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Sound like what you want is a Logic Analyser rather than a scope.
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TBH, I want both, and from what I've seen, modern offerings like that PicoScope line recommended upthread do both, but I probably should have asked for that to begin with. I still get the two mixed up even though I know the difference - am still relatively green with all the hardware mess.
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I think I'm the opposite of "green" - last used a logic analyser in the 80s for a board I build running an 8088 processor (and the last time I did any x86 assembly!)
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This has been a trial by fire for me. I got into the hardware end of things w/ Arduinos and then ESP32 SoCs as a hobby but then I got scouted - on here actually - and now I'm doing it for keeps, and pretty soon I am getting into some real time industrial stuff for my next gig (same client, but he basically finds work for me - i tag along on his endeavors to provide hardware and software support and he finds the jobs but it's all b2b)
So the learning curve has been steep, but gratifying. I've not really messed with digital circuits (aside from basic repair) since I was six or seven when I had one of those 200-in-one kits from Radio Shack, until just recently. The toys are bigger and more complicated now. 
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I'm sure you'll have fun learning and get some great results!
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I have been in the electronics business professionally since 1986 and I have used all sorts of scopes, both in labs and many obscure places where I needed them for troubleshooting. As I always needed a laptop as well Picoscopes have always been very practical. For I2C etc... the software that comes with them resolves all of the I2C traffic perfectly. So yes: highly recommended.
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That's the second recommend for the Siglent 1104x-E
I'm definitely putting that on my top consideration now. I like the front panel interface, but I wonder if those dials are also controllable in software? Unfortunately the wall mount for TV won't put this form factor of TV higher than it is, so it's flush with my desk at the bottom. That means I don't want to put the scope on my desk necessarily. I'd rather keep it beside my bench, and run the thing through software, though having the knobs is a win.
I'm going to check out those logic analyzers too.
Thanks!
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I'm totally interested in it. Imma DM you so you have my email.
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And here's a third. I got one of them and and 10 or 20Mhz 8 channel fleabay logic annalyser last year.
Yep - the dials are all software controllable. It's programmable as a mofo, and will be used to perform automated pass/fail tests for me in the future via telnet (or maybe wifi).
Wish I had it 20 years ago.
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If money is no object, I love my Tektronix DPO4000B with an I2C module. It decodes all kind of serial buses (I2C, SPI, etc.). I think they have now been replaced by a new series (MDO ?) but I’m not planning to upgrade. Bought it about 10 years back but the build quality is superb. Cannot say much about Tektronix tech support because I’ve never called them. Their tools just work.
And oh, this is not a silly scope, it’s a serious, buttoned down, workhorse 
Mircea
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That's probably more than I need. It looks fantastic, but I don't want to spend what I would on 2 or 3 PCs for it.
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I had one of those momentary thoughts of horror - nightmarish; like someone stepped on your grave, but more like they take their dog for its "exercise" their on a daily basis. In so many ways, it's impossible for anyone to stomach it, but, here it is:
Please, with the upcoming bunny & eggs festival, do not subject Bob to this. Do not dress him up as a "Peep"[^].
🤮
If not for his sake then surely for ours !
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modified 18-Mar-21 13:17pm.
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How about dressing Bob in an Easter bonnet? 
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Even dressing him as one of those egg-laying rabbits is preferable to the ignominy of that evil omen to which I was subjected.
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Hmm... how about Bob as a kneidl (matzo dumpling)? 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well, I think you should first ask Chris if he's been circumcised, lest there be some sort of misunderstanding.
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Why would anyone misunderstand it? May the Fifth is celebrated on CP, but no one thinks that Chris is a Jedi...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Cinco de Mayo? All that indicates is his secret love for Taco Bell.
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do you think sharing your nausea, and images of excrement on graves, is therapeutic for the rest of us ?
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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Well - maybe - they have fun answering the post, playing around on the thread. Apparently, from the stiff-butt-cheeks together style posts, you could use said therapy more than you realize.
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My Bad! I forgot that all posts are mandated take into consideration your world view.
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modified 21-Mar-21 11:15am.
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Can you tell when a train has been past because it left tracks behind?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Some people rail against such comments, but the ticket is to conduct yourself carefully and so engineer the reply cleverly.
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