Retrogadgets: Oscilloscope Cameras
Today, if you want to get a picture from your oscilloscope — maybe to send to a collaborator or to stick in a document or blog post — it is …read more Continue reading Retrogadgets: Oscilloscope Cameras
Category Archives: oscilloscope
Component Tester Teardown
In the modern age, when you hear “component tester” you probably think of one of those cheap microcontroller-based devices that can identify components and provide basic measurements on an LCD …read more Continue reading Component Tester Teardown
Don’t Forget Your Curve Tracer
As cheap microcontrollers have given us an impressive range of test equipment trinkets to play with, it’s easy to forget some of the old standabys. A curve tracer for example, …read more Continue reading Don’t Forget Your Curve Tracer
Signal Processing Shenanigans: The Createc SC 01 Pocket Oscilloscope
If you’re passionate about signal processing and retro tech, you’ll want to check out the Createc SC 01, a quirky handheld oscilloscope that recently caught the eye of [Thomas Scherrer] …read more Continue reading Signal Processing Shenanigans: The Createc SC 01 Pocket Oscilloscope
Classic Heathkit OL-1 Scope Gets Some TLC
These days, not only are oscilloscopes very common, but even a cheap instrument today would have been the envy of the world’s greatest labs not that long ago. But back …read more Continue reading Classic Heathkit OL-1 Scope Gets Some TLC
Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78
If you’re a fan of vintage electronics and DIY tinkering, you’ll find this teardown by [Thomas Scherrer] fascinating. In a recent video, he delves into a rare piece of equipment: …read more Continue reading Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78
Supercon 2023: Aleksa Bjelogrlic Dives Into Circuits That Measure Circuits
Oscilloscopes are one of our favorite tools for electronics development. They make the hidden dances of electrons visually obvious to us, and give us a clear understanding of what’s actually …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Aleksa Bjelogrlic Dives Into Circuits That Measure Circuits
Hackaday Links: September 1, 2024
Why is it always a helium leak? It seems whenever there’s a scrubbed launch or a narrowly averted disaster, space exploration just can’t get past the problems of helium plumbing. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 1, 2024
Handheld Oscilloscope Meter Reviewed
We live in a time where there’s virtually no excuse not to have some kind of oscilloscope. As [IMSAI Guy] shows in a recent video, for what you might expect …read more Continue reading Handheld Oscilloscope Meter Reviewed
Recovering An Agilent 2000a/3000a Oscilloscope With Corrupt Firmware NAND Flash
Everyone knows that you can never purchase enough projects off EBay, lest boredom might inadvertently strike. That’s why [Anthony Kouttron] got his mitts on an Agilent DSO-X 2014A digital oscilloscope that …read more Continue reading Recovering An Agilent 2000a/3000a Oscilloscope With Corrupt Firmware NAND Flash