[time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I'm looking for a digital scope. Is there some obvious model(s) that I should keep an eye out for? I don't need one, so I'm willing to wait and I'm flexible on parameters. Mostly what I'm looking for is: reasonable (hobby) cost standard digital stuff: bright picture from a single event screen capture (GPIB or RS-232) I expect there is something in the 100 MHz range. I probably don't want to pay for a GHz front end, but I might if I got a good deal. Quiet is good. Running Windows is a minus in my book. (I'm not smart enough to keep a Windows box virus free.) Being able to see a 10 uSec pulse delayed by 1 sec would be good. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hal Murray wrote: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I'm looking for a digital scope. Is there some obvious model(s) that I should keep an eye out for? I don't need one, so I'm willing to wait and I'm flexible on parameters. Mostly what I'm looking for is: reasonable (hobby) cost standard digital stuff: bright picture from a single event screen capture (GPIB or RS-232) I expect there is something in the 100 MHz range. I probably don't want to pay for a GHz front end, but I might if I got a good deal. Quiet is good. Running Windows is a minus in my book. (I'm not smart enough to keep a Windows box virus free.) Being able to see a 10 uSec pulse delayed by 1 sec would be good. I bought an old hp1661CS logic analyzer on ebay for not a lot of money. There's a 16500 model for $280 up at the moment. These come with 2 x 1GS/s digital scopes as well as the logic analyzer function. They're not designed as scopes but they do a pretty good job. The prices for similar capability scopes are usually higher. Good luck Tim ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hal Murray said the following on 10/24/2007 03:47 AM: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I'm looking for a digital scope. Is there some obvious model(s) that I should keep an eye out for? I don't need one, so I'm willing to wait and I'm flexible on parameters. Mostly what I'm looking for is: reasonable (hobby) cost standard digital stuff: bright picture from a single event screen capture (GPIB or RS-232) I expect there is something in the 100 MHz range. I probably don't want to pay for a GHz front end, but I might if I got a good deal. I have a Tek TDS-2012 that I like a lot. Dual channel, 100 MHz and 1 Gsample, color LCD, very small and light. Comms (RS-232, printer, GPIB) is an optional module. Base price is something around $1200 new, I think. I think they've been around long enough that there should be some used ones out there somewhere. There are also several other models in the same series that vary in number of channels, speed, and monochrome versus color display. I still use an analog scope (Tek 2465B) for serious RF work, but the digital can't be beat for looking at PPS and general bench use. (My theory -- Tektronix for scopes, HP for everything else.) John ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi John I think I have the perfect suggestion for you. I spent 200+ hours researching scopes before I started my business, primarily because I am a cheap bastard. I finally found what I wanted, at the price I wanted. Please check out bitscope.com. I bought one over a year ago and it has paid for itself many times over. The support has been absolutely excellent. It is a PC controlled scope but it is external to the PC so it does not pick up noise.I bought the 310N, it has a built in logic analyzer, an signal out function and it can monitor two channels by multiplexing one. It can trigger from logic or analog. It runs on Windows and Linux. There are now Debian and Ubuntu packages for easy install and they are just releasing a control library. Together with my AEMC current probe I have used it to fix a number of difficult problems. I had to pay a 7% tariff to get it into Canada but shipping was cheap and the price is low to start with. I just checked the current price and it looks like it is $585 U.S Please don't hesitate ask if you have any questions. Bruce at Bitscope had been very helpful and sold me a great scope. I feel I owe him time considering the insane amount of questions I have asked him, of which none of them were due to shortcomings of his product. -Patrick John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Hal Murray said the following on 10/24/2007 03:47 AM: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I'm looking for a digital scope. Is there some obvious model(s) that I should keep an eye out for? I don't need one, so I'm willing to wait and I'm flexible on parameters. Mostly what I'm looking for is: reasonable (hobby) cost standard digital stuff: bright picture from a single event screen capture (GPIB or RS-232) I expect there is something in the 100 MHz range. I probably don't want to pay for a GHz front end, but I might if I got a good deal. I have a Tek TDS-2012 that I like a lot. Dual