Silicon ChipHare & Forbes Machineryhouse - July 2017 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Incat’s world-class ferries / LEDs now ubiquitous for domestic lighting
  4. Feature: We visit Incat - another Aussie success story by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: LED lights/downlights and dimmers by Leo Simpson
  6. Project: RapidBrake - giving the guy behind extra stopping time by John Clarke
  7. Project: Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse, Part 1 by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Review: Tecsun’s new S-8800 "AM listener’s receiver" by Ross Tester
  9. Feature: "Over-the-Top" rail-to-rail op amps by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Serviceman's Log: Perished belts stop a cassette deck by Dave Thompson
  11. Feature: The low-cost VS1053 Arduino audio playback shield by Nicholas Vinen
  12. Project: We put the VS1053 Arduino shield to work by Bao Smith
  13. Project: Completing our new Graphic Equaliser by John Clarke
  14. Vintage Radio: The DKE38 Deutscher Kleinempfanger by Ian Batty
  15. PartShop
  16. Market Centre
  17. Notes & Errata: Improved Tweeter Horn for the Majestic Loudspeaker / Spring Reverberation Unit / 6GHz+ RF Prescaler
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse

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Items relevant to "RapidBrake - giving the guy behind extra stopping time":
  • RapidBrake PCB [05105171] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for RapidBrake [0510517A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Rapidbrake alignment jig pieces (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for RapidBrake [0510517A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • RapidBrake PCB pattern (PDF download) [05105171] (Free)
  • RapidBrake lid panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • RapidBrake - giving the guy behind extra stopping time (July 2017)
  • Building and calibrating the RapidBrake (August 2017)
Items relevant to "Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse, Part 1":
  • Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse PCB [18106171] (AUD $12.50)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse [1810617A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • 2.8-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • IPP80P03P4L-07 high-current P-channel Mosfet (Component, AUD $2.50)
  • IPP80P03P4L-04 high-current P-channel Mosfet (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • LT1490ACN8 dual "Over-the-Top" rail-to-rail op amp (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • IPP80N06S4L-07 high-current N-channel Mosfet (TO-220) (Component, AUD $2.00)
  • Matte Black UB1 Lid for the Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse (PCB, AUD $7.50)
  • Software for the Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse (Free)
  • Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse PCB pattern (PDF download) [18106171] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse, Part 1 (July 2017)
  • Deluxe Touchscreen eFuse, Part 2 (August 2017)
  • Deluxe eFuse, Part 3: using it! (October 2017)
Items relevant to ""Over-the-Top" rail-to-rail op amps":
  • LT1490ACN8 dual "Over-the-Top" rail-to-rail op amp (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • LT1638CN8 dual "Over-the-Top" rail-to-rail op amp (Component, AUD $7.50)
Items relevant to "The low-cost VS1053 Arduino audio playback shield":
  • Geeetech VS1053B MP3/audio shield for Arduino (Component, AUD $10.00)
Items relevant to "We put the VS1053 Arduino shield to work":
  • 20x4 Alphanumeric serial (I²C) LCD module with blue backlight (Component, AUD $15.00)
  • Geeetech VS1053B MP3/audio shield for Arduino (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) for the VS1053 Music Player (Mega Box) (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) file for the Arduino Music Player (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Completing our new Graphic Equaliser":
  • 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser PCB [01105171] (AUD $12.50)
  • Pack of ten slide potentiometers for 10-Band Graphic Equaliser (Component, AUD $65.00)
  • Front panel for the 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser [01105172] RevB (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser acrylic case pieces (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser PCB pattern (PDF download) [01105171] (Free)
  • 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • All-new 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser, Part 1 (June 2017)
  • Completing our new Graphic Equaliser (July 2017)

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