This project interests me, too. I have all the devcelopment tools, i.e. 
OrCad 9X Layout/Capture,
PCAD2K Layout, access to cheap sources, etc.

Probably should be redesigned for newer components, of course. Might be 
nice if the interface
was buffered so that USB 1.0 could be used; would allow older PCs.

--Bob

Bob J wrote:

>Wow! I didn't think I'd get this much interest from my initial post. 
>I'm still considering buying a bitscope, but this thing definitely has
>my interest.  I like the ideas of a deep memory along with 100MS/s a/d
>for glitch capture.
>
>Yes Altera calls the FLEX 8K a "mature device", so some redesign is
>necessary.  I imagine it wouldn't be that difficult to implement in a
>new Altera device.  Just for kicks I downloaded the software and
>compiled it in VC++ .NET and it compiled just fine, and it ran on XP
>using the allowio parallel port driver.  There are a just a few
>hardware issues, like input protection, that can be easily fixed. But
>definitely usb would be the way to go, and I imagine the scope could
>easily be powered by the usb bus.
>
>I think with all the talent here we could easily accomplish this. 
>First of all we'd have to decide what the first steps would be with
>the hardware and software, divvy out the tasks and go from there. 
>I've already contacted the designer and I think the next step may be
>to discuss the progression of his design with him, and see if its ok
>with him to open source it.
>
>Regards,
>Bob
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