What Are Digilent Analog Discovery Devices?
Digilent Analog Discovery devices are compact, USB-powered instruments that combine tools like an oscilloscope, waveform generator, and logic analyzer. Paired with Digilent WaveForms software, they deliver a complete, portable electronics lab experience.
Portable Test and Measurement for Real-World Circuits
With up to 14 built-in instruments—including scope, waveform generator, and logic analyzer—Analog Discovery devices help you visualize, debug, and prototype real circuits. Use with WaveForms to turn any PC into a flexible test bench.
Inspire Future Engineers with ADS Max
Products like the Analog Discovery Studio Max put the hardware in students’ hands for maximum engagement and growth—whether in a traditional classroom setting, hybrid, or remote.
Key Benefits
- Integrated circuit design and debugging tools—Analog Discovery devices combine key lab instruments—including an oscilloscope, waveform generator, and logic analyzer—into a single USB-powered unit, enabling rapid prototyping, troubleshooting, and design validation.
- Space-saving, portable instrumentation—Analog Discovery products are compact enough to fit in a backpack yet powerful enough to replace stacks of traditional benchtop gear. Just plug into a laptop via USB to create a full-featured test bench anywhere—ideal for labs, fieldwork, or remote use.
- Advanced analysis and automation capabilities—Unlock features like Bode plotting, protocol decoding, and automated testing with scripting. These devices support in-depth signal analysis and adapt easily to evolving needs in embedded systems, electronics research, and system development.
- Flexible software and programming support—WaveForms software offers intuitive control, while the WaveForms SDK enables programming in Python, C/C++, MathWorks® MATLAB® software, and NI LabVIEW. Users can customize workflows, automate measurements, and integrate with existing development environments.
What Digilent Analog Discovery Device is Right for You?
Digilent Analog Discovery 3
A compact, USB-powered device that integrates key lab instruments—oscilloscope, waveform generator, logic analyzer, and more—into one portable form factor. Compatible with Windows, macOS®, and Linux, it’s ideal for students and personal labs.
Recommended Uses:
Personal or student-owned device for hands-on electronics
Signal generation and mixed-signal analysis
Prototyping and remote circuit debugging
Digilent Analog Discovery Studio Max
Designed for the classroom, the Studio Max includes 14 instruments in WaveForms, an integrated breadboard, built-in power supplies, and a digital multimeter. Ideal for lab benches where both analog and digital electronics are taught.
Recommended Uses:
Shared use in academic electronics labs
Multi-course lab setups (analog + digital)
Teaching platforms with robust circuit-building needs
Digilent Analog Discovery Pro
Built for advanced measurement, debugging, and automation, the Pro line supports higher bandwidth, resolution, and channel counts. Perfect for researchers, professionals, or courses requiring continuous high-speed data acquisition.
Recommended Uses:
Applications needing high-resolution, streamed measurements
Research labs and senior design projects
Automated testing and data logging systems
Software for Your Digilent Analog Discovery Device
WaveForms
WaveForms is the free software platform that powers Analog Discovery devices. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, it provides access to up to 14 virtual instruments—like an oscilloscope, waveform generator, logic analyzer, and more—all from a single, easy-to-use interface.
LabVIEW Waveforms Toolkit
This toolkit integrates Analog Discovery hardware into LabVIEW, enabling automated data acquisition, waveform generation, digital I/O control, and power supply management using standard LabVIEW VIs. Ideal for building custom test and measurement workflows.
WaveForms SDK
The WaveForms SDK supports scripting and automation in Python, C++, and other languages outside the GUI. Developers can build custom applications and integrate Analog Discovery devices into larger systems or automated test frameworks.
Real Analog Digital Textbook
Access more than 600 pages of educational text across 12 chapters to be used in Intro to Analog Circuits classes, complete with worksheets and projects based on the Analog Discovery 3 and compatible with the Analog Discovery Studio Max.
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