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Where will Oscilloscopes and DMM's be in 10yrs ?

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pdenisowski:

--- Quote from: nctnico on October 25, 2022, 05:17:10 pm ---As I'm not getting a bit older I also start to become more annoyed by noisy equipment. Typically I don't want to have equipment with fans on longer than strictly necessary.

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Same here.  And this is particularly true if you're in a (home) office instead of a lab.  When there are 50 other sets of fans going in a lab, one more fan is not usually a big deal, but it's very noticeable / annoying when you're in an otherwise quiet environment. 

balnazzar:

--- Quote from: JPortici on October 25, 2022, 05:34:00 pm ---So what lecory tried, but better and affordable. Reason is bench space, having to insulate between the user and the DUT, DUT being not really accessible. An evolution of todays tablet/portable scopes

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First attempts are often disasters, but one has to give credit to the pioneer who invested time & money.

You can, however, have something similar.
1. One possibility is indeed having your scope attached to a vesa arm. Tek 2 or MXO4, as said, or just drill the holes by yourself.
2. Another is treating the scope just like an acquisition unit and use the integrated web server or the usb software, with you computer monitor as a big, hi-res screen. Preferably attached to a vesa arm by itself, so not to occupy bench space. On-screen-keyboard and just a mouse on the bench.

pdenisowski:

--- Quote from: balnazzar on October 25, 2022, 05:36:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: pdenisowski on October 25, 2022, 05:22:21 pm ---https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rtb2004-vesa-mod/msg4222681/#msg4222681

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I thought about that a lot. My only worry was (other than the warranty) that the plastic would break as time passes.

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I probably should have said that the link was "for entertainment purposes only" :)  There may be other ways of adding a VESA mount to an RTB, but I'm pretty sure that none of these modifications will ever be officially sanctioned by R&S.  Sorry!

balnazzar:

--- Quote from: pdenisowski on October 25, 2022, 05:55:48 pm ---I'm pretty sure that none of these modifications will ever be officially sanctioned by R&S. 

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I vaguely suspected that.  ::)

tautech:

--- Quote from: pdenisowski on October 25, 2022, 05:22:21 pm ---As a hobbyist and ham radio operator, I very much appreciate having access to instruments I could never, ever afford to buy with my own money.
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Same. I remember ogling over electronic magazines 50 years ago wondering how I could ever afford one. That's when I discovered our school science lab had one, a Tek IIRC so I greased our science teacher to get to use it on personal projects at lunchtime.
Will never forget the look on his face when after checking the ripple on my 320V valve PSU when he found out the voltages I was fiddling with when aged 13.


--- Quote ---That said, the thread was about where scopes and meters will be in 10 years, and I do feel fairly confident a lot of the "higher end" innovations will trickle down into the more (personally) affordable instruments.  I've been working in test and measurement for about 25 years now, and I'm perpetually amazed when I compare modern "entry level" instruments to "high end" instruments from a decade or two ago.
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Just the last 10 years has been amazing !  :o

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