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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: RupertGo on October 18, 2013, 04:21:30 pm

Title: A wave of the hand...
Post by: RupertGo on October 18, 2013, 04:21:30 pm
I doubt this would be any better than any of the PDA/MP3 player-sized Chinese oscilloscopes, but nevertheless, here it is - or will be, if Kickstarted... the Oscilloscope Watch.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920064946/oscilloscope-watch?ref=category (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920064946/oscilloscope-watch?ref=category)

But where do you keep the probes?

R
Title: Re: A wave of the hand...
Post by: PA0PBZ on October 18, 2013, 06:16:28 pm
But where do you keep the probes?

From the link you provided:

Probes

The probes is one challenging aspect of the design. The oscilloscope can't be truly wearable/portable if not accompanied by the probes.There are a few solutions for this problem:

    1) Carry small probes in a keychain.
    2) Make a wristband made out of the probe cables.
    3) Use the probes as the watch straps.

The keychain is the most feasible option, I'm thinking of maybe a small case, or perhaps a retractable cable, similar to those used with tiny USB mouses. Options 2 and 3 could also be considered if backers are interested.

A special BNC adapter will also be designed that will plug in the 9 pin header, this will allow to use standard probes.