Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - December 2017 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia's strength in manufacturing
  4. Feature: Rail Guns and Electromagnetic Launchers by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: Touchscreen Altimeter and Weather station by Jim Rowe
  6. Feature: Interfacing with the Raspberry Pi – for Beginners by Andrew Pullin
  7. Project: The Arduino MegaBox from Altronics by Bao Smith
  8. Product Showcase
  9. Review: Music Hall mmf-1.3 Belt-Driven Turntable by Leo Simpson
  10. Serviceman's Log: Video trials and tribulations by Dave Thompson
  11. Project: Build your own Super-7 AM Radio Receiver – Part 2 by John Clarke
  12. Feature: El Cheapo Modules 11: Pressure/Temperature Sensors by Jim Rowe
  13. Subscriptions
  14. Project: Part 3: Finishing our new 6GHz+ Digital Frequency Meter by Nicholas Vinen
  15. PartShop
  16. Vintage Radio: Roberts R66 4-valve 2-band portable by Marc Chick
  17. Market Centre
  18. Notes & Errata: 50A Charger Controller, Nov16; Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse, Jul17; Universal Battery Valve Power Supply, Aug17; 3-way Active Crossover, Sept & Oct17; Kelvin the Cricket, Oct17; Circuit Notebook: Modifications to Universal Battery Valve Power Supply, Oct17; 6GHz+ Touchscreen Frequency Meter, Oct-Dec17; Super-7 AM Radio, Nov17
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Touchscreen Altimeter and Weather station":
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Touchscreen Altimeter/Weather Station (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • GY-68 Barometric Pressure/Altitude/Temperature I²C Sensor breakout board (Component, AUD $2.50)
  • DHT22/AM2302 Compatible Temperature and Humidity sensor module (Component, AUD $9.00)
  • Elecrow 1A/500mA Li-ion/LiPo charger board with USB power pass-through (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V2 complete kit (Component, AUD $70.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) and BASIC source code for the Touchscreen Altimeter/Weather Station (Software, Free)
  • Altimeter/Weather Station front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "The Arduino MegaBox from Altronics":
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) for the LC Meter (Mega Box) (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) for the VS1053 Music Player (Mega Box) (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • The Arduino MegaBox from Altronics (December 2017)
  • Arduino LC Meter Shield Kit (January 2018)
  • The Arduino Mega Box Music Player revisited (February 2018)
  • Altronics New MegaBox V2 Arduino prototyping system (December 2019)
Items relevant to "Build your own Super-7 AM Radio Receiver – Part 2":
  • Super-7 AM Radio PCB [06111171] (AUD $25.00)
  • Case pieces for the Super-7 AM Radio (PCB, AUD $25.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Build the Super-7 – a single-board AM radio receiver (November 2017)
  • Build your own Super-7 AM Radio Receiver – Part 2 (December 2017)
Items relevant to "El Cheapo Modules 11: Pressure/Temperature Sensors":
  • GY-68 Barometric Pressure/Altitude/Temperature I²C Sensor breakout board (Component, AUD $2.50)
  • GY-BM BMP280 module (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • GY-BME280 Barometric Pressure/Altitude/Temperature/Humidity I²C Sensor breakout board (Component, AUD $12.50)
  • GY-BME280 module (6-pin/3.3V version) (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Software for El Cheapo Modules: GY-68 (BMP180) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 1 (October 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 2 (December 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 3 (January 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4 (February 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 5: LCD module with I²C (March 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 6: Direct Digital Synthesiser (April 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 7: LED Matrix displays (June 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Li-ion & LiPo Chargers (August 2017)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 9: AD9850 DDS module (September 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules Part 10: GPS receivers (October 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 11: Pressure/Temperature Sensors (December 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 12: 2.4GHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 13: sensing motion and moisture (February 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 14: Logarithmic RF Detector (March 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 16: 35-4400MHz frequency generator (May 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 17: 4GHz digital attenuator (June 2018)
  • El Cheapo: 500MHz frequency counter and preamp (July 2018)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 19 – Arduino NFC Shield (September 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 20: two tiny compass modules (November 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 21: stamp-sized audio player (December 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 22: Stepper Motor Drivers (February 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules 23: Galvanic Skin Response (March 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Class D amplifier modules (May 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Long Range (LoRa) Transceivers (June 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: AD584 Precision Voltage References (July 2019)
  • Three I-O Expanders to give you more control! (November 2019)
  • El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8x8 RGB LED Matrix (January 2020)
  • El Cheapo modules: 8-channel USB Logic Analyser (February 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules (May 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules, Part 2 (June 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital Volt/Amp Panel Meters (December 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital AC Panel Meters (January 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LCR-T4 Digital Multi-Tester (February 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD chargers (July 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD Triggers (August 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 3.8GHz Digital Attenuator (October 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 6GHz Digital Attenuator (November 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 35MHz-4.4GHz Signal Generator (December 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LTDZ Spectrum Analyser (January 2022)
  • Low-noise HF-UHF Amplifiers (February 2022)
  • A Gesture Recognition Module (March 2022)
  • Air Quality Sensors (May 2022)
  • MOS Air Quality Sensors (June 2022)
  • PAS CO2 Air Quality Sensor (July 2022)
  • Particulate Matter (PM) Sensors (November 2022)
  • Heart Rate Sensor Module (February 2023)
  • UVM-30A UV Light Sensor (May 2023)
  • VL6180X Rangefinding Module (July 2023)
  • pH Meter Module (September 2023)
  • 1.3in Monochrome OLED Display (October 2023)
  • 16-bit precision 4-input ADC (November 2023)
  • 1-24V USB Power Supply (October 2024)
  • 0.91-inch OLED Screen (November 2024)
Items relevant to "Part 3: Finishing our new 6GHz+ Digital Frequency Meter":
  • 6GHz+ Touchscreen Frequency Counter PCB [04110171] (AUD $10.00)
  • Short Form Kit for the Micromite Plus Explore 100 (Component, AUD $75.00)
  • Case pieces for the 6GHz+ Frequency Counter (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • Software for the 6GHz+ Touchscreen Frequency Counter (v1.01) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 0.01Hz - 6+GHz touchscreen frequency meter, Part 1 (October 2017)
  • Touch-screen 6GHz+ Frequency Counter, part II (November 2017)
  • Part 3: Finishing our new 6GHz+ Digital Frequency Meter (December 2017)

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