https://github.com/kousu/pyscope

A modern software oscilloscope built on scipy and pysoundcard. Plug in leaders to an audio patch cable and watch your circuits live!
https://github.com/kousu/pyscope

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A modern software oscilloscope built on scipy and pysoundcard. Plug in leaders to an audio patch cable and watch your circuits live!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kousu/pyscope
• Owner: kousu
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-12-22T08:19:09.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-12-09T13:03:15.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-04T09:13:08.963Z (29 days ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 9.25 MB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pyscope

A modern software oscilloscope. Plug in leaders to an audio patch cable and watch your circuits live!

[xoscope](http://xoscope.sourceforge.net/) hasn't had a release since 2009,

so this is a remimplentation of it: shorter, in python, and more flexible. That's the end-goal, at least. It will probably languish as a hobby project, but pull requests are welcome!

Built on [SciPy](http://scipy.org) and [PySoundCard](https://github.com/bastibe/PySoundCard/) :)

## Installation

First, clone this repo.

If you can get the dependencies installed on your system, pyscope should run on Windows, Linux, and OS X.

Pyscope is a py3k application, so you need to get SciPy, matplotlib, and PySoundCard installed in their python3 forms.

SciPy/matplotlib are almost certainly available in your distribution's package manager or are available from http://scipy.org,

but PySoundCard might not be. However, it is on pipi and you can install it with "sudo pip install PySoundCard".

## Running

In the directory you have the repo cloned, just run 'pyscope'. You should see something like

![pyscope init](TODO).

Hum at it and you should see something like

![pyscope active](TODO)

If you see the scope but do not get a response, check your volume settings.

To use pyscope to test electronics, you will need to build an 1/8th" TRS probe pair, using, for example,

[these instructions](http://www.yann.com/en/diy-turn-your-gnulinux-computer-into-a-free-oscilloscope-29/09/2010.html).

Be careful though! Running experimental circuitry direct into your computer might not be advised.

Find someone with the skills to make you a voltage limiter.

Does not yet support the ability to choose which soundcard to listen on, but that is in the works.