[TriEmbed] Considering USB O-Scope - looking for advice

[Brian]

Looks like the AD-2 is a good entry-level scope, but I'm not sure it 
meets your "better than 'hobby-grade'" requirement, judging from the 
comments on the page you linked.

I have a PicoScope 3405D that I adore.  At $1500, it may be outside your 
price range, but the 2000 series is much more affordable and I would 
expect it to be just as high quality, if not as feature-rich, for less 
of a cash outlay.

PicoScope software, though not open-source, runs on Linux, and they 
publish an SDK to the driver for folks who want to write their own software.

Note: As far as I can tell, most Pico hardware does not work on ARM 
platforms, as Pico Tech have yet to devote any resources to building the 
drivers on that platform.  So, sadly, no Raspberry Pi or Chromebook 
front-ends yet.

Another note: As you probably know, a scope is only as good as its 
probes.  Be prepared to drop some decent cash on good probes if you want 
to measure signals much past the audio range.

-Brian

On 04/23/2018 12:24 PM, Robert Henry via TriEmbed wrote:
> Just something to analyze input signals from sensors, PWM waves, looking
> for transients, etc...
>
> My criteria:
> - good value for money
> - better than "hobby grade" but far from "industrial strength"
> - relatively easy to use
>
>
> I came across this one which seems to be well received.  What do folks
> think?
>
> https://store.digilentinc.com/analog-discovery-2-pro-bundle/
>
> Thank you,
> Rob
>
>
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