- #SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE GENERATOR#
- #SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE PORTABLE#
- #SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE ANDROID#
There are several fairly rigorous evaluations of the SmartScope in various online publications, and it generally seems to meet its published specs. It is rather a report of my observations while using the device to perform various tasks I might come across in my adventures as an electronics hobbyist. Spoiler alert! This is not an exhaustive technical evaluation of each feature of the SmartScope against its published specifications. The result is a fresh user experience that you may find interesting and perhaps helpful. SmartScope designers state they “challenged the century-old interface of knobs and dials, and redesigned it from scratch” using the drag-and-drop/pinch-and-swipe user interfaces of modern mobile devices.
#SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE GENERATOR#
Created by a small group of EEs disappointed with previous USB scopes and funded by a Kickstarter campaign, SmartScope combines a dual-channel 30 MHz oscilloscope with a logic analyzer and an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) into an open architecture USB instrument that interfaces with most common platforms such as tablets, phones, and desktops (excluding the iPhone or iPad, which require jailbreaking).
LabNation describes the SmartScope as “the oscilloscope of the new generation,” targeted at makers and hobbyists, as well as professional engineers. The SmartScope features a re-imagined oscilloscope built around a “modern” touch screen user interface.
#SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE ANDROID#
The SmartScope from LabNation, shown here using an Android tablet to display programmable signals generated by the Amigo retro computer. Two pins provide ground connections.Recently, I had the chance to review a bench instrument: the SmartScope USB oscilloscope from LabNation ( Here are the results of my test drive of this interesting device ( Figure 1).įIGURE 1. A 16-pin AUX I/O connector provides access to an external trigger input, the AWG output, 8 logic inputs and 4 general-purpose I/O lines.
#SMARTSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE PORTABLE#
A micro-USB connector enables attachment of a power bank, for extra power in portable applications, and the synchronising of additional units when more channels are needed. The SmartScope case has, at one end, BNC connectors for the 2 analog channels and, at the other end, a mini-USB connector which communicates with the host device. The innovative control interface operates with touch-screen or mouse and is equipped with software decoders such as I2C and SPI for decoding digital signals. It is the only oscilloscope which works with all popular operating systems (Windows 7/8, Linux, OS X, iOS jailbroken, Android 4.0+) and can be connected to almost any device. LabNation SmartScope BVBA is compact, lightweight and easy-to-carry-around for anytime/anyplace turning of a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone into a 30 MHz, 2-channel oscilloscope (using a single cable connection).