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| gcc/binutils/etc : software engineering :: lindsay : mechanical engineering :: **openbench : electrical engineering** | gcc/binutils/etc : software engineering :: lindsay : mechanical engineering :: **openbench : electrical engineering** | ||
| - | Entire 'project' consists of 6+ 'bench tools' pretty much everything except a DMM (no point to doing it) to create a platform for development, possibly speeding up the 'fab lab' revolution a bit | + | Entire project consists of 6+ bench tools (definition here?) pretty much everything except a DMM (no point to doing it, so cheap) to create a platform for development, possibly speeding up the 'fab lab revolution' a bit |
| - | Tools are optimally available in 3 "configurations" : basic/low cost, better/medium cost, best/highest cost | + | Tools are optimally available in 1-3 configurations : basic/low cost, better/medium cost, best/highest cost |
| - | I've been talkin' about this for 2 years now, and I expect it to take about 2 more years to get "first revs" done | + | I've been talkin' about this for 2 years now, and I expect it to take about 2 more years to get first revs done |
| ====== Licensing ====== | ====== Licensing ====== | ||
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| * PCBs are double sided only. Standard FR4, 1oz copper, 10/10 rule. Don't have to be etchable (but would be nice). Final PCBs will be available for purchase | * PCBs are double sided only. Standard FR4, 1oz copper, 10/10 rule. Don't have to be etchable (but would be nice). Final PCBs will be available for purchase | ||
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| All are still in part spec/planning | All are still in part spec/planning | ||
| + | * [[psu|Adjustable DC power supply]]? | ||
| * [[lcrmeter|LCR meter]] | * [[lcrmeter|LCR meter]] | ||
| * [[fgen|Waveform generator]] | * [[fgen|Waveform generator]] | ||
| * Frequency counter | * Frequency counter | ||
| * Logic analyzer | * Logic analyzer | ||
| - | * Oscilloscope (the holy grail!) | + | * Oscilloscope (the holy grail!) //Rather than starting from scratch, start with one of the open-source oscilloscopes that already exist -- http://opencircuits.com/oscilloscope#Open_Source_Oscilloscopes .// |