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| nctnico:
--- Quote from: tautech on February 22, 2021, 07:58:52 am ---When info is on websites irrespective of language it's in the public domain and hence fair game. --- End quote --- I guess you never heard of a 'news embargo': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_embargo Sure Dave can show a video in advance but he'll likely never get Keysight equipment again after that and certainly not before the release date. In the end that serves nobody. Chances are the firmware needs an update as well so a premature video may even be outdated within days. |
| wizard69:
--- Quote from: msuthar on February 20, 2021, 01:59:57 pm --- At this link some new instruments shown from Keysight https://www.keysightbenchchallenge.com/ --- End quote --- That picture is down right pornographic! I want that DVM so bad. I do hope that it will arrive at a reasonable cost. |
| wizard69:
--- Quote from: TheSteve on February 21, 2021, 12:04:21 am --- --- Quote from: NANDBlog on February 20, 2021, 10:57:33 pm --- DC power supply: Looks nice, has USB probably ethernet, 3 outputs. Where is the ground? --- End quote --- It is to the left of the outputs - colored green as expected. I like the big screens but wow do they suck up bench space, they don't seem practical at all to me other than the scope. --- End quote --- I have mixed feelings about meter size. The sad reality is that as I get older and the eyes are not what they use to be large devices and screens have a real appeal. I haven't looked too closely at these products yet but if the text on the front panels is large enough and sharp enough to be better than some of HP's old stuff then they might be making me very happy. If I had my choice I would have went with a more vertical design for each instrument. This would have given us large display in a more compact bench arrangement. Beyond all of that I still do a lot of field work so that can't be dismissed. |
| wizard69:
Budget range or not, it make sense to carefully consider your mechanical designs for use across products. Frankly HPAK has never been really good at this, but with a little team work they should be able to reuse back shell and even fronts across a variety of instruments. Effectively you can spread the cost of one mold base across several instruments. The mold base might need a few interchangeable inserts to pull it off but still it is a huge advantage over building a new mold for every instrument. As for the meter I haven't seen the specs yet so I can only comment on the the mechanical aspects seen in the image. For me the meter has some real advantages due to its form factor and frankly this is when I would be away from the bench. If you are doing field calibration work simply finding space for a meter can be a challenge. Keysights more conventional meters can have issues is you try to use them standing on end or sitting on top of a tool. Stackability is only of use if the hardware is from similar manufactures, often you just get slideability. The narrow and high design should offer more options with respect to meter placement in the field. Beyond all of that large displays even for a multimeter are just a delight. --- Quote from: wolfy007 on February 22, 2021, 01:17:49 am ---Looks like cost cutting by using common casing/molds between the meter, scope and sig-gen perhaps, even the front face of the power supply... Budget range? --- End quote --- Maybe! Honestly I don't care about what range it is, I just want to see the specs. Either the performance is there or it isn't. |
| Kleinstein:
For educatgional use there is still some market for meters with a really large dispaly, so it can be read from a distance. So It may be nice if they have a mode to show 3 1/2 digits using the full screen for maximum readability in a class-room. The form factor is odd for a bench DMM, but there are cases when less depth is a big plus. There are more instruments that can profit from a rather large screen and front panel area, but no longer need the large volume. So we may see more instruments in that shape. Simple stacking may not work well, but maybe with a suiteable shelf. |
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