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VOL. 37. No. 7
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JULY 2008
Projects and Circuits
PIC MIDI WAVE SOUND GENERATOR by Mike Rainbow
A wavetable synthesis music generation source
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COOLMASTER by Jim Rowe
Turn a fridge into a wine chiller or a freezer into a fridge
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UNIVERSAL HIGH-ENERGY LED LIGHTING SYSTEM – PART 2
by John Clarke and Julian Edgar
Construction plus a Luxeon-powered spotlight
34
GALACTIC VOICE by John Clarke
Develop an instant rapport with Droids, Cyclons, Klingons and Daleks
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INGENUITY UNLIMITED
Plug n’ Play; Temperature Drift Monitoring
57
Series and Features
TECHNO TALK by Mark Nelson
Pirate Parts
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PRACTICALLY SPEAKING by Robert Penfold
Capacitor values and marking
30
TEACH-IN 2008 – USING PIC MICROCONTROLLERS – PART 9
by John Becker
Watchdog Timer, Sleep and Interrupts, plus simple value converter
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CIRCUIT SURGERY by Ian Bell
MAX8596X LED driver IC
60
PIC N’ Mix by Mike Hibbett
Microcontroller I/O port expansion
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NET WORK by Alan Winstanley
A fishy experience; In the home
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NEWS – Barry Fox highlights technology’s leading edge
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CD-ROMS FOR ELECTRONICS
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PIC PROJECTS A plethora of PIC projects on CD-ROM
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ELECTRONICS MANUALS
The Modern Electronics Manual and Electronics Service Manual on CDROM
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READOUT John Becker addresses general points arising
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EPE PIC Tutorial V2, plus PIC Toolkit Mk3 and a selection of PIC-related articles
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