Im thinking about 70mhz version and upgrading it to 200mhz, I dont mind the rework as long as it can be done with an iron. Would you say paying for the b model is a waste of money? Is the scope to slow when using the deeper memory past the P models?
The B is okay. Gets wasteful when you add the M.
Everything is slower than expected, but it's a "bargain" scope.
Secondly and this is my biggest fear, does the scopes front end have any issues or have the been fixed? How about the constant lock ups? After watching Daves video it somewhat scared me away. Although I know there has been plenty of firmware releases since then.
Seems pretty stable, but mine is the most recent release of the 5102. Locks up only when "user" is careless and goes beyond the scan memory limit, which changes depending on the function.
Software doesn't prevent it, but might in the next upgrade if they do their job.
Lastly is there a way to hack some type of pass fail trigger even if its through USB? I would like to write scripts to integrate with my saeleae logic analyzer?
I'm sure you could read from the unit via a script and make something work.
Personally, I'd just solder in a header and add the internal LA board if I needed that.
At this time, I use independent ZeroPlus LAs and nothing integrated. I find it much more reliable to use a scope as a scope, and LAs as LAs without anything interconnected other than trigger inputs and probes.
-Decker