Re: New FW: Experimental feature added: value button dragging
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Erik,
For the next (small) version, I was thinking of a rotary encoder similar to the ones used on the old Blackberry phones, pre touchscreen.? ??
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Go for big...
What about adding an expansion port that would take either a daughter card or expansion module?? With SPI and RF signals, it would be an experimenters dream.? ??
You build a powerful base unit with a decent sized display and you or others add option boards for demod, control, automated analysis, etc? Of course, power conditioning and noise issues would need to be looked at.? ??
Just some thoughts.
Cheers
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 at 12:28 PM, Erik Kaashoek <erik@...> wrote: Dale,
I used to work in high volume consumer electronics. There we worked with consumer segments. Each different and each very interesting as a market.
For a large segment of customers (?roughly 40 to 60% of all customers) for a certain function the only important spec point besides the basic function working is price.
For another, value wise large, set of customer the best spec is the most important.
In between there is a third group of customers that requires deep understanding of what features they are willing to pay for.
As of now I understand how to make a cheap SA that still performs well on its basic functions
I have no clue yet on what functions people are willing to pay extra for, except maybe a bit bigger screen but? what else?
RBW down to 100Hz?
Low range going up to 1GHz (or even 2GHz)?
Physical buttons?
Better connector?
Once the tinySA is being used by many customers I expect them to tell me what the next steps can be and I will keep in mind that each customer is always right, but there are many truth out there.
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