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Where will Oscilloscopes and DMM's be in 10yrs ?
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nctnico:

--- Quote from: robert.rozee on October 27, 2022, 01:17:20 pm ---we may see a role reversal in future, with an instrument that is primarily an 8 or 16-channel logic analyzer that includes a tightly-integrated 2-channel oscilloscope add-on.

imagine 8 (or 16) BNC inputs running into to the logic analyzer portion, and then a pair of analog channels that can be switched arbitrarily to more closely examine any of the 8/16 inputs. this would well serve the needs of someone who is mostly interested in digital electronics, but at the same time has a need to occasionally inspect the shape/integrity of signals.

most crudely, there would be two 16-position rotary switches that select which two of the 8 (or 16) inputs got the analog attention. the screen layout may consist of the two selected channels expanded vertically, so that as you rotated one of the rotary switches the digital traces would be shuffled up/down to accommodate the analog one(s).

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I doubt that. Digital busses are going away more and more. Also your idea already exists. On my Tektronix logic analyser I can select 4 digital channels to have these output on 4 BNCs to check the signals with an oscilloscope (which could be build in as well through a DSO module).
pdenisowski:
Since Rich just posted this on LinkedIn today: the definitions phase for our new MXO4 oscilloscope started around 2016 and development started in 2018. 

So the question "where will oscilloscopes be in 10 years?" will most likely be answered about ~5 years from now :)
EEVblog:
It's interesting to note that Keysight have milked the Megazoom IV ASIC for 12 years now, with no sign of a replacement in sight.
In terms of update rate it's only recently been beaten by the R&S MXO4 series, but even that high end kit will drop from millions of waveforms/sec to under 1000/sec when you turn measurements on. So the 12yo Keysight still wins and nothing else can touch it for everyday responsiveness.

With all the advancements in FPGA and processor horsepower tech, I find it strange that scopes still lack responsiveness in some basic operations.
The winner this decade might be the one that can crack the best and fastest architecture when you turn all the features on.
vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: switchabl on October 24, 2022, 01:34:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: balnazzar on October 24, 2022, 10:54:32 am ---[...]

So, there is no viable scope for a student/hobbyst.

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I am sorry, but this is getting comical. You do realize that not so long there might not have been a single "viable" scope on the market (silent, low noise FE, large screen, super deep memory, full set of analysis features and what not) at any price-point, right?

I realize you want something without a noisy fan and actually I sympathise. In a lab with a noisy aircon and other stuff running all the time, it might barely be noticable, but after-hours at home I agree that it can be quite annoying. But that is a niche requirement, so if you really cannot live with the fan at all, you'll probably just have to pay more and maybe give up statistics or make do with "only" 10M sample memory or learn to apply a screen protector or something.

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Back in the day, much of my Oscilloscope use was in massive transmitter halls with a constant background noise of high volume blowers for the air cooled transmitting tubes, so any noise from the 'scope fan was negligible.
vk6zgo:
In my case, my personal ones will probably be in landfill!
Meanwhile, I will either be "pushing up daisies" or sitting in front of TV, doing a crash course of drooling down my cardigan! ;D
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