VCR Recording/Playback from $826. ALSO: Monitors, Outdoor Housings, Brackets, Dummy Cams, CCTV-TV/VCR I/F Modules, Motorised Pan Units etc. TV Modulator/Mixer/Amplifier Modules from $14. PACKAGED SETS! QUAD + 4 CAMERAS + Power Supplies from $689. 400 + Page CCTV Technical Reference Manual $95 or FREE! 2 Year WARRANTY available for most items! DISCOUNTS: based on ORDER VALUE, BUYING HISTORY, for CASH/CHEQUE & NEW ZEALAND BUYERS! BEFORE you BUY Ask for our Illustrated Catalogue/Price List with Application Notes. Allthings Sales & Services 08 9349 9413 Fax 08 9344 5905 HOMEBUILT DYNAMO, engineering dreams into reality. “An absolutely marvellous book for the true ex­ perimentalist!” Elektor Electronics. (www.onekw.co.nz) SWITCH MODE PS Single thru quad outputs Huge range in stock. 5V - 48V models available. * * THE ELECTRONIC KIT SPECIALISTS KIT ASSEMBLY SERVICE Also: KIT SALES, REPAIRS, MODIFICATIONS and Custom Circuit Design and Component Sales CONTROL ELECTRONICS NSW AUST Phone: (02) 6654 5458 TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SIMULATOR, SC February 1998. Test all sorts of equipment without the cost of extra telephone lines. Melbourne 9806 0110. LOGIC ANALYSER 100Ms/s 32-Channel Kit $1275. Stand alone, not a plug in PC Card. Requires a VGA or EGA monitor - user supplied. Edge and Level Triggering. Multiple Triggering Modes such as, Trigger on pulse width too long or too short, Clock Stop, User Defined Storing, 2 Level Sequencer. Request brochure from: Peter Baxter, Tantau Australia, PO Box 1232, Lane Cove 1595, Sydney. Ph: 02 9878 4715 Fax: 02 9888 7679 Email: peter.baxter<at>tantau.com.au. All manuals on the website: www.tantau.com.au. Revised, no prototype area, “8051 Proto-Board” EA Feb 93. $30. WEATHER STATIONS: Windspeed & direction, inside temperature, outside temperature & windchill. Records highs & lows with time and date as they occur. $399.00 complete plus sales tax if appli­cable. Optional rainfall and PC interface. Used by Government Departments, farmers, pilots, and We have the solutions – we print electronics! Four-day turnaround, less if urgent; Artwork from your own positive or file; Through hole plating; Prompt postal service; 29 years technical experience; Inexpensive; Superb quality. Printed Electronics, 12A Aristoc Rd, Glen Waverley, Vic 3150. Phone: (03) 9545 3722; Fax: (03) 9545 3561 Call Mike Lynch and check us out! We are the best for low cost, small runs. Computronics Corporation Ltd 6 Sarich Way, Technology Park, Bentley, WA, 6102 Ph. 08 9470 1177 Fax 08 9470 2844 Specifications at www.computronics.com.au 651 Forest Rd, Bexley 2207 makes all the project PCBs published in SILICON CHIP and other Australian magazines Tel +61 2 9587 3491 Fax 9587 5385 http://www.cia.com.au/rcsradio/ Need prototype PC boards? KITS-R-US PO Box 314 Blackwood S.A. Ph/fax 08 8270 3175 FMTX2A Universal Stereo Coder $49 FMTX2B 30mW Xtal Locked 100MHz Transmitter $49 FMTX1 1-3 Watt Free Running Transmitter $49 FMX1 200mW Full Broadcast Transmitter, built & tested $499 FM220 10-18 Watt FM BGY133 Philips Linear $499 FM1525 25 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $499 FM2100 110 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $699 FM3000 300 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $1499 Philips 828E/A VHF Receiver Boards (6 metres) $9 AWA 721 VHF Receiver Boards (2 metres) $9 AWA 721 VHF transmitter boards 1 watt (2 metres) $19 Philips 323 UHF transmitter boards 500mW (70cm) $19 AEM 35 Watt Little Brick Audio Power Amp $15 Digi-125 200W RMS Audio Power Amp $39 CA Clipper Compiler, new in box $49 6dBd Gain Colinear FM Band Antenna $999 Roll Smart-1 FM Station Audio Processor $999 Free catalog on disk of discounted surplus components Same day shipping, credit cards OK, circuits supplied. SPECIAL STEAM BOAT KITS $14 SERVICE AGENTS WANTED Applications are invited Australia wide for service agents, especially in remote areas. We require specialists in the repair and maintenance of professional audio, RF and electronic lighting equipment. Written applications can be forwarded to the following address or faxed to 02 9582 0999. Applications close Friday 30th October 1998. JANDS ELECTRONICS The Service Manager Locked Bag 15 MASCOT NSW 1460 Positions At Jaycar We are often looking for enthusiastic staff for positions in our retail stores and head office at Rhodes in Sydney. A genuine interest in electronics is a necessity. Phone 02 9743 5222 for current vacancies. weather enthusiasts. Other models with barometric pressure, humidity, dew point, solar radiation, UV, leaf wetness, etc., etc. Just phone, fax or write for our FREE catalogue and price list. Solar Flair/Ecowatch ph: (03) 5968 4863 fax: (03) 5968 5810, PO Box 18, Emerald, Vic., 3782. RAIN BRAIN AND DIGI-TEMP KITS. Also 60 channel Moni-temp with alarms and