Picoscope make the cheapest 16-bit scopes around (USD 1000), the 16-bit stuff from Tektronix is a lot more expensive (USD 31000 - that's right I didn't accidentally add an extra zero, it's x30 the price). I would recommend using the Picoscope and use Python's easy c bindings to call the Picoscope library functions to do what you want.
Cheers, Andy On 7 March 2017 at 22:59, Remy Muller <muller.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to invest into an USB oscilloscope. > > The main purpose is in analog data acquisition and instrumentation. Since > the main purpose is audio, bandwidth is not really an issue, most models > seem to provide 20MHz or much more and I'm mostly interested in analog > inputs, not logical ones. > > Ideally I'd like to have > > - Mac, Windows and Linux support > > - 4 channels or more > > - 16-bit ADC > > - up to 20V > > - general purpose output generator* > > - a scripting API (python preferred) > > * I have been told that most oscilloscopes have either no or limited output, > and that I'd rather use a soundcard for generating dedicated test audio > signals, synchronizing the oscilloscope acquisition using the soundcard's > word-clock. However not having to deal with multiple drivers and clock > synchronization would be more than welcome. > > A friend of mine recommended using Picoscope which seems well supported, has > a strong user community but no official support for python AFAIK. > > https://www.picotech.com/oscilloscope/5000/flexible-resolution-oscilloscope > > I also found about bitscope http://www.bitscope.com which looks more > oriented toward the casual hacker/maker, seems more open-ended and has > python support, much cheaper too. > > What about the traditional oscilloscope companies like Tektronix, Rigol ? > > Has anyone experience with any of those? or any other reference to > recommend? > > > _______________________________________________ > dupswapdrop: music-dsp mailing list > music-dsp@music.columbia.edu > https://lists.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > _______________________________________________ dupswapdrop: music-dsp mailing list music-dsp@music.columbia.edu https://lists.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp