Small foot, big screen
T&MW's readers have spoken: LeCroy's WaveSurfer is the 2005 Test Product of the Year.
Martin Rowe, Senior Technical Editor -- Test & Measurement World, 3/1/2005
Based on this customer feedback, LeCroy developed the WaveSurfer, which Test & Measurement World readers have voted as the 2005 Test Product of the Year.
Consisting of 200-MHz, 350-MHz, and 500-MHz models, the WaveSurfer is built tall instead of deep. It houses a 10.4-in. LCD display in a package that's just 6-in. deep. "Engineers told us they wanted a scope the consumed little bench space, yet provided an easy view of signals," said GM John Hannes. "So, we experimented with several form factors made with foam models."
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| LeCroy’s WaveSurfer oscilloscope appeals to engineers because of its small footprint, large screen, and easy connectivity. |
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| Members of the LeCroy team, left to right: Ken Johnson, product marketing manager; Andy Sexton, senior technology development engineer; and Larry Salant, director of software engineering. Courtesy of LeCroy. |
At companies that let engineers connect instruments to the company LAN, engineers appreciate the WaveSurfer's Ethernet port and Windows operating system. Windows lets them easily connect the scope to a network to store data and print waveform images on a networked printer.
When selecting a processor to run Windows, LeCroy engineers had to overcome heat-dissipation problems. To beat the heat, LeCroy's mechanical engineers used thermal-modeling software to simulate conditions. "Our engineers know how to get the heat out and how to keep the fan noise down at the same time," said chief technology officer David Graef. "We've developed heat-sinking technologies for our other scopes that we employed in the WaveSurfer."
