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Nuts & Volts Jan-2009
Nuts & Volts Jan-2009
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www.nutsvolts.com
Contents
Features
50 Power MOSFETs
By Gerard Fonte
54 A Touch of Spice
By Peter Stonard
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Projects
Columns
Advanced Level
40 16x16 Tri-Colored LED Matrix
Real Time Clock for the Parallax SX52
This project allows the user to create their own scrolling
display to show the time (or other messages) in multiple
colors. By Timothy Gilmore
Advanced Level
44 The Proto Buddy
Take proto circuit building to the next level with this
device that allows you to expand your existing board
so you can create all kinds of circuits. By Jim Stewart
Intermediate Level
Departments
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DEVELOPING
PERSPECTIVES
NEW PRODUCTS
SHOWCASE
ELECTRO-NET
January 2009
15 Personal Robotics
Understanding, Designing & Constructing
Robots
Robo resolutions for 2009.
18 Stamp Applications
Putting the Spotlight on BASIC Stamp
Projects, Hints & Tips
Control from the couch redux.
26 Q & A
Reader Questions Answered Here
High impedance preamp, audio to LED
display driver, FM shutdown problem, more.
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DEVELOPING
by Bryan Bergeron, Editor
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