Hi David,
I agree with you, but if you know the limitations of the PC based scope
and your resources (money wise) are limited then they are a very capable
solution. We use a few and they are great, I constantly have the need to
scope signals at HV and I use a PC based scope with an USB to fibre to
USB cable to control the scope and get the data out which provides
complete isolation. This improved the way we can fault find immensely.
Best regards
		Luis



-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf
Of David VanHorn
Sent: 02 April 2006 01:59
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] Oscilloscopes...

I use a tek TDS420, 4 channel 100 mhz DSO and an ANT-8 8 channel logic
analyzer.  Both have their strengths.

It's always bound by your resources though.  Buy as much scope as you
can
afford, because not being able to see a problem leaves you very much in
the
dark.

I have a LOT of test equipment, some is dedicated to a specific task,
others
are more generic.  I wouldn't trust a USB or PC based scope solution,
only
because I haven't seen one that can hold a candle to a real scope.
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