Rodriguez - The World's Slowest IV Tracer

After putting up a Rodriguez binary last week, I find that I have people actually trying to use Rodriguez.

Rodriguez is intended for beginners, and it seems that they like breadboards but don't quite know how to wire them.

I've extended the Rodriguez wiki with wiring diagrams to be used with a breadboard, and I've added some instructions on using Rodriguez.

I used PEBBLE to make the wiring diagrams.

Here's an example of connection an Arduino to do diode traces:

As I did with my D43 oscilloscope camera software, I have setup the Rodriguez GitHub repository to build binary releases to make the software more accessible.

No longer do you have to install Python and all of Rodriguez's dependencies by following the Rodriguez wiki.

Just download the correct file for your operating system and start the downloaded program.

Download files:

• Rodriguez (Linux)
• Rodriguez.exe (Windows)
• Rodriguez.zip (macOS)

Here's the Rodriguez binary running on Windows:

It looks pretty much just like it does under Linux.  That's kind of the point of cross platform development with Qt.

If you have a way to test it on macOS, drop me a line here or in the comments of the blog and let me know how it turns out.

Linux users need to make sure that their system uses GLIBC version 2.27 or higher.

I've tested the Windows version on Windows 10.  It ought to work on other versions, but it is untested.

Despite its beginning as a temporary lash up, Rodriguez appears to be here to stay.

In honor of its new found permanency, I've given Rodriguez a permanent home.  No longer will it have to fear for its wiring.

That's Rodriguez doing its thing with a 2N6288 NPN transistor.

The chart on the front is to remind me what each lead does.  I'll expand it when I add the FET trace functions.