Elektor Electronics

CUMULATIVE INDEX 1999

Notation:
Article title .............................................................................[ month — page number ]
Example: ....................................................................10 — 52 = October 1999, page 52
S = in PC Topics Supplement

Application Notes
BTL amplifier type TDA8552 (Philips Semiconductors) .............................................6 — 52
EL lamp driver type IMP803 (IMP) ........................................................................3 — 58
Fluorescent lamp starter (ST Electronics) ..............................................................1 — 56
Precision current gauges (National Semiconductor) ................................................2 — 38
X9440/9448 Digitally controlled potentiometers (Xicor)...........................................9 — 42

Audio, Video, Music

A4 Monitor ......................................................................................................12 — 16
Audio DAC 2000 (1) .........................................................................................11 — 58
Audio DAC 2000 (2) .........................................................................................12 — 78
Digital audio formats ..........................................................................................2 — S8
DIY: From vinyl to compact disk...........................................................................6 — 20
Funky Drummer..............................................................................................7/8 — 14
Isolating transformer for S/PDIF .......................................................................7/8 — 58
Passive splitter for S/PDIF ................................................................................7/8 — 73
Programmable state-variable active filter ...........................................................7/8 — 90
S/PDIF monitor ................................................................................................12 — 42
S/PDIF test generator ......................................................................................7/8 — 89
Titan 2000 (1) ...................................................................................................2 — 58
Titan 2000 (2) ...................................................................................................3 — 32
Titan 2000 (3) ...................................................................................................4 — 40
Titan 2000 (4) ...................................................................................................5 — 33
Titan 2000 (5) ...................................................................................................6 — 46
Wave file player .................................................................................................2 — 54

Computers, Microprocessors, Software, Internet

Adjustable delay for PICs ................................................................................12 — S11
Atmel FPGA design course (1) ...........................................................................10 — S2
Atmel FPGA design course (2)..........................................................................11 — S10
Atmel FPGA design course (3, final) ..................................................................12 — S12
Atmel FPGA Design Course: free cover-mounted CD-ROM .................................11 — Cover
BASIC Stamp programming course (1) .................................................................9 — 20
BASIC Stamp programming course (2)................................................................10 — 28
BASIC Stamp programming course (3)................................................................11 — 40
BASIC Stamp programming course (4)................................................................12 — 74
Build your own active SCSI terminator ..............................................................10 — S10
A cable for all occasions ....................................................................................11 — S7
Calculators on the Internet..................................................................................3 — 67
Component ordering by Internet ..........................................................................5 — 42
COM-Watch .......................................................................................................2 — S2
COP8 design competition...................................................................................9 — S16
COP8 design competition ...................................................................................7/8 — 9
CPU coolers and boosters ....................................................................................2 — 11
CPU thermometer.............................................................................................12 — S8
Datasheets ........................................................................................................1 — 11
Development system for 68HC11F1 ......................................................................6 — 36
Digital audio formats ..........................................................................................2 — S8
Digital inputs/outputs for SoundBlaster Live!Value ................................................12 — 68
DIY audio CDs ...................................................................................................6 — 64
DIY hard disk installation ....................................................................................4 — S2
EEPROM protection in AVR controllers ................................................................7/8 — 59
EEPROMs and the BASIC control computer ..........................................................6 — S10
Electronic removable disk ..................................................................................12 — S9
Electronics freeware ...........................................................................................3 — S2
Evaluation system for SAB80C166 (1) ..................................................................3 — 28
Evaluation system for SAB80C166 (2) ..................................................................4 — 47
Eye pattern meter ............................................................................................3 — S12
Fast Internet access by ADSL.............................................................................11 — 52
Hexadecimal keypad for PCs................................................................................9 — S8
History............................................................................................................12 — 88
How many drives?............................................................................................4 — S10
I2C interface for the printer port ........................................................................3 — S10
I2C stepper motor controller..............................................................................5 — S14
LCD drive .......................................................................................................7/8 — 22
Line switch for PC sound card ...........................................................................7/8 — 72
Logic simulator 2.0...........................................................................................1 — S11
LOGO! Interface..............................................................................................7/8 — 78
LPT/COM tester ................................................................................................12 — 46
Make your own music CDs.................................................................................6 — S12
Micro datalogger ..............................................................................................11 — S2
Microcontrollers’ survey ......................................................................................2 — 18
MicroPascal .......................................................................................................1 — S8
Minimal servo tester .......................................................................................10 — S13
Modifying DVD region codes ..............................................................................11 — 64
Multi-purpose infrared control ..............................................................................5 — 60
New ST7 controllers ...........................................................................................6 — S2
One-chip LCD interface ....................................................................................7/8 — 79
Optical output for CD-ROM drive ..........................................................................9 — S7
Parallel port extension ......................................................................................2 — S12
Pascal for the MAX512 ......................................................................................12 — 60
PC fan speed controller .....................................................................................12 — S7
PC screen data flasher ......................................................................................3 — S14
PC upgrade .....................................................................................................9 — S12
Printer port for BASIC Stamp .............................................................................12 — 43
Recycling hard disk drive motors ......................................................................11 — S15
RS-232 transceiver for portable applications .......................................................7/8 — 66
S/PDIF connections for the PC .............................................................................6 — S8
Simple CPU voltage regulator ..............................................................................3 — S8
Software debugging for 80C166 ........................................................................7/8 — 96
ST-REALIZER for ST6 and ST7 microcontrollers ....................................................10 — S6
Switched mains output for ATX ........................................................................12 — S15
SX microcontroller evaluation system (1) ..............................................................2 — 48
SX-microcontroller evaluation system (2) ..............................................................3 — 42
SX-microcontroller evaluation system (3) ..............................................................4 — 28
SX-microcontroller evaluation system (4) ..............................................................5 — 48
SXp precompiler ................................................................................................9 — S2
The Tesla coil.....................................................................................................9 — 60
Trojan horses strike again! ..................................................................................4 — 70
Universal interface for Windows .........................................................................12 — S2
VGA display tester..............................................................................................3 — 16
Video DVM ........................................................................................................5 — S2
Video processing on the PC (1) ..........................................................................4 — S12
Video processing on the PC (2) ..........................................................................5 — S10
Watching movies on the PC ...............................................................................10 — 56
Windows 98 Tips & Tricks (1) ..............................................................................5 — S6
Windows 98 Tips & Tricks (2) ..............................................................................6 — S6
Windows 98 Tips & Tricks (3) ...........................................................................10 — S14

