__ MARCH : ii il li | Guinea Vi ec 2 hl 5 y ane h “i ras rolled < wit WL He Touch S j CO” Multi-Diode urve Plotter ARDUINO ee zeners — LEDs - power — signal - ALL diodes! We've found just the module to do it — and we show you how to use it! FIRST LOOK: KEW oe PPA BOARD &PROJECT OF THE MONTH: Camping power meter Use his hand tel to quik determine the amount of poner each Sevienin your camping soup in using. Great or esleulting th type ol sols panel you wil howd to Ka the Car of crtven Bay ‘orged overte Estar long weshend SKILL LEVEL: Beginner See step-by-step Instructions at worm jayearcomauleamping-power-meter {1 WiFi min P6266 Main Board 1 Hoary Duty Current Shunt 3A Grstio $12.95, 14 150mm Socket to Socket Jumper Lends \iCé025 $5.98 11 2.6.5mmisterproo! Cable Glande P0720 $495, “1x Cigarewe Lighter Plug Fused P2001 $3.95, NERD PERKS Fonco) $398 BUNDLE DEAL cote $398 2 41278 wn ore Power Cable Wiicos $10 $ 95 2.2avinerse WeeverDinde 701098 dae 45 10001W carbon Film Resistors Pk2—R2ESD Re KIT VALUED AT $63.83 See other projects at www jayearcom.aulerduina $2995 Ls ty 565 ay OLED display module MicroSD card shield Digital temperature Real time clock module ive deploy. Me — postyte of og to sensor module te moc EU Re cise CANS Moles Pee Keep being rewarded! Peery Se ee eerie Br ee Curae Ker =1s RR Ra eTGontemis 16 Medical, Health and First Aid Smartphone Apps — Part 2 ‘There are so many smartphone apps out there to get you healthy, Keep you fit and treat any maladies that you'd have to wonder what your doctor is going to ‘do in the future! (OK, slight exaggeration perhaps!) ~ by Dr David Madison Review: First Look at the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 It's the latest board from Arduino, with 48MHz 32-bit processor, onboard FPGA, WiFi and Bluetooth. So Tim Blythman put it through its paces. His verdict? “It looks like a very capable device’, despite just a few (minor) quibbles. 71 84 El Cheapo Modules 23: Galvanic Skin Response If you've ever wanted to make a lie detector, with this litle module you're more than half way there. But it has a whole lot of serious uses, too — by Jim owe Eonsiguetionoly PReojccis) 28 Ultra low noise remote controlled stereo preamp THD#N is an almost immeasurable <0.0003% — and it has all the niceties you'd expect from a state-of-the-art preamplifier. And, in response to many requests from you, dear readers, it sports bass and treble controls! ~ by John Clarke Our new DAB+ Tuner with FM and AM — Part 3 Its attracted a huge amount of interest — and not just here in Australia! We now ‘complete the world-beating Siicon Crue DAB+/FM/AM receiver and show you ‘how to get the most from it ~ by Duraid Madina and Tim Blythman 62 Touch controlled all-diode checker and plotter Got a box of unknown zeners? This will check them AND tell you their knee voliage. Or maybe a whole lot of unknown LEDs? Same thing! Infact, you can test any type of diode and reveal its hidden secrets! ~ by Tim Biythman 42 76 Versatile Trailing Edge Dimmer — Part 2 ‘8 you try to use your old dimmer with dimmable LEDs and CFLs, you'l know isnot too suacesstul. We complete the construction and set up ofthis new traling-edge cimmer— which WILL work with almost al ights ~ by John Clarke 57 Serviceman’s Log My late father ~ the ultmate “serviceman’ ~ by Dave Thompson 88 Vintage Radio Astor HNO Mickey 4-45 valve radio by Fred Lever 92 Circuit Notebook (1) AVR-based inductance/capacitance/frequency meter (2) Micromite-based colour organ (3) Automatic switchmode solar charger for 6V SLAS Yequitiinim Se! 4 Editorial Viewpoint 100 SILICON CHIP ONLINE SHOP 6 Mailbag — Your Feedback 103 Market Centre 41 Product Showcase 104 Advertising Index 97 Ask SILICON CHIP 104 Notes and Errata We continue our look at the huge numbers of medicalhealth/frst ald apps now available for your smartphone. Part Two mainly looks at apps which require add-on hardware — Page 16 Infrared remote control, motorised volume control, bass and treble controls , ultra low noise. .. Our new stereo preamp has everything you've ever wanted! ~ Page 28 We've reached the last episode ‘of our incredible DABs/FW/AM receiver. Here's where it all comes together — including ‘programming and trouble shooting ~ Page 42 Got a pile of zeners you'd like to identify? Or LEDs? Or any other diodes? This new touchscreen checker/plotter| will tell you what| you need to ‘know ~ Page 62 The latest micro and FPGA board from Arduino, the MKR Vidor, 4000. It could be > Just as popular its fore- = \\__ This Galvanic Skin Response module only 4 costs just a few dollars so you can afford to experiment to your heart's content — Page 84 Find us on Facebook Ww. fae0oKcomsNeonchipmapazine