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Instrumentation
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Which Instrumentation Device is right for you?
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| Analog Discovery | Analog Discovery 2 | Digital Discovery | Electronics Explorer Board | OpenScope | |
| Price | \$259 | \$279 | \$199 | \$399 | \$99 |
| WaveForms Compatibility | Mac, Windows, Linux, and WaveForms or Windows with WaveForms Legacy | Mac, Windows, Linux, and WaveForms or Windows with WaveForms Legacy | Mac, Windows, Linux with WaveForms | Mac, Windows, Linux with WaveForms | Chrome, Safari, and Firefox Browsers with WaveForms Live |
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| Oscilloscope | 2 channel, 14 bit, 100MS/s, 5MHz Bandwidth, +-25V differential | 2 channel, 14 bit, 100MS/s, 30MHz+ bandwidth, +-25V differential | NA | 4 channel, 10 bit, 40MS/s, 100MHz, +-20V | 2 channel, 12 bit, 6.25MS/s, 2MHz, +-20V |
| Waveform Generator | 2 channel, 14 bit, 100MS/s, 5MHz Bandwidth, +-5V differential | 2 channel, 14 bit, 100MS/s, 12MHz+ bandwidth, +-5V differential | NA | 2 channel, 14 bit, 40MS/s, 20MHz, +-10V | 1 channel, 10 bit, 10MS/s, 1MHz+ bandwidth, +-3V |
| Network Analyzer | 1Hz to 10MHz, Bode, Nyquist, and Nichols plots | 1Hz to 10MHz, Bode, Nyquist, and Nichols plots | NA | 1mHz to 4MHz, Bode, Nyquist, and Nichols plots | NA |
| Spectrum Analyzer | 2 channel, noise floor, SFDR, SNR, THD, Harmonic measurements and more | 2 channel, noise floor, SFDR, SNR, THD, Harmonic measurements and more | NA | 2 channel, noise floor, SFDR, SNR, THD, Harmonic measurements and more | NA |
| Voltmeter | 2 channel, +-25V | 2 channel, +-25V | NA | 4 channel, +-20V | NA |
| Data Logger | Logging DC, True RMS, DC RMS, and math functions | Logging DC, True RMS, DC RMS, and math functions | NA | Logging DC, True RMS, DC RMS, and math functions | NA |
| Logic Analyzer | 16 channel, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS | 16 channel, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS and 1.8V or 5V tolerant | Up to 32 channel, Up to 800MS/s, 1.2V to 3.3V CMOS | 32 channels, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS | 10 channel, 50MS/s, 3.3V CMOS |
| Pattern Generator | 16 channel, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS | 16 channel, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS | 16 channel, 100MS/s, 1.2V to 3.3V CMOS | 32 channels, 100MS/s, 3.3V CMOS | NA |
| Digital IO | 16 channel, virtual buttons, switches, LEDs, 7-seg, progress bar, Slider | 16 channel, virtual buttons, switches, LEDs, 7-seg, progress bar, Slider | 16 channel, virtual buttons, switches, LEDs, 7-seg, progress bar, slider | 32 channels, virtual buttons, switches, LEDs, 7-seg, progress bar, slider | 10 channel, shared with LA, 4 LEDs, 1 BTN |
| Power Supplies | (-) channel 0 to -5V, (+) channel 0 to 5V, at 50mA | (-) channel 0 to -5V, (+) channel 0 to 5V, 500mW via USB, 2.1W via Aux supply, up to 700mA per channel | 4 channel, 1.2V to 3.3V, up to 100mA, programmable voltage and threshold | 2 reference voltage supplies with 10mA, 1 3.3/5V up to 2A supply, (+) channel 0 to 9V at 1.5A, (-) channel 0 to -9V at 1.5A | 2 channel +-4V, 50 mA per channel |
| Protocol Analyzer | UART, SPI, I2C, more protocols in the Logic Analyzer | UART, SPI, I2C, more protocols in the Logic Analyzer | UART, SPI, I2C, more protocols in the Logic Analyze | UART, SPI, I2C, more protocols in the Logic Analyzer | NA |
| Script Editor | JavaScript Interface | JavaScript Interface | JavaScript Interface | JavaScript Interface | TypeScript API |
| Triggers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | NA |
| Customization | WaveForms SDK available for Custom Applications | WaveForms SDK available for Custom Applications | WaveForms SDK available for Custom Applications | WaveForms SDK available for Custom Applications | Opensource Hardware, firmware and Software |