Best Cheap knockoff Logic Analyzer - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: LootMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2020, 11:08:37 pm
content: I am looking for a cheap portable USB logic analyzer with good "american" software...I have paid enough this year in test equipment and feeling covid pinch.Can somebody point me to the cheapest working solution?Thank you.

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2020, 11:51:05 pm
content: Bus pirate is one way of doing it. The Digilent digital discovery is a more expensive low-end device, that probably comes with a good software. I havent tried this one, but the company is professional. And there are a bunch of Saleaeaeee clones, that cost like 5 bucks from China.

author: LootMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2020, 11:56:09 pm
content: Yeah I know... Of those crappy things wich one is the "best bang" and fastest.I dont need 16 channels.I am just confused by all the offerings... Looking for a "la creme de la creme".I came to ask this for oscilloscope but its alot simpler...

author: oPossum
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2020, 12:10:04 am
content: Search eBay or Ali for something that looks like the attached picture.Works with Sigrok Pulseview.https://sigrok.org/https://sigrok.org/wiki/PulseView

author: radiolistener
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2020, 01:31:38 am
content: I'm using this one:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32851287266.html16 channels @ 12 MHz or 8 channels @ 24 MHzSoftware sigrok:https://sigrok.org/wiki/Lcsoft_Mini_Board

author: LootMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2020, 05:41:23 am
content: They are no good logic analyzers for cheaphttps://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/DreamSourceLab-DSLogic-Analyseur-d%C3%A9chantillonnage-interface/dp/B08HRLT8KF/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_fr_CA=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=dslogic&qid=1606869639&sr=8-2here is what I am gettingDSLogic pro 16Basically a non-cheap chinese version of salae, and I cant find a 2nd hand salae pro on ebay for cheap.I have nothing against chinese gear actually, its ALL GOOD TO ME.

author: ElectronMan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2020, 12:36:59 pm
content: I've got a ZeroPlus Logic Pro. The hardware is decent and pretty good capability, but the software is absolutely terrible. Buggy and frustrating to use (it likes to frequently reset your setup when you change simple things like sample rate, and crashes a lot).If I get time I might try to build some integration for sigrok to support the device. It is a shame when a good product is held back by buggy software.

author: tombi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2020, 01:33:28 am
content: I’ve been looking for a logic analyzer also. I haven’t bought one yet but another that caught my attention is the Hantek 4032l - also 400MHz and says it has 2GB of capture. I think it works with sigrok also.https://sigrok.org/wiki/Hantek_4032LThey are about $220AUD on Banggood

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2020, 07:37:05 am
content: Quote from: tombi on December 03, 2020, 01:33:28 amHave used one of those, they're umm, ok.Work better than the Saleae clones, bit flaky in SIGROK, wouldn't play nice under Win 10 (could have been SIGROK) and manufacturer software/firmware support seemed to have stopped a few years ago when I looked so spend a bit of time checking that out before committing.

author: Pinkus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2020, 03:33:27 pm
content: Let me throw in the Intronix Logicport. Hardware and nice software made in USA, good support. Samples up to 200 / 500 Mhz.The only drawback: with its small 34x2K memory it is outdated, however it comes with an incredible hardware compression which helps a lot. Due to the sophisticated multi-stage trigger mechanism and the compression, the low memory is often not a problem. Though for extensive protocol analysis the memory is too small and you better look somewhere else.