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History<\/h5>\n

My first high-tech job (if fixing arcade video games doesn’t count) was on a digital oscilloscope project in 1978. \u00a0The prototype sampled at an incredible 1000 MHz, one channel, and cost, I think, about $250k (add another zero for today’s dollars). \u00a0My job was simply to write a user interface to process the data.<\/p>\n

It is the end of 2016 as I write this. \u00a0I’m retired, and bought a digital oscilloscope that samples at 48 MHz, two channels, for $70. \u00a0But the included software had some weaknesses, so I’m writing my own user interface.<\/p>\n

Feels like old times.<\/p>\n

About BasicScope<\/h5>\n

BasicScope is written in plain c, with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express, and the Hantek 6022BE SDK.<\/p>\n

The philosophy of this project is to cover 95% of the author’s needs (and by proxy, hopefully 95% of other hobbyist’s needs) in an easy-to-use, consistent manner. \u00a0As such, BasicScope lacks the extended functionality of programs like Open 6022BE (respect<\/strong> to its author, RichardK, who wrote it 4 years ago), or even the OEM software, but what BasicScope does do, it will hopefully do well.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/h5>\n

Hi, I’m Roderick. \u00a0If you are reading this page, then you have already found my website, pididu.com . \u00a0I’m technically retired, but never say that I “used to be” an Engineer, any more than \u00a0a retired Marine would say they “used to be” a Marine.<\/p>\n

Although I do write software when the need arises, I don’t think of myself as a programmer. \u00a0My formal training is in analog electronics.<\/p>\n

You will need to register before you are able to post. Please send me an email so that I can activate your account. I have disabled auto-activation, as an anti-spam measure.<\/p>\n

You can contact me at the following:<\/p>\n

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Kindness is never wasted. \u00a0Be kinder than necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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