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07/15/09 19:28
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#167365 - Not easy if you don't understand the terminology
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Andy Peters said:
Really, modern digital 'scopes have pretty decent user interfaces.

The user interfaces are only decent if the user has already learned what an oscilloscope is, and understands all the terminology.

How easy would your scope be to use if you didn't know what a trigger was? And how easy would it then be if the scope has two time bases? The concept of "vertical gain" can be quite frightening until you have played with a scope.

And even if you do learn all the terminology, you still have to learn exactly how you can use a scope.

If the school don't teaches practical oscilloscope use, then you will end up with people who will be affraid of using them. Same thing with a digital analyzer or an ICE. Most people needs a push to get past the threshold.

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PIR Sensor Does not work            01/01/70 00:00      
   Open-collector alarm output            01/01/70 00:00      
      Yes I know            01/01/70 00:00      
         How do you know it doesn't work?            01/01/70 00:00      
            IT DOES NOT TURN OFF THE LED            01/01/70 00:00      
               Forgot about the "modify" timestamp?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  You are really sick            01/01/70 00:00      
                     intuition problematic for technical discussion            01/01/70 00:00      
                  That's always the trouble with allowing editing!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Editing is not the problem...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Isn't this ?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Sensitive pir, expected behaviour or sw error?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Use a transition-activated external interrupt            01/01/70 00:00      
            Look            01/01/70 00:00      
               maybe            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Generation gap ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Threshold            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Menus ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Cheap portable            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Not just cheap            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 menus            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Not easy if you don't understand the terminology            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Lessons            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Own curiosity is the most important factor            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             True words.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Lots of fine print            01/01/70 00:00      
                              back to the topic            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Similar to how you let an 8051 output sink to ground            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 What is the purpose of your scheme?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              age            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 It's all a matter of what you're accustomed to using            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    USB control box much wanted            01/01/70 00:00      
   from ready made            01/01/70 00:00      
   I have used it ones            01/01/70 00:00      
      Confusing...            01/01/70 00:00      
         I am sure            01/01/70 00:00      
            inside PIR            01/01/70 00:00      
   you need a frnsel lens            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sherif Gamal            01/01/70 00:00      

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