Wow, I think you have both gotten way too OT. There is nothing wrong with this guys post. He wants input, he wants to tap the knowledge base of the/. comunity to come up with the BEST possible solution. We often have to do that in our jobs (its a little something called teamwork). I too have my degree in EE and I know what I am doing, but still I have very much enjoyed reading peoples ideas as it gives me new ideas to try out. Earlier I had suggested he look at some DMMs that interface with the comp and someone rudely pointed out how slow that might be, well we dont know what kind of signals he is even looking at so anything to that regard is only speculation. But I would like to add THIS advise if he reads this post. If you are a student then FIND the HKN and/or IEEE guys on campus. they can often hook you up with neato free stuff (prob not an o-scope but maybe some other stuff that will help). Also, they often run labs on major campuses that are open for any one to do anything in, and they are usually stocked with scopes, ect. As for your comp, I gotta admit the guy who said use labview probably had the best idea, its pretty neat software and you may even be able to get it free/reduced price from your school. as for probes, gonna have to do some sniffing. But I feel for you, I know when I was in college spending $200 or even $100 on a scope, or anyting other than my girlfriend, was TOTALLY out of the question:)
I would not usually recomend Radio $hack as they are always way over-priced. However, they do have in interesting DMM on sale for like $40-$50. Now I know you wanted an O-scope but the DMM I mention comes with in interface to your comp and can be used to generate graphs ect. You may want to check it out in thier December catalog or your local store:)
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Wow, I think you have both gotten way too OT. There is nothing wrong with this guys post. He wants input, he wants to tap the knowledge base of the /. comunity to come up with the BEST possible solution. We often have to do that in our jobs (its a little something called teamwork). I too have my degree in EE and I know what I am doing, but still I have very much enjoyed reading peoples ideas as it gives me new ideas to try out. Earlier I had suggested he look at some DMMs that interface with the comp and someone rudely pointed out how slow that might be, well we dont know what kind of signals he is even looking at so anything to that regard is only speculation. But I would like to add THIS advise if he reads this post. If you are a student then FIND the HKN and/or IEEE guys on campus. they can often hook you up with neato free stuff (prob not an o-scope but maybe some other stuff that will help). Also, they often run labs on major campuses that are open for any one to do anything in, and they are usually stocked with scopes, ect. As for your comp, I gotta admit the guy who said use labview probably had the best idea, its pretty neat software and you may even be able to get it free/reduced price from your school. as for probes, gonna have to do some sniffing. But I feel for you, I know when I was in college spending $200 or even $100 on a scope, or anyting other than my girlfriend, was TOTALLY out of the question :)
I would not usually recomend Radio $hack as they are always way over-priced. However, they do have in interesting DMM on sale for like $40-$50. Now I know you wanted an O-scope but the DMM I mention comes with in interface to your comp and can be used to generate graphs ect. You may want to check it out in thier December catalog or your local store :)