Re: gEDA-user: Any DIY USB Scope project on schedule? Or some recommmendation?

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Alex Perry wrote:
> > ADS831s are cheap, 8bit 80MHz ADCs.
>
> 8 bit input is in practice useless for most diagnostic needs.
> You should use the 12/14 bit devices; still achieving 40 MHz.

  What?  Most digitizing oscilloscopes use 6 to 10 bits of amplitude 
resolution.

         -Dave

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