Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscope Kit RTM3K-COM4

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The RTM3K-COM4 from Rohde & Schwarz is a RTM3004 complete bundle. The RTM3004 complete bundle include 100MHz, 4 channel RTM-3004 digital oscilloscope with upgrade options. The oscilloscope has 10.1" high resolution (1280 x 800 pixels) capacitive touchscreen TFT display with gesture support, 10bit ADC and 40Msample/channel standard, 80Msample interleaved memory depth. The oscilloscope includes a wide range of upgrade options.

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Features

  • 400Msample segmented acquisition memory (optional)
  • Maximum sampling rate of 2.5Gsample/s per channel, 5Gsample/s interleaved
  • Waveform update rate is 64000waveforms/s
  • Minimum input sensitivity is 500µV/div
  • 10 second boot time
  • I2C, SPI, UART/RS232/ RS422/RS485, CAN, LIN, audio (I²S), ARINC, MIL protocols (optional)
  • Arbitrary waveform and 4bit pattern generator optional
  • Standard digital voltmeter and trigger counter
  • LAN, USB host/device, fast display over Ethernet connectivity
  • Oscilloscope size is 390mm x 220mm x 152mm (W x H x D)

 

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Additional Information

Important Dates

Enrollment Begins: Apr 11 2018

Enrollment Ends: May 14 2018

RoadTesters Selected: May 21 2018

Product Shipped: May 23 2018

RoadTesting Begins: May 31 2018

Reminder/Update Email: July 1 2018

Submit Reviews By: July 31 2018

 

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

 

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

RoadTesters

The following applicants have been selected as official RoadTesters:

 

T&C

Oscilloscope RTM3K-COM4– RoadTest

Terms and Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern the R&S® Oscilloscope RTM3K-COM4 contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

The Principal terms of the Competition:

The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.

 

R&S® Oscilloscope RTM3K-COM4

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on May 14 2018

Announcement of Winners (Official RoadTesters) (estimated): May 21 2018

Prize:

 

R&S® Oscilloscope RTM3K-COM4

 

Additional Prizes: none

Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest

Site or element14 Community: www.element14.com/community

Judges: members of the element14 community team chosen at the Organiser’s discretion.

Judging Criteria, All of the following which will have equal weighting:

· Demonstrated competence with the technologies including links or descriptions of past projects

· Qualifications as indicated by current job role and/or schooling/vocational training;

· A thorough description of how the prize would be tested;

· Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com;

· Originality;

· Innovation.

Organiser: Premier Farnell plc (registered in England and Wales under company number 876412) whose registered office is at Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds, UK

Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must:

· Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications

Terms: these terms and conditions which govern the Competition and to which the Organiser reserves the right to make changes from time to time and the latest version of these Terms from time to time will be posted to the Site.

  1. Eligibility
  2. Applications:
  3. Selecting Winners:
  4. Liability:
  5. General:

1.1 Save as set out in these Terms, the Contest is open to any natural or legal person, firm or company or group of natural persons or unincorporated body.

1.2 All Applicants must be aged at least 18 at the time of their application.

1.3 Applicants must not enter the RoadTest if doing so or taking part may:

1.3.1 cause the Organiser and/or themselves to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which they are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which the Organiser or the Applicant may be subject or any policy of the Organiser or the Sponsor;

1.3.2 Require the Organiser to obtain any licence, authorisation or permission to deal with the Applicant; or

1.3.3 Be in breach of any policy or practice of their employer. Some employers prohibit or restrict their employees from taking part in competitions such as these or receiving prizes under them and the Organiser respects those policies and practices.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Application made in breach of these Terms and to reject any Application which it reasonably believes may be or become in breach. The Organiser reserves the right to require evidence in such form as the Organiser may reasonably require of any Applicant’s compliance with any of these Terms and to disqualify any Applicant or Participant who cannot provide such evidence reasonably promptly.

