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

[John Sheahan <jrsheahan@optushome.com.au>]

have a look at
http://www.bitscope.com/
also. Slow sampling - but maybe more linux compliant.
john

Christian Frisson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a audio-engineering student in need of a cheap portable 2-way scope that
> could travel with me easily. Instead of second-hand standard oscilloscopes and
> handheld advanced multimeters, the idea of a high-transfer-rate (neither serial
> nor parallel) peripheral that could be attached to a computer in order to use
> its screen and perfs seduced me. The latest DS1M12 "Stingray" from
> USB-Instruments (http://www.usb-instruments.com/), rated at 300€ circa, looks
> like a killer for what I need, and it ads tonegen and partial Linux-compliance.
> I'm not into HAM radio (at least FM synthesis), so the sampling specs seem to be
> suitable. When it comes to tube homebrewing, I think an X10 probe should enlarge
> the 0-50V span to 0-500V without damage.
>
> Before diving in, have I missed something particuliar that should make me turn
> away?
>
> Do you know if such a device has been turned into a DIY project? With COMEDI
> (http://www.comedi.org) and/or xoscope (http://xoscope.sf.net) compliance?
>
> Cheers,
> Christian Frisson