Should DoES get a modern digital oscilloscope?

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Should DoES get a modern digital oscilloscope? #1884

Closed helicalbytes closed 4 months ago

helicalbytes commented 9 months ago

Have mentioned this to a few people in DoES over the last few months. For now, just want to know if there is any interest in getting one of these?

Rigol have recently introduced a low cost 12-bit, 4 channel digital oscilloscope. It has received good reviews on various channels including EEVBlog on YouTube.

It is now available in the UK.

Details can be found here: https://www.rigol-uk.co.uk/product/rigol-dho804-4ch-12bit-70mhz-1-25gsa-s-usb-powered-digital-oscilloscope-copy-2/ This is for the 70MHz unit -- there is a 100MHz one available as well.

Price is around £425 incl. VAT. The 100MHz one is about £530.

amcewen commented 9 months ago

DoES should get a modern digital oscilloscope!

@pkharvey and I could have done with a 4 channel 'scope today. It would be nice to get the 100MHz one if we can. MCQN Ltd would chip in £150 towards it (maybe a bit more).

helicalbytes commented 9 months ago

I'd be able to put about £100 towards it.

huffeec commented 9 months ago

Inspired by Adrian discussing experiments in electron flow in twisted pairs, I'm convinced this is suitably Physics. Happy to match Helicalbytes.

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I'd be able to put about £100 towards it.

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amcewen commented 9 months ago

For anyone wanting to see how you can use a scope for cool ways to do physics*, this is the video I was discussing with @huffeec: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AXv49dDQJw

(yes, @huffeec, I realise that all ways of doing physics are cool, I'm just trying to sex it up for the unenlightened :grinning:)

amcewen commented 5 months ago

@pkharvey has chipped in £50 too.

amcewen commented 5 months ago

@ajlennon has also offered to chip in £100 (on the Google Group)

amcewen commented 5 months ago

So we were up to £500 in pledges. At the directors' meeting this week we agreed that DoES should chip in the remaining ~£30 to let us get the better one.

@DoESsean will be in touch to collect pledge payments, or make the payment and let him know the details; then we can get it ordered!

amcewen commented 4 months ago

Pledges are all in :tada: The oscilloscope has been ordered.

amcewen commented 4 months ago

It's here!

ajlennon commented 4 months ago

How exciting !!!