We’ve been excitedly following Aleksa Bjelogrlic’s open source hardware high-performance oscilloscope project and are very happy to see it has already shot way past its funding goal on Crowd Supply:
ThunderScope
A new type of oscilloscope that’s fast, flexible, and completely open
ThunderScope packs the power of expensive, bulky high-end oscilloscopes into a portable and affordable package. While traditional scopes are limited by their built-in processing capabilities and cramped user interfaces, ThunderScope is designed to stream the complete 1 GS/s of sample data in real time to your computer for processing and analysis. ThunderScope’s fast connections (via Thunderbolt, USB 4, and PCI Express) and unique software-defined architecture allows it to be used for everything from simple measurements to complex protocol analysis.
ThunderScope is a re-imagining of how test equipment is designed and used. The hardware focuses on the most important aspect of an oscilloscope – the analog frontend. Traditional scopes have to split their budget between the analog frontend and support components such as a small screen, underpowered microprocessor, and large chassis. ThunderScope takes a different approach: A no-compromises analog frontend that connects to your computer over the fastest available interfaces. Unlike any other scope that handles processing on device, this change in approach allows ThunderScope to use your computer to its fullest potential. This makes ThunderScope the only scope that will get better every time you upgrade your computer.
In this episode of the Teardown Sessions, Crowd Supply’s Helen Leigh celebrates the launch of the Thunderscope oscilloscope with Aleksa Bjelogrlic:
OSH Park 