[AussieWog93]

I have designed and commercially released an open source (USB) oscilloscope.

There is absolutely no reason you can't just add more RAM (and a memory controller), or even add user upgradeable memory. If the big players don't do it, a newcomer will and they'll fall further behind the curve.

[BugWatch]

Could you provide more information, please? Thanks.

[AussieWog93]

I'm not quite sure what you mean.

There is no technical barrier that prevents an oscilloscope manufacturer from adding a DRAM controller to their designs, either via an IC or as an IP core in their main FPGA.

The cost would be relatively low, too, and long traces are extremely useful especially for beginners.

Market forces will work to make this a reality.

[gsich]

He probably wants a link to your scope.

[AussieWog93]

Oh yeah, that was dumb of me.

https://espotek.com/labrador

Doesn't have an on-board DRAM controller, but I did look into the feasibility of it early on. In the end, I decided it was easier to just use the memory of the attached PC. Can record 10s of continuous data without dropping a single sample.

[gsich]

Thanks!