An Impressive Workspace in Sao Paolo, Brazil

For over 16 years, Jose Luiz Sanchez Lorenzo has used his workspace daily for a wide range of projects, such as embedded designs using microcontrollers, RF-related projects, and IoT sensor-based projects. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, he is a Hardware Engineer and has been an avid reader of Elektor Magazine for more than 7 years.
 
How would you best describe your space? And how do you use it?
My space is an electronics lab that I use for the development of customer or personal projects.

Where is your space located? When you designed and/or set up your space, what were your requirements and goals?
Home office. Despite the small space available, I wanted something well organized and with good quality instruments and tools.
 
What sort of equipment and tools do you have in your space? Can you tell us how and where you store the equipment and tools?
I have all sorts of equipment and tools. From Rohde & Schwarz I have the oscilloscope, Radio Communication Service Monitor and power meter. Next, I have the spectrum analyzer, function generator, power supply and electronic load from Rigol. When it comes to the logic analyzer, multimeter, frequency meter and function generator, they are from Hewlett Packard. I also use a 3D printer to build some enclosures for my project and fluke handheld multimeters.

What do you consider to be your most important or valued piece of equipment or tool? And why?
In my opinion, these are the most important tools in an electronics lab: Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscope, Rigol Spectrum Analyzer, Agilent Multimeter 34401A, a good lab power supply (I use Rigol DP831A and Rigol DP711), Hakko solder station FX-888D.

  Is there anything special or unique about your space? Moreover, are you planning anything new for your space?
My lab is very simple, but I really like the way the tools are organized and accessible, making my work easier. At the moment, the only additional tool I intend to buy is a handheld oscilloscope.

Tell us about your favorite electronics-related project. What components, MCUs, and/or kits did you use?
I really like projects using microcontrollers. My favorites are STM32, Nordic nRF52840, and ESP32. Also, I like projects involving RF and audio. Hence, I recently did a project for a 25-band audio spectrum analyzer. I'm always working on some project, whether for clients or staff. I'm currently building an MSX retrocomputer and also developing a BLE project with nRF52840.

Do you have a dream project or something you'd love to tackle?
A project that I would really like to do would be a complete multiband radio frequency transceiver.

Do you have any advice, tips, or encouragement for other engineers or makers who are thinking of putting together a workspace?
When setting up a lab, always try to acquire good-quality instruments and tools. Try to organize the tools in a way that makes your work easier and always keep yourself updated by reading a lot and researching.
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