An oscilloscope and logic analyzer for the Raspberry Pi

Conclusion

The BitScope Micro cannot replace a professional, significantly more expensive oscilloscope or a laboratory logic analyzer, and it is not intended to do so. However, it should find support among users who need a second or third device that can be applied in the field and stowed in a laptop case or toolkit.

As a first choice, the BitScope Micro is a better choice for electronics enthusiasts for whom a larger device is simply too expensive. The BitScope Micro certainly possesses sufficient functionality to provide a view of data transmission by I2C or SPI or to determine whether a PWM signal has actually been generated correctly at the right point in time. This functionality would allow it to deal with problems typically encountered during small projects that involve a Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

Infos

  1. BitScope Micro: http://www.bitscope.com/product/BS05/
  2. Where to buy BitScope: http://my.bitscope.com/store/?p=resale
  3. Pin adapter: http://www.bitscope.com/product/MP01/
  4. BitScope software: http://www.bitscope.com/software/
  5. Using BitScope with RPi 2: http://www.bitscope.com/blog/EK/?p=FB05B
  6. "Touch Displays" by Bernhard Bablok, Raspberry Pi Geek, issue 07, 2014, pg. 32, http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/Archive/2014/07/TFT-touchscreens-for-the-Raspberry-Pi

The Author

Alexander Merz is a writer at Golem.de who writes about the maker scene. He also tests and programs small-board computers and sometimes heats up a soldering iron to work on his own projects.

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