Saelig Offers PS2000 Series and SPI Xpress

By DE Editors

In the PS 2000 series of scope adapters offered by Saelig Co. Inc. (Pittsford, NY), capabilities of the oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, and arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) are combined in a small (3.9-in. x 5.3-in. x 1.8-in.) rugged PC-powered housing that weighs less than 8 oz.

The palm-sized PS2000 adapters offer two scope channels and a built-in signal generator that can produce standard library-stored waveforms, but they can also output user-defined waveforms using a powerful built-in arbitrary waveform generator (AWG).

Powered either from a PC or from an external power supply, PS2000 series adapters use USB2.0’s full bandwidth (480Mbps) for rapid screen update without compromising accuracy or detail. PS2000 series adapters offer bandwidths from 5 to 25MHz,  sampling rates up from 40MSps to 200MSps, and buffer sizes from 8 to 16Ksamples. Windows software provided with the PS2200 series is powerful yet easy to operate. Made by Pico Technology, a European oscilloscope adapter manufacturer,  PS2203/4/5 scope adapters include carry case and two probes and start at $298.

In another offering from Saelig, the USB-based SPI Analyzer can check out 3-wire buses. The PC-controlled SPI Xpress is a high-speed SPI (serial peripheral interface) exerciser/analyzer for debug, analysis, and testing of chips and electronic boards. It works not only for standard SPI-protocol interfaces but also many other serial interfaces that vary from the SPI standard, including 3-wire interfaces with bidirectional data line — all at up to 50Mbps data rate. SPI Xpress is delivered with 8PI Control Panel control software that features an SPI application with GUI, integrated waveform viewer, scripting TCL/tk interface, and direct C/C++ DLL access.

Powered either from the USB bus or from an external power supply, SPI Xpress is a versatile 3- and 4-wire SPI exerciser/analyzer that uses a USB 2.0 high-speed interface. SPI Xpress is supplied with accessories and control software (MS Windows) including a GUI, a waveform viewer, scripting TCL/tk interface and direct C/C++ DLL access. Applications include both in-lab development and onsite, and after-installation servicing is offered.

Made in Europe by Byte Paradigm, SPI Xpress is available at $699.00 from Saelig Co. Inc. For further details on either product, please go to Saelig Co. Inc.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.