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Alternative to Sigrok/Pulseview? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In the past this was the most recommenced FOSS logic analyzer and data-logging software for electronics, but it seems the most recent update was in early 2021, and even the nightly build has been down for months. Are there any good alternatives that are still being actively developed?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There has been commits to pulseview 3 weeks ago and libsigrok 5 weeks ago, so it's still active. Now, its the kind of project that doesn't need frequent updates. What you could expect is new hardware support, and to a lesser extent new protocol decoders. However, the basic principle is that who needs it contributes it, and I wouldn't be surprised if people bought supported hardware instead. ;) Also, hardware generally comes with supporting software, so the need for sigrok/pulseview is less pressing in these cases.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

One commit per month I guess is not technically dead, but it doesn't provide much hope. As for hardware coming with support software, often it's pricey, SaaS, or just limited in annoying ways that FOSS isn't. All of the hardware is several years old which is disappointing. I really want to like the project, but I'd be much more interested in a project with frequent-ish updates