1.4 Multiple applications are not permitted.

1.5 Applications may not be submitted by an agent whether acting on behalf of an undisclosed principal or otherwise.

1.6 The Contest is NOT open to:

1.6.1 Any person or entity who is a resident or national of any country which is subject to sanctions, embargoes or national trade restrictions of the United States of America, the European Union or the United Kingdom;

1.6.2 Any employee, director, member, shareholder (as appropriate) or any of their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, children) (“Direct Families”) of the Organiser and Sponsors; or

2.1 Each Applicant must fully complete and submit a RoadTest Application by the Application Close.

2.2 By submitting a Registration Form, each Applicant:

2.2.1 Authorises the Organiser to use his or her personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) for the purposes of running and promoting the RoadTest;

2.2.2 Authorises the Organizer to copy, reproduce and publish their application should they be accepted as a Participant;

2.2.3 Will be deemed to have read, accepted and agree to be bound by these Terms. Applicants are advised to print and keep safe these Terms;

2.2.4 Authorises the Organiser to copy, reproduce and use the Application and/or Review for the purposes of the RoadTest and as otherwise contemplated by these Terms. The Organiser will not be responsible for any inaccuracy, error or omission contained in any reproduction or use of the Project Blogs.

2.2.5 Licenses the Organiser to use the intellectual property in the Project (IP) for the purposes of this Contest. As between the Applicant and the Organiser the IP remains owned by the Applicant.

2.2.6 Grants the Organiser the right to use his or her likeness, photographs, logos, trademarks, audio or video recordings without restriction for the purposes of Contest or the promotion of it or the Site;

2.2.7 Agrees to participate positively in all publicity surrounding the Contest;

2.2.8 Agrees to be responsible for all expenses and costs incurred by him or her in preparing for, entering and participating in the Contest (save for any expenses expressly agreed by the Organiser to be borne by it in these Terms);

2.2.9 Confirms that he or she owns all IP used in his or her application or Project or Blogs and indemnifies the Organiser from any claim by a third party that use of any material provided by an Applicant to the Organiser infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party;

2.2.10 Agrees not to act in any way or fail to act in any way or be associated with any cause or group which would have a negative impact on the reputation of the Organiser and/or the RoadTest.

2.3 All applications submitted to this RoadTest must meet the following criteria:

2.3.1 Applicants must be the author, creator and owner of the proposed review idea. Applicants must not submit someone else’s idea;

2.3.2 The proposed application must be reasonably achievable by the within the time constraints of the Contest;

2.3.3 Applications must not include or propose any of the following, the inclusion of which shall render any proposed application ineligible:

(a) Applications which relate to socially taboo topics, such as illicit drug use or sexual gratification;

(b) Applications that are or could reasonably be considered to be illegal, immoral, discriminatory or offensive as determined by the Organiser;

(c) Applications in relation to them which if accepted would infringe or breach any of the policies or terms of access or use of the Site.

2.4 No Application may contain any of the hazardous substances identified by Article 4 of Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament on the Restrictions on the Use of Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment ("the Directive") or the use of such hazardous substances in the in any such Project must not exceed the maximum concentration values set out in the Directive.

3.1 Winners will be selected by the Organiser on the basis of the quality of his or her application and its adherence to these Terms.

3.2 The total number of Winners selected will be at least the minimum number set out above but the actual number is at the sole discretion of the Organizer and/or the Sponsor, if applicable.

3.3 The Organiser will use all reasonable efforts to announce the Winners via an update to the RoadTest page by the date listed above.

3.4 Winners agree to take part in all publicity which the Organiser or the Sponsor wishes to use to promote the RoadTest, the Products featured or other Contests with which the Organiser may be connected from time to time.

3.5 Details of the Winners may also be published in the media.

3.6 Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize.

3.7

4.1 The Organiser hereby excludes all and any Liability arising out of the Contest or the acceptance, use, quality, condition, suitability or performance of any Prize, even where that Liability may arise from the Organiser’s negligence.

