Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in your pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment. If you dont have an analog discovery 2 yet you can still download waveforms 2015 and run it in demo mode, to get a feel for the tools. Analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in a pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment, providing engineering students, hobbyists, and electronics enthusiasts the freedom to work with. In the device calibration window the first tab you will see is the calibrate tab. Digilent plugin for xilinx tools download only zynq sdsoc development voucher.
Special thanks to digilent for providing an analog discovery 2 for use with this article. Waveforms comes with the waveforms software development kit and builtin. Makers and hobbyists can debug embedded systems, electronics, robotics. If you want to skip straight to unboxing, thats in step 4. In the main window, click the button in the status bar to show this information. The analog and digital inputs and outputs can be connected to a circuit using simple wire probes to connect and utilize the inputs and outputs.
I know i will probably have to upgrade sooner or later to a better scope but money is an issue at present. Waveforms provides a user interface for a 2channel oscilloscope, logic analyzer, arbitrary waveform generator, digital io, and more. The waveforms main window welcome tab shown above has buttons for each. Open the first device, configure analog in and read single sample. It seamlessly connects to our usb portable oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and function generator products such the analog discovery 2 and analog discovery studio, the digital discovery, and the electronics explorer board, with full windows, mac os x, and linux support. Multiplatform integrated development environment download only serial flash utility download only retired digilent avr device programmer download only. The small, portable and lowcost analog discovery figure 1 was created so that engineering students could work with analog and digital circuits anytime, anywhere. Digilent analog discovery usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer, function generator, power supply.
Digilent analog discovery 1gen with labview free software. Open windows device manager then connect the device and wait up to one minute. I was getting device configuration failed pll 1 error. Variable power supplies give users the flexibility to power a variety of projects, from 5v to 5v. The digilent analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds. Kaitlyn has written a series of blog posts about the analog discovery 2. Analog discoverytm, analog discovery 2tm, digital discoverytm, and electronics. Plug the analog discovery into one of your pcs usb port. Those of you who have been using the analog discovery for a quite a while may remember the analog discovery quickstart series on our youtube channel. Acquire and analyze data from digilent analog discovery. As i work with it ill post thing here in case anyone else is interested in getting one so that you wont have to make as blind a purchase as i did. When i somehow sometimes manage to get through the configuration phase, waveforms simply tells me that the analog discovery has stopped working due to an overcurrent condition even though i. It is important you plug the analog discovery into your pcs usb port before you proceed to the next step. Plug in your analog discovery 2, so that it shows up in the device manager.
The analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer and power supply is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds. When no instrument is running, the device power consumption is around 2 watts 400ma. With the waveform generator and oscilloscope pins connected as above, set frequency sweep parameters as desired, and click run on the front panel to see the frequency of the waveform vary as specified. This standard api supports analog discovery, analog discovery ii, and the electronics explorer, and it includes mso vis to set up measurements and acquire data from mixedsignal oscilloscopes, fgen vis to output waveforms with the function generator, dig vis for reading and writing. Starting with the analog discovery digilent documentation. Im thinking the extra functions that the analog discovery offers would give it the edge but any opinion would be deeply appreciated. Data acquisition toolbox support package for digilent analog. Digilent digital discovery is a portable logic analyzer and digital pattern generator instrument. Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, analog discovery 2 is small.
Ni multisim student edition circuit design and simulation software 14. This is the software that runs the analog discovery 2. Franz walks through the process of installing waveforms2015 on a windows m. The digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog. For more information on the differences between analog discovery and analog discovery 2, please visit our resource center. This series features tim hanshaw walking through how to use the analog discovery and its associated waveforms software. The analog discovery 2 is a multiinstrument test and measurement device that enables engineers to measure, visualize, simulate, and analyze mixed signal circuits of all kinds. When i somehow sometimes manage to get through the configuration phase, waveforms simply tells me that the analog discovery has stopped working due to an overcurrent condition even though i havent connected it to anything at all. Analog devices adisimpll software was used for designing the. The analog discoverys system monitor displays the voltage, current, and temperature.
Driven by the free waveforms 2015 mac, linux and windows compatible software, analog discovery 2 can be configured to work as any one of several traditional instruments. The analog discovery 2 is a multiinstrument test and measurement device that. Digilents analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds. The digital discovery highspeed adapter and impedancematched probes can be used for the io connection of the advanced projects. In the settings menu on the menu bar, click on device manager to open the device. Analog discovery usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer and more.
