Silicon ChipHare&Forbes MachineryHouse - August 2019 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Jaycar Maker Hubs bring great possibilities / New Micromite V3 BackPack will be the standard
  4. Feature: Fluid logic, Fluidics and Microfluidics by Dr David Maddison
  5. Feature: We visit the new “maker hub” concept by Jaycar by Tim Blythman
  6. Project: Micromite LCD BackPack Version 3 by Tim Blythman
  7. Feature: Canberra’s Vintage Radio “MegaFest” by Richard Begbie and Kevin Poulter
  8. Project: “HEY! THE SIGN SAYS NO JUNK MAIL!” by Allan Linton-Smith
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Serviceman's Log: Remaking a ‘vintage’ guitar FX pedal by Dave Thompson
  11. Feature: First look: the new Raspberry Pi 4B by Tim Blythman
  12. Project: Car Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor by John Clarke
  13. Feature: Quantum-dot Cellular Automata by Dr Sankit Ramkrishna Kassa
  14. Project: Discrete Logic Random Number Generator by Tim Blythman
  15. Subscriptions
  16. Vintage Radio: 1924 RCA AR-812 superhet radio receiver by Dennis Jackson
  17. PartShop
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Notes & Errata: Versatile Trailing Edge Dimmer, February-March 2019; Low-power AM Transmitter, March 2018; LifeSaver For Lithium & SLA Batteries, September 2013
  21. Outer Back Cover: Hare&Forbes MachineryHouse

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Articles in this series:
  • We visit the new “maker hub” concept by Jaycar (August 2019)
  • Follow up: Arduino Day at Jaycar’s Maker Hub! (June 2020)
Items relevant to "Micromite LCD BackPack Version 3":
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V3 PCB [07106191] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F1455-I/P programmed for the Microbridge [2410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Micromite Mk2 plus capacitor (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • DS3231 real-time clock IC (SOIC-16) (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • 3.5-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $35.00)
  • 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)
  • 23LC1024 128kB (1Mb) RAM (SOIC-8) (Component, AUD $6.00)
  • AT25SF041(B) 512KB flash (SOIC-8) (Component, AUD $1.50)
  • 10uF 16V X7R ceramic through-hole capacitor (Component, AUD $1.00)
  • 22uF 6.3V X7R ceramic through-hole capacitor (Component, AUD $1.50)
  • GY-BM BMP280 module (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • GY-BME280 Barometric Pressure/Altitude/Temperature/Humidity I²C Sensor breakout board (Component, AUD $12.50)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V3 complete kit (Component, AUD $75.00)
  • Matte/Gloss Black UB3 Lid for Micromite LCD BackPack V3 or Pico BackPack using 3.5in screen (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Software for the Microbridge (Free)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and documents for the Micromite Mk.2 and Micromite Plus (Software, Free)
  • Demonstration software for the Micromite LCD BackPack V3 (Free)
  • Micromite LCD BackPack V3 PCB pattern (PDF download) [07106191] (Free)
Items relevant to "“HEY! THE SIGN SAYS NO JUNK MAIL!”":
  • ISD1820-based voice recording and playback module (Component, AUD $7.50)
Items relevant to "Car Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor":
  • Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor PCB [05107191] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC12F617-I/P programmed for the Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor [0510619A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor [0510619A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor PCB pattern (PDF download) [05107191] (Free)
  • Radio Head Unit Dimmer Adaptor lid panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (August 2019)
  • Follow-up: Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (February 2021)
Items relevant to "Discrete Logic Random Number Generator":
  • Pseudo-random number generator (LFSR) PCB [16106191] (AUD $5.00)
  • Pseudo-random number generator (LFSR) PCB pattern (PDF download) [16106191] (Free)

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