General Interest
3-frequency oscillator ......................................................................................7/8 — 68
Accelerometer tilt sensor..................................................................................7/8 — 84
Auto shuttle for model railway .............................................................................2 — 66
Auto switch for toilets .......................................................................................12 — 52
AVC logic family ..............................................................................................7/8 — 44
Beyond 2000 .....................................................................................................3 — 11
Bicycle rear-light afterglow ................................................................................12 — 35
Bipolar relay with single supply ..........................................................................12 — 43
Chaos in electronic circuits ..................................................................................5 — 16
Code lock .......................................................................................................7/8 — 60
Conductive plastics.............................................................................................6 — 32
Configurable clock generator..............................................................................12 — 50
Controller Area Network (CAN bus) (1) .................................................................9 — 24
Controller Area Network (CAN bus) (2) ...............................................................10 — 36
Controller Area Network (CAN bus) (3) ...............................................................11 — 20
Controller Area Network (CAN bus) (4) ...............................................................12 — 64
Crystal frequency multiplier ..............................................................................7/8 — 62
CTO: the world’s first message switch...................................................................2 — 12
Digital control for model trains.............................................................................5 — 20
Digital PID controller ..........................................................................................9 — 14
Dual-output, low-power thermostat ...................................................................7/8 — 63
EEDTS Pro Super Loco decoder ..........................................................................10 — 50
Fan control ........................................................................................................5 — 52
Feedback circuit clamps precisely ......................................................................7/8 — 86
Fifth-order low-pass filter .................................................................................7/8 — 66
Fixed-gain line driver OPA3682 .........................................................................7/8 — 55
Flashing Christmas star .....................................................................................12 — 12
From Russia with vision ......................................................................................1 — 60
High-current, high-speed buffer ........................................................................7/8 — 47
Home alarm system ...........................................................................................1 — 12
Induction lighting ...............................................................................................5 — 68
LightFinder ........................................................................................................4 — 54
Nostalgic combination lock ...............................................................................7/8 — 51
PC-controlled model railway: EEDTS Pro — booster amplifier revisited ......................9 — 46
PC-controlled model railway: EEDTS Pro (1) ..........................................................6 — 56
PC-controlled model railway: EEDTS Pro (2) ......................................................7/8 — 28
PC-controlled model railway: EEDTS Pro Booster Amplifier....................................7/8 — 92
Programmable amplifier ....................................................................................12 — 45
Pull-up accelerator ..........................................................................................7/8 — 56
Pulse doubler..................................................................................................7/8 — 56
Push-button dimmer switch ...............................................................................12 — 58
Railway barrier monitor .....................................................................................12 — 62
Simple constant-current source.........................................................................7/8 — 78
Simple relay step-up circuits ............................................................................7/8 — 88
Siren driver .....................................................................................................12 — 33
Slowed-down fan ............................................................................................7/8 — 65
Speed controller for model train .........................................................................12 — 44
Steep-skirted low-pass filter ..............................................................................12 — 54
Stepper motor control (1) ...................................................................................9 — 54
Stepper motor control (2) .................................................................................10 — 14
Stepper motor control (3) .................................................................................11 — 14
Stepper motor control .......................................................................................12 — 38
Stroboscope filter ............................................................................................7/8 — 53
Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator........................................................7/8 — 54
Thermostat I ..................................................................................................7/8 — 64
Thermostat II .................................................................................................7/8 — 67
Three-phase sine wave generator......................................................................7/8 — 57
Timer..............................................................................................................12 — 59
Tiny analogue switch alleviates I2C address conflicts ...........................................7/8 — 45
Touch dimmer ..................................................................................................12 — 30
Transistor bistable ............................................................................................12 — 55
Universal countdown timer ...............................................................................7/8 — 74
Variable oscillator............................................................................................7/8 — 52
Voltage boosting with inverters .........................................................................7/8 — 61
When Electronics was young (1) ..........................................................................1 — 63
When Electronics was young (2) ........................................................................2 — S16
When Electronics was young (3) ..........................................................................3 — S7
When Electronics was young (4) ........................................................................4 — S16
When Electronics was young (5) ..........................................................................5 — 41
When Electronics was young (6) ..........................................................................6 — 17
When Electronics was young (6A)....................................................................7/8 — 104
When Electronics was young (7) ..........................................................................9 — 19
When Electronics was young (8) ........................................................................10 — S5
When Electronics was young (9).........................................................................11 — 12
When Electronics was young (10, final) .............................................................. 12 — 27
Woman engineers marching on ............................................................................4 — 11

