[KwartzLab] An Open-Source Oscilloscope!

[Chris Bruner]

I've seen Canadian Kickstarter projects.
This one here is Toronto 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2104647247/beacon-bike-lights-a-light-that-lives-on-your-bicy?ref=home_location

On 6/8/2012 12:02 AM, Michael Dunn wrote:
> They don't "support" Canada, do they?
>
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>    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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