Specs:
- 16384 point memory depth
- 4 ranges 1V, 2V, 5V, 10V, all full scale
- rising edge and falling edge trigger
- 7MHz bandwidth
- 62.5MS/s
- Single Channel
Example Waveforms:
Here are some example waveforms captured with the NS1:


Triggering
The system has two triggering modes, force trigger and normal trigger. Force trigger starts the capture when the trigger is initiated, whereas normal trigger waits for a trigger edge event before starting the capture. With normal trigger mode, the trigger event is recorded at the center of the capture. Normal trigger is achieved with a comparator and a settable trigger voltage as shown below:
Gain and Attenuation Settings
There are two attenuator settings and two gain settings. These are what scale the input signal to create the four possible ranges:
Voltpeek Software
Voltpeek is the software written to control and display the data that is sampled using NS1. Unlike other PC based oscilloscope software, Voltpeek is a command based UI. This is done because click and drag based UIs can be extremely annoying when they are controlling complicated processes. Voltpeek has a similar user interface to Vim. Different commands control the system, and the software can be put in adjustment mode. Adjustment mode is used to adjust the scales, cursors, and trigger level using the h
, j
, k
, and l
keys.