Ben Heck’s Raspberry Pi Bitscope Mod Episode -- Episode 223

Now that the build files are available, I loaded the Main Casing.stl from Github into Cura, but it loads with dimensions of 7.6x1.1x4.4mm - is the STL in a wrong scaling? What dimensions should this part have?

Any updates on when the build files for the case will be uploaded?

Very nice project. I always wanted a scope, this would be a good project to build and learn. Thanks for the excellent information.

Awesome, I love the nice design and that touchscreen. I'm an electronics student, now in my first year bachelor, maybe going for a master. I love electronics, and I don't have a scope, they are too damn expensive . I would love to have that one, but hey how small are the chances, lett alone shipping that to Belgium. I'm a long time fan, just like a lot of other people here. I may not be active on this forum but I am on YT. Well, I hope you read this. Have a nice day

I really like this build, as I have had my eye on the bitScope for some time now.

I think, however, you missed a great chance to make this a truly portable O-scope. If you made a slight modification you could add a Li-ion battery to the case, and have the power cable go to a board to charge the Li-ion and run the Pi. This would make the unit so much more useable.

1. Imagine teaching new learners how to use a scope, say in a classroom. No need for long cords or plugs. Add in the touch screen capability and this is a great scope.

2. What about robots? I can't tell you how many times I've had to pack up a robot and take it home when I could have had a portable scope and done troubleshooting in the field. (Not that I have a scope at home. At this point I have to beg a friend of mine to take it to the local university and send me screenshots.)

3. Or how about stuff around the house or in remote locations? I've got a friend with a boat who has a bunch of stuff rigged to text home via a SMS shield. We have wished for a portable scope that would allow us to troubleshoot issues in drydock.

If I had this setup, the first thing I would do is to upgrade it, hack it, to be portable. Then I would use it to debug my open source projects, and especially my robots out in the field.

Sometimes it takes a while for the build files to get updated. Keep checking back, we should have them posted in the next few weeks.

Ben, et al- Do you plan to make your 3d printed case design available? I looked under the "Ben's build kit" tab and there is not an entry for episode 223 (yet?)

Very Interesting Ben would really be Useful to Reverse Engineer some RC Heli and Cars form making new RF Controller and a lot more RF Projects will be done with this and the Cat exerciser i mod to be Solar in a Water Sealed case & 2 months ago the cat exerciser stop Working i need to Find what wrong with it 

Thanks for the entertaining videos.  I can't really find where you say to post what you would do with this scope, so I am posting it here?  I am an official old fart who began his electronic hobby taking apart old tube television sets when I was a boy, back in the early 1960's.  The first thing I learned was what NOT to touch, an old junkman who gave me old sets showed me that wire on the tv picture tube to stay away from, and I can honestly say I never discharged a tube through myself. At any rate, my interest took me into the US Army back i n 70 when the recruiter told me he could get me into radios and telephone systems.  I ended up in the jungle in Vietnam stringing field wire through the trees.  When I got back to the States, I discovered that the officer corps took advantage of those of us in Communications to repair their old tube TV sets, so we set up a small shop in the commo shed and took care of those, all the time learning more and more about electronics.  When I got out of the Army some 8 years later, I gave up on my hobby pretty much, still fixing a neighbors TV or an old radio on occasion but my main interest was in my new career as a police officer. Well in '93 an accident pulled the badge pin for ever, and as I was healing up, I picked up a Commodore 128, and again fell in love with electricity,  but this time it was digital. Since then I have been fixing computers both laptops, and desktops for neighbors, and for a long time, I  was the only one in a small town in South Dakota who could fix the infernal machines, so I was called to businesses, hospitals and the lot.  At last a couple of repair men came to town, and much to my relief the phone stopped it's ringing. So anyhow, when Winter was approaching us in SD where it is bitter cold, and my wife, who suffers from a lung ailment was getting worse every day, we decided to flee the cold and headed down to Topock Arizona, where we are now enjoying the sun, the dry air, and the copious amounts of wind. I took along my Raspberry Pi, a few arduinos some touch screens and a few home built power packs, some powerful LEDs for night fun, and my home built sound card scope that does work for some things, but is really just a toy when you get down to it.  I keep playing with electronics, and try to learn a bit more every day, so that neat little desktop scope would be just ideal in our old motor home, when the wind keeps us indoors and the broken TV antenna refuses to bring in the needed entertainment.

Nice work! We would love to have this at our Makerspace. We have a ton of projects going on all the time. One member is inventing a light control system using PWM input from a remote control receiver. Right now we don't have an oscilloscope at all! Can you post the 3D printed files?