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| tsman:
--- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---I think that AD gadget is vaporware. I went on line to the AD website and tried to order one and all I got was 'Contact AD'. None of the normal distributors show any stock. --- End quote --- I've got one right in front of me but I ordered it back in January. They only started shipping last month because of a component shortage. --- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---It would be fun to compare the products but, in the end, the software is more important than the gadget. --- End quote --- You can look at the initial copy of the Scopy guide here. At first I liked the Digilent Waveforms software more but now I'm used to it, Scopy is decent. Scopy along with the rest of the firmware is open source as well which is nice. |
| rstofer:
--- Quote from: tsman on June 10, 2018, 11:31:44 am --- --- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---I think that AD gadget is vaporware. I went on line to the AD website and tried to order one and all I got was 'Contact AD'. None of the normal distributors show any stock. --- End quote --- I've got one right in front of me but I ordered it back in January. They only started shipping last month because of a component shortage. --- End quote --- It's kind of strange when the manufacturer can't get their own parts! Nevertheless, when this thing becomes readily available, it would be fun to play with. --- Quote --- --- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---It would be fun to compare the products but, in the end, the software is more important than the gadget. --- End quote --- You can look at the initial copy of the Scopy guide here. At first I liked the Digilent Waveforms software more but now I'm used to it, Scopy is decent. Scopy along with the rest of the firmware is open source as well which is nice. --- End quote --- I'll download it today and see what it does. The Digilent software has an API which is supposed to be pretty decent. I haven't tried it but if I wanted to do automated testing there is a way to do it. |
| tsman:
--- Quote from: rstofer on June 10, 2018, 02:19:59 pm ---It's kind of strange when the manufacturer can't get their own parts! --- End quote --- It is the plastic case apparently and they're still having problems sourcing it. They've started shipping with just a big heatshrink sleeve instead and you can email somebody at AD for a case. The PCB is designed to fit this specific case precisely and I guess they've made a lot of the boards already so can't change it now. Annoying but not much you can do about it apart from waiting. --- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---I'll download it today and see what it does. --- End quote --- Nah. Don't bother. You have to connect to a unit before the Scopy software does anything. All of the different tool windows are disabled until that happens. There isn't a demo option that pretends a unit is connected. It looks to be based Sigrok Pulseview for the logic analyser + decoders and GNU Radio for the other bits. --- Quote from: rstofer on June 09, 2018, 09:09:56 pm ---The Digilent software has an API which is supposed to be pretty decent. I haven't tried it but if I wanted to do automated testing there is a way to do it. --- End quote --- No API here (yet?). |
| osteichthyes:
Wouldn't you know, just after I posted this an oscilloscope showed up in my school's surplus store. It's an HP 5403. I'm not finding much about them online. Has anyone used one? |
| osteichthyes:
Thanks! I'm still not finding tons about them. Are they well regarded scopes? |
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