Zeroplus LAP-C 16032 16-channel Logic Analyzer 100MHz sample rate 32K memory per channel

This does not install on windows 8.1 with install CD or drivers provided by website. I had to dig into the depths of the internet to find a solution. Finally, I found a post that gives instructions.1. Download[...] (this is their official file however, I couldn't find it in any place on the zeroplus website)2. Extract the zip file.3. Navigate to the "Driver Setup" folder and extract the "Data1.cab" file (or double click on it to see its contents).4. Copy the following files to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC-Based Instrument\ZEROPLUS\DRIVER\" - Bulkusb.inf8 and rename it as bulkusb.inf - Bulkusb.sys7 and rename it as bulkusb.sys - Bulkusb64.cat3 and rename it as bulkusb64.cat5. Go to the Device Manager, right click on the LAP-C Analyser device, select "Update Driver Software".6. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software" and select the folder from point 4 above.7. Enjoy! :)**the link above may make it appear it is for a different device but I can say it definitely does work on the 16032 device.Anyway, I am giving this 3 stars on the sole basis that this doesn't work with windows 8 out of the box. The post that shows how to make this work was submitted over a year ago. That means that this companies installer has not been fixed for at least a year. Very annoying.The Software while a little clunky definitely gets the job done.The original post can be found here:[...]

Works as advertised. Supporting software is a little convoluted. But, once learned is very powerful.Search the internut (Internet) for more information on how to use this device to its FULL capacity.I would like to see the ability to apply memory capacity to the number of channels activated as opposed toevenly distributed amongst all channels. As an example, setting memory to 32K (max) is applied as32k per channel. If I wish to capture a 1-wire Bus which uses one channel, it is still 32K even though512K (16channels*32K memory=512K) of memory is available which would allow a capture sessiontime increased by 32 times. Yes, I know about the data compression.

It was hard for me to get started on this. Included disk was no good with Win 10, but once you download the current one from the web it works fine. It took some REAL playing around to get it working the way i wanted. Now that i am more understanding of the software, it has come in very handy. Used it to decode RF signals for controlling 433Mhz devices.

The hardware is definitely worth the very low price as you aren't expecting high end performance.The instructions are very close to worthless. It's not just a matter of battling with some horrific Chinglish, it's a matter of them being incomplete as well. If you don't already know how to use a logic analyzer and don't have access to someone or something to show you, then this may not be the best choice.The software is is functional if not particularly intuitive.I haven't gotten the hang of how the protocol analyzers are supposed to work other than displaying the same wave forms that are displayed without using a proytocol analyzer at all. I expect they're supposed to actually show the transmitted data, but I haven't figured out how to see that yet and I haven't been able to find it in the instructions. However, the same evening I received this device I used it to isolate a problem in 2 hours (including the time to figure out how to use the unit) that I'd been trying to locate for a week.I'm giving it 4 stars because the hardware it's exactly what they said it would be and the hardware is worth the money. I'm dinging it one star because they didn't even meet my already low expectations for the manual.

Wow, I got this to firmware/hardware hack the unit, but it's so useful even without the DIY upgrades I haven't even bothered yet. Included software is actually pretty good.

LOVE this thing. Been using hacked devices for a while for my logic detection and this thing works both with its own great software and lots of opensource stuff. Makes me wish I picked up the upgraded one, but I am waiting for the cheap USB 3.0 devices to come out next year.

Once drivers are installed, this is an amazing device. I've used it to debug desktop boards (LPC debug @ 100MHz), I2C, microcontrollers, you name it. The free protocol analyzers that come with this device are huge timesavers, although they're a little quirky to install and set up.I really wish Zeroplus would get their drivers signed so windows 8 doesn't complain. There's a complicated setup I finally found by searching the web, you have to extract the driver package, rename a couple of files, then things work on windows 8, and work really well.PROS: FAST sampling rate (up to 100 MHz), allows me to debug LPC interface Signal Compression, maximum storage is 32KB on the LA, but compression can be quite high sometimes. LOTS of free bus/protocol analyzers off their website Good triggering, including delay, so if you don't have enough memory to store your entire trace, you can "walk out" with the delay mechanismCONS: Driver is very difficult to install on Windows 8 Doesn't "stream" logic values over USB like the SaleaeOthers have posted how to get the driver installed on Windows 8, after that, it's a very reliable product. I haven't tried out all the features yet but I'm happy with what I've used it for so far.

I bought it to capture UART transactions. But has very shallow memory storage. So it captures very few transactions. Would benefit from having a transitional capture mode instead of just capturing by resolution. And that unit with more memory storage is too expensive