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MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 4 - Bench Tests Part B

three-phase

Part A of the Bench Tests reviewed the performance of the auxiliary functions on the insulation tester and found them all to be well within the specified tolerances. In this second part of the Bench Tests, I will concentrate exclusively on the insula...
- 4 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 3 - Bench Tests Part A

three-phase

In Blog 2 I opened up the MIT420/2MIT420/2 insulation tester and found a well designed instrument with good quality construction and design methods to improve the robustness and safety of the instruments In this blog I will carry out some bench...
- 2 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 2 - A peek inside

three-phase

In the last blog I took an overview approach to the MIT420/2MIT420/2 Insulation Tester package that I have been sent to review In this blog I plan to concentrate on the instrument itself to review its build quality and design features To ...
- 31 Oct 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 1 - Introduction

three-phase

I have been selected to road test the Megger MIT420/2 for the element14 community and this first blog is an introduction to the various elements of the package that has arrived and what I intend to do for the review. The first item, often overlo...
- 29 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 4: Advanced Functions

Jan Cumps

This was supposed to be my 4th blog. Discussing advanced topics such as triggers, filters, multiple messages.But this is when the Microchip CAN Analyzer didn't perform to its advertised specs. Good Basic functionalityThe device performed perfect...
- 29 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 3: Analyzer as Test Tool

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This blog shows that it is useful in a firmware design cycle. The Analyzer as a Development Helper In a previous CAN blog I wrote about ...
- 28 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 2: Inject CAN Messages

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This blog checks how to inject traffic from the Analyzer An Analyzer that Generates Traffic I'm using the Microchip CAN ...
- 27 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 1: First trials

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This first test is to see if It can capture data in the logic layer. First Impression I've filmed my attempts to install and try out the...
- 27 Oct 2017
Digilent Digital Discovery Review

s2000gt

[Posted as blog entry due to RoadTest form submission issue] When I first saw this, I thought, is this just another cheap Saleae Logic knockoff.Well not even close.The numbers don't lie. Saleae 8/16 Pro $479/$5994 channels @ 500 MS/sD...
- 9 Oct 2017
Getting to know the CC2640R2 LaunchPad from TI

BigG

I decided to follow my previous road test approach and blog about my early experiences getting started with TI's new Bluetooth 5 CC2640R2 Wireless MCU LaunchPad, which is a new addition to TI's SimpleLink platform. In other words, I'm sha...
- 9 Sep 2017
Reducing Automobile Fatalities and Injuries with the Bluetooth TI SimpleLink™︎ Bluetooth®︎ LE CC2640R2F LaunchPad

fiftystatebanana

ref TI http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/swry007/swry007.pdfNote that Bluetooth low energy was designed and optimized for use-cases that have a relatively low dutycycle. For example, a heart rate belt may stay connected for several hours during a long w...
- 28 Aug 2017
Infineon DC Motor Shield w/TLE94112EL for Arduino - Review

tgbuzz

SCORINGProduct Performed to Expectations: 9Specifications were sufficient to design with: 10D...
- 29 Jul 2017
ROADTEST REVIEW: TLE94112LE infineon motor driver shield.

shwetankv007

NOTE: this is a roadtest review for the motor driver shield TLE94112LE, i am writing the blog for the same since i am not able to post a review at the official location. This might be a technical problem of the site and i have had a conversation with...
- 29 Jul 2017
RoadTest - Amphenol Air Quality Kit - Quick First Impressions

vannystick

The kit has arrived!As I have just unboxed the dev kit, I wanted to scratch down my initial thoughts. I had expected something of a retail box with glamorous pictures of the future emblazoned on the outer and on reflection I have no idea why. Th...
- 19 Jul 2017
1-Wire®︎ Grid-EYE®︎ Sensor w/Arduino-Compatible PCB Unboxing

adsicks

I unboxed the 1-Wire Grid-EYE Sensor w/Arduino-Compatible PCB from Element 14 and Maxim Integrated a couple of weeks ago, took some pictures and notes, and am just now getting it written up. Everything was going along ahead of schedule and then cam...
- 9 Jun 2017
Part 3 - RoadTest the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscope DSOX1102G

ciorga

In part 3 of this road test blog series I would like to evaluate the additional functions of the DSOX1102GDSOX1102G oscilloscope I am planning to setup simple experiments to test the serial protocol analyzer function generator digital voltmeter...
- 13 May 2017
Part 2 - RoadTest the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscope DSOX1102G

ciorga

Part 2 RoadTest the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscope DSOX1102GDSOX1102G In part 2 I am planning to use the Keysight DSOX1102GDSOX1102G oscilloscope to measure various characteristics of electric signals My focus will be on evaluat...
- 12 May 2017
Part 1 - RoadTest the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscope DSOX1102G

ciorga

This is part 1 of a series of 3 parts that I have planned for the Keysight InfiniiVision DSOX1102GDSOX1102G oscilloscope road test What I am planning to cover in this blog post product description unpacking and exploring the contents power-up a...
- 11 May 2017
Road Test FTDI Chip | BRIDGETEK CleO35 and NERO-LP1 Unboxing

adsicks

I received my Road Test from Element 14 on March 23, 2017 , but I waited until yesterday (Monday, April 3) to unbox it. I have already begun the work on the GUI for my graphing component tester, which is my full Road Test project for this product. Bu...
- 4 Apr 2017
Why Do Some RoadTest Winners Stop Logging In?

rscasny

It's Sunday morning and I'm catching up on things that I don't always get a chance to do during office hours where I'm in meetings, on the phone, answering questions, etc. This morning I sent follow up emails to RoadTest winners who have not pos...
- 19 Mar 2017
RoadTest Success: 100% Reviews Written for Elegant and Robust Capacitive Touch Interfaces

rscasny

I'd like to thank all the RoadTester for Elegant and Robust Capacitive Touch Interfaces. I appreciate your efforts. You have provided a lot of value to our community members who are interested in Cap Touch technology. Workshopshed dwinhold clem57
- 19 Mar 2017
How To Deal with RoadTest Goals That Were Unachievable

pettitda

Shortly after the Raspberry Pi 3 was released, Element14 announced a new road test entitled RoadTest Review a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B ! I was instantly excited. I had followed the Raspberry Pi project for several years and from all the spe...
- 16 Mar 2017
Roadtest Review for the Genuino 101

jdlui

Hi folks,I completed a review of the Intel Genuino 101 as part of the element14 roadtest. My apologies that this review is coming late, the device unfortunately arrived at a pretty tough time (November) in my master's degree studies and Christmas...
- 15 Jan 2017
BOOST-ADS7042 and MSP430FR4133LP - Review

geralds

Hi,... wow, this was a little bit hard work.At beginning Sept. i buyed the Launchpad with the booster board ADS7042.So, today i spent a little bit time installing it to say "hello world".First that was easy, i connected the Launchpad to the USB port ...
- 23 Dec 2016
BenchVue Roadtest review

Instructorman

Due to circumstances related to how I applied for, then withdrew, then won this road test, I am not able to post the actual road test in the normal manner.Instead, I will post my review here and try to recreate all the normal features of an Element 1...
- 19 Dec 2016