Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 26, 2021What’s the cheapest scientific instrument that can get an average amateur to the bleeding edge of discovery work? So not just scutwork that the pros with billion dollars instruments like CERN or Hubble indulgently farm out.6834200
Patrick@pastarita27·Jun 26, 2021Replying to @vgrMore Product Specific: This thing has atleast $150,000 of 1980s scientific instruments’ capabilities on one boardamazon.comAnalog Discovery 2: 100MS/s USB Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer and Variable Power SupplyDigilent Analog Discovery 2 is a USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixed-signal circuits of all kinds. Developed in...3323
Patrick@pastarita27·Jun 26, 2021Replying to @pastarita27 and @vgrIt is literally 13 instruments in one- quite surprising how little this is talked about14
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @pastarita27Yeah I was shocked to learn I could buy a $100 oscilloscope5:53 AM · Jun 26, 2021