On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 09:12 -0800, Richard Thorpe wrote: > Could the P3 be offered without a screen? and I hope thats a RS 232 > passthrough on the back in the Orlando pictures. Without a > screen( small computer screens are dirt cheap) the P3 would be a > better kit and cheaper, plus no "screen vendor" problems to hold up > delivery.
The plan is to make an optional VGA board at some point, although it won't be available at introduction. I suppose that would theoretically allow offering a "no display" option to save some cost. When I was working at HP (that became Agilent Technologies) there were a few instruments that were offered with no front panel. The idea was that much test equipment is used in automated test systems in factories where all instrument control and data output is via computer so that the front panel isn't needed. However it turned out not to be a very popular option. Having a working front panel is very handy for designing and programming a test system when it is first being set up. Even after the system is in operation, troubleshooting problems is much more difficult if the instrument does not have a front panel. I don't think we ever sold very many of that option. Alan N1AL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
