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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">One *can* do this, but there are some
reasons to not that mostly have to do with electrical isolation. <br>
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On 9/20/18 3:16 PM, Solomon Peachy via Ale wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 03:00:23PM -0400, Raj Wurttemberg via Ale wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I was thinking about getting a used o-scope but I see quite a few new units
out of China that look useable. Yeah, I know the quality won't be the same
at BK Precision, Tektronix, or HP, but I just need something for light use.
What are you guys using?
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If you don't need something with a dedicated display/UI, get one of
those USB-attached display-less 'scopes.
It also helps to know what sort of bandwidth, voltage, and sampling rate
requirements you have.. And what sort of budget you're working with.
I know these two work with Linux:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.linkinstruments.com/mso28.html">https://www.linkinstruments.com/mso28.html</a> ($325)
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dreamsourcelab.com/product/dscope-c20p/">https://www.dreamsourcelab.com/product/dscope-c20p/</a> ($179)
- Solomon
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