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On the pico website their new product is the usb 8 channel thermocouple data logger. It lists a 20 bit resolution?  Eight channels huh?  Could this be used as slower type scope to observe several channels?  It looks like it capable of 100ms a division at is fastest speed.   I realize it is datalogger for thermocouples but it lists a voltage protection of +/- 30 volts with a common mode voltage of +/-7.5 volts.  If I read correctly the thermocouples produce a voltage in correlation to heat.  It seems like it might work although in some situation attuenators would be needed.

Of course it could always be used for what it was designed for logging temperatures.  Some of the A/C guys are using temperature for diagnosing A/C systems with this almost all the important temperature points could be observed at the samte time with the system operating.  The prices for the tc-08 and the thermocouples seem to be vary fair.   Buying all the components would still be less than one of those fancy A/C computers you clamp on the lines. Tom is something you could get if anybody was interested?

The question I did have come to mind seeing this is there more than a 2 channel 212 in the works or may be at least some software so 2 adc's could be run on one computer to effectively creat a 4 channel scope?  I suppose this could be accomplished right now with 2 adc's and 2 computers with both set to an external trigger.  I know we usually only need 2 channels but sometimes more than 2 can be helpful. 

So any thoughts good/bad otherwise or other possible uses for this?

Thanks Tom I have seen your testing on the ease.  I have not researched ease scope prices nor do I care to I have looked at there scannner stuff put it is pricey for everything I imagine the scope is similar.

On two adc's on two seperate computers ran a seperate adc unit and both were set to an external trigger both  using the same external trigger they would not be synced?