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Static or slow changing signals can be displayed with analog voltmeters or ammeters (with a suitable resistor in series).
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Static or slow changing signals can be displayed with '''analog voltmeters''' or '''ammeters''' (with a suitable resistor in series).
 
A +-1mA meter has the advantage that the output can directly be interpreted as machine units.
 
A +-1mA meter has the advantage that the output can directly be interpreted as machine units.
Here is a possible source: (The link to aliexpress.com is automatically detected as spam) Item number 4000377192769
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Note that [[The Analog Thing]] ships with a digital [[Panel Meter|Voltmeter]].
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== Products ==
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* You can basically use any ''Multimeter'', see for instance https://www.reichelt.de/multimeter-c541.html?CCOUNTRY=445&LANGUAGE=de. Cheap but suitable ones begin at around 20EUR.
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* Here is an analog device for tinkering purposes: Aliexpress item 4000377192769

Revision as of 12:29, 22 September 2021

Static or slow changing signals can be displayed with analog voltmeters or ammeters (with a suitable resistor in series). A +-1mA meter has the advantage that the output can directly be interpreted as machine units.

Note that The Analog Thing ships with a digital Voltmeter.

Products