On Dec 11, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Javier Herrero <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And, if it works out nicely, standardized interfaces (like 50 ohms or >> resistor color codes) will evolve, so the same software will work with a >> $500 inexpensive widget or a $10,000 high performance widget from Agilent. >> > Not sure about. As we are seeing, Agilent, Tek and others are trying hard to > make their instrumentation to be obsolescent, unmaintainable and unusable in > timescales as short as they can, to force replacement. Those nice instruments > running windows are basically door stops if they fail once the manufacturer > has decided to stop maintaining them. And they are not exactly unexpensive. > They will avoid as hard as they can that you can use and old software with a > new instrument, and viceversa.
Then manufacturers will rise up to meet the need. Think of all the smallish RF equipment companies out there. Arbiter for type 4 power meters, maury, etc... >> There will always be a market for software tailored to a specific >> market/need (like standards or regulatory compliance) that will cost, but >> for generic functions (like a power spectrum) that will probably be free, or >> close to it. >> >> I wonder if there's an interface for this for my iPad? > In the Signal Hound web page they mention the availability of a free API... > this is also what has attracted me, because of the posibility to write custom > software for those specific needs. So perhaps an interface for your iPad > could be written ;) > I'm a bit cynical about that... There's been quite a few inexpensive SDRs out there that were planning a useful API, but it never materialized. But yes, it is interesting. As is the USRP... _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
