Hand-held storage scope has PC link

Sensor Review

ISSN: 0260-2288

Article publication date: 1 March 1998

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(1998), "Hand-held storage scope has PC link", Sensor Review, Vol. 18 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.1998.08718aad.004

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited


Hand-held storage scope has PC link

Hand-held storage scope has PC link

Over the years oscilloscopes have become smaller and lighter. The latest development in the field has just arrived: "OsziFox" available from Pico Technology, a digital storage scope in a housing scarcely longer than a pencil, and about as thick as your thumb.

Based on the latest "scope on a chip" technology, "OsziFox" has features that rival those of a benchtop scope. Its sampling rate of 20MS/s means that even microprocessor signals can be viewed on its backlit display. A press of a button converts the display into meter mode allowing AC and DC voltages to be easily measured.

Pico Technology's new OsziFox hand-held digital storage scope has features that rival those of a benchtop scope

As well as its stand-alone use, "OsziFox" can also be connected to a PC using the supplied serial cable. This allows signals to be simultaneously viewed on a PC screen. For documentation waveforms can also be saved to disk or printed. A demo version of the software (both Windows and DOS versions are supplied) can be downloaded free of charge from www.picotech.com

The "OsziFox" is available direct from Pico priced at just £80.00 + VAT, including cables and software. This low cost, together with the unit's small size, makes it ideal for the engineer on the move. It can always be carried in the toolkit ready for use without the bulk or expense of carrying around a traditional scope.

For further information contact Alan Tong, Technical Director, Pico Technology. Tel: +44(0) 1954 211716; Fax: +44(0) 1954 211880.

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