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UK:
--- Quote from: ebastler on November 03, 2023, 07:31:17 am ---But I took a photo from the net and used the connector width for scale -- attached.
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Your illustration has a bit of a smaller scale... here is a real scale of 85mm, and a vertical port illustration as well.
Still do not realize why you think that vertical HDMI ports look ugly since most of the Rigol scopes have vertical USB ports on their front panels, even Rohde & Schwarz have the same.
ebastler:
--- Quote from: UK on November 03, 2023, 08:32:12 am ---Your illustration has a bit of a smaller scale... here is a real scale of 85mm, and a vertical port illustration as well.
Still do not realize why you think that vertical HDMI ports look ugly since most of the Rigol scopes have vertical USB ports on their front panels, even Rohde & Schwarz have the same.
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Indeed, thanks for double-checking. I'll remove my attached picture since it is misleading; not sure where my scale error crept in. So the collision with the USB port is even worse.
What I dislike about the vertical ports is not the vertical orientation of the plugs themselves, but the fact that they sit so low (or high). All other connectors on the front are nicely aligned to the same height. That's just aesthetics and personal taste, however. The fact that the PCB will have to be deeper to accommodate the vertical jacks, and hence the plugs and cables would stick out further, does have handling implications though. Especially relevant for users who have the scope on a shelf or stacked on top of other instruments, or mounted on a VESA arm for the DHO900: In all these configurations the cables get in the way when you reach up to the touch screen, hence should protrude as little as possible.
UK:
Aesthetics can be easily achieved just with top-oriented HDMI sockets and IDC connector under the pcb, that also make the board more flush with the panel ;)
ebastler:
That could work. But apparently you need an extra-tall connector to reach into the scope, at least for the MSO5000. dren.dk used this arrangement in his design and chose this somewhat exotic connector: https://www.mouser.dk/ProductDetail/200-ESQ12523LD
Edit: What's wrong with mini-HDMI? ;)
UK:
--- Quote from: ebastler on November 03, 2023, 09:20:18 am ---Edit: What's wrong with mini-HDMI? ;)
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1. It's double as weaker than full-sized HDMI, while HDMI itself is not the strongest one.
2. Poor range of cables, their availability, and a bit higher price.
So I prefer to pay extra once for a taller IDC header than for useless mini-HDMI cables if this could count as an argument.
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