Electronics Test Equipment - Page 1
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author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 19, 2017, 03:37:41 pm
content: I don't mean to sound insulting, but your post smacks of trolling. If you are in a company that does ECM repair, how could you not know what you need? Your question is also extremely open and you are unlikely to get useful responses.If you just want a bunch of equipment to make things look like a movie set, then just buy a bunch of equipment that looks like a movie set.

author: Jono427
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2017, 05:12:31 pm
content: Yeah - why would you not ask the people who are doing the repairs. Give them the budget and ask what they need. Have to agree that something is odd about this - either something fishy or just poor management choices.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2017, 05:34:02 pm
content: Quote from: 00blackbird on April 19, 2017, 03:01:43 pmGet an interior designer or even better consult with movie set creative director for sci-fi movie, really, I'm serious.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2017, 05:51:39 pm
content: Yes this is doable. The vendor name is Rigol. The make all sort of shelf decoration equipment which is flashy, cheap ant totally useless.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 19, 2017, 10:15:26 pm
content: Quote from: 00blackbird on April 19, 2017, 03:01:43 pmSo instead of elaborating so we can help, you delete your post? Sorry, we tried to explain.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2017, 01:27:48 am
content: Quote from: 00blackbird on April 19, 2017, 03:01:43 pmNoone is going to take you seriously when you ask for gear like Tony Stark would have.You need to know what speed/frequency signals you are intending on looking at in order to purchase an appropriate oscilloscope and function generator. Rigols entry level 4 channel oscilloscope the DS1054Z to anyone not familiar with test equipment will look like science fiction. It's 50MHz but can be upgraded to the 100Mhz model with an unlock code that is a paid option, or free if you decide to google/search/ask.Modern digital oscilloscopes also may have advanced options to show communication protocols to aid in debugging. So think of some as limited channel logic analyzers.A function generator again would be dependent on the type of signals sent to the ECM externally and the speed requirements and communications protocols the device uses as it's core logic. If you were trying to emulate an external signal to prove the ECMs operation it could be anything from a high or low voltage signal, a sine wave at a certain frequency, a pulse width signal or something far more complex. It entirely depends on how deep you want to go, or if you ever need to use any of these features.In terms of a power supply, I can't see if you are using more than 13.8V DC and need anything spectacular, Rigols supplies probably all have current limiting which is useful in not destroying the device under test when powering up on the bench. If powering logic components directly that would you need to be worried about overshoot and ripple but you can get around that.Couple of decent sized HD screens so you can look at schematics, wiring diagrams or images of board layouts etc would look great on a large desk. Good luck learning everything if you decide to go that far.Have a look at the Rigol gear at tequipment.net and talk to a rep.

author: Qmavam
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2017, 12:28:41 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on April 19, 2017, 05:51:39 pmWhy do you think that?What has been your experience?A lot of the big boys with high end HP and Tek equipment brag onhow good the Rigol equipment is.Mikek