[Test-Equipment] XY recorder

[Marco Bruno]

At 02.15 24/08/02, you wrote:
>I have several pieces of equipment, which provide an output to a XY 
>recorder.  I do not particularly want to get a xy recorder due to space 
>restrictions and the problem of getting plotting pens.  I wonder whether 
>anyone is aware of a PC card and corresponding software, which would allow 
>the output to be printed through a PC and the printer connected to it.
>
>Chris van Lint
Hi Chris,

many cheap PC digital 'scopes support X-Y mode of operation, or have an 
"event recorder" mode in which the inpus signal is sampled quite slowly 
(typically at 50sample/s max) and set to PC for storage, so that the record 
lenght is not a problem. In this case the output file is a .TXT and may be 
read (and plotted) with Excel.

One for all: Velleman PCS500 or PCS100. They are external scopes interfaced 
to the parallel port. Probably other brand do similar things.

73 - Marco IK1ODO

Torino, Italy

(to Gianfranco, ciao!)