July 2019 Newsletter

Hi <<First Name>>!

I hope that you are enjoying your summer. We have had a busy July shipping the first production Joulescope instruments. Joulescopes are now in 29 countries and on every continent except Antarctica!

The $100 off Launch Celebration discount ends today at the:

Joulescope Store

Whether you need another Joulescope or know someone who does, take advantage of this discount before its gone!

Software Update

We continue to develop the Joulescope software, which will increase the value of your Joulescope over time. We will be releasing the 0.5.0 software very soon. The new software contains fixes and improvements based upon your feedback. The primary changes are:

USB connectivity improvements: Some host computers, particularly for macOS, had trouble communicating with Joulescopes. The 0.5.0 software includes new firmware and better error handling.
Improved current auto-ranging: This release ensures each Joulescope performs the same by using the calibration information for the auto-ranging function. It also fixes the range selection oscillation that occurred with negative currents.
User interface: Various fixes and improvements.

This software update is the first with firmware updates which are automatically applied when you start the software. No need to panic! The update takes less than 30 seconds so you will be up and running with an improved Joulescope in no time.

We will continue to work on the software over the coming months. Although we were planning to implement the GPI/O host software feature this month, the issues addressed in this software release consumed our time. With vacations in August, we are postponing the UI GPI/O feature until mid-September. We apologize for the delay, and we hope that you appreciate our choice to prioritize quality over features.

Your Feedback

Thank you to so many of you who have taken the time to provide feedback and discuss Joulescope. We appreciate the comments, feedback, and critique from our awesome community. You can join the discussion over on the Joulescope Forum.

You are part of the amazing Joulescope community, and we will be working hard for you. The 0.5.0 software addresses all critical issues, but we are far from done. We will continue to improve Joulescope's software and features. Your feedback and perspective will help prioritize our work so that we can make Joulescope more valuable to you!

Please continue to share the news about Joulescope with your friends, coworkers, and colleagues. We very much appreciate social media mentions! You can @joulescope on Twitter with your stories. One of our favorite tweets so far is from Ray Ozzie of Lotus Notes & Microsoft fame:

ESC/Drive Conference

Want to learn more about how to reduce the energy consumption in your designs? Matt Liberty will be presenting "Reducing Energy Consumption & Maximizing Battery Life" at the Embedded Systems Conference in Santa Clara, CA, USA. The talk is at 8 am on Thursday, August 29. If you are at the show or in the Bay area and would like to meet up, let Matt know! You can respond to this newsletter email or contact us. You can also @mliberty1 on Twitter.

Thank you again for subscribing to this Joulescope newsletter and for joining the growing Joulescope community. We hope that you have a fantastic summer!

- Matt & the Joulescope team