PC Data logging. Mantis Micro Products, 38 Garnet Street, Niddrie, 3042. (03) 9331 4786. Fax (03) 9331 4782 http://www.home.aone.net.au/ mantismp ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS: No matter what problem what industry we will find you a solution that meets your needs. Specialising in schematic & PCB design, custom Windows based software, embedded control, Windows/PC based test equipment, turnkey solutions. Fast turn around with competitive rates. DAMUE PTY LTD, 46 Whitby Road, Kings Langley NSW 2147. Phone (02) 9624 2802. Fax (02) 9624 2651 or E-mail alovell<at>ibm.net A NEW address for Acetronics http://www.acetronics.com.au On-line PCB quotes, free software, DIY PCB supplies plus many other items & services. 02 9743 9235. KIT ASSEMBLY ANY KITS ASSEMBLED: professional, speedy service. Phone Neville Walker (07) 3857 2752. WAREHOUSE SALE SILICON CHIP is having a once-only warehouse sale on Saturday, September 12th between 9.00 AM and 5.00 PM. ON-SALE: SILICON CHIP back issues, binders and data wallcharts, old and newish semiconductor data books which are excess to our requirements, electronics reference books, surplus electronic components, some working project prototypes. Come and pick up some data books at bargain prices – once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. The address: SILICON CHIP, Unit 8/101 Darley St, Mona Vale, 2103. SEPTEMBER 1998  95 14 Model Railway Projects Advertising Index Australian Audio Consultants.......31 Computronics..............................95 Shop soiled but HA LF PRICE! Our stocks of this book are now limited. All we have left are newsagents’ returns which means that they may be slightly shop soiled or have minor cover blemishes. Otherwise, they're undamaged and in good condition. SPECIAL CLEARANCE PRICE: $3.95 + $3 P&P (Aust. & NZ) This book will not be reprinted Yes! Please send me _____ copies of 14 Model Railway Projects at the special price of $A3.95 + $A3 p&p (p&p outside Aust. & NZ $A6). Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­A__________ or please debit my Consultant Technology Aust. ......17 Dick Smith Electronics..................... ................................ IFC,OBC,10-13 EMC Technologies.......................15 Harbuch Electronics....................56 Instant PCBs................................95 Jands Electronics........................95 Jaycar .............................. 45-52,95 Kits-R-Us.....................................95 Microgram Computers...................3 Norbiton Systems........................35 Oatley Electronics........................75 Printed Electronics.......................95 Procon Technology......................95 Quest Electronics........................41  Bankcard     Visa Card    MasterCard RCS Radio...................................95 Card No. Resurrection Radio......................79 Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________  Card expiry date______/______ Scan Audio..................................83 Name ______________________________________________________ PLEASE PRINT Street ______________________________________________________ Suburb/town_________________________________ Postcode_________ Send your order to: SILICON CHIP, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097; or fax your order to (02) 9979 6503; or ring (02) 9979 5644 and quote your credit card number (Bankcard, Visa Card or MasterCard). Silicon Chip Bookshop.................65 Silicon Chip Wallchart..................25 Silicon Chip Subscriptions..... 92-93 Smart Fastchargers.....................55 Solis.............................................96 Taig Machinery............................56 Training OnLine Pty Ltd...............26 Truscott’s Electronic World...........41 HELP SAVE THE NIGHT SKY! We are losing our heritage of starry night skies. Poor, inefficient outdoor lighting is causing glare and “light pollution”. This wastes energy and increases greenhouse gas emissions. You can help by joining SYDNEY OUTDOOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY (SOLIS). SOLIS aims to educate and inform about quality outdoor lighting and its benefits. We also lobby councils, government and other bodies to promote good lighting practice. SOLIS meetings are held third Monday night of each month at Sydney Observatory. Individual membership is $20 pa. Donations are also welcome. Cheques payable to “SOLIS c/- NSAS”, PO Box 214, West Ryde 2114. Email: tpeters<at>pip.elm.mq.edu.au 96  Silicon Chip Zoom EFI Special......................IBC _____________________________ PC Boards Printed circuit boards for SILICON CHIP projects are made by: •  RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd, Bexley, NSW 2207. Phone (02) 9587 3491. •  Marday Services, PO Box 19-189, Avondale, Auckland, NZ. Phone (09) 828 5730.