Re: [techtoolslist] DSO recommendations

From: James Bright <james_at_quarterarcade.com>
Date: Fri Sep 26 2003 - 16:13:00 EDT

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I plan on keeping my Tek 465 exactly for that
reason.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the software for the TDS-220 readily available?
Just needs to be simple ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JB</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>--James Bright<BR><A
href="http://www.QuarterArcade.com">www.QuarterArcade.com</A><BR>Restored Arcade
Games for your Home<BR></DIV>
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  <A title=rlboots@cedar-rapids.net
  href="mailto:rlboots@cedar-rapids.net">Rodger Boots</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [techtoolslist] DSO
  recommendations</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Only gotcha about DSOs are they suck as XY displays.&nbsp;
  You'll want to hang on to the old scope for use a a vector display if you fix
  vector games.<BR><BR>That being said, a good basic (and extremely portable)
  scope is the Tektronix TDS-220 with the optional communications pack (RS-232,
  IEEE-488, and parallel).&nbsp; Any of their other scopes are a step up from
  that, but may NOT have the communications you need.<BR><BR><BR>James Bright
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    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been using a Tek 465 for a while. (I use
    my scope fairly regularly, but I do tend to work off my Fluke 9010
    more.)&nbsp; I am thinking of getting a digital scope, and what I'd really
    like to do is to have the capability to capture waveforms and transfer them
    to my PC. I'm just starting to look at the various options, and it looks
    like the HP54600 might be a good choice. Lately they've&nbsp;seemed a little
    pricey on eBay. I do like the Tek name brand, so I wouldn't be adverse to
    a&nbsp;Tek DSO,&nbsp;I think the TDS is the right model line?</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway,&nbsp;any recommendations on what to
    get? It's important&nbsp;for me to have the capability to transfer the
    images to my PC, but I don't think I need anything faster than 100MHz. In
    fact, the less expensive the better because I do find that I only use my
    scope 25% of the time. The rest of the time I get the information I need
    from my probe and test scripts.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JB</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--James Bright<BR><A
    href="http://www.QuarterArcade.com">www.QuarterArcade.com</A> /
    tech.QuarterArcade.com<BR>Restored Arcade Games for your Home</FONT></DIV>
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