The interface is designed to amuse and attract the attention of the
blower, and is aimed mainly at the younger end of the age range of
expected users. They use the same piece of equipment for childhood
asthma tests as for adults.
The coding for the user interface is the kind of thing you could give to
any computer studies student and get back within a few days. A varying
tone would be handy for blind users, and is likely to be an option,
while the graphic interface is handy for deaf users. There will probably
be a connection to a PC for the operator and a network connection from
there to allow the data to be shared with other NHS staff.
The police breathalyser is a portable device with one purpose, so needs
to conserve power and be small enough to fit in a pocket. All it needs
is a couple of different beeps to tell everyone whether it's happy or
not, and the ability to display and store a single four digit number.
On 18/02/2024 11:34, Brian Gaff wrote:
> You mean this test thingy is based around silly games?. What is the point of
> that. I do hope nobody wasted a whole lot of time on the graphics, a simple
> rising tone would have done the trick, I'd say. I'm surprised the Police
> don't have a breathalyser app for their phones with silly graphics on it as
> well.
> Brian
>
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Tciao for Now!
John.