Very disappointing
On iOS you only get one partial channel, sometimes as a row, sometimes as a column, apparently related to time base, but no explanation of why the difference, even in the pdf manual. And if you delete all the files (there is no way to force a new one - that seems to be random), it generally fails to create another one next time you try to start the logger.
On the Mac app it uses your iCloud/Documents directory, and shows you all the files in there. And you can’t scroll - it will only advance one file at a time through a view of three files. And if you do, finally, find the log file, the only option is to email it, and if you select that it gives an error that mail is not set up, even when it is. You can’t scroll on the help (i) screens either, so you can only read the top of them.
I’m very surprised at the catastrophically poor standard of these apps. The 204x is on its way back to Amazon.
Really impressive app
Response from developer
Appreciate the love. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences from the lab.
HomeTech
Response from developer
:) This makes us smile. Thank you for your kind words.
Compact and Handy
Response from developer
Glad to give your iPad another job. And we love that you're finding more uses for your scope. Guessing it comes with you wherever you go. Wonder if that also means you're now more productive in all the jobs your wife might ask of u? Come to think of it, that might be a different discussion altogether :)
Great pocket oscilloscope
True, it doesn't compare to my tek scope, but I leave it in my work bag so I always have it and that's kind of the point.
For all those who complain that isn't a free oscilloscope, read the website. This is the software to support the hardware you buy. You don't get a free tv with Samsung remote apps. Same thing
Response from developer
Love that you've been using the scope for years. Oscium recently has come out with a newer (and faster) version of the scope you're using. Try: iMSO-204x. It's got some extra horsepower...
Stinks
A little quirky but excellent
Response from developer
Wonder if we've sorted all the bugs you've mentioned. Ping us with specific feedback at support@oscium.com if there's anything else we can do to improve. Thank you for the five star review. We know we can always improve and with your help, we will.
Great Little Scope
An iPad screen is great for kitchen table projects, but the small iPhone screen is perfect for everything else.
The menus are easy to navigate and there seem to be a lot of features that you would expect only on more expensive scopes.
The one feature that I'm not crazy about (but need to use most often) is the pinch-to-zoom method of changing the volts/division and the time scale. Although that's the normal method for this platform, it's a little cumbersome with this application. It's not so bad on the iPad, but it's not as easy to use on the iPhone. I'd rather have buttons to change the scales.
As my first real, use of the scope, I was debugging an Arduino project. Being able to immediately identify an error that was causing an incorrect duty cycle on an output was a huge time saver.
Response from developer
Thank you for the five star review! We've made some improvements to the pinch-to-zoom. Have those improvements met your needs? We've added immediate feedback so that you can see where you are and where you're zooming into (or out of). If it's not perfectly awesome, please ping us at support@oscium.com with that feedback. We'd love to improve. And, with your help, I know we can.
Good product
Response from developer
Thank you for the love. Have you seen our newest scope: iMSO-204x? It's our forth iteration and we're getting better all the time Would love to get your feedback on that and see if we are still tracking with your expectations. Ping us at support@oscium.com. We'd love to hear from you again!
Great Product
I encourage any student of said fields to check it out, as it should handle many of the analog/digital measurements you will make during labs.
Unless you have found a better MSO that fits in your pocket (for $300 or less), the number of features found on the iMSO will easily make up for any limitations that you might find.
Response from developer
Wow. Thank you for recommending us to your EE students. We love helping education. If there's anything else we can do to assist you in the lab, please let us know. We are always looking to improve. Best way to contact us is: support@oscium.com
Maintenance
Response from developer
True. There are faster USB scopes. Our play is in portability and the fact that you can have a scope in your pocket. Since you left your review, we have improved our speeds and added a second analog channel. Check out iMSO-204x.
Not bad for an I-pad scope
Response from developer
And we have released more products as you might have expected! Check out: iMSO-204x. And thank you for the five star review. We appreciate the love!
Genial
Very useful portable tool
While I would like to see a similar product from OSCIUM with a dual channel analog 'scope, this tool has been most useful and for my use rate it as a 5 star.
Response from developer
Thank you for the love! Did you know that we recently released a dual channel analog version? Check out: iMSO-204x. It's exactly what you have requested :)
Very pretty and compact but slow.
Response from developer
We've got a faster version of the scope you reviewed! Check out: iMSO-204x! And regarding the labeling, we've iterated the software many times since you reviewed. Can you circle back and let us know if we've got it right now? Would love to make sure we hit the bogey for you. We can be reached at support@oscium.com or via this feedback forum.
Awesome
I've had this scope for a while now and it's still working great. If you feel that the iPhones screen is too small to do anything serious know that it supports using the apple HDMI out adapter, and it is pretty sweet. Note that I had to cut a tiny bit of superfluous plastic off the side of my HDMI cable, but I'm pretty sure anybody who buys a scope is ok with a slight cable mod.
I've been using this in lieu of a logic probe lately and I'm very pleased with its abilities, thank you oscium.
Response from developer
AirPlay is a fantastic little feature, isn't it! Also works with Apple TV (for us with a projector, like in a classroom). Thanks for taking the time to review the scope. We appreciate the love and the title. Awesome is where our company name came from: awesome + oscilloscope = Oscium. :)
Great App But...
A couple of other suggestions, a user manual would be good, although it is very intuitive there are some subtle features not obvious. Also whilst the pinch to zoom feature is nice, I find that I am unable to work in either the horizontal or vertical direction only, I always affect both directions at any time. I think dedicated buttons as an option would be a good option.
Beyond this it is a great program.
Response from developer
Clipping issue is totally due to the scaling (and zooming in/out). We've put a ton of work into improving the pinch feature. Can you circle back and let us know if we've hit the mark? And if not, please contact us at support@oscium.com. We want to make sure you're 100% happy. And with your help we know we can improve.
Good o-scope for the price
The software is very modern, the UI is straight forward and mostly self-explanatory. All the expected data logging features were there.
I found that pinch to zoom in and out to be clunky. a smooth zoom option would be nice.
Response from developer
We just released a 2x analog probe version! Check out: iMSO-204x. Hope with that improvement, we can win over a five star review (from the four star provided). Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. It matters! And we're listening!
WOW!
Fits in my pocket!
Response from developer
Love it. Thx for the feedback.
