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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: Eliminateur on July 30, 2014, 08:08:18 pm
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I just got an interesting product email that would be interesting for Dave to review
the Fluke FC3000 wireless digital multimeter "smartphone connected" aka "the wanker meter" :-DD
it has a ihpone or android app that reads the MM data, there's also a whole host of accesories(standalone or "networked") of the usual sort: AC clamps, DC shunts, temp probes, etc.
there's also a IR to wireless converter for older non-wanker ready devices.
oh and it's not compatible with the "older" CNX devices, those where propietary stuff, these ones are most likely wifi
it's not terribly expensive either, the FC3000 i see it at 349US, that's a good value for a wifi-meter(haven't checked the specs to see how it fares against the 87-V)
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guess I will write the dissenting opinion : )
I have the Agilent meters with wireless connection to smartphone. my opinion, this is not wanker at all.
Surely not everyone has a use for this but for those who have data collection tasks this is an incredibly easy high quality datalogging solution for a small incremental cost above a tool you are already using. I have done data collections with as many as three meters together. In our office the competing solution would be to roll the labview cart including the laptop, the labview hardware of course and pulling out the appropriate software , etc. I can do this many times quicker just grabbing the meters.
Just used it today in fact. When a data collection is complete a few taps and the file goes to dropbox. When I get back to my desk it is right there waiting.
I have no idea how many engineers need this but I use it pretty frequently.
Also had some ideas of logging things on the car while I drive but most everything of interest exists as digital data in the computer so there just has not been a need.
if I sound excited. it is purely genuine.
of course there are other people with absolutely no use for the logging.
There is also a mobile app to view the meter on the smartphone. So far I have found little use for that but others may.
I don't know much about the Fluke solution - just assume it is quite similar to the Agilent one.