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Digital storage pc-multiscope oscilloscope recorder
Turn your personal computer into a multipurpose laboratory test instrument with the Digital Storage PC-Multiscope from Mission Technology (Patent pending).
Every electronic hobbyist dreams of owning a complete set of laboratory-grade electronic test instruments to speed up circuit test procedures and analyze faults quickly and accurately. The principal obstacle, of course, has been the expense. A complete set of dedicated instruments could cost thousands of dollars, a drain on the hobbyist's budget, particularly if he or she has a family, rent to pay, and food to put on the table. This is where computer based virtual instruments enter the picture.
Thanks to the availability of fast, powerful, personal computers at low prices and inexpensive virtual instrument hardware and software, the goal of obtaining many of those instruments can be achieved for less than $400 - assuming you own a late model IBM or compatible computer.
A new virtual instrument from Mission Technology, Inc. (PO Box 3016, Teaneck, NJ 07666, 1-(***)-880-7688) turns a personal computer into a digital storage oscilloscope, a real-time strip-chart recorder, a dual digital voltmeter, a digital frequency counter, a waveform analyzer and a spectrum analyzer for only $399.
The Multiscope Responsive Oscilloscope connects to a parallel port on an IBM-compatible computer. The software included with the virtual instrument module runs under the Microsoft Windows operating system, and the computer provides both the control and display functions.
The responsive oscilloscope case has two BNC jacks, one for channel A and the other for channel B, and a D-type output connector on its front panel. The virtual oscillo-scope has 16 frequency ranges and the recorder has a user-definable sampling interval from 0.055 second to eight hours and a buffer for up to 16,000 samples per channel.
The Multiscope has a digital bandwidth of 20 MHz and an analog bandwidth of 1 MHz. Input impedance is 1-megohm, and it has an eight-bit multiplexed input connector and AC or DC coupled triggering. Accuracy is specified as within 5% for signals of 200 kHz or less. Display update speed is directly linked to the speed of the computer's microprocessor. For example, a personal computer with an Intel i486 DX2 50 MHz processor can update the screen about once every half second on most time-base ranges.
The following parts are included in this listing:
Digital Storage PC-Multiscope
Parallel interface (LPT) cable
This item is tested, working 100%
