The problem with oscilloscopes is that they cost a lot of money. Even on Ebay you’re looking at $400-plus, which is a shame as these things are essential for real electronics hacking, and fun to play with at all times.
The “Digital Storage Oscilloscope” could change this. The tiny instrument is little more than a circuit board with a screen, and looks like nothing as much as a Game’n’Watch. The headline feature is the price — at $50 this is as affordable as a decent multimeter. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of a full-sized ‘scope, but it does most of what you need, and it fits in your pocket.
Best of all, it’s open source, and the firmware can be downloaded and tinkered with. Actually, that’s not the best part. The real best part is that you can buy the whole lot in kit form and it together yourself. Take this option and the price drops to just $33. Electronic nerdery just got a whole lot easier.
Product page [Seed Studio via Retro Thing]
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