Setting it up
Plug the panel into a PoE switch on the same network as the scope. There is no address to type: the panel finds NovaOS scopes on the network by itself. The first time it connects, it shows a six-digit code and the scope asks whether to allow it. Tap Allow on the scope, or allow it to watch only. Requests nobody answers expire after two minutes.
Using it
- The scope's screen, live, with touch, keys and knobs sent back to the scope.
- One panel controls at a time; up to four more can watch. The scope's top bar shows who is connected, with a button to disconnect them.
- A multiviewer for your bench: watch up to four scopes at once to see what is going on, then switch to any one of them for full control.
- The connection is encrypted. After pairing, the panel trusts only that scope's own key, and a web page cannot drive the scope through it.
Measured
| Picture | The scope's own screen at full resolution, H.264; sent only when the screen changes, up to 30 frames a second |
| Delay | 76 ms median (71–79 ms) from a change on the scope to its picture leaving the scope, measured on an MHO934 |
The panel
The panel runs NovaOS too, the same system as the scopes, so it updates the same way and finds them without any setup.
| Processor | Rockchip RK3576: eight cores (4 × Cortex-A72, 4 × Cortex-A53), Mali-G52 graphics, hardware video decoding |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM, 64 GB eMMC |
| Screen | 10-inch, 1280 × 800, capacitive touch |
| Connections | Ethernet with PoE (power and network on one cable), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Getting one
The panel comes from us with its software installed, ready to find your scopes.
Limits today
- One finger at a time: the scope takes single touches, not pinch gestures.
- While the scope shows its web password, the panel's picture goes blank and its touches are refused.