From: Don Cleveland on

<skavanagh72nospam(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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>I am looking for a free oscilloscope program for the PC to run under
> Windows XP. Does anyone have any preferences ? It needs to be
> quasi-real....not just a toy, but it can be very simple. I have no
> need for spectrum analysis and single trace would suffice, but I do
> need a calibrated timebase, for example. So far what I have found does
> not meet my needs (time axis won't run slow enough, uncalibrated
> timebase, doesn't quite work properly on my computer....etc.).
>
> Steve
>

Take a look at:

http://www.cleverscope.com/download/

They claim to have sound card support, so it might be worth a look.

Don


From: OBones on
skavanagh72nospam(a)yahoo.ca wrote:

> That could be useful in some circumstances....any suggestions as to
> good ones (that don't use serial ports as it has to run on a modern
> notebook) ?

You can always use a USB to serial converter.
From: a7yvm109gf5d1 on

skavanagh72nospam(a)yahoo.ca wrote:
> a7yvm109gf5d1(a)netzero.com wrote:
>
> > LOL what? An oscilloscope is hardware, what are you gonna do with
> > software without hardware somewhere?
>
> Sound card !

Bush league amateur stuff! What probe can you use? What can you probe
worth a damn with 20Hz-20KHz? Except audio itself?

From: a7yvm109gf5d1 on
skavanagh72nospam(a)yahoo.ca wrote:
> a7yvm109gf5d1(a)netzero.com wrote:
>
> > LOL what? An oscilloscope is hardware, what are you gonna do with
> > software without hardware somewhere?
>
> Sound card !

Get real...

>
> > I mean you can download a free logic analyzer program
>
> That could be useful in some circumstances....any suggestions as to
> good ones (that don't use serial ports as it has to run on a modern
> notebook) ?

Sure, here's the free program. When you're ready, buy the logic
analyzer and stop wasting time with bush league amateur stuff. It's
your time to waste, but life is short.

http://www.pctestinstruments.com/downloads.htm

From: skavanagh72nospam on
Don Cleveland wrote:

> Take a look at:
>
> http://www.cleverscope.com/download/

That works very nicely for my current requirement. Hope it doesn't
evaporate after 30 days or something !

Thanks, Don.

Steve