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Affordable High Performance PC Oscilloscope Logic Analyzers
BitScopes are USB or Ethernet connected PC Based Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes.
This means they capture and display one, two or four analog signals and eight logic or timing signals, simultaneously.
Any BitScope can be used as a:
- Digital Storage Oscilloscope
- Logic State Analyzer
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Data Recorder
Some models include an Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) and all of them have a Smart POD expansion connector on the front for logic probes and external signal processing modules.
If you design, test or repair embedded systems, work with microcontrollers, robotics, sensors and servos, or modern automotive, avionic or other control systems you'll inevitably find you need to see analog and digital or logic signals simultaneously and time synchronized.
And this of course is precisely what all BitScopes are designed to do !
2007-10-01
USB BitScope 100 Release
Opto-Isolated USB BitScope Released
Meet the new opto-isolated BS100U BitScope.
BS100U is unique among USB connected PC based scopes because like our Network models it is electrically isolated from the PC.
You can ground reference it independently so USB drop-outs due to ground-loops or glitches when looking at high power electrical or automotive systems are never a problem.
Another feature to make its debut in BS100U is a powerful flash programmable DSP waveform generator option. Operating independently of the scope's capture engine it allows complex waveforms to be synthesised concurrently with waveform capture and display.
And BS100U is very power efficient with a standby mode designed for long life on battery power.
Also included is an adjustable external trigger input in addition to its 2 analog and 8 logic channels and it supports a wide range of crystal accurate capture rates, especially useful for RF work.
2007-05-25
BitScope Application Library
BitLib Application Programming Library
BitScope has always been programmable but now there is an easier way to write BitScope software applications.
BitLib is a dynamic runtime library that takes care of all the low level details of BitScope programming. To get you started it comes with three new BitScope software applications:
- Digital Storage Oscilloscope with diagnostics.
- 4 Channel Digital Multimeter with large displays.
- Data Acqusition Spreadsheet with live updates.
They're all BitLib based and include source so you can see exactly how they work. You can also modify them to suit your needs or use them as a starting point for your own BitScope software.
BitLib is also ideal when integrating BitScope with third party software tools. The DAQ spreadsheet provides one example but we'll be releasing a number of others over the coming months based on your feedback. Email us at projects and send us your requests.
2006-11-03
BitScope Product Review
USB BitScope 310 and DSO Product Review
Silicon Chip Magazine, Australia's world class electronics magazine, has conducted an independent review of BitScope BS310U and the new BitScope DSO software for their November 2006 edition.
If you're in Australia, you can pick up a copy at most newsagents now.
Silicon Chip is aimed at professionals, trades people and enthusiasts in the electronics, electrical, computer and related fields. Each month they add to their huge collection of electronics projects and articles which are now all available globally via online subscription.
You can download a PDF copy of the review Silicon Chip have kindly sent us here.
2006-10-13
DSO Version 1.3 Online Guide
BitScope DSO 1.3 Online Guide
The Online Guide has been completely updated for DSO Version 1.3.
We've also added an interactive offline replay DSO Tutorial.
In addition to Replay and Export features announced already, this new release includes user interface improvements such as auto range, normalize, input offset control and channel calibration.
There are also numerous small changes like context menus for fast parameter entry, live waveform generator previews, intelligent parameter "toggle on click" as well as various small bug fixes.
To upgrade to DSO Version 1.3, simply download the archive, unpack and install.
2006-10-01
BitScope DSO Version 1.3 Release
DSO 1.3 Offline Replay & Display Export
Using the newly released DSO Data Recorder Version 1.3 it is now possible replay, inspect and analyse waveforms and logic previously captured with BitScope on a PC which has no BitScope connected.
It's ideal for sharing information with colleagues, students or customers.
Send data recordings as DDR files to others and they can replay and analyse them "live". It's as if your BitScope is connected to their PC.
Alternatively use your own reference recordings for comparison or benchmarking new test results.
Export your data as images and embed them in word or other documents, post them on the web or send them as email attachments. You can even sequence exported images to create animations.
Download DSO Version 1.3 and try it yourself. We've posted a set of example files to explore.
For what you can expect to see, check out Display Export and the offline replay DSO tutorial.
