Summary of Tiq Probe – an easy to use tool for debugging maker projects
### Summary tiq is a handheld, high-performance debugging tool designed for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, robots, and 3D printers. It automatically displays logic levels, pulse timing, and voltage measurements without requiring settings or adjustments. Featuring an LCD screen, LED indicators, and audio tones near the probe tip, it functions as a logic analyzer, voltmeter (±28V), and programmable pulse generator. Powered via USB, it offers portable use with grounding pins and a built-in light for illuminating work areas.
Parts used in the tiq Project:
- Handheld probe with LCD screen
- Logic level indicators (LED colors)
- Audible tone generator
- Bright LED light
- USB power connector
- Two additional grounding pins
- Programmable digital pulse generator
tiq – see what’s happening inside your Arduino, RasPi, robot or 3D printer – no settings, just probe and tiq tells you – automatically!
tiq – high-performance debugging without adjustments or range switching
tiq is designed to be the first tool you’ll use when chasing issues in your electronic project, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, internet-of-things-thing or robot – automatically giving you fast, detailed information in an easy-to-connect handheld probe. No other tool has ever offered tiq’s unique combination of powerful features – or its low price!
Here’s a one minute video showing just tiq’s key and unique features (if you don’t have time for the 3 minute video above) :
Simply touch tiq to a circuit and it instantly displays repetitive pulse activity and timing or detailed logic level analysis with voltage measurements. Fully automatically, no settings or adjustments required! The information is on a crisp LCD screen close to the probe tip, augmented by LED colors and audible tones, so you don’t have to look away at a screen, risking those dangerous probe slips!
tiq displaying logic level (LCD, LED, voltage and audio)
tiq is a high-performance logic debug tool, plus a voltmeter that works from +28Vdc to -13Vdc, great for motors, servos, sensors and power supplies.Recognizing when problems arise they are often in challenging places, tiq even has a bright LED light to illuminate the problem area!
tiq displaying a non-logic voltage (with red LED caution)
tiq is also ideal for schools, students, production lines and repair shops – giving immediate and accurate timing, level and voltage measurements with absolutely no training!
tiq is not only an analyzer, it provides a powerful, programmable digital pulse generator – so you can provide stimulus to circuits under test, or exercise a servo, motor or LED driver – without a separate, bulky, expensive pulse generator!
tiq’s high-performance programmable pulse generator
tiq Features Summary
- Perfect for microprocessor-based project test & debug
- For professionals, makers, hobbyists, students, enthusiasts
- Handheld, displays information close to the probe tip
- Logic level probe with LCD, LED and audible indicators (logic high (3.3V or 5V), low or float (illegal level))
- Logic pulse analyzer (frequency, pulse high & low time, duty cycle (frequency to 20MHz, repetitive pulse analysis to <100nS)
- Auto-ranging and auto-polarity voltmeter (+28Vdc to -13Vdc)
- Built-in logic pulse generator (<100nS to 999mS, ‘n’ pulse burst or continuous pulses, 3.3V or 5V logic level output)
- USB power connector – connect directly to your development PC, USB adapter or USB battery (for portable use)
tiq powered from your development computer, or any other USB power source. tiq has 2 additional grounding pins for connection to your circuit.
For more detail: Tiq Probe – an easy to use tool for debugging maker projects
- How does tiq display information?
It instantly displays repetitive pulse activity, timing, logic levels, and voltage on a crisp LCD screen close to the probe tip, augmented by LED colors and audible tones. - Does tiq require settings or adjustments?
No, tiq works fully automatically with no settings or adjustments required. - What is the voltage range of the auto-ranging voltmeter?
The voltmeter works from +28Vdc to -13Vdc. - Can tiq generate signals for circuits under test?
Yes, it provides a powerful, programmable digital pulse generator to provide stimulus to circuits or exercise servos and motors. - What are the output options for the pulse generator?
It supports 'n' pulse bursts or continuous pulses with 3.3V or 5V logic level outputs. - How is the tiq device powered?
It is powered via a USB connector that connects directly to a development PC, USB adapter, or USB battery. - Is training required to use tiq?
No, it gives immediate and accurate measurements with absolutely no training. - What features help when working in dark or challenging places?
It has a bright LED light to illuminate the problem area.
