On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:58:30 -0300, leandro wrote:

>Hi Dave
>
>The 465 is a nice Scope! however, not a DSO at all, and I think that
>Digital storage is a requirement for capture data from Rs232, It would =
be
>useful to see if the voltage changes are right, but to see
>what data is going on, how many bits, and stuff like that, you need a
>digital storage.
>

Sorry to disagree but a DSO is not really a *requirement* to scope
RS232 data. Folks were scoping RS232 data long before DSO's came into
existence (or at least commonly available).

With proper  triggering, sweep rate, and a repeating data pattern,
RS232 data can be quite easily seen on an analog scope. The ability to
'de-calibrate' also allows you to set the sweep for one division per
bit time. Very handy.

This isn't to say that DSO's aren't very good tools; they are. Analog
scopes, though, are a good alternative in many cases.


Regards, Bob

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