Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - December 2018 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Love or hate Google, the massive EU fine is a joke
  4. Feature: "The Grand Tour": the incredible Voyager missions by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: An incredibly sensitive Magnetometer to build by Rev. Thomas Scarborough
  6. Project: Amazing light display from our LED Christmas tree... by Tim Blythman
  7. Feature: The Arduino Uno’s cousins: the Nano and Mega by Jim Rowe
  8. Subscriptions
  9. Serviceman's Log: Travelling makes me go cuckoo by Dave Thompson
  10. Christmas Showcase
  11. Project: A Useless Box by Les Kerr & Ross Tester
  12. Feature: El cheapo modules, part 21: stamp-sized audio player by Jim Rowe
  13. PartShop
  14. Project: Low voltage DC Motor and Pump Controller (Part 2) by Nicholas Vinen
  15. Vintage Radio: 1948 AWA compact portable Model 450P by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Notes & Errata: Tinnitus & Insomnia Killer, November 2018; LED Tachometer, October-November 2006
  19. Outer Back Cover: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse

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Items relevant to "An incredibly sensitive Magnetometer to build":
  • Extremely Sensitive Magnetometer PCB [04101011] (AUD $12.50)
  • Extremely Sensitive Magnetometer PCB pattern (PDF download) [04101011] (Free)
  • Drilling template for the High-Sensitivity Magnetometer (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Items relevant to "Amazing light display from our LED Christmas tree...":
  • Software for Amazing Light Patterns for the LED Christmas Tree (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree... (November 2018)
  • Amazing light display from our LED Christmas tree... (December 2018)
Items relevant to "A Useless Box":
  • Useless Box PCB [08111181] (AUD $7.50)
  • Pair of programmed micros for the Useless Box [0811118A/B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • Kit for the Super Digital Sound Effects Module (Component, AUD $40.00)
  • Software for the Useless Box (Free)
  • Useless Box PCB pattern (PDF download) [08111181] (Free)
  • Useless Box panel label (Panel Artwork, Free)
Videos relevant to "A Useless Box":
  • Useless Box
Items relevant to "El cheapo modules, part 21: stamp-sized audio player":
  • DFPlayer Mini audio player module (Component, AUD $6.00)
  • Sample BASIC source code for interfacing a Micromite with the DFPlayer Mini module (Software, 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 "Low voltage DC Motor and Pump Controller (Part 2)":
  • Four-channel High-current DC Fan and Pump Controller PCB [05108181] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F1459-I/SO programmed for the Four-channel High-current DC Fan & Pump Controller (0510818A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware for the Four-channel High-current DC Fan & Pump Controller (0510818A.HEX) (Software, Free)
  • Four-channel High-current DC Fan and Pump Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [05108181] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Low-voltage, high-current DC Motor Speed Controller (October 2018)
  • Low voltage DC Motor and Pump Controller (Part 2) (December 2018)

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