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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
mnementh:
--- Quote from: tautech on May 31, 2018, 11:55:32 pm ---And yet in this day and age there are still some that insist your first scope must be a CRO, ::) it was for me and I learnt a ship load but a DSO is a more capable tool.
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The reason it's a better tool to LEARN on is the usually-linear relationship between what you configure, what you're measuring and the results you see on the screen. Once you understand the fundamentals, which the CRO is better at teaching hands-down, then you're ready to wrap your brain around more advanced diagnostic techniques; some of which a DSO is better at, and some the CRO is still better at.
As I've said before... the "one or the other" argument is just plain stupid. Each excels at different things, and decent CROs are cheap and plentiful enough that there's simply no good reason NOT to have both on your bench.
mnem
glerp?
Specmaster:
--- Quote from: mnementh on June 01, 2018, 12:13:09 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on May 31, 2018, 11:55:32 pm ---And yet in this day and age there are still some that insist your first scope must be a CRO, ::) it was for me and I learnt a ship load but a DSO is a more capable tool.
--- End quote ---
The reason it's a better tool to LEARN on is the usually-linear relationship between what you configure, what you're measuring and the results you see on the screen. Once you understand the fundamentals, which the CRO is better at teaching hands-down, then you're ready to wrap your brain around more advanced diagnostic techniques; some of which a DSO is better at, and some the CRO is still better at.
As I've said before... the "one or the other" argument is just plain stupid. Each excels at different things, and decent CROs are cheap and plentiful enough that there's simply no good reason NOT to have both on your bench.
mnem
glerp?
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Precisely my point and with having both, you'd have the ideal tool for each job as and when required and I for one would love to have a DSO sitting alongside my CRO's.
tautech:
--- Quote from: mnementh on June 01, 2018, 12:13:09 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on May 31, 2018, 11:55:32 pm ---And yet in this day and age there are still some that insist your first scope must be a CRO, ::) it was for me and I learnt a ship load but a DSO is a more capable tool.
--- End quote ---
The reason it's a better tool to LEARN on is the usually-linear relationship between what you configure, what you're measuring and the results you see on the screen. Once you understand the fundamentals, which the CRO is better at teaching hands-down, then you're ready to wrap your brain around more advanced diagnostic techniques; some of which a DSO is better at, and some the CRO is still better at.
As I've said before... the "one or the other" argument is just plain stupid. Each excels at different things, and decent CROs are cheap and plentiful enough that there's simply no good reason NOT to have both on your bench.
mnem
glerp?
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Is it ?
The knobs and buttons used for the 'fundamentals' are very similar.
But your word 'understanding' is key and while some might get to gain it from twiddling knobs and punching buttons others already have the basics from just reading books (I did) or from the likes of studying on this forum.
I used my first scope @~13 at high school and for only one opportunity for ~20mins and not again until some 25+yrs later, then in just a few years discovered DSO's.
One might argue, why learn two sets of UI's ?
Sure one is fairly basic but so is fundamental usage of a DSO. It just does more. heaps more.
mnementh:
--- Quote from: tautech on June 01, 2018, 12:51:26 am ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on June 01, 2018, 12:13:09 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on May 31, 2018, 11:55:32 pm ---And yet in this day and age there are still some that insist your first scope must be a CRO, ::) it was for me and I learnt a ship load but a DSO is a more capable tool.
--- End quote ---
The reason it's a better tool to LEARN on is the usually-linear relationship between what you configure, what you're measuring and the results you see on the screen. Once you understand the fundamentals, which the CRO is better at teaching hands-down, then you're ready to wrap your brain around more advanced diagnostic techniques; some of which a DSO is better at, and some the CRO is still better at.
As I've said before... the "one or the other" argument is just plain stupid. Each excels at different things, and decent CROs are cheap and plentiful enough that there's simply no good reason NOT to have both on your bench.
mnem
glerp?
--- End quote ---
Is it ?
The knobs and buttons used for the 'fundamentals' are very similar.
But your word 'understanding' is key and while some might get to gain it from twiddling knobs and punching buttons others already have the basics from just reading books (I did) or from the likes of studying on this forum.
I used my first scope @~13 at high school and for only one opportunity for ~20mins and not again until some 25+yrs later, then in just a few years discovered DSO's.
One might argue, why learn two sets of UI's ?
Sure one is fairly basic but so is fundamental usage of a DSO. It just does more. heaps more.
--- End quote ---
Because there is no such thing as too much learning.
mnem
*mic drop*
Mr. Scram:
This discussion got me wondering. Are CROs still common on benches in proper enterprise or industry settings? Not because they neglected to break, but because their owners intentionally chose them over a DSO? Can you still buy CROs in meaningful numbers and with relevant specifications? How many does Keysight sell each year?
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