2006-08-01
Network BitScope 442 Release
New Multichannel Network BitScope
Meet the new 4 + 8 channel BS442N Network BitScope.
This brand new BitScope replaces BS440N as our top of the range 12 channel networked MSO and Data Acquisition System.
Like other network models it is fully isolated and networked which means you can use it in the same room on a local network or half way around the world via the Internet.
Updated BitScope DSO software is included supporting the additional channels and new features.
2006-05-25
DDR for Pocket Analyzer
The BitScope DSO Data Recorder is now available for Pocket Analyzer.
You can now use this diminutive BitScope in PC based Data Acquistion just like its larger brethren.
About the same size and weight as a Pocket PC, the USB powered Pocket Analyzer needs no bulky accessories. With the same mixed signal, analog and logic capture capabilities as all BitScopes, Pocket Analyzer sets the standard for portable PC based test gear.
2006-03-24
BitScope DSO Data Recorder
The BitScope DSO Data Recorder (DDR) is now in production release !
Whether saving a single waveform to disk or logging frames continuously 24x7, DDR is the tool for the job and now it's a standard part of BitScope DSO.
DDR listens to all enabled channels, recording waveform and logic data to a buffer or files. DDR files may be loaded for replay and comparison with new data or reviewed with another BitScope DSO or even loaded into a numerical analysis tools like Microsoft Excel or Mathworks MatLab.
DDR works with all current BitScopes and may be downloaded as part of the latest DSO release.
2005-05-25
BitScope DSO 1.2 Online Guide
The brand new BitScope DSO 1.2 Online Guide is now published.
This all new guide is a comprehensive online reference to the BitScope DSO software with numerous examples showing how to get the very best results from your BitScope.
Learn how to use the built-in waveform generator for transfer function analysis or the cursors to measure slew rates. Or maybe you're working with very low level signals and need to know how to optimize your waveform resolution. It's all here.
Also, for all those people how have been asking us - the new BS310N is shipping now !
2005-05-05
New Network BitScope released
Our new Network BitScope BS310N is now available.
This new model which replaces BS300N has the same high performance specifications to our popular USB model BS310U, but with ethernet UDP/IP connectivity this model is fully networkable which means you can use it in the same room on a local network or half way around the world via the Internet !
If you're after a USB model, BS310U and BS50U are also both available.
2004-07-01
New USB BitScope available in-store now
Launched today is the new USB BitScope BS310U, the successor to our very popular BS300U. BS310U offers 4X more capture memory, built-in double speed USB and new features including a x10 and x50 gain input multiplier, software switchable AC/DC coupling, 50 ohm termination all in a package about 2/3 the size and weight of BS300U.
Read older news here.
Where did BitScope come from ?
The original award winning BitScope design was published in Circuit Cellar in 1998.
This classic BitScope is published here so you can learn how it works.
BitScope has evolved a long way since 1998 but all BitScopes are still based on the same Analog + Digital concept of the original design.
Released as kits, BitScope BS220 and BS300 became very popular with electronics enthusiasts the world over. We have since been forced to discontinue the kits as some through-hole parts used are obsolete.
The current models BS310, BS50 and BS442 are now all SMT designs and have become very popular with professional engineers in design and development, manufacture, testing and service fields.
Now all models are available as manufactured products but the core design at the heart of all these BitScopes remains the same and is published at this website.
Likewise the BitScope Virtual Machine programming API is explained and its specifications published so anyone can write software for BitScope or build their own add-on modules.
Still not sure what BitScope is ? BitScope is a built and tested (and previously build it yourself DIY), open design, digital storage oscilloscope and logic analyzer (also, digital sampling oscilloscope, mixed signal oscilloscope, DSO) based on the MicroChip PIC which can be used as a PC oscilloscope, multi-purpose portable test instrument, or networked remote data acquisition device (ie DAQ), that uses open source software and commercial software for Windows, Linux and Macintosh with drivers for numerical analysis tools such as Mathworks MatLab or National Instruments LabVIEW that connects to your PC via ethernet (using UDP/IP) or USB (or RS-232 in older models). Also included as part of some BitScope models is an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) aka user programmable function generator, an analog oscilloscope emulation (CRO) and powerful spectrum analyzer (FFT).