Joseph Davis
New Member
Hi, guys. I'm looking for someone who has a little experience with the portable PC-based scopes to provide some feedback before I buy anything.
I'd dearly love to get in and out in the $700 or a little higher priced range, because that's what I have to spare right now, but I can go higher. I'd really like to have some top notch performing gear, and while spec sheets tell you what a scope will do sometimes a poorly laid out software interface kills off any and all usefullness.
I really only need dual trace ~100 Mhz, I deal primarily with slower 8 and 16 bit MCUs but am leaving room to grow a little. I am stuck on a USB based PC-instrument because portability is an absolute must - I already carry about a metric ton of gear with me wherever I go, and lugging a full sized bench unit with me is not an option.
So far I'm looking closely at:
DSO-8202/DSO-8502 found **broken link removed**.
GAO 2902(512) - although the 2904 is giving me a chubby - found here.
The Bitscope 310U looks competitively priced, **broken link removed**, needs probes and a logic pod for another $100 or so.
Frankly, I'm a bit out of my depth, and am looking for a reality check, constructive advice, or failling that just good old fashioned verbal abuse.
Thanks.
I'd dearly love to get in and out in the $700 or a little higher priced range, because that's what I have to spare right now, but I can go higher. I'd really like to have some top notch performing gear, and while spec sheets tell you what a scope will do sometimes a poorly laid out software interface kills off any and all usefullness.
I really only need dual trace ~100 Mhz, I deal primarily with slower 8 and 16 bit MCUs but am leaving room to grow a little. I am stuck on a USB based PC-instrument because portability is an absolute must - I already carry about a metric ton of gear with me wherever I go, and lugging a full sized bench unit with me is not an option.
So far I'm looking closely at:
DSO-8202/DSO-8502 found **broken link removed**.
GAO 2902(512) - although the 2904 is giving me a chubby - found here.
The Bitscope 310U looks competitively priced, **broken link removed**, needs probes and a logic pod for another $100 or so.
Frankly, I'm a bit out of my depth, and am looking for a reality check, constructive advice, or failling that just good old fashioned verbal abuse.
Thanks.