THE BITSCOPE DESIGN

THE BITSCOPE DESIGN

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BITSCOPE MAINBOARD

Browse this part of the website to learn about:

What Bitscope is, how it works, and how to use it.
The hardware design schematics, fully annotated.
How to program Bitscope (including a detailed manual).
What parts you need to build a Bitscope.
Some free software you can download for Bitscope.

The key features of the BitScope design are:

Simultaneous analog/digital capture
100 MHz sub-sampling bandwidth
50 Ms/s logic sample rate (max)
40 Ms/s analog sample rate (max)
20 MHz single-shot bandwidth
4 analog inputs (multiplexed)
- 2 inputs via BNC (buffered 1Meg)
- 2 inputs via DB25 POD
8 logic inputs via DB25 POD
Two 32K x 8 capture buffers
Sophisticated triggers (analog or digital)
10 MHz arbitrary waveform generator

Fully programmable using ASCII "scripts"
Simple virtual machine programming
Optional A/D convertor modules
Expansion POD for external devices
Low cost PIC 16F628 design
All logic in a single PLD
115 kb/s Serial Interface or
625 kb/s 10BaseT Ethernet Interface
1.25 Mb/s USB Interface
"Atomic" ASCII command set
Scalable design to >100MS/s @ 3.3V
Chipset suitable for embedded DSO

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