General guidelines for designing new units:

• Each unit has to serve it's purpose. It's not a goal to produce the identical look and feel as certified instruments. Each button, LED, display, etc. has to have function.
• Each unit has to be able to be used individually.
• Each unit has to be able to be used with any other unit or any number of other units.
• Each project has to be documented and divided into Hardware and Software section.

Hardware

Hardware development consists of:

• finding components
• designing PCB
• designing housing
• testing it altogether

See Hardware development guidelines for details.

Software

Hardware development consists of:

• selecting technologies
• defining configuration protocol
• coding user interface
• coding simulator communication

See Software development guidelines on separate page.