I will be working from home to help an open ventilator project and want to acquire some tools. I've needed a new scope for some time, but want an att ached scope using the PC for a display. They are no cheaper than the full scopes and good ones may be more expensive. The only ones I've found that are decent are the Pico Technology scopes. Rather pricey.
Then there are small logic analyzers, again on the PC. One I've seen used is good and not too pricey, but I don't recall the name. My only issue wit h it is that it doesn't have a Linux driver. I keep wanting to switch to L inux, but this is the sort of thing that holds me back. Ah, found it. Log icPort by Intronix. Not a bad device, but no scope.
This one is interesting. I'm thinking about the $1100 model, MSO-9201 w/LA POD meaning it has a 12 bit logic analyzer and not just the scope. Anyone use this? Link Instruments
It includes the probes and serial analysis software apparently along with v arious math operations like spectrum analysis along with data logging. Aga in no Linux, but not even Win10!
$325 will get you a 60 MHz bandwidth little brother with an 8 channel logic analyzer. If I can't find anyone who has these devices I think this one i s less of a risk and likely the right choice anyway. Other than the much m ore limited buffer size it's probably enough for my needs anyway.
Then little brother has a little brother for $249 with only one input chann el, but adds a pattern generator (on the logic analyzer port) and TDR. I t hink I'd still want the two channels. A one channel scope is rather limite d.
I wonder how good the software is. I got a Hantek scope once and couldn't even get the software to run. Zero support... ZERO! I got a full refund because they couldn't track the package and I still have the piece of junk. It's just an MCU on a serial port.