4.2 Nothing in these Terms will affect any Liability of the Organiser for death or personal injury arising from its negligence, for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (in the event that any entrant is entitled to claim rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or to attempt to exclude its Liability.

4.3 Subject to 4.2, neither the Organiser, any parent company nor any subsidiary of the Organiser or such parent company or any of their directors, officers and employees (together referred to in these terms and the ‘Associates’) makes any guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this Competition or the Prizes potentially available under it. Neither the Organiser nor any of its Associates shall be responsible for any Liability that may arise out of or in connection with person’s participation in this Competition, the claiming, redemption or value of any prizes under it, the use or enjoyment of such prizes or any events or circumstances arising out of or in connection with any of them. Any implied warranties of condition, merchantability or suitability or fitness for purpose of any of them are hereby expressly excluded. Wherever used in these Terms, ‘Liability’ shall mean any and all costs, expenses, claims, damages, actions, proceedings, demands, losses and other liabilities (including legal fees and costs on a full indemnity basis) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the matter concerned.

5.1 The RoadTest is organised and sponsored by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to delegate all or any of its powers, rights and obligations arising in relation to the RoadTest to any Associate and certain such rights and powers are assumed by the Organiser on behalf of itself and each Associate. Reference to “Organiser” shall be deemed to include reference to each Associate.

5.2 The RoadTest may be terminated at any time if there are, in the sole opinion of the Organiser, an insufficient number of entries, or if the Applications are not of an appropriate standard for a competition of this nature. The Organiser has the right to cancel or suspend the RoadTest at any time due to circumstances outside its reasonable control.

5.3 The Organiser shall have the sole discretion to disqualify (without correspondence or right of appeal) any Applicant it considers to be adversely affecting the process or the operation of the RoadTest or to be in breach of these Terms or to be acting in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Applicant or Participant.

5.4 The Organiser has the right to amend or add to these Terms from time to time. Revised Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Contest Site and it is a condition of entry to the RoadTest that Applicants agree to comply with these Terms and, if appropriate, such Terms as amended from time to time.

5.5 Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

5.6 These Terms and the operation of the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and any claim or matter arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

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Comment List
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  • An understandable position, what I find the most frustrating is the lack of consistency in responses from HMRC and tax accountants. Ultimately the only sure way to find out the tax liability is to submit the information on your tax return.

     

    Even, if the item is taxable, then I still look at it as obtaining a quality piece of test apparatus at a reduced cost to myself. There are also options to reduce the tax liability if you register as a sole trader with HMRC.

     

    If the item has no long term use for me, then I wouldn't apply for the road test, for both tax reasons and there may be others who would benefit from the item better than myself.

     

    Kind regards

  • I have read a lot of these responses about the tax issues surrounding RoadTests - I share all your frustrations. It was because of the tax liability that I haven't applied for a RoadTest in a long time, and I likely never will until something is changed. 

  • Yes. When you accept the product for review you also must commit to Element14 to either provide the review within 60 days or RETURN the product.

  • If they don't, then they should. "It's on loan until you complete a road test to a certain standard. Then it's yours."

  • I'll need to check, but I remember seeing a clause somewhere that element14 can demand a winning participant to send the device back if they don't complete the review and fail to organise additional time/communicate with the team.

     

    Could be wrong of course. Not that it matters, anyone applying should ensure they ate the ability to complete it image

  • Interesting indeed, you can report the value (or not) in any way you want (i.e. prize or income), however you can justify it in your mind.  In the USA, the value of a prize are normally taxed as an adjustment to your income.  If you must perform some work (i.e write a review) in order to get your prize (i.e. compensation), the value becomes income.  If you are lucky enough to live in a country that doesn't see it that way you are fortunate.  A point to note; a survey in the USA from a few years back had shown that ~70% of all answers given by the IRS were wrong.  As mentioned by others, you should consult with a "real" tax adviser for your country and ask for the reference in the tax code to be sure.  You can ask 10 different "kind lad(ies) at the tax office" answers and get 10 different answers.  Or 10 similar answers, but hear them differently.

