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Contents Vol.28, No.1; January 2015 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features   12  Interfacing To The Brain Interfacing to the human brain might seem the stuff of science fiction but a great deal of work is being done in this area, as well as work on animals and insects. You can even do it yourself – by Dr David Maddison   20  The Micromite Mk.2 Interfacing To The Human Brain: It’s Happening – Page 12. Introduced in our May 2014 issue, the Micromite is a small 28-pin chip running a powerful BASIC interpreter. Now we have the Micromite Mk.2 with more memory, more functions, higher speed and a host of other improvements – by Geoff Graham  84 Review: Tektronix RSA306 Real Time Spectrum Analyser This spectrum analyser hooks up to a late-model PC, laptop or tablet via a “SuperSpeed” USB 3.0 cable and offers virtually all the features of a real-time spectrum analyser at a fraction of the cost – by Jim Rowe Pro jects To Build   26  Isolating High-Voltage Probe For Oscilloscopes Measure AC mains and other high-voltages safely on your oscilloscope with this low-cost unit. It has three switchable input voltage ranges, wide bandwidth and high voltage isolation between input and output – by Jim Rowe & Nicholas Vinen Isolating HighVoltage Probe For Oscilloscopes – Page 26.   38  High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2 Second article gives the full assembly details for six different versions to suit your car’s ignition trigger source and describes the installation – by John Clarke   64  Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3 Final article describes the optional remote volume control, the laser-cut acrylic cover and the testing procedure – by Nicholas Vinen   76  Beginner’s Project: The PicoMiniCube It’s powered by three 1.5V batteries and uses a PIC microcontroller to drive 27 LEDs to give an eye-catching 3D display. It’s perfect for school projects and costs less than $28 – by Phillip Tallents & Ross Tester Building & Installing The HighEnergy Multi-Spark CDI – Page 38. Special Columns  44 Circuit Notebook (1) Using A Micromite To Control A PCF8563 Real-Time Clock; (2) Engine Immobiliser Uses An RFID Tag; (3) 4-Digit Thermometer; (4) USB OTG Charging Cable   58  Serviceman’s Log DIY printer repairs can easily go wrong – by Dave Thompson   90  Salvage It Want to salvage and reuse common-mode chokes (CMCs) from faulty switchmode power supplies? Here’s how – by Ken Kranz   94  Vintage Radio The Stromberg-Carlson 5A26 radio – by Associate Professor Graham Parslow Departments   2  Publisher’s Letter   4 Mailbag siliconchip.com.auShowcase  57 Product  83 Subscriptions   89  Online Shop  99 Ask Silicon Chip 103 Market Centre 104 Advertising Index The PicoMiniCube: A Fun Beginner’s Project – Page 76. January 2015  1