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Written by Matt Venn on 2024-12-14 at 19:49

It’s become a cliche, but hardware is hard! One reason why hardware is harder than software is that the time between revisions is often longer. We need to wait for new PCBs, or for components to be delivered. Or for more new PCBs after we realise we got it wrong!

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Written by Matt Venn on 2024-12-14 at 19:49

Another reason is that it can be expensive, and not just for the physical components. We generally need more of a lab than software developers. Test gear is essential for learning how your circuit is actually behaving, matching simulation to the real world. And it’s usually expensive.

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Written by Matt Venn on 2024-12-14 at 19:50

I struggled with the cost of hardware development for years, and when someone donated me my first oscilloscope it was a big deal! Seeing the waveforms really helped me to advance my understanding and the complexity of the projects I could undertake.

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Written by Wilfried Klaebe on 2024-12-15 at 13:04

@matthewvenn That's why I'd still love to find some reasonably good USB oscilloscope. I have a Notebook capable of USB4, I do not need an oscilloscope with its own display, "just" something that can be used with PulseView.

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