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    #81
    Re: ESR meter upgrades

    more improvements
    details here:
    https://github.com/svn2github/transi...commits/master
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      #82
      Re: ESR meter upgrades

      get ready for - optocoupler testing!
      soon.

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        #83
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        now tests optocouplers.
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          #84
          Re: ESR meter upgrades

          Originally posted by stj View Post
          now tests optocouplers.
          Dam, that's impressive! Have you thought any about selling one of those with the software loaded? How much would you want/have to get for one?

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            #85
            Re: ESR meter upgrades

            not worth it, if you take the china price and add European postage to forward it, you damn well ad 50% to the price before you even add the programming header & rotary encoder & crystal.

            you would be doubling the original price by the time your done!

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              #86
              Re: ESR meter upgrades

              Originally posted by stj View Post
              not worth it, if you take the china price and add European postage to forward it, you damn well ad 50% to the price before you even add the programming header & rotary encoder & crystal.

              you would be doubling the original price by the time your done!
              I understand - still, sounds like a totally excellent piece of test equipment!

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                #87
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                maybe the chinese should include the header and faster crystal - then sell a bundle with the programmer.

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                  #88
                  Re: ESR meter upgrades

                  Originally posted by stj View Post
                  maybe the chinese should include the header and faster crystal - then sell a bundle with the programmer.
                  That would be cool - the prices they pay for this kind of stuff must be mind boggling...

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                    #89
                    Re: ESR meter upgrades

                    hi.
                    When upgrade to 16 mhz crystal , need to change fuses values?

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                      #90
                      Re: ESR meter upgrades

                      no, but if you didnt flash before then the chip will be erased to clear the locks.
                      fuse values are in the avrdude text file.

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                        #91
                        Re: ESR meter upgrades

                        here is a new build.
                        same code as before, but an extra version with no serial but nice fonts restored.
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                          #92
                          Re: ESR meter upgrades

                          i have an important question to anybody using or planning to use these testers.

                          what frequency's do you use or need from the frequency generator?
                          because i'm making large changes to it to save space.
                          i have a private test version that just generates 50Hz, 60Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz.
                          these frequency's are mains derivatives that can be used when testing things that time themselves from the mains like clocks.
                          (or comodore 64's!)

                          so lets hear it - what do you need?

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                            #93
                            Re: ESR meter upgrades

                            bugfixes & worthy stuff.
                            16MHz build has the big fonts and serial port back now.
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                              #94
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                              Would it be possible to get it to 32Mhz or is that beyond the abilities of the controller?
                              "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                                #95
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                                the atmel is rated at 20MHz, i know they have been o.c.'d to 40MHz+ but the problem is the slowest part - the ADC is the bit we need to work right!

                                in theory it could be clocked at 20MHz but the timings in the code are only for 1, 8 & 16MHz right now.
                                dont ask me why it's got timings for 1MHz.

                                *maybe it could be o.c.'d to 24MHz wihout problems - that's a nice number (8x3) so probably not to hard to work out the values needed.
                                Last edited by stj; 03-04-2016, 08:07 AM.

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                                  #96
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                                  i emailed the master about the 24MHz idea - we shall see what he says.

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                                    #97
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                                    version 661
                                    some bug fixes, + i added the instrument tuning frequency 432Hz to the generator.
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                                      #98
                                      Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                      Ok cool, would be really useful with a tester for 32Mhz crystals since they are so common on mainboards.
                                      See here for an example

                                      https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...415#post539415
                                      "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                                        #99
                                        Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                        for that, use a uni-t ut61E or one of these.
                                        http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181573121672

                                        even if you overclock the atmel on the component tester to 24MHz and it works, you wont read crystals higher than about 22MHz

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                                          Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                          Could someone tell me if the following item could be used to program one of the atmega168
                                          or atmega328 chips?

                                          http://www.ebay.com/itm/Basic-Starte...-/331675682733

                                          TIA

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