Hi Adafruit DIYers,
Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on lately : WaveWatch, a soundcard oscilloscope 100% made with Processing.
Demonstration video on Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/banson/wavewatchdemo
It’s got all the features you’d expect from a standard scope,
- dual channel,
- configurable Triggering (single/Auto),
- time and voltage measurement,
- frequency calculation,
- markers with delta calculation
- voltage calibration
All you need is your computer soundcard, and Processing. It also includes a Waveform generator, WaveMake, also made with Processing.
Project detailed documentation : http://www.banson.fr/wiki/doku.php?id=wavewatch
Download (GiHub repo) : https://github.com/bansonfr/WaveWatch
Project Background:
As a DIY audio maker, I was a fellow user of C.Zeitnitz’s Soundscope and the Zelscope software. Those are very good at their job and offer rich features, but suffer from several drawbacks, like a rough non-responsive GUI and Windows-only tools (Not to mention that they're paid proprietary tools).
WaveWatch development started one year ago with the goal to have a cross platform scope with basic measurement features running on both my workbench Linux PC and my home office personal computer. What began as a “filling-the-holes-rush-project” to empower my workbench PC ended up in a full featured oscilloscope that I use on a daily basis on all my audio projects.
I had in mind to focus on simplicity and efficiency, with mouse responsive GUI combined with handy keyboard shortcuts : when you need to perform an action, like moving a channel or calculating stuff, you’re always one click / keyboard stroke away from your result. It’s been proven to be very handy, I love it, and hope you will too.
Wavewatch - Soundcard oscilloscope and waveform generator
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Re: Wavewatch - Soundcard oscilloscope and waveform generato
Looks good! Thank you for posting.
- d4p0up
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Re: Wavewatch - Soundcard oscilloscope and waveform generato
Hi again and thank you Mike,
A few words to say that version 1.3 has just dropped, which brings double screen width display with a matured, more intuitive UI. Looks pretty now, and still very useful.
Updated demo video is being uploaded on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/127972979, download still available at Gihub - https://github.com/bansonfr/WaveWatch
A few words to say that version 1.3 has just dropped, which brings double screen width display with a matured, more intuitive UI. Looks pretty now, and still very useful.
Updated demo video is being uploaded on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/127972979, download still available at Gihub - https://github.com/bansonfr/WaveWatch
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Re: Wavewatch - Soundcard oscilloscope and waveform generato
Very cool! Will it work with the on-motherboard sound "cards" that most machines have, or is a separate, dedicated card required?
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