Silicon ChipSummer Showcase - February 2012 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Loud television commercials will continue to be annoying
  4. Feature: Converting The F&P SmartDrive for Use As A . . . Motor by Nenad Stojadinovic
  5. Project: A Really Bright 10W LED Floodlight by Branko Justic & Ross Tester
  6. Project: Crystal DAC: A High-Performance Upgrade by Nicholas VInen
  7. Feature: DCC: Digital Command Control For Model Railways by Leo SImpson
  8. Project: SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.1 by Jim Rowe
  9. Project: Simple 1.2-20V 1.5A Switching Regulator by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Feature: Homebrew PCBs Via Toner Transfer by Alex Sum
  11. Vintage Radio: The 1930s Palmavox 5-valve superhet; Pt.1 by Maurie Findlay
  12. Summer Showcase
  13. PartShop
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Crystal DAC: A High-Performance Upgrade":
  • Crystal DAC PCB [01102121] (AUD $15.00)
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  • PIC16F877A-I/P programmed for the SemTest semiconductor test set [0410312B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • SemTest front panel [04103123] (PCB, AUD $50.00)
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  • SemTest Lower PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103121] (Free)
  • SemTest Upper PCB pattern (PDF download) [04103122] (Free)
  • SemTest front panel artwork and drilling template (PDF download) [04103123] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.1 (February 2012)
  • SemTest: A Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.2 (March 2012)
  • SemTest Discrete Semiconductor Test Set; Pt.3 (May 2012)
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