Power Supplies & Battery Chargers

13V/2A PSU for handheld rigs...........................................................................7/8 — 87
3 V supply splitter ...........................................................................................7/8 — 53
Adjustable precision voltage source ...................................................................7/8 — 58
Battery charge/refresh station (1) ......................................................................10 — 22
Battery charge/refresh station (2) ......................................................................11 — 46
Battery charger...............................................................................................7/8 — 80
Bell transformer supply for wave-file player ........................................................7/8 — 50
Buck-boost converter without magnetics ............................................................7/8 — 41
DC-DC step-up converter ....................................................................................1 — 40
Discrete voltage inverter ..................................................................................7/8 — 85
Discrete voltage regulator ................................................................................7/8 — 47
Frequency converter .........................................................................................12 — 36
General-purpose NiCd battery charger ................................................................12 — 32
General-purpose power supply.............................................................................4 — 36
Infra-red sensor/monitor..................................................................................7/8 — 69
Mains adaptor switch ..........................................................................................12 — 4
Mains/fuse failure indicator...............................................................................7/8 — 87
Modified mains switch......................................................................................7/8 — 65
Oven-controlled temperature stability ................................................................7/8 — 85
Overvoltage protection.....................................................................................7/8 — 84
Polarity protection ...........................................................................................7/8 — 64
Polarity-free PSU filter for ham radio .................................................................7/8 — 49
Power diode for solar power systems ..................................................................12 — 57
Power for panel meter....................................................................................7/8 — 100
Power supply regulator with sense lines .............................................................7/8 — 71
Rugged PSU for ham radio transceivers ...............................................................12 — 37
Sealed lead-acid (SLA) battery charger .................................................................5 — 26
Supply voltage monitor ....................................................................................7/8 — 54
Switching regulator .........................................................................................7/8 — 59
Switch-mode lithium-ion battery charger............................................................7/8 — 68
Switch-on current limiting ................................................................................7/8 — 45

Radio, TV & Communications

CW generator .................................................................................................7/8 — 36
Enhanced TV line monitor..................................................................................11 — 26
General coverage receiver (1)..............................................................................1 — 18
General-coverage receiver (2) .............................................................................2 — 24
Impedance matching network ...........................................................................7/8 — 51
The Iridium network ...........................................................................................1 — 46
Matching attenuator ........................................................................................7/8 — 42
Multiburst generator ...........................................................................................1 — 52
PAL timing (1) ...............................................................................................7/8 — 43
PAL timing (2) ...............................................................................................7/8 — 48
Poor man’s shortwave radio ...............................................................................10 — 42
RadioText ..........................................................................................................1 — 42
Rugged PSU for ham radio transceivers ...............................................................12 — 37
Weather-satellite decoder....................................................................................6 — 26
A Yagi aerial for 900-MHz GSM ............................................................................4 — 22

