Outer Front Cover - June 2017 - Silicon Chip Online

Outer Front Cover
Contents
Publisher's Letter: SPICE streamlines circuit design
Feature: The Flettner Rotating Sail and the Magnus Force by Ross Tester
Project: All-new 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser, Part 1 by John Clarke
Project: Arduino-based Digital Inductance & Capacitance Meter by Jim Rowe
Feature: LTspice – simulating and circuit testing, Part 1 by Nicholas Vinen
Serviceman's Log: Fixing the food processor that wouldn't by Dave Thompson
Project: El Cheapo Modules, Part 7: LED Matrix displays by Jim Rowe
Project: New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit, Part 2 by Leo Simpson & John Clarke
Feature: Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4 by Geoff Graham
Subscriptions
Review: Keysight’s 9917A 18GHz Spectrum Analyser by Nicholas Vinen
Product Showcase
Vintage Radio: HMV’s 1951 portable model B61D by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
PartShop
Market Centre
Advertising Index
Notes & Errata: Micromite LCD BackPack V2 / ATmega-based Metal Detector with stepped frequency indication (Notebook Mar17)
Outer Back Cover: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse

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Items relevant to "All-new 10-Octave Stereo Graphic Equaliser, Part 1":

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)

Items relevant to "Arduino-based Digital Inductance & Capacitance Meter":

1nF ±1% polypropylene (MKP) or C0G/NP0 ceramic capacitor (Component, AUD $2.50)
16x2 Alphanumeric serial (I²C) LCD module with blue backlight (Component, AUD $12.50)
Clear UB3 Lid for Arduino-based Digital LC Meter (PCB, AUD $5.00)
Firmware (Arduino Sketch) file for the Arduino-based Digital Inductance & Capacitance Meter [Arduino_LC_meter_sketch.HEX] (Software, Free)
Arduino-based Digital LC Meter front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

Items relevant to "LTspice – simulating and circuit testing, Part 1":

Software for the LTspice Tutorial, Part 1 (Free)

Articles in this series:

LTspice – simulating and circuit testing, Part 1 (June 2017)
LTspice Part 2: Simulating and Testing Circuits (August 2017)
LTspice Tutorial Part 3: Modelling an NTC Thermistor (September 2017)
LTspice Simulation: Analysing/Optimising Audio Circuits (May 2018)

Items relevant to "El Cheapo Modules, Part 7: LED Matrix displays":

MAX7219 controller (SMD) with pluggable 8x8 red LED matrix display (Component, AUD $4.50)
MAX7219 controller (DIP) with pluggable 8x8 red LED matrix display and jumper leads (Component, AUD $2.50)
MAX7219 controller (SMD) with red 8-digit 7-segment display (Component, AUD $5.00)
Software for MAX7219 (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 "New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit, Part 2":

New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit PCB [04104171] (AUD $15.00)
PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit [0410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
Pair of CSD18534KCS logic-level Mosfets (Component, AUD $6.50)
New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-fouling unit lid panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

Articles in this series:

New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit (May 2017)
New Marine Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Unit, Part 2 (June 2017)

Items relevant to "Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4":

Software for the Micromite Tutorial, Part 4 (Free)

Articles in this series:

Getting Started with the Micromite (February 2017)
Getting Started with the Micromite, Part Two (March 2017)
Micromite Tutorial, Part 3: strings and arrays (May 2017)
Getting Started with the Micromite, Part 4 (June 2017)

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