PARTS AND COSTS
No comments
PROCESSOR
Could a board like the Raspberry PI be co-opted. The ones I use easily handle a
full Linux OS and do not seem to be burdened by large applications.
DISPLAY
I am not familiar with the display market. There seem to be a lot of specialty
footprints out there. Is there a common display like was used by color televison
crt manufacturers?
KIT OR BUILT
Either format is fine by me.
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BATTERIES
Pick a common size and go with it. In the last decade the 18650 seems to
have become about as ubiquitous as the legacy D Cell, so I would be satisfied
with it.? Use of the alkaline A, C, and D cells today would be a turn off for me.
It appeared at one point in time manufacturers of those sizes had mastered
the leakage problem, then suddenly the problem returned with a vengeance.
POWER BUTTON
No comment
USB CONNECTOR
USB C would be ok, but a USB B connector I believe would be more resistant
to damage due to falls jerking the cord and torquing the miniature connectors.
To date I have not experienced a failure of USB B, but USB A and various other
USB connectors lack the ruggedness in my opinion for the world of outdoor use
and frequent cord jerking that occurs on the bench when the device is dropped
or falls. I would prefer the port be USB-OTG.
BLUETOOTH
If it is there, then I would not be bothered. I use Bluetooth for other specialty
devices, but those needs are one off and could easily be connected using WiFi.
If WiFi then one could connect to the device remotely for operation and data
collection or display.
CASE
Something durable is my request.
CONNECTOR
Meh, BNC is fine. I rarely use my unit above 30 MHz anyway.
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USER INTERFACE
No changes are fine with me.
FEATURE REQUEST:
Signal generator feature would be great with the ability to operate fixed
frequency and producing a known output level.
