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markone:
Some years ago i was going to buy a basic SALEAE LA to sniff serial buses with custom protocols (that i develop) but things went in a different way and i used different tools, mainly MCUs programmed for the purpose.

Some days ago, after seeing a friend using an old Logic device with the Logic 2 i finally decided to proceed with the purchase except that i soon discovered that prices skyrocket to the sky, probably i lived under a rock but ... WT* happened in the mean time ?

My memories were about something around 150 USD for the simpler tool, now we start from 500 Euros with the cheapest one ...  i fear i do not understand their business model.

Now the question : is there a way to buy an older and cheaper legit device ? ( I do not give a * for analog signals)

Fungus:

--- Quote from: markone on November 21, 2022, 12:21:11 am ---Now the question : is there a way to buy an older and cheaper legit device ? ( I do not give a * for analog signals)

--- End quote ---

I don't think you can buy anything old from saleae.

There's cheap clones though: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=24mhz+usb+logic

And free software to use with them if you want to be 100% "legit": https://sigrok.org/wiki/PulseView

sokoloff:
I use one of the cheap Chinese analyzers that, from what I can tell, uses similar hardware as the Saleae Logic 8. So similar that the Saleae software worked with it ages ago. (I don't know if it still does.)

It works just fine with sigrok (an alternative software), so if your need is digital only, 24 MHz, 8-channel, it's a $20 prospect to try it out.
That's been good enough for me to troubleshoot some of my ESP32 projects, a router that wouldn't boot, and a 3D printer board that was malfunctioning.

Even if you're going to eventually get something more expensive, I'd judge the Chinese CY7C68013A-based device to be legit when used with sigrok software.

https://atadiat.com/en/e-hands-on-test-saleae-usb-logic-analyzer-24mhz-8ch-clone/
https://chinese-electronics-products-tested.blogspot.com/p/24m-8ch-logical-analyser-tested.html

artag:
I think the clones made it not worthwhile competing at that end of the market.
A shame, as the saleae hardware and software is a treat (though I tend to resist the latest version .. last time I tried it still wasn't as smooth as the original).

This is why we can't have nice things ..

markone:
Yes, i'm aware that it's possible to use cheap Cypress based Logic clones but as a professional consultant i have to go "clean" in some job context, reason why i asked for "legit" devices.

Anyhow, 500 euros for Logic 8, well ... come on ...

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