Windows o'scope

[John O]

I've been fooling with Oscilloscope for Windows a bit today, and having
never seen (or thought about) such software before, and I'm wondering if
there's anything else out there having controls that more closely resemble a
real (traditional) scope.

BTW, this is nifty stuff. Reminiscent of a plug-in module I had for my
TRS-80 coco...a spectrum analyzer.

John O

 

[john]

Hi John,

if you look for the velleman kits, they have both pc based oscilloscopes
( single and dual channel) capable of doing 1 giga samples.... ( for what
that info's worth
They also have pc based signal generator.... look it up if you feel like
playing around.

Regards

John

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:54:13 GMT, wrote:

I've been fooling with Oscilloscope for Windows a bit today, and having
never seen (or thought about) such software before, and I'm wondering if
there's anything else out there having controls that more closely
resemble a
real (traditional) scope.

BTW, this is nifty stuff. Reminiscent of a plug-in module I had for my
TRS-80 coco...a spectrum analyzer.

John O

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[Dr. Anton T. Squeegee]

In article <VKTJc.1681$4L7.1159@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com>, johno@!
noSPAM!heathkit.com says...

I've been fooling with Oscilloscope for Windows a bit today, and having
never seen (or thought about) such software before, and I'm wondering if
there's anything else out there having controls that more closely resemble a
real (traditional) scope.

Yes, there is. Real O-scopes (preferably Tektronix) are readily
available on the used market. You can get a nice 475 or 475A
luggable/bench unit for around $200-$250 on Ebay, and get yourself up to
250MHz bandwidth and (if you find one with it) a built-in multimeter.

Depending on where you live, you may also have a decent used test
gear dealer in your local area.

If you'd prefer a full-blown bench or rackmount unit, the
Tektronix 7000 series is some of the best O-scope hardware ever made,
and has truly stood the test of Time. Much of it is, once again, widely
available through used equipment channels.

The PC, though it does have its uses in the lab, was never
intended to be a panacea in terms of good-quality test equipment. Why
limit yourself in terms of bandwidth, triggering, etc. when you could
get a real 'scope for cheap?

I guess you have to ask yourself: "What am I measuring, and how
serious about accuracy am I?"

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