I have forwarded this information for those that may be interrested. Received: from mailrelay4.sni.net (mailrelay4.sni.net [199.117.160.9]) by bluejay.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA17555 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:55:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from p11.Denver4.dialup.csn.net (p11.Denver4.dialup.csn.net [204.133.2 8.11]) by mailrelay4.sni.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA20934 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:55:22 -0600 Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:55:22 -0600 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19991025220331.111f2c48@lynx.sni.net> X-Sender: oricom@lynx.sni.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Brian Kraut From: Dan Michaels Subject: Re: Pocket TestBench At 12:45 PM 10/23/99 -0700, you wrote: >I was about to buy the Virtual Tools logic analyzer when someone >suggested your pocket test bench. When will the upgraded one be >available and what will the price be? Is there an upgrade price if I >buy the current version now? > >Is there any way to display both an analog scope channel and the logic >analyzer at the same time like an HP mixed signal scope? > Hi Brian, Thanks for your interest in the Pocket TestBench. The Virtual Tools products are somewhat faster and much more expensive than the PTB, but the PTB has a lot more all-around capability - with both input and output features built into a single device. Depends on what you really need. We almost have the PTB upgrade in hand. The logic analyzer samples to 16-20 Mhz max, if that is fast enough for your applications. We are putting the finishing touches on the oscilloscope part, which is relatively slow at 400 Khz. However, the product also does have spectrum analysis to 200 Khz, sine and squarewaves to 20 Khz, pulse output as short 20 nsec at 5Mhz rate, 120 Mhz pulse counter, parallel output signals on the logic analyzer channels, etc (see our website for full specs). All in all, a lot of capability, and enough speed to handle just about any signal generated on an embedded microcontroller system. =============== The introductory price on the new PTB-400, good for several months, will be $199.95, quite reasonable I think for all that you get. =============== The current PTB-200s are upgradeable to PTB-400, but if you really needed an instrument soon, you could get one now with most of the PTB-400 capability built-in, and which would need only a controller chip exchange once all the PTB-400 features are finished - in essence a beta test unit. We have not yet finished putting in several additional features, such as I2C, SPI, and RS-232 analyzers, an on-board datalogging capability, and also the feature you were asking about - simultaneous scope and logic capture - although the max rate on this feature will be limited by the max scope rate - about 400 Khz (for $200, you aren't going to get the speed of a $6000+ HP scope). ================ I assume you have looked at our website - if not checkout: http://www.sni.net/~oricom ============== Regarding the time frame, we could probably get you a beta PTB-400 unit within a couple of weeks that could be upgraded to full capability by simply exchanging a chip or two. Best regards, - Dan Michaels Oricom Technologies