With digilents analog discovery 2 bnc adapter and scope probes, professional or experienced engineers can access the full 30 mhz bandwidth oscilloscope and 12 mhz bandwidth waveform generator analog discovery 2 analog discovery 2 is the allinone instrument with the performance required for real engineering challenges. For professors and course instructors, the kit comes with downloadable teaching materials, reference designs, and lab. This api supports analog discovery, analog discovery 2, and the electronics explorer. Using the command line interface, you can read analog input data from oscilloscope channels, generate analog output data for the function. To help ensure that your analog discovery 2 ni edition is connected and. Once you have an instance of waveforms open with your device identified by the software, you are ready to use the many functions of the analog discovery 2 ni edition. Can i test out the analog discovery 2 before buying it. Digilent analog discovery 2 is a multifunction device to measure, visualize, generate, record and control mixed signal circuits. Connect the analog discovery to your pc using a usb cable. Hi, would the digilent analog discovery or a budget oscilloscope be better for a beginner. Waveforms sdk reference manual table of contents amazon s3.
Waveforms is our powerful multiinstrument software application. My latest project involved an attempt to recreate some of the basic features of digilent waveforms in labview. Digilent analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds. Getting started with analog discovery 2 digilent projects. This device connects to a standard usb port and has many builtin functions including an oscilloscope, a logic analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, a function generator, a power supply, and a pattern generator.
The digilent analog discovery design kit, developed in conjunction with analog devices inc. The digilent waveforms toolkit for labview makes it easy to automate your digilent instruments with labview software. I already have an analog discovery, should i upgrade. With a mixed signal, mixed domain oscilloscope, and 16channel logic analyzer and protocol analyzer, the analog discovery 2 provides an entire benchtop of instruments. The images above are screenshots of digilent waveforms running on microsoft windows 7. Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program. If you dont, the analog discovery may not show up in the labforms device drop down list. Waveforms is software developed by digilent and intended for use with the analog discovery 2, analog discovery legacy, the electronics explorer board, and the analog discovery 2 ni edition. Digilent analog discovery 2 australia core electronics. Digilent analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds.
Analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer and. The labview code uses the labview driver for the analog discovery 2, which lets you access the analog scope and waveform generator wavegen functionalities of the. The analog discovery s system monitor displays the voltage, current, and temperature. The digilent analog discovery toolkit for labview makes it easy to automate your digilent instruments with labview software.
My labview vi, called labforms, allows you to connect an analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope to labview. Data acquisition toolbox support package for digilent. We have some great news for all of our analog discovery users. If an analog discovery 2 is the only device connected to the pc, leaving the device field blank will let the vi function properly. It includes analog and digital measurement vis that allow you to specify the number of samples and at what rate you want to acquire. Waveforms, analog discovery 1 and 2, electronics explorer board, digital discovery. The digilent analog discovery is a portable usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer, function generator, power supply and more. First install digilent waveforms software on your pc. Digilent analog discovery support from matlab hardware. The analog discovery that i ordered from digilent arrived today and ive just started playing with it and the free waveforms software that controls it. Stay tuned to the digilent blog for news about upcoming videos highlighting all.
Driven by the free waveforms 2015 mac, linux and windows compatible software, analog discovery 2 can be configured to work as any one of. Waveforms toolkit for labview by digilent national. The digilent analog discovery, developed in conjunction with analog devices inc. Its in the top 3 bestselling oscilloscopes and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as rigol dg81210 or instek gds a series. The kit enables projectbased learning for analog circuit design.
Digilent analog discovery 2 is a very popular option in the middle of the oscilloscopes price range. The digital input and output can be connected to a circuit using simple wire probes or breadboard wires. Click on the voltage icon to open the power supplies instrument. Getting started with labview and analog discovery 2 ni. This means your device can be optimized for individual use cases. Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, analog discovery 2 is. I tried to use the linux package install for debian or ubuntu and it failed. Analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope and logic analyzer. The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in a pocket but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment. After everything was wired, i was able to power the chip using the discovery using the power supply window as captured in figure 2. Getting started with analog discovery 2 ni edition national. Getting started with analog discovery 2 ni edition. The analog discovery 2 provides user selectable configuration. Using the analog discovery 2 in labview digilent inc.
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