On 5/13/19 3:18 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-05-09 17:46, Clifford Heath wrote:
On 10/5/19 5:16 am, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-05-05 10:51, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 5/5/19 10:10 AM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-05-04 13:58, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 04 May 2019 12:13:26 -0700, Joerg
news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:
On 2019-05-04 08:31, John Larkin wrote:
[...]
If I use a Hittite HMC987 fanout chip, I can use one of its diff
ECL
outputs just for the monitor LED, and I can load that as hard as I
like.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/avw42lia7ejayug/Sig_Indicator_3.JPG?dl=0
That Hittite chip is $20.
Ouch!
It's wonderful. If it helps me sell a bunch of $1500 boxes, it's a
bargain. The CML comparator ahead of it costs almost as much.
We're looking at some distributed amplifier chips in the $200-400
range, and some fast logic gates for $70 each.
Yes, but to say it like a greedy Wall Street banker, how much higher
could the profit have been?
No kidding, I had projects where stuff retailed well north of $100,
the per unit cost was $10 and the client asked "Could we do it for
$5?". So we did.
We do an ultralow noise digital laser controller with a BOM cost of $37
including the board and connectors, excluding the diode laser and the
optomechanics. It replaces a $3500 purchased laser. It's way more fun
doing stuff for cheap like that.
Yes! I am helping with a similar project (not laser) right now. Most
engineers roll their eyes when a boss or a manager asks "Can we shave
another $2 from the BOM"? With me my eyes light up, it's fun.
Right now I had to pause, can't visit the client. The handlebar of my
road bike snapped off at full speed during an after-church ride and ....
Yowsers, that sounds intense, I'm glad you're still able to type.
Well, it's been a week now and still hobbling around. Can't work much.
Hopefully the left foot will heal up. OTOH I am glad this didn't happen
1/2h earlier where I was roaring down a steep hill at 42mph with big
pointy boulders on the side and a T-intersection into a busy road at the
end of this hill.
The other good thing was that three drivers stopped and almost got into
an argument about who gets to take me and my bike home, despite me
bleeding a lot. There are many good people in our society. There was no
way I could have made it home by myself.
And you're doing this for your health.
May God heal and protect you.
Well, mental health is important too (reinforced by finding good peopleOn 5/13/19 3:18 PM, Joerg wrote:
The other good thing was that three drivers stopped and almost got
into an argument about who gets to take me and my bike home, despite
me bleeding a lot. There are many good people in our society. There
was no way I could have made it home by myself.
And you're doing this for your health.