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Bill and Dave's Excellent Equipment

The Amp Hour · 19 Aug 2019 · 1h 11m · Episode 455

What this episode covers

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the Vion Bluetooth multimeter, a Kickstarter product that failed to deliver promised features like capacitance and inductor modes, highlighting the risks of crowdfunding and poor UI design. They analyze the complexity of multimeter chipsets versus custom microcontroller implementations and critique Rigol's amateurish user interface compared to Keysight's professional design. The conversation shifts to sourcing components, discussing long lead times, NCNR policies at distributors like DigiKey, and the availability of register-compatible STM32 clones from manufacturers like GigaDevice.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Rigol, Keysight, GigaDevice, DigiKey, LCSC, Holtec, Keithley, HP, Stanford Research Systems
Products
Vion
Chips
STM32, Paduk

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