     

    But with that said, there may be a "catch".  I again looked at the E14 T&C and found no requirement for writing a review, only a requirement for an "applicant’s desire to post a thorough review".  In addition, no penalty is listed for not doing a review (i.e. returning the prize).  You do have to apply, but anyone entering a drawing for a prize must do that, so maybe the prize IS a prize and not compensation.  If you write a poor, but thorough review it could be income.  If you do nothing (which probably ruins your change of being picked for another review) it's a prize.  Again, however you can justify it in your mind.

     

    Gordon

  • many thanks for taking the time to add findings. Quite an interesting response. You have found the same as me that getting consistent responses from HMRC and tax consultants is impossible.

     

    As per Hendrik's response above for the one readiest I did last year, the item arrived DDP via UPS and there were no problems.

     

    Kind regards

  • Regarding the import: from my experience E14 / Farnell always send the road test items under 'DDP' - Delivery and Duty Paid. This means what said: Farnell pays any fees that happen between E14 and you. At least for Germany there is no VAT as such on imported items, but instead there is a customs duty of the same amount (here its called 'Einfuhrumsatzsteuer' - 'import sales tax'). Since all custom fees and duties are to be paid before you get the item, there is nothing your tax office could claim afterwards (at least not for anything regarding the import / purchasing process). All of this is handled by the importer (e.g. Fedex or UPS), which then bills it either to E14. (I had one case where they wanted me to pay this but this was clarified by E14 really fast).

    Whether the road test items counts as taxable income is a different matter, and probably depends heavily on your country and personal circumstances (e.g. do you have an own small business or not?). That you need to do a road test might make it more complicated or not (since you provide a service for E14 where the item might count as necessary equipment).

    So don't worry about the import stuff, thats handled for you. For anything else, ask a tax consultant (or, for small items such as the RPi3B+ you might ignore it).

  • From a UK Perspective:

     

    I have emailed HMRC, spoken via webchat and spoken in person - I have nothing in writing from any of those approaches but did get replies from all. The two separate emails I sent were replied to by links to their import duties calculator and the income tax helpsite...not too helpful. The webchat ended with '..that's complicated and you'll need to talk to an advisor'. The phone call was a lot more helpful but they apparently couldn't give me a confirming email.

     

    Import Tax + VAT (which are separate)

    Each commodity apparently has a 10-digit code; if you look up the 10-digit import code on the HMRC website it will tell you the amount of import tax and VAT. Looking at similar items I think this would normally be 0% import (as from outside of EU) but 20% VAT.

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    However from the comments above and Element14 T&C state that duties are paid... see Randall's comment of:

    You should not be charged import taxes. To date, I don't know anyone who has. If you did, please let me know.

     

    I'm still unsure if that means Element14 pay the VAT as well - the product is listed on the UK Farnell website so perhaps gets sent out direct from there (and VAT/import has already been dealt with).

     

    Income Tax

    I thought this would apply in the UK. However the kind lady at the tax office, after talking to a colleague, came out with the following: She didn't think income tax would apply anymore than doing a competition to win a car. She said it was still a competition prize even though you have to review it. If I had received a cash prize then that would be different. Also selling on an item worth <£6k could attract capital gains tax and so they should be contacted to discuss that (not that I reckon anyone getting this RTM3004 bundle will be doing that).

     

    I hope the above helps just a bit.

     

    regards,

     

    Rod

  • Hey David, no, I respect the idea and I dun approve of spamming, so I won't be posting anymore. I shared it as I thought the nature of the content itself was related and I included the reference back to this RoadTest.

     

    I mean I won't be adding any more links to this thread.