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<blockquote data-quote="vma" data-source="post: 1022277" data-attributes="member: 256592"><p>I think that any Windows 8 or Windows 10 tablet featuring at least a 1280x800 display should work fine. They normally come with an Intel Atom processor, which is fast enough for my software.</p><p></p><p>I have such a tablet, too, with 2560x1600 resolution and an older Atom processor. It has 2GB RAM and 32GB HDD and runs Windows 10 at 32 bit. It works fine with the SMA, but if the battery is low it cannot handle the SMA. If you are looking for a cheap Windows tablet, make sure you can power it without blocking the only USB port! Some are charged through that USB port and that could be a fail.</p><p></p><p>Also, make sure the screen is not too bad. Not just resolution wise, but the image quality. They tend to use rather low quality screens on the cheapest tablets.</p><p></p><p>Finally, do NOT purchase a Windows tablet with just 16GB HDD. You let it run the Windows Update once and the disk is 100% full. There are tricks to use the HDD with compression, but that kind of sucks, as the CPU isn't the fastest to begin with and if it has to decompress data on the fly, it will make everything even slower.</p><p></p><p>A good tablet is this one: <a href="http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_580292.html" target="_blank">CHUWI Hi10 Pro 2 in 1 Ultrabook Tablet PC INTEL CHERRY TRAIL X5-Z8350-$164.99 Online Shopping| GearBest.com</a></p><p></p><p>It is sometimes available at the EU warehouse. Get it with the keyboard. It runs pretty good and 64GB is reasonable. It dual boots between Windows and Adroid, which is great, as for pure tablet use, Windows is not so good.</p><p></p><p>I know there are even cheaper Windows tablets (like this one: <a href="http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_598248.html" target="_blank">Teclast X80 Pro Tablet PC INTEL CHERRY TRAIL X5 Z8350-$96.53 Online Shopping| GearBest.com</a> or even cheaper on sales), but at some point you need to ask yourself how much you are willing to suffer with a bad product.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you are into DIY and want to BUILD your own spectrum analyser in a contained box, then lets consider this:</p><p></p><p>1) SMA device (around 70 Euro for SMA version or 200 Euro for NWT version)</p><p>2) Intel Atom Stick PC (something like this <a href="http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_580666.html" target="_blank">Z83S TV USB Stick Mini PC Intel Atom X5-Z8350 Quad Core EU PLUG-$92.39 Online Shopping| GearBest.com</a>) (around 100 Euro)</p><p>3) HDMI Touch Screen Panel (<a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Waveshare-10-1-HDMI-LCD-B-1280x800-IPS-Capacitive-Screen-Touch-Supports-Raspberry-Pi-Windows-PC/32815773750.html" target="_blank">[PLAIN]Waveshare 10.1" HDMI LCD (B) 1280x800 IPS Capacitive Screen Touch Supports Raspberry Pi, Windows PC, Ubuntu PC-in Demo Board from Computer & Office on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group[/PLAIN]</a>) (around 100 Euro)</p><p>4) Battery pack (around 50 Euro for USB battery with >10000mAh)</p><p>5) Case (DIY/3D printer/CNC milling) (no idea what it could cost, lets say 50 Euro for a pretty good case)</p><p></p><p>Total cost for your own custom made spectrum analyzer (with tracking generator in case of NWT version) 370 Euro to 500 Euro.</p><p></p><p>Conclusion: get yourself a second hand portable Anritsu spectrum analyzer for 500 to 2000 Euro! It simply isn't worth trying to build a dedicated unit like this.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps if you would take the Raspberry Zero with the SMA device and a low cost display (lets say 800x600), you could get away with around 150 Euro, but then you would have to write the software yourself, probably in Python or so. In this case: surprise me!</p><p></p><p>I tried to setup a Raspberry with a cheap touch screen that mounts on top of it and run it with an SDR dongle and a spectrum analyzer software written in Python (not by myself). It works, but honestly it sucks. It's more like a proof of concept than a functional portable mini spectrum analyzer.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Vitor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vma, post: 1022277, member: 256592"] I think that any Windows 8 or Windows 10 tablet featuring at least a 1280x800 display should work fine. They normally come with an Intel Atom processor, which is fast enough for my software. I have such a tablet, too, with 2560x1600 resolution and an older Atom processor. It has 2GB RAM and 32GB HDD and runs Windows 10 at 32 bit. It works fine with the SMA, but if the battery is low it cannot handle the SMA. If you are looking for a cheap Windows tablet, make sure you can power it without blocking the only USB port! Some are charged through that USB port and that could be a fail. Also, make sure the screen is not too bad. Not just resolution wise, but the image quality. They tend to use rather low quality screens on the cheapest tablets. Finally, do NOT purchase a Windows tablet with just 16GB HDD. You let it run the Windows Update once and the disk is 100% full. There are tricks to use the HDD with compression, but that kind of sucks, as the CPU isn't the fastest to begin with and if it has to decompress data on the fly, it will make everything even slower. A good tablet is this one: [URL='http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_580292.html']CHUWI Hi10 Pro 2 in 1 Ultrabook Tablet PC INTEL CHERRY TRAIL X5-Z8350-$164.99 Online Shopping| GearBest.com[/URL] It is sometimes available at the EU warehouse. Get it with the keyboard. It runs pretty good and 64GB is reasonable. It dual boots between Windows and Adroid, which is great, as for pure tablet use, Windows is not so good. I know there are even cheaper Windows tablets (like this one: [URL='http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_598248.html']Teclast X80 Pro Tablet PC INTEL CHERRY TRAIL X5 Z8350-$96.53 Online Shopping| GearBest.com[/URL] or even cheaper on sales), but at some point you need to ask yourself how much you are willing to suffer with a bad product. Now, if you are into DIY and want to BUILD your own spectrum analyser in a contained box, then lets consider this: 1) SMA device (around 70 Euro for SMA version or 200 Euro for NWT version) 2) Intel Atom Stick PC (something like this [URL='http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_580666.html']Z83S TV USB Stick Mini PC Intel Atom X5-Z8350 Quad Core EU PLUG-$92.39 Online Shopping| GearBest.com[/URL]) (around 100 Euro) 3) HDMI Touch Screen Panel ([URL='https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Waveshare-10-1-HDMI-LCD-B-1280x800-IPS-Capacitive-Screen-Touch-Supports-Raspberry-Pi-Windows-PC/32815773750.html'][PLAIN]Waveshare 10.1" HDMI LCD (B) 1280x800 IPS Capacitive Screen Touch Supports Raspberry Pi, Windows PC, Ubuntu PC-in Demo Board from Computer & Office on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group[/PLAIN][/URL]) (around 100 Euro) 4) Battery pack (around 50 Euro for USB battery with >10000mAh) 5) Case (DIY/3D printer/CNC milling) (no idea what it could cost, lets say 50 Euro for a pretty good case) Total cost for your own custom made spectrum analyzer (with tracking generator in case of NWT version) 370 Euro to 500 Euro. Conclusion: get yourself a second hand portable Anritsu spectrum analyzer for 500 to 2000 Euro! It simply isn't worth trying to build a dedicated unit like this. Perhaps if you would take the Raspberry Zero with the SMA device and a low cost display (lets say 800x600), you could get away with around 150 Euro, but then you would have to write the software yourself, probably in Python or so. In this case: surprise me! I tried to setup a Raspberry with a cheap touch screen that mounts on top of it and run it with an SDR dongle and a spectrum analyzer software written in Python (not by myself). It works, but honestly it sucks. It's more like a proof of concept than a functional portable mini spectrum analyzer. Regards, Vitor [/QUOTE]
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