Silicon Chip February 2010

The February Issue of Silicon Chip Electronics Magazine includes a wealth of interesting articles and projects, this magazine is ideal for the electronics enthusiast. This month’s articles, include a look at automotive diagnostics, see how the vast array of sensors in your car combine to provide fuel efficiency and reliable operation. This article looks at the vast array of information that is available from your car's On Board Diagnostics (OBD). Also this month, see how a smart application of electronics can be used to help prevent dolphins, whales and porpoises from being caught up in fishing nets. This Aussie design can easily be incorporated in fishing nets and provides a relatively inexpensive solution to preserving these large sea creatures.

This month’s projects include a easy to build ODBII interface to link your car’s diagnostic unit to a laptop computer. Check the various fault codes coming from your engine management system and store these for future reference in your computer. Ideal for planning and checking service records. Also this month, a great little adapter for measuring very low resistances, this adapter easily connects to most digital multimeters, and can read accurately read resistances from 0 to 1ohm. The second part of the GPS Car Computer and Precision Temperature Logger is also covered in this issue, together with a add-on board for the Web Server in a Box, to provide a accurate time display. All projects come complete with circuit diagram and electronic parts list.

Part Code: SILCHIPFEB2010

Features

A Look at Automotive On-Board Diagnostics
Digital TV: Where to from Here?
Saving the Whales with the Aussie Pinger
Review: Agilent U1732A Digital LCR Meter

Projects

An OBDII Interface for a Laptop Computer
A Milliohm Adaptor for Digital Multimeters
Internet Time Display for the WIB
A Multi-Function GPS Car Computer, Part 2
Precision Temperature Logger & Controller, Part 2

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