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OpenHantek / openhantek

OpenHantek is a DSO software for Hantek (Voltcraft/Darkwire/Protek/Acetech) USB digital signal oscilloscopes
http://openhantek.org/
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Suggestion for successful first time users. #291

Open superthaix opened 5 years ago

superthaix commented 5 years ago

Hi everyone and thanks for making OpenHantek available to everyone. However I wanted to report my rough start.

I was excited to purchase a 6022BL and use OpenHantek (LInux) only to later bang my head against the wall for 2 days with the infamous "firmware cannot be dowloaded" error. The install went perfectly fine with no error however the error message persisted.

The solution, was to download and reinstall the version on the GitHub website instead of the version available via the openhantek.org. It seems like the versions on openhantek.org are old and or outdated, not sure, but they didn't work, although they installed with no error.

For new users, it's not apparent that there are different version between GitHub and hopenhantek.org.

You may want to add a notice on both sites suggesting that the version on GitHub may be the best option to start with.

Thanks Brent

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

Hi Brent, This github repo is unmaintained at the moment :( If you want to live on the bleeding edge move over to my fork https://github.com/Ho-Ro/openhantek where I do some further development (only 6022 on linux is tested due to missing other devices and systems). Latest binaries for linux, osx and win are available also but I would propose to compile your own software. Feel free to comment and propose further improvement (pull requests are welcome). Martin

superthaix commented 5 years ago

Hi Martin.

Thanks for the explanation, advise and invitation. I will surely give your fork a try. I'm planning to set up a semi permanent mini desktop pc (raspberry pi) to use openhantek with. I look forward to your 'bleeding edge' fork.

thanks B

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Hi Brent, This github repo is unmaintained at the moment :( If you want to live on the bleeding edge move over to my fork https://github.com/Ho-Ro/openhantek where I do some further development (only 6022 on linux is tested due to missing other devices and systems). Latest binaries for linux, osx and win are available also but I would propose to compile your own software. Feel free to comment and propose further improvement (pull requests are welcome). Martin

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Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

please check also this info: https://github.com/Ho-Ro/openhantek/issues/2

ghost commented 5 years ago

@Ho-Ro my suggestion would be try to get in contact with one of the repository owners and see if you're able to be given contributor access.

ghost commented 5 years ago

@davidgraeff?

davidgraeff commented 5 years ago

Contributor access is no problem. I would also rather see development happening in one central place.

If someone want's to tackle binary generating scripts, that's also very welcome

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

@davidgraeff David, where do you see my "OpenHantek6022" approach in the overall frame of your OpenHantek project?

I put a lot of effort in this sidestep to get the most out of my 6022BE without doing to much harm to all "non-6022" devices. But I didn't get any input from users of the non-6022 devices if the program is still working as expected. So I thought already about creating a branch without all 2xxx and 5xxx support.

Three more points:

Martin

davidgraeff commented 5 years ago

openhantek was originally just a project for the 5xxx devices and got extended over time... and not very well. It is badly designed internally. I tried two times to refactor it, but I do not own those old devices and cannot test properly.

So yes I do see advantages of having a "OpenHantek6022". But I'm also asking myself, why not use sigrok?

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

Hello David, I totally agree with you that OpenHantek development should happen here in one central place. What do you think how the new structure should look, a historical branch with all devices and the new OpenHantek6022 branch? And how do we transfer my fork back home? Nevertheless the timing is very appropriate, I'm just at the state that my OH6022 is mostly complete - the next possible improvement steps (besides the ISO xfer) would require HW hacks on the scope, e.g. AC input coupling. And regarding your question "why not use sigrok?" - I like the look and feel of a scope, pulseview looks more like a chart recorder - but sigrok is a perfect tool if you want to decode i2c or uart communication.

davidgraeff commented 5 years ago

pulseview looks more like a chart recorder

The advantage of sigrok is the strong decoupling of the user-interface from the decoding backend.

I'd say you move your repo over to the OpenHantek team and we'll "promote" your binary for that specific scope in the readme and on the webpage.

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

Ok, I've renamed my openhantek to OpenHantek6022 and just tried to transfer it but get the error: OpenHantek already has a repository in the OpenHantek/openhantek network and You don’t have the permission to create repositories on OpenHantek - ???

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

Ok, transfer done: https://github.com/OpenHantek/OpenHantek6022

Vascom commented 5 years ago

All development now will be there?

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

Yes

Ho-Ro commented 5 years ago

I'd say you move your repo over to the OpenHantek team and we'll "promote" your binary for that specific scope in the readme and on the webpage.

@davidgraeff: Hi David, I was asked why OpenHantek6022 is not mentioned on openhantek.org, do you see a chance to give me edit access? I would have sent a pull-request if I had found the source in the structure of OpenHantek. Martin

davidgraeff commented 5 years ago

The website is a github pages generated page from the "docs" directory of the master branch. Just make a PR and the website will be rerendered on merge.