Maplin Magazine Projects

WIND SPEED & DIRECTION INDICATORS	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 31 Pages 8-17
Be your own Bill Giles with these superb wind speed and direction monitoring systems.
WEATHER STATION	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 33 Pages 8-15
Weather Station for use with the wind speed & direction indicators.
IBM PC 24 LINE PIO CARD	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 43 Pages 24-31,39
Allows external devices and sensors to be monitored and controlled by your PC
GALACTIC CONTROL SYSTEM GALACTIC TIMER GALACTIC RELAY CARD GALACTIC TRIAC CARD	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 44 Pages 8-15,23 Issue 45 Pages 56-60 Issue 46 Pages 24-28
Superb programmable timer unit which is ideal for controlling central heating, immersion heaters, etc.
IBM PC INTERFACE CARDS RELAY CARD OPTO ISOLATOR CARD PROTOTYPING CARD	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 65 Pages 8-14 Issue 66 Pages 8-15 Issue 67 Pages 24-30
DIY interface cards for giving your PC direct contact with the real world.
PC WEATHER STATION	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 70 Pages 8-15,21-22
This superb project allows an IBM PC or compatible to be turned into a weather monitoring station, allowing on screen display of wind speed and direction. Based on a plug in card and sensors, the project is ideal for aspiring meteorologists and anyone else who is interested in logging weather patterns.
MEDUSA INFRA RED REMOTE CONTROL EXTENDER	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 72 Pages 16-23,31
If you, like many others, have a second (or third) TV in another room, you will appreciate the need for this project. To fast forward your video recorder or change channels on your satellite reciever requires a viit to the room containing the said equipment. With the Medusa, you can take the remote control with you and save your legs!
418MHz RADIO LINK	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 73 Pages 40-47
Application circuits and technical details on how to use these miniature radio modules.
418MHz RADIO LINK ENCODED FM TRANSMITTER ENCODED FM RECEIVER	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 83 Pages 47-51 Issue 83 Pages 56-62
An encoded radio link ideal for a variety of control/security applications
REMOTE CONTROL EXTENDER	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 110 Pages 16-20
This project extends the operating range of your video and satellite remote controls so they'll operate from other rooms of the house.
PROGRAMMABLE CENTRONICS 24 LINE INPUT/OUTPUT CARD	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 111 Pages 16-19 Issue 112 Pages 15-19
General purpose 24 line I/O card fitted externally to your PC's Centronics (printer) port
RUGBY MSF CLOCK	Electronics - The Maplin Magazine. Issue 113 Pages 48-51
A Rugby MSF Clock design based on a PIC Microcontroller which displays a precise time and date on an LCD character display and on your PC Monitor.
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