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Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
I am looking for a free oscilloscope program for the PC to run under
Windows XP. Does anyone have any preferences ? It needs to be quasi-real....not just a toy, but it can be very simple. I have no need for spectrum analysis and single trace would suffice, but I do need a calibrated timebase, for example. So far what I have found does not meet my needs (time axis won't run slow enough, uncalibrated timebase, doesn't quite work properly on my computer....etc.). Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
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Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
psdayama wrote:
What is bandwidth required? There is good 'winscope' available free for frequencies upto 20Khz. Bandwidth required is whatever the sound card can provide....so 20 kHz is fine. But the WINSCOPE I have found (by Konstantin Zeldovich) is limited to a 50ms scan time. I want to measure time differences of up to at least 100ms so this is not adequate. But thanks for your suggestion. Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
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Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
wrote in message ps.com... I am looking for a free oscilloscope program for the PC to run under Windows XP. Does anyone have any preferences ? It needs to be quasi-real....not just a toy, but it can be very simple. I have no need for spectrum analysis and single trace would suffice, but I do need a calibrated timebase, for example. So far what I have found does not meet my needs (time axis won't run slow enough, uncalibrated timebase, doesn't quite work properly on my computer....etc.). Steve Take a look at: http://www.cleverscope.com/download/ They claim to have sound card support, so it might be worth a look. Don |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
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Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
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Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
wrote:
wrote: LOL what? An oscilloscope is hardware, what are you gonna do with software without hardware somewhere? Sound card ! Get real... I mean you can download a free logic analyzer program That could be useful in some circumstances....any suggestions as to good ones (that don't use serial ports as it has to run on a modern notebook) ? Sure, here's the free program. When you're ready, buy the logic analyzer and stop wasting time with bush league amateur stuff. It's your time to waste, but life is short. http://www.pctestinstruments.com/downloads.htm |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
Don Cleveland wrote:
Take a look at: http://www.cleverscope.com/download/ That works very nicely for my current requirement. Hope it doesn't evaporate after 30 days or something ! Thanks, Don. Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
Sure, here's the free program. When you're ready, buy the logic
analyzer and stop wasting time with bush league amateur stuff. Sometimes the bush league amateur stuff is all that is needed ! http://www.pctestinstruments.com/downloads.htm Thanks for the link. Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
On a sunny day (30 Nov 2006 10:47:09 -0800) it happened
wrote in om: wrote: wrote: LOL what? An oscilloscope is hardware, what are you gonna do with software without hardware somewhere? Sound card ! Get real... I mean you can download a free logic analyzer program That could be useful in some circumstances....any suggestions as to good ones (that don't use serial ports as it has to run on a modern notebook) ? Sure, here's the free program. When you're ready, buy the logic analyzer and stop wasting time with bush league amateur stuff. It's your time to waste, but life is short. http://www.pctestinstruments.com/downloads.htm It should not be impossible to get a 100$ FPGA board, generate a VGA display, use a 100MHz flash DC and have 100MHz logic analiser / digital storage scope for little more then that plus the price of the probe and a few discrete components. Like for example he http://www.fpga4fun.com/ http://www.fpga4fun.com/digitalscope.html |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
Jan Panteltje wrote:
It should not be impossible to get a 100$ FPGA board, generate a VGA display, use a 100MHz flash DC and have 100MHz logic analiser / digital storage scope 100MSPS != 100MHz |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
"Don Cleveland" wrote in message ... wrote in message ps.com... I am looking for a free oscilloscope program for the PC to run under Windows XP. Does anyone have any preferences ? It needs to be quasi-real....not just a toy, but it can be very simple. I have no need for spectrum analysis and single trace would suffice, but I do need a calibrated timebase, for example. So far what I have found does not meet my needs (time axis won't run slow enough, uncalibrated timebase, doesn't quite work properly on my computer....etc.). Steve Take a look at: http://www.cleverscope.com/download/ They claim to have sound card support, so it might be worth a look. Don Thanks for the link - by sheer co-incidence I was also looking for something like that, and it looks like a good one too. |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
With respect to "what can you measure", do some searching on mixing RF
signals down to baseband, for example, to look at 9 MHz crystal filter performance. There have been numerous threads on Yahoo groups lately on that, so you should be able to find some info. |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
Ted KX4OM wrote:
With respect to "what can you measure", do some searching on mixing RF signals down to baseband, Hmmm..now you have me thinking about what can be done with this "bush league" test equipment and a downconverter....I'm thinking perhaps two-tone intermodulation tests on RF amplifers....Cleverscope does have a spectrum analyzer.... Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
Visual Analyser is free. Uses your soundcard as a scope, spectrum
analyzer, audio signal generator, voltmeter etc. Scope has zoom, trigger, calibrate, screen capture and more. Download at http://hacca.altervista.org/ Roger Usual disclaimer - not affiliated wit author - just a satisfied user. wrote: I am looking for a free oscilloscope program for the PC to run under Windows XP. Does anyone have any preferences ? It needs to be quasi-real....not just a toy, but it can be very simple. I have no need for spectrum analysis and single trace would suffice, but I do need a calibrated timebase, for example. So far what I have found does not meet my needs (time axis won't run slow enough, uncalibrated timebase, doesn't quite work properly on my computer....etc.). Steve |
Free PC Oscilloscope Software Preferences ?
On a sunny day (Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:44:07 +1100) it happened Clifford Heath
wrote in : Jan Panteltje wrote: It should not be impossible to get a 100$ FPGA board, generate a VGA display, use a 100MHz flash DC and have 100MHz logic analiser / digital storage scope 100MSPS != 100MHz OK But good enough for me. |
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