New
Product Press Release
For Immediate Release – January 7, 2009
New USB Scope Adapter - 7 functions in One Compact Unit!
Pittsford, NY: CircuitGear CGR-101™
is a unique new, low-cost PC-based instrument which provides the features of
seven devices in one USB-powered compact box: 2-channel 10-bit
20MSa/sec
2MHz
oscilloscope, 2-channel spectrum-analyzer, 3
MHz
8-bit arbitrary-waveform/standard-function
generator with 8 digital I/O
lines. It also functions as a Network Analyzer,
a Noise Generator and a PWM
Output source – all for less than $180! What’s more – its’
open-source software runs with Windows, Linux and Mac OS’s!
CircuitGear CGR-101™’s Oscilloscope capability provides a
2-channel 10-bit
-+/-0.25Vp-p
to
+/-25Vp-p
2MHz basic scope, but with sophisticated marker
measurements,
triggering
(normal,
auto, single-shot and pre-trigger)
with
time-base
adjustable from
50ns/division
to
100ms/division.
With a 1k sample/channel data buffer you can even view pre-trigger signals.
CircuitGear CGR-101™’s
2-channel
FFT Spectrum
Analyzer
feature offers marker
measurements,
and, when used with the internal signal generator, displays Bode plots and
performs vector network analysis, showing gain and phase values while you
watch.
CircuitGear CGR-101™’s
Signal Generator is an 8-bit 0.1Hz to 3MHz signal source, offering
sine/square/triangle/ramp waveforms, as well as being capable of outputting
arbitrary or preloaded waveforms like ECGs. You can enable the generator,
connect its signal to your circuit and perform measurements with the
oscilloscope and/or spectrum analyzer. The generator can also be set to
function as a white noise source. A slider-controlled PWM Generator
is also provided, with mark-space ratio clearly displayed.
The included visual interface software, makes control and display of
information very intuitive, and users of bench-top instruments will
immediately feel comfortable with the on-screen controls. The oscilloscope,
generator, and digital I/O are operated from a custom open-source Tcl/Tk
software GUI included with the hardware, which
runs under Windows, Linux, Unix, and Mac operating systems. Because the
software is Open Source, the code can be read and even added to or
customized. CircuitGear CGR-101™ is also LabView™-compatible, and it
can
even be
controlled
by any serial-port-driving
software,
such
as MATLAB® or
Visual
Basic.
Project-based
electronics lab teaching materials
are also available
for use with
CircuitGear CGR-101™. The USB interface allows you to record, output and
print all waveforms or even update the firmware as new features become
available. X-Y
plot, spectrum
analysis, histogram,
waveform
math
functions
Ideal for labs, education, and any engineer’s toolbox, CircuitGear CGR-101™ is available now from stock from Saelig Co.
