[sdiy] PC based oscilloscopes

[s.thomas]

Hi ..one of the best 'pc' based scopes I have seen ..is the ' bitscope'.
Check out :-

http://www.bitscope.com/

I havent got around to building one myself yet ..but when I get the chance I
will.
Its basically a hardware design  from which you can upload/download to a pc
through fast serial. Its also a modular design so you can add things like
logic analyser modules etc.
You can get it in kit form for a very reasonable price.

cheers
steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Stinchcombe" <tim102 at tstinchcombe.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: [sdiy] PC based oscilloscopes


> Hi list,
> Apologies for the slightly off-topic nature of the post, but I'm
> hoping one or two out there may be able to offer an opinion.
>
> I have recently become increasingly frustrated at the inability to get a
> hardcopy from my scope, and so I have just spent the last few hours
trawling
> the web for PC-based/software oscilloscopes - it would be really nice to
be
> able to peruse waveforms of my latest problem 'offline', and also embed
> traces in documents etc. There is quite a lot out there: some use the
> parallel port, others a PCI slot, still others USB; quite a lot of
> schematics and downloadable sw for DIY; kits for self-assembly; and the
> inevitable vast range of prices, from less than $100 to well over $10,000.
> And of course new things like bit resolution to think about now, as well
as
> bandwidth/sample rate etc.
>
> Does anyone have experience of/recommend any particular brand? Anything to
> steer well clear of? Are there any advantages in going for parallel
> port/PCI/USB? Or do I just take pot-luck - 'you pays yer money and takes
yer
> choice'?
>
> Any input/views appreciated.
>
> Tim
>
> (Or maybe someone has a scope camera and a lifetimes supply of Polaroid
film
> going cheap? ;-) )
> __________________________________________________________
> Tim Stinchcombe
>
> Cheltenham, Glos, UK
> email: tim102 at tstinchcombe.freeserve.co.uk
>
>
>
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