Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Oscilloscopes For Modern Engineers?

Posted by kdawson on from the squiggly-lines dept.

Every few years someone asks this community for advice on oscilloscopes. Reader dawning writes "I've just graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering (and did a Comp Sci one while I was at it) and I'm finding myself woefully under-equipped to do some great hardware projects. I'm in major need of a good oscilloscope. I'm willing to put down $2,000 for a decent one, but there are several options and they all seem so archaic and limited. I'm happy to use something that must be controlled through a PC if that gives me more measuring features. What would you, my esteemed Slashdot colleagues, get for yourself?"

2 of 337 comments (clear)

  1. Don't be a Cheap Skate by TechCon2821 · · Score: 1, Troll

    A good O'Scope for $2,000, is about as ridiculous as a good woman from a Dive Bar. 2 G's will put you on the low end of Fluke 199 O'Scope. I suggest if you're going to be cheap, at least try to get something like an Infinium with a good calibration program, within the frequency range of the equipment you will be working on.

  2. Your not an engineer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So you got a degree as a Programmer.

    1) Electronics and Electrical engineers ARE engineers.

    2) Oscilloscope are specified to the scope of projects one will be exploring.

    3) Get a $200.00 US Analog oscilloscope between 20MHz to 100 MHz. This fits MOST projects.

    4) Please...oh please get off your high horse and stop calling your self an engineer.