Tamas,

   If you do intend to buy a scope do consider TDS
10xx B series from Tektronix. I am saving up to get
one. The bitscope sampling is a bit low. The TDS 10xx
B has 1G samples per second. You may want to read more
on the construct of a scope to determine which would
suit you best. From my survey the new TDS provides
free software Openview and another one which I can't
remember. Plus the SDK for interfacing the scope which
is very useful.

John 

--- Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I think you're talking about the Vellemann
> "pocket" oscilloscopes (you
> have to wear the special trousers! :-)
> 
> yep -- so those are not worth the money -- are they
> scopes at all or just
> toys? :-)
> 
> > I'm pretty sure you do get a probe with the 10MHz
> version, and it doesn't
> have an RS232 interface, so there's not much point
> in
> > supplying a cable (or was that what you meant -
> the lack of the
> interface?)
> 
> both, I meant it does not do the same as the
> 'proper' 40MHz one, as a
> digital scope espected to be able to extract the
> data it captured -- maybe I
> am just too optimistic :-)
> 
> > You get a soft case I believe.  As a matter of
> interest, do you know what
> the 40MHz version's RS232 interface does?  Maplin's
> > information barely mentions it, so I wonder how
> much use it is.
> 
> I thought you can use your PC as a store, so you can
> analyze the signals
> (and the logic) in a 'long tape' format. Currently I
> am using my sound card
> as a 2ch analog input for 'scope' (record the signal
> to WAV and see it using
> a WAV editor -- quite handy actually, but limitad
> bandwidth). Anyway, what
> is that RS232 interface for?
> 
> BTW: I was just thinking on this (but has to time to
> build or lot of money
> to buy)
> http://www.bitscope.com/design/
> 
> Tamas
> 
> 
> 


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