Oscilloscope question
Hi guys,
I don't know if this is necessarily the right forum for this question, but I'm customizing a Boe-Bot (like everyone else) to get myself started and was looking at an affordable oscilloscope to check out FREQOUT and PWM outputs.
I came across this www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9625 which is a very cool gadget, but it says it has a 1Hz - 1Mhz sampling rate and that this may be a limitation. Does this mean that I can only analyze down to time increments between 1ms and 1s? If so then it would be perfect for my use, but just wanted to clear it up before ordering one.
Many Thanks,
Morrolan
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I don't know if this is necessarily the right forum for this question, but I'm customizing a Boe-Bot (like everyone else) to get myself started and was looking at an affordable oscilloscope to check out FREQOUT and PWM outputs.
I came across this www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9625 which is a very cool gadget, but it says it has a 1Hz - 1Mhz sampling rate and that this may be a limitation. Does this mean that I can only analyze down to time increments between 1ms and 1s? If so then it would be perfect for my use, but just wanted to clear it up before ordering one.
Many Thanks,
Morrolan
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Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss.
"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."
Stephen Hawking
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Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss.
"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."
Stephen Hawking
http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=21&m=165230
It seems a bit cheaper, and the only parts that you will probably have to buy for it are the opto-isolators, which are 36 cents from digikey.
Sparkfun also has a DIY O'scope... It's $60.
Or you can always make a gameboy digital storage oscilloscope: http://www.reinerziegler.de/gbdso_uk.pdf
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the idea but I use a mac, so as that uses a Windows app it's out for me. The Sparkfun DIY oscilloscope is good and I was about to buy one, but really I need a storage oscilloscope and it's portablility makes me think that this is the better option as long as it's range is sufficient.
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Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss.
"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."
Stephen Hawking