GaGe CompuScope PCI scope card 2CH, 2GS/s, 2MS, 8bit - Page 1
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author: dzseki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2019, 11:41:11 am
content: I have this Scope card up for saleGaGe Applied CompuScope CS82G-2MThis is a 2 channel PC based data acquisition (oscilloscope) card, it occupies one (rather long) PCI slot.Key parameters:- 2 channel, each:. AC-DC-50 Ohm input (+/- 100mV-10VFS @1MOhm; +/-200mV-4VFS @50 Ohm)- 8 bit resolution (software interpolation up to 16 bits at the expense of sampling rate)- 1GS/s sampling when both channel used (2GS/s interleaved)- 2M sample memory (shared between channels)- Analog bandwidth varies between 150-400 MHz depending on input gain and coupling- Ext. trig input- „A Tektronix Technology Company” -whatever that meansComes with original software CD (in fact a factory written CD-R that is somewhat worn by now, and difficult to read by some CD-ROMs as I’ve found), a USB-key with all the contents of the CD and some other goodies I gathered for this stuff. Manuals for the software (physical book format). The factory software is quite usable I have to say, eg. it can perform FFT up to 2Mpoints (memory length), and has a lot of math capabilities.It is important to note that GaGe stopped supporting this hardware beyondWindows XP!It is hard to determine its price knowing it only supports obsolete OS, but on the other hand the HW part is still quite capable for what it is. When new it was more than 7500€, on ebay the prices are also insane for some reason, I’d let this go for 275€...Shipping from EU

author: toastedcrumpets
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2019, 01:24:22 pm
content: Given its PCI you're kind of limited to older computers anyway. I'm not interested in this item, but at 275 euro with 1.3GHz frontend bandwidth, this could be a really nice scope for someone who doesn't mind making a XP box for it!

author: dzseki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2019, 01:41:11 pm
content: Thanks! Just to be clear this is not the 1GHz version, this does only 150MHz-400MHz (depending on input settings), but so can I negotiate the price. I think Win XP is not that „far” still, it is possible to build a multiboot system that can also run even windows 10 at a decent speed.

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2019, 07:57:21 pm
content: is there any support for linux?

author: dzseki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2019, 07:58:48 pm
content: Quote from: legacy on January 27, 2019, 07:57:21 pmI don't think so, sorry.

author: dzseki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2019, 08:08:27 am
content: Bump!New price: 200€

author: brain_recall
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 04, 2024, 11:22:19 am
content: Hi dzseki, this is a long-shot as this post is quite old, but it seems to be the only one I can find of a working 82G.I recently just acquired one, but unfortunately it did not come with any software. Is there any chance you can provide the drivers, software, or perhaps the entire CD you have? Maybe to someplace like the Internet Archive?I can't seem to get a hold of any working combination of drivers and software for this card. I'd hate to scrap it just because of that.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2024, 01:48:00 pm
content: have you sent a pm to him

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2024, 02:22:23 pm
content: It looks like you could get the lite version here, but you have to create an account which I refuse.https://neurotech.net/gagescope-software-lite.htmlNot sure if that version will support the card of course.Gage-applied seems to be gone but is redirected to Viltrek, they supposedly can send you an email with the download link after filling in this form:https://vitrek.com/gage/support/gagescope-download/

author: dzseki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2024, 08:37:46 pm
content: Quote from: coromonadalix on November 04, 2024, 01:48:00 pmInstead, I've sent a PM to himI happen to have everything that is needed to make that card operable (just saying out loud if anyone else is curious).