Obvious feature that no one have thought of.
The nixie clock (TTL logic) I built in 1977 had extra modes. Time input A was high, time between input A pulse and input B pulse, and number of A pulses. I used this to test devices I designed and sold at that time.
This basically sounds like one of my old HP counters. I also will use a PC to count events using some sort of embedded data acquisition system. For my motorcycle, I use a counter and offload the data to a PC once I am done riding. Some tests I run, I really only need a counter and these are not a good fit. I've bought panel mount counters from Digi-Key that would well. They are small, battery powered and will run for years.
A handheld would be even better for some of my testing. No PC or other equipment required, battery powered, simple to use and don't take up much space. Personally, I don't need to count event faster than a Hz normally. If I do, I am using the frequency counter or the DAS with a PC. Programmable thresholds for voltage/resistance and filter would be nice but really, the panel counters I use just have a fixed debounce time. Most cases, this may be good enough.
Just never thought of it.
Please consider it.
I dont think Joe has a patent pending and would forgo any royalties, its just a damn good idea!
I'm guessing it's a novel idea, like that auto back light dimmer that UNI-T now offers.
I was a bit surprised that the automotive meters I looked at did not have it. I was going to use my Fluke 97 scope meter, but it does not support it. You can set the trigger event counter but it would display the actual number of events. My other scopes will but again, these are overkill for most of the times that I need a simple event counter.