Old USB Scope;  EasyScope 'Swordfish’ - Page 1
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author: StuartA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 05:27:52 am
content: Sometime in the early 2000’s, the US company EasyScope produced a USB scope /data-logger which they called 'Swordfish' (it was in a plastic enclosure shaped like a fish!). I think it was quite a good product for its time, but it was fairly rare here in the UK.I do occasionally still use my Swordfish, but I need to hook it up to an alternative PC to the one I have been using (runs Win XP). Unfortunately, the USB drive I have with the installation software may have been corrupted and now fails to install properly (missing dll files).Is there anyone out there who can help me out with software? I think that Easyscope was acquired by “Connective Peripherals” and I contacted them, but got no reply.Thanks in anticipation.

author: ADT123
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 06:11:30 am
content: Try here for the downloadhttps://connectiveperipherals.com/collections/usb-instruments/products/usb-oscilloscope

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 10:03:47 am
content: Quote from: StuartA on December 26, 2021, 05:27:52 amPics, or it didn't happen.

author: StuartA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 10:20:49 am
content: Quote from: ADT123 on December 26, 2021, 06:11:30 amThanks for taking me back to their website; I did visit it but it does not have any legacy files for the older products. However, I suppose it might be worth downloading the one setup file they currently offer; it's only going to take 5 minutes to try it!Pico; I also have an old 2000 series Picoscope, from about the same period as the Swordfish. The one feature the latter had over the Pico was an FT function, effectively, a spectrum analyser over its limited bandwidth, but it was just a single channel whereas the Pico was dual channel.Picture attached

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 11:45:32 am
content: The Swordfish was made by “USB-Instruments”I had a quick look on the Wayback machine and they did offer the software and user manual for download. I have not checked the various captures from 2006 onwards for a capture of the software but you may get lucky ?https://web.archive.org/web/20070122234928/http://www.usb-instruments.com/soft_scope2_sword.htmlFraser

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 11:57:31 am
content: It was also sold as the Penscope by Meilhause. It may be worth searching their site with Wayback machine for the software.https://www.conrad.nl/p/meilhaus-electronic-penscope-ps40m10-1-stuks-121529They still sell the Pocketscope and offer the software download for the range.https://www.meilhaus.de/en/pocketscope+ds60m10.htmFraser

author: StuartA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2021, 11:54:57 pm
content: Many thanks for that info Fraser; I will follow that up and report back

author: StuartA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2021, 10:02:32 pm
content: Not having much luck here. The instrument I have is the PS40M10 scope, and perhaps I should have referred to that model number rather than 'Swordfish' when I started the thread, as it's clear now that it was sold by the number of different companies, who may have used alternate names, but retained that number. Searching the various site suggested, I cannot find the setup software.I have downloaded the software for the later model (ds60m10), and it is clearly from the same family, the software is very similar, but I cannot get to connect with the 40M10.Stu

author: graybeard
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2021, 12:15:27 am
content: I have an usb-instruemts DS1M12. You can finda copy of the software on my web site.I have an old windows 3.1 Asus netbook that it works with. I have never tried to run the software on a newer OS.Chris

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2021, 03:17:42 pm
content: I found a picture of this. Itisquite fishy...