In 2020 the element14 community roadtestested about 50 products, spanning test equipment to IOT development kits to a lot of "cool" tools, and much more. For a challenging (pandemic) year, that's an impressive number of roadtests! But which products were the favorite ones of the roadtesters and the element14 community at large? To find out, I created a poll ( Poll: What Was Your Most Favorite Roadtested Product in 2020? ) and asked the community. My poll listed the top 12 products with the most applications. I let the element14 community vote on their favorite product.
Without further adieu, here are the top three favorite products roadtested in 2020:
First Place: Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera is the latest camera accessory from Raspberry Pi. It offers higher resolution (12 megapixels, compared to 8 megapixels), and sensitivity (approximately 50% greater area per pixel for improved low-light performance) than the existing Camera Module v2, and is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both C- and CS-mount form factors. Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters. The High Quality Camera provides an alternative to the Camera Module v2 for industrial and consumer applications, including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from www.raspberrypi.org. The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, a milled aluminum lens mount with integrated tripod mount and focus adjustment ring, and a C- to CS-mount adapter. For More InformationFor More Information
Second Place: InfiniiVision 3000T X-Series Oscilloscope MSOX3034
The Keysight Technologies MSOX3034TMSOX3034T is a 350Mhz Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) with 4 analog plus 16 digital channels. It features a large 8.5-inch capacitive touch screen so you can easily view and analyze signals and isolate signals in seconds with exclusive Zone touch triggering. This oscilloscope allows you to see more signal detail with the 1,000,000 wfms/s update rate and capture more data with up to 4 Mpts memory. The 3000T X-Series takes everything that was revolutionary about the A model and adds a capacitive touch screen, a user interface designed for touch, and the exclusive Zone touch trigger, all combined with an industry-leading uncompromised update rate of 1 million wfm/s to give you the confidence that you're seeing all of your signal detail, and the ability to discover any issues. And the addition of new analysis capabilities help you solve your hardest problems quickly. The 3000T X-Series once again redefines what you can expect in a general purpose oscilloscope by providing all of the performance and capability you need to get to measurement insights faster. For More InformationFor More Information
Third Place: PicoScope 6424E Oscilloscope + Accessories
The PicoScope 6424E Oscilloscope is part of the PicoScope 6000E Series fixed-resolution and FlexRes oscilloscopes that provide 8 to 12 bits of vertical resolution, with up to 500 MHz bandwidth and 5 GS/s sampling rate. Models with four or eight analog channels have the timing and amplitude resolution you need to reveal signal integrity issues such as timing errors, glitches, dropouts, crosstalk and metastability issues. With up to 500 MHz analog bandwidth complemented by a real-time sampling rate of 5 GS/s, the PicoScope 6000E Series scopes can display single-shot pulses with 200 ps time resolution. The PicoScope 6000E Series gives you the deepest capture memory available as standard on any oscilloscope at any price – up to 4 GS in total. This ultra-deep memory allows the oscilloscope to capture 200 ms waveforms at its maximum sampling rate of 5 GS/s. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and hardware acceleration ensure that the display is smooth and responsive even with long captures. The PicoScope 6000E Series gives you the waveform memory, resolution and analysis tools that you need to perform stringent testing of today’s high‑performance embedded computers and next-generation embedded system designs. PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes are small and portable while offering the high-performance specifications required by engineers in the lab or on the move and deliver the lowest cost of ownership for this class of instrument. For More InformationFor More Information