[Techtoolslist] Wireless Enabled Fluke 9010A, Anyone?

Wed Oct 7 00:44:16 EDT 2015

Interested along with a fellow collector so two for us - and as complete a
kit as possible.

Best Regards,

Bill Karkula

email: wkarkula at comcast.net    mobile: (847) 323-2366    

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Brad Gass
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 2:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Wireless Enabled Fluke 9010A, Anyone?

OK, so there is some interest at least! 

I just finished cleaning up the PCB artwork a bit and ordered 3 pieces each
of the interface adapter PCB, and the antenna "shelf" PCB from OSHPark. I'll
build one up and re-fit one of my Fluke's having a routed PCB with a
full-spec boardset to be sure everything still fits as intended. Assuming
that is fine (it should be), it will be ready to go. 

As a side question - did the picture come through on-list from my earlier
post? If it didn't send me an email off-list and I'll forward it to you so
you know what it looks like once installed. To answer one question I got - I
know I could have designed the adapter to have been "plugged into" the
adapter board from the opposite direction, but that would have prevented
access to the buttons on the Lantronix board, and it would have caused the
stack to grow larger/higher than it already was. So, I opted to remove the
Arduino headers completely to get a lower profile. From reading, I also
gather that there may be another option board (timing board, IIRC) for the
9010's that may occupy that open cavity internally. Neither of my units have
that board fitted, so I don't know for sure - does anyone have knowledge of
that option board and/or where it's installed? 

To those who were interested, what level of DIY did you have in mind? I can
do whatever is needed really - from just sharing the PCB designs on OSHPark
(which has a minimum order quantity of 3 pieces each, at about $11 per set),
to partially populating the boards, to full assembly with the xPico shield
board right up to the point of attaching to your factory RS232 interface
board. 

To put a number on the cost, the total cost in components and PCB's
(assuming OSHPark) is going to be around $75, not including S&H charges or
any applicable taxes. 

If there was enough interest, I could also run a panel of PCB's from a
prototype house and de-panel them on my router here to save a little cost on
PCB's too. 

I'm not looking for a lot of new projects to take on (I've got a pile of
them waiting for me already), but I'm more than happy to help out for those
who were interested in breathing some new life/technology into their 9010's.

--Brad 

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Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 11:40:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Wireless Enabled Fluke 9010A, Anyone? 

I'd like to be added to that list also! 

Thanks 

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Pat Danis <patdanis at verizon.net> wrote: 

> Add me to the list of interested parties. 
> 
> Great idea. 
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> On 9/30/2015 2:17 PM, Brad Gass wrote: 
> 
>> Is anyone interested in (internally) wireless enabling their Fluke 
>> 9010A for communication with FIDE? It requires the factory Fluke 
>> RS232 interface, and will disable the use of the wired DB25 (although 
>> it is a reversible modification if you ever wanted to).
>> 
>> If there is some interest, in the coming weeks I can put together 
>> some details on how I made the modifications to my two 9010A's. It 
>> does take a little time and some soldering, but makes for a tidy, 
>> self contained setup
>> - I'm almost always glad to eliminate some copper spaghetti from the 
>> bench when I can. With enough interest, I may consider running some 
>> of the adapter PCB's I designed for myself and offer to others who are
interested.
>> 
>> --Brad
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