Test & Measurement

20 A current monitor .......................................................................................7/8 — 40
+/– voltage on bargraph display ........................................................................12 — 39
12-bit ADC with I2C interface ............................................................................12 — 48
50-MHz logic analyser ........................................................................................1 — S5
Absolute-value meter with polarity detector .........................................................12 — 31
AM modulator and 50 RF output stage ...............................................................7/8 — 44
Capacitance meter............................................................................................12 — 60
Circuit testing with a sawtooth.............................................................................3 — 46
Conductance tester ............................................................................................1 — 30
Data Logger for DMM..........................................................................................2 — 44
EGO sensor tester ..............................................................................................9 — 30
Electrocardiograph .............................................................................................1 — S2
Enhanced TV line monitor..................................................................................11 — 26
Generator scale enhancement ............................................................................12 — 41
Gradient meter ................................................................................................11 — 32
High-resolution AC/DC voltmeter with LED display ................................................12 — 34
Laser-based vernier calliper gauge .......................................................................5 — 56
Mains voltage detector ......................................................................................12 — 40
Measurement interval generator........................................................................7/8 — 46
Measurement oddities: an introduction to faultfinding with an ohmmeter ..................5 — 40
Minimum/maximum thermometer.......................................................................12 — 56
Multiburst generator ...........................................................................................1 — 52
Multi-decade pulse generator with selectable duty cycle .......................................7/8 — 41
Multiple continuity tester ...................................................................................12 — 54
Noise generator .................................................................................................3 — 22
Pascal for the MAX512 ......................................................................................12 — 60
Pulse generator with variable duty factor ...........................................................7/8 — 70
RF Decibel Meter................................................................................................1 — 26
RF marker generator ..........................................................................................6 — 14
S/PDIF monitor ................................................................................................12 — 42
S/PDIF test generator ......................................................................................7/8 — 89
Servo tester ......................................................................................................4 — 16
Single-supply instrumentation amplifier...............................................................12 — 40
Single-supply precision rectifier.........................................................................7/8 — 62
Synchronous system to measure ......................................................................7/8 — 67
Temperature recorder DS1615 .............................................................................9 — 34
Temperature recorder .......................................................................................1 — S14
Temperature reference ......................................................................................12 — 53
Two-wire temperature sensor............................................................................7/8 — 40
VGA display tester..............................................................................................3 — 16

Datasheets
2SA1930, 2SC5171 (Toshiba) ..............................................................................5 — 65
2SA1987, 2SC5359 (Toshiba) ..............................................................................2 — 69
AD8307 (Analog Devices)....................................................................................1 — 65
AT90S2313 (Atmel) ............................................................................................6 — 65
CS8414 (Crystal Semiconductors) ......................................................................11 — 65
DS1615 (Dallas Semiconductor)...........................................................................9 — 57
IS471F (Sharp)..................................................................................................4 — 65
MAX192 (Maxim) ...............................................................................................4 — 65
MAX280 (Maxim) ...............................................................................................3 — 63
MB501L (Fujitsu) ..............................................................................................1 — 65
PCM1704 (Burr Brown) .....................................................................................12 — 89
TDA1572 (Philips Semiconductors) .....................................................................10 — 57

Corrections, Updates, Letters (P.O. Box 1414)

BASIC Stamp programming course (1)................................................................11 — 37
Battery capacity measurement ........................................................................7/8 — 104
Clipping and the CD ...........................................................................................4 — 69
CTO — the world’s first message switch ................................................................4 — 69
DC-DC step-up converter ....................................................................................3 — 53
Development system for 68HC11F1 ..................................................................10 — S12
Digital audio formats ..........................................................................................6 — 63
Electronic spirit level......................................................................................7/8 — 104
Electronics Freeware (url)...............................................................................7/8 — 104
Evaluation system for 80C166 (1&2)..................................................................10 —S12
Eye pattern meter .........................................................................................7/8 — 104
General coverage receiver ..............................................................................7/8 — 104
Joystick and MIDI interface .................................................................................6 — 63
Memory change-over tip .....................................................................................3 — 52
PC Controlled model railway: EEDTS Pro............................................................10 — S12
PCB Design and mains voltage.............................................................................6 — 63
PC-controlled light dimmer ..................................................................................3 — 53
Portable sound-pressure meter ............................................................................3 — 53
Sealed lead-acid battery charger .....................................................................7/8 — 104
Tachometer .......................................................................................................3 — 53