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Picoscope- yay or nay?
derree:
--- Quote from: David Aurora on May 24, 2022, 02:36:28 am ---Update- sent the piece of shit back and got an Analog Discovery 2. Absolutely no comparison software wise, it works as expected first go. No weird hidden features or mislabelled functions etc, you can jump straight from a real workbench onto it without wanting to launch it into the sun. Having probes on an exposed breakout board kind of sucks, but with that said this probably won't get used as a plain oscilloscope often anyway so I can live with that.
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Hi, I am using the AD2 regularly as a portable scope, and think about getting one of the community-designed cases printed out:
https://www.printables.com/model/104931-digilent-analog-discovery-2-bnc-adapter-case
The exposed bnc-board is not a sturdy construction, and an AD2 equipped with a proper case at least looks much more robust.
David Aurora:
--- Quote from: derree on May 24, 2022, 05:34:16 am ---
--- Quote from: David Aurora on May 24, 2022, 02:36:28 am ---Update- sent the piece of shit back and got an Analog Discovery 2. Absolutely no comparison software wise, it works as expected first go. No weird hidden features or mislabelled functions etc, you can jump straight from a real workbench onto it without wanting to launch it into the sun. Having probes on an exposed breakout board kind of sucks, but with that said this probably won't get used as a plain oscilloscope often anyway so I can live with that.
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Hi, I am using the AD2 regularly as a portable scope, and think about getting one of the community-designed cases printed out:
https://www.printables.com/model/104931-digilent-analog-discovery-2-bnc-adapter-case
The exposed bnc-board is not a sturdy construction, and an AD2 equipped with a proper case at least looks much more rubust.
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These things are looking pretty good to me- http://softone.a.la9.jp/english/FrontBox/FrontBox1.htm
derree:
--- Quote from: David Aurora on May 24, 2022, 08:46:02 am ---
--- Quote from: derree on May 24, 2022, 05:34:16 am ---
--- Quote from: David Aurora on May 24, 2022, 02:36:28 am ---Update- sent the piece of shit back and got an Analog Discovery 2. Absolutely no comparison software wise, it works as expected first go. No weird hidden features or mislabelled functions etc, you can jump straight from a real workbench onto it without wanting to launch it into the sun. Having probes on an exposed breakout board kind of sucks, but with that said this probably won't get used as a plain oscilloscope often anyway so I can live with that.
--- End quote ---
Hi, I am using the AD2 regularly as a portable scope, and think about getting one of the community-designed cases printed out:
https://www.printables.com/model/104931-digilent-analog-discovery-2-bnc-adapter-case
The exposed bnc-board is not a sturdy construction, and an AD2 equipped with a proper case at least looks much more rubust.
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These things are looking pretty good to me- http://softone.a.la9.jp/english/FrontBox/FrontBox1.htm
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Yes, this kit looks very good, and it is reasonably priced at 70 Euros without shipping. I will definetely consider this kit. Thank you very much!
jasonRF:
--- Quote from: derree on May 24, 2022, 05:34:16 am ---
Hi, I am using the AD2 regularly as a portable scope, and think about getting one of the community-designed cases printed out:
https://www.printables.com/model/104931-digilent-analog-discovery-2-bnc-adapter-case
The exposed bnc-board is not a sturdy construction, and an AD2 equipped with a proper case at least looks much more robust.
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That does look nice, but under the “performance” section at the bottom of the page they show that not all x10 probes can be properly compensated with the frontbox attached. Whether that matters to someone of course depends on the probes they are using, what they are trying to measure and why.
EDIT: I quoted the wrong link. Oops! The performance info is at
http://softone.a.la9.jp/english/FrontBox/FrontBox1.htm
Jason
David Aurora:
--- Quote from: jasonRF on May 24, 2022, 11:54:42 am ---
--- Quote from: derree on May 24, 2022, 05:34:16 am ---
Hi, I am using the AD2 regularly as a portable scope, and think about getting one of the community-designed cases printed out:
https://www.printables.com/model/104931-digilent-analog-discovery-2-bnc-adapter-case
The exposed bnc-board is not a sturdy construction, and an AD2 equipped with a proper case at least looks much more robust.
--- End quote ---
That does look nice, but under the “performance” section at the bottom of the page they show that not all x10 probes can be properly compensated with the frontbox attached. Whether that matters to someone of course depends on the probes they are using, what they are trying to measure and why.
EDIT: I quoted the wrong link. Oops! The performance info is at
http://softone.a.la9.jp/english/FrontBox/FrontBox1.htm
Jason
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Good catch! Definitely something to keep in mind, I can't really imagine NOT attenuating going into a USB scope for the work I do
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