Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - March 2021 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Older devices involved creative engineering
  4. Feature: Hoarding: Urban Electronic Archaeology by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: High-Current Four Battery/Cell Balancer by Duraid Madina
  6. Feature: Fetrons, and the All-Fetron Radio by Dr Hugo Holden
  7. Feature: The History of Videotape – Quadruplex by Ian Batty, Andrew Switzer & Rod Humphris
  8. Serviceman's Log: If it isn't one thing, it's another by Dave Thompson
  9. Project: Mini Isolated Serial Link by Tim Blythman
  10. Feature: All About Capacitors by Nicholas Vinen
  11. Project: Battery Multi Logger - Part 2 by Tim Blythman
  12. Project: Electronic Wind Chimes - Part 2 by John Clarke
  13. PartShop
  14. Vintage Radio: Kriesler Triplex 41-21 portable transistor radio by Ian Batty
  15. Subscriptions
  16. Product Showcase
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Notes & Errata: USB SuperCodec, August-October 2020; Car Altimeter, May 2020; 6GHz Touchscreen Frequency Counter, October-December 2017
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "High-Current Four Battery/Cell Balancer":
  • High Current Battery Balancer PCB [14102211] (AUD $15.00)
  • ATSAML10E16A-AUT programmed for the High-Current Battery Balancer [1410221B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware for the High-Current Battery Balancer [1410221B.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • High Current Battery Balancer PCB pattern (PDF download) [14102211] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • High-Current Four Battery/Cell Balancer (March 2021)
  • High-Current Four Battery/Cell Balancer - Part 2 (April 2021)
Articles in this series:
  • The History of Videotape – Quadruplex (March 2021)
  • The History of Videotape - Helical Scan (April 2021)
  • The History of Videotape – Cassette Systems (May 2021)
  • The History of Videotape – Camcorders and Digital Video (June 2021)
Items relevant to "Mini Isolated Serial Link":
  • Mini Isolated Serial Link PCB [24102211] (AUD $2.50)
  • Complete kit for the Mini Isolated Serial Link (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Mini Isolated Serial Link PCB pattern (PDF download) [24102211] (Free)
Items relevant to "Battery Multi Logger - Part 2":
  • Battery Multi Logger PCB [11106201] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F1455-I/SL programmed for the Microbridge [2410417A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-I/SO programmed for the Battery Multi Logger [1110620A.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $20.00)
  • DS3231MZ real-time clock IC (SOIC-8) (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • DS3231 real-time clock IC (SOIC-16) (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • 2.8-inch TFT Touchscreen LCD module with SD card socket (Component, AUD $25.00)
  • SMD resistor - 15mΩ ±1% M6332/2512 3W (CRA2512-FZ-R015ELF or similar) (Source component, AUD $2.00)
  • Matte/Gloss Black UB3 Lid for 2.8-inch Micromite LCD BackPack (PCB, AUD $5.00)
  • Battery Multi Logger software [1110620A.hex] (Free)
  • Battery Multi Logger PCB pattern (PDF download) [11106201] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Battery Multi Logger (February 2021)
  • Battery Multi Logger - Part 2 (March 2021)
Items relevant to "Electronic Wind Chimes - Part 2":
  • Electronic Wind Chimes PCB [23011201] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F1459-I/P programmed for the Electronic Wind Chimes [2301120A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Pair of CSD18534KCS logic-level Mosfets (Component, AUD $6.50)
  • Electronic Wind Chimes software [2301120A.hex] (Free)
  • Electronic Wind Chimes PCB pattern (PDF download) [23011201] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Electronic Wind Chimes (February 2021)
  • Electronic Wind Chimes - Part 2 (March 2021)

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