channel, 100 MHz and 1 Gsample, color LCD, very small and light. Comms (RS-232, printer, GPIB) is an optional module. Base price is something around $1200 new, I think. I think they've been around long enough that there should be some used ones out there somewhere. There are also several other models in the same series that vary in number of channels, speed, and monochrome versus color display. I still use an analog scope (Tek 2465B) for serious RF work, but the digital can't be beat for looking at PPS and general bench use. (My theory -- Tektronix for scopes, HP for everything else.) John ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi Brooke I am not exactly sure. You can go into the uS range but I had better check with the Bitscope people about the exact details. I will forward this email. I am sure you will have an answer tomorrow. -Patrick Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi Patrick: They have an impressive line and I like PIC based products. Can you measure the period of a 1 PPS signal when the pulse width is on the order of 0 us? Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.precisionclock.com http://www.prc68.com/I/WebCam2.shtml 24/7 Sky-Weather-Astronomy Cam Patrick wrote: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi John I think I have the perfect suggestion for you. I spent 200+ hours researching scopes before I started my business, primarily because I am a cheap bastard. I finally found what I wanted, at the price I wanted. Please check out bitscope.com. I bought one over a year ago and it has paid for itself many times over. The support has been absolutely excellent. It is a PC controlled scope but it is external to the PC so it does not pick up noise.I bought the 310N, it has a built in logic analyzer, an signal out function and it can monitor two channels by multiplexing one. It can trigger from logic or analog. It runs on Windows and Linux. There are now Debian and Ubuntu packages for easy install and they are just releasing a control library. Together with my AEMC current probe I have used it to fix a number of difficult problems. I had to pay a 7% tariff to get it into Canada but shipping was cheap and the price is low to start with. I just checked the current price and it looks like it is $585 U.S Please don't hesitate ask if you have any questions. Bruce at Bitscope had been very helpful and sold me a great scope. I feel I owe him time considering the insane amount of questions I have asked him, of which none of them were due to shortcomings of his product. -Patrick ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Digital Scopes - suggestions
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I was wondering about that! :-) Patrick Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi Patrick: That should be 10 us not 0 us. Thanks Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.precisionclock.com http://www.prc68.com/I/WebCam2.shtml 24/7 Sky-Weather-Astronomy Cam Patrick wrote: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi Brooke I am not exactly sure. You can go into the uS range but I had better check with the Bitscope people about the exact details. I will forward this email. I am sure you will have an answer tomorrow. -Patrick Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi Patrick: They have an impressive line and I like PIC based products. Can you measure the period of a 1 PPS signal when the pulse width is on the order of 0 us? Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.precisionclock.com http://www.prc68.com/I/WebCam2.shtml 24/7 Sky-Weather-Astronomy Cam Patrick wrote: ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi John I think I have the perfect suggestion for you. I spent 200+ hours researching scopes before I started my business, primarily because I am a cheap bastard. I finally found what I wanted, at the price I wanted. Please check out bitscope.com. I bought one over a year ago and it has paid for itself many times over. The support has been absolutely excellent. It is a PC controlled scope but it is external to the PC so it does not pick up noise.I bought the 310N, it has a built in logic analyzer, an signal out function and it can monitor two channels by multiplexing one. It can trigger from logic or analog. It runs on Windows and Linux. There are now Debian and Ubuntu packages for easy install and they are just releasing a control library. Together with my AEMC current probe I have used it to fix a number of difficult problems. I had to pay a 7% tariff to get it into Canada but shipping was cheap and the price is low to start with. I just checked the current price and it looks like it is $585 U.S Please don't hesitate ask if you have any questions. Bruce at Bitscope had been very helpful and sold me a great scope. I feel I owe him time considering the insane amount of questions I have asked him, of which none of them were due to shortcomings of his product. -Patrick ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
