Time for an official update on the PDVS 2 Mini!
In the past weeks and months since I have taken over the design from Ian a lot of things happened and thus the PDVS 2 Mini is on a good way to make a return under the newly created wrytech brand.
The tasks at hand always alternated between the technical things to ensure that my version will be up to the standards set by Ian and managing all things business related and bureaucratic - with the latter being a lot more involved than expected (who would have thought?).
Today I picked my 3458A back up from calibration at ab-precision and it is very comfortably within the 90-day spec for DCV and with that the last open thing from a technical side is taken care of. The first 50 boards of the version 1.6 have been here with me for a couple weeks with everything working smoothly, also thanks to the constant exchange with and inputs from Ian.
Changes for the new version 1.6 include:
- Maximum output voltage increased to 10.22222V from 10.00000V with additional calibration point
- Addition of an internal temperature sensor
- Updated optics on the front panel and slight changes on the PCBs for improved manufacturability (reverse mount LED for the comms indicator for example), all critical analogue circuitry remains completly unchanged
Other than that, everything stays the same; all remaining stocked parts, test jigs, etc. have been taken over and as stated already the goal is to continue seamlessly where Ian has left off.
For now, one official matter is outstanding, but should be done in the upcoming weeks and the units can go on sale then.
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Thanks again to Ian for the continued support and feedback provided,
Johannes