gResistor is now Debianised!!
gResistor is a Resistance calculator tool written in Python. I saw this tool in FEL and found out its absence in Debian/Ubuntu. Its a tool with no active development as of now (no bugs, no maintainance required) but very helpful in calculating resistance values fast. A brief description of the tool as described here follows:
To allow for identification, resistors are usually marked with colored bands. Often refereed to as color codes, these markings are indicative of their resistance, tolerance and temperature coefficient. gResistror is a great program that will help you translate a resistor color codes into a readable value. All you have to do is watch the colors on the resistor and then enter them in the program. As you enter you’ll see that the resistor value is changing according to the selected color.
Its one of the fastest packaging I have ever done and uploaded to REVU. If any MOTU is reading this post, it would be nice if the package is reviewed and sponsored.
REVU Link: http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?package=gresistor
LP Bug report: #251919
July 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Is this part of FEL? It looks nice for someone uninformed like me, but I have a feeling my EE roommates would say the code is easy to memorize.
Still, neat.
July 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Yes. Its easy to memorize the code. But I found the tolderance and the temp things very handy and quick.
July 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am
And yes its part of FEL by default.