At 11:24 -0500 02/11/2004, Ross, Michael wrote: >I have been interested in this thread - it is pretty normal for people >(managers/clients) who don't actually use LV or DAQ to ask for something >that doesn't make complete sense. > >Do I risk irritating them by trying to make it make sense from the start >(and potentially convincing them that I don't understand their >application)?
My approach is to start out that I don't know the specifics of the application. I need to know a lot more details and reasons before coming up with an integrated solution. This is a good case, and there may be good reasons for actual data streams of 60 MS/s. But you need to know what the end user really wants in terms of data, and what information is to be extracted. People almost always over specify what they want. Then it comes down to determining exactly what they need. This is usually in a cost/functionality kind of scenario. One of the ways we do RFPs has been particularly useful is to do all requests for proposals as a two part system. The first RFP has our requirements as we see them, but we ask the vendors to suggest options or changes in the requirements that would impact things. Then we incorporate any suggestions we like in a final RFP which is then out for bid. -Scott
