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I present to you: sanitized DM501 DC input "core circuit" schematics. AC circuits omitted for clarity. Try reading the explanations of DC / Ohms / Integrator (beware of typos) again with this in hand... AnalogInput_TekDM501.gif The various bias circuits and current mirrors (and care taken ...

Playing with a Function gen with modulation is a bit magical and great fun!
Make sure to have an audio-filter (simple RC LPF is good enough in a pinch) handy,
so you can test-drive the sweep capability as well.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Sure these ice-balls look nice, but diluting perfectly good whiskey with water? Come on...

Now this is an absolutely amazing novel process. I'm at a loss of words for the whole lasagne of layers of simulation, prediction and correction at play.

Now for something more.. light hearted

I just packed it in for the evening in sheer frustration. The stereo receiver I'm using on the bench has switches for A and B pairs of speakers so I thought it would be convenient to have a set of pigtails brought out to an easy access location instead of having to go behind the receiver to connect...

Talking of software, what is the collective view of using Python for controlling hardware for commercial products? Are you talking about controlling "commercial products" like a Keithley multimeter by Python, or "building a partially hardware product, which software side is python&qu...

Hello Med, I'm really happy you like the surprise - thought your Fluke counter looked lonely, with it's intricate stacking mechanism unused and also hoped an orderly guy like you would have good use for it! Here's what I know of it's history: It came to me, stacked onto an Fluke 2300A thermocouple s...