Digilent Instrumentation Family
Professional Electronics, without the constraints of a lab.
Start engineering on your schedule with Digilent Instrumentation. Modern engineers have to
balance dynamic work environments without sacrificing technical standards. From troubleshooting
on the production line, to viewing a few signals on the way to a business meeting, to jet-setting to
a customer location; engineering problems can happen anywhere. With the perfect balance
between portability and performance, our tools are designed to fit any work style.
Our Instrumentation hardware comes with WaveForms 2015, an industry ready software toolset.
WaveForms 2015 was designed with the user in mind, providing a professional user interface with
the option to customize to your needs. With one quick download and installation, it detects and
customizes its tools and user interface to the instrumentation device connected. With Mac, Linux,
and Windows compatibility, WaveForms 2015 and Digilent instrumentation can turn any computer
into a versatile portable benchtop.
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Digilent Instrumentation Family Comparison Table
Analog Discovery 2
Digital Discovery
Electronics Explorer
OpenScope
(Kickstarter)
WaveForms
Compatibility
Mac,
Windows,
Linux with
WaveForms 2015
Mac, Windows, Linux
with WaveForms 2015
Mac, Windows, Linux with
WaveForms 2015
Chrome, Safari,
Firefox, and Edge
Browsers with
WaveForms Live
Oscilloscope
2 channel,
14 bit, 100MS/s,
30Mz+ bandwidth,
+-25V differential
NA
4 channel, 10 bit, 40MS/s,
100MHz, +-20V
2 channel, 12 bit,
6.25MS/s, 2MHz, +20V
Waveform
Generator
2 channel, 14 bit,
100MS/s, 12MHz+
bandwidth, +-5V
NA
2 channel, 14 bit, 40MS/s,
20MHz, +-10V
1 channel, 10 bit,
10MS/s, 1MHz+
bandwidth, +-3V
Network
Analyzer
1Hz to 10MHz, Bode,
Nyquist, and Nichols
plots
NA
1mHz to 4MHz, Bode,
Nyquist, and Nichols plots
NA
Spectrum
Analyzer
2 channel, noise
floor, SFDR, SNR, THD,
Harmonic
measurements, and
More
NA
2 channel, noise floor,
SFDR, SNR, THD, Harmonic
measurements and more
NA
Voltmeter
2 channel, +-25V
NA
4 channel, +-20V
NA
Data Logger
Logging DC, True
RMS, DC RMS, and
math functions
NA
Logging DC, True RMS, DC
RMS, and math functions
NA
16 channel, 100MS/s, Up to 32 channel, up
3.3V CMOS, and 1.8V to 800MS/s, 1.2V to
or 5V tolerant
3.3V CMOS
32 channels, 100MS/s,
3.3V CMOS
10 channel, 50MS/s,
3.3V CMOS
Pattern
Generator
16 channel,100MS/s,
3.3V CMOS
16 channel, 100MS/s,
1.2V to 3.3V CMOS
32 channels, 100MS/s,
3.3V CMOS
NA
Digital IO
16 channel, virtual
buttons, switches,
LEDs, 7-seg, progress
bar, slider
24 channel, virtual
buttons, switches,
LEDs, 7-seg, progress
bar, slider
32 channels, virtual
buttons, switches, LEDs, 7seg, progress bar, slider
10 channel, shared
with LA, 4 LEDs, 1 BTN
Power
Supplies
(-) channel 0 to -5V,
(+) channel 0 to 5V,
500mW via USB, 2.1W
via Aux supply, up to
700mA per channel
4 channel, 1.2V to
3.3V, up to 100mA,
programmable
voltage and
threshold
2 reference voltage
supplies with 10mA, 1
3.3/5V up to 2A supply, (+)
channel 0 to 9V at 1.5A, (-)
channel 0 to -9V at 1.5A
2 channel +-4V, 50
mA per channel
UART, SPI, I2C, more
protocols in the Logic
Analyzer
NA
Logic Analyzer
Protocol
Analyzer
UART, SPI, I2C, more
UART, SPI, I2C, more
protocols in the Logic protocols in the Logic
Analyzer
Analyzer
Script Editor
JavaScript Interface
JavaScript Interface
JavaScript Interface
NA
Triggers
2
2
4
NA
Customizability
WaveForms SDK
available for Custom
Applications
WaveForms SDK
available for Custom
Applications
WaveForms SDK available
for Custom Applications
Open source
Hardware and
Software
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