[KwartzLab] An Open-Source Oscilloscope!

[Michael Dunn]

They don't "support" Canada, do they?



    At 10:51 PM -0400 6/7/12, Jeff Schmidt wrote:
>Definitely a kickstarter candidate!
>
>- Jeff
>
>Sent from my iPod
>
>On Jun 7, 2012, at 10:36 PM, Chris Bruner <cbruner at quadro.net> wrote:
>
>>  It sounds like an ideal kickstarter project. I attempted something 
>>similar with an arduino sampling on the a/d port and graphing it on 
>>the PC. I wasn't happy with the results, and ended up giving up as 
>>it seemed to be getting more complicated then I wanted to spend the 
>>time on,
>>
>>  On 6/7/2012 6:34 PM, Michael Dunn wrote:
>>>   I'm hoping some of you might be interested in an open-source 
>>>HW/SW project I've proposed - a professional performance 
>>>oscilloscope!
>>>
>>>   Discussion and definition has started here:
>>>
>>>  http://www.scopejunction.com/author.asp?section_id=1835&doc_id=244888
>>>
>>>   I know... There are tons of scopes out there, from toy on up. 
>>>But this will be unique:
>>>
>>>  - High-performance (e.g., 500MHz, 1-2GS/s, ~128MS buffer)
>>>  - Fast-acquisition mode (some $20K+ scopes don't have this; no 
>>>cheap ones do)
>>>  - Modular input design using daughtercards
>>>  - Advanced triggers
>>>  - High-res at lower sampling rates
>>>  - Logic inputs
>>>  - Signal gen output, also enabling TDR, VNA?, basic swept measurements...
>>>
>>>   We're aiming for a baseboard cost of maybe $400. Each input 
>>>module (if high speed) will be about the same.
>>>
>>>   And being open-source, there's no limit to the advanced analysis 
>>>software we can write for this. Coooooool.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>  --
>>  Chris Bruner
>>
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