ADC-40 Oscilloscope $85

 ADC-42 Oscilloscope $140


The ADC-40 and ADC-42 are single channel PC based oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and multimeters. Simply plug a unit into the parallel port
of your PC and run the supplied PicoScope software. For low frequency signals, the units provide all the functionality of conventional scopes at a
fraction of the price. The ADC-40 has 8 bit resolution, whilst the ADC-42 has a 12 bit resolution which makes it more suitable for measuring small
signal changes, both on the scope and spectrum analyser. 
These two products are ideal for situations where budget is important. The units provide large, colourful displays and
all the usual timebases and trigger options, all in a case slightly larger than a matchbox. These features, combined with
their low cost, make the ADC-40 and ADC-42 perfect as educational and training tools. For an independent review by
 Technical specifications are listed at the bottom of this page.

Product
                              ADC-40                 ADC-42
                                                                                ADC-100
        Resolution
                                8 bits
                                                      12 bits
                                                                                  12 bits
        Channels
                               1 x BNC
                                                      1 x BNC
                                                                                 2 x BNC
      Voltage Ranges
                                ±5V
                                                       ±5V
                                                                           ±50mV to ±20V in 9 ranges
     Overload protection
                                ±30V
                                                       ±30V
                                                                                  ±100V
      Input Impedance
                                                          1M Ohm
      Sampling Rate
                               20kS/s
                                                      15kS/s
                                                                                 100kS/s
        Accuracy
                                                           ±1%
      Scope Timebases
                                                      100ns/div to 50s/div
      Spectrum Ranges
                              0 to 10kHz,
                           50dB dynamic range
                                                     0 to 7kHz,
                                                  65dB dynamic range
                                                                                0 to 50kHz,
                                                                             70dB dynamic range
     Analog Bandwidth
                               10kHz
                                                      7.5kHz
                                                                                  50kHz
        Buffer Size
                                                          No buffer
       Power Supply
                                                        None required
       Dimensions
                            55 x 55 x 15mm
                                                   55 x 55 x 15mm
                                                                              85 x 145 x 25mm
     Output connector
                                                     D25 to PC parallel port
     Supplied Software
                      PicoScope: DOS and Windows (3.x, 95/98, NT/2000)
                      PicoLog: DOS and Windows (3.x, 95/98, NT/2000)
                      Drivers & examples: C, pascal, Delphi, Visual Basic, HP VEE and LabVIEW
                      A macro is provided to collect data directly into an Excel spreadsheet


http://www.picotech.com


This one might be a bit better as it has 12 bit resolution for not much more money.

Paul Lamar
 
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