CWAV Releases USB 2.0 Oscilloscope

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An Affordable PC-based Tester for Electronic Designs

TEMECULA, CA - September 24, 2005 - CWAV, a Southern California
based electronics company, announced today the addition of the USBee
AX Test Pod (AX) to its winning USBee product family. "The AX is an
affordable PC-based pod that functions as a programmable oscilloscope,
logic analyzer and digital signal generator all in one compact and
easy to use unit," stated Tim Harvey, Principal of CWAV. "This
product offers engineers, students and home hobbyists an affordable
and portable way to test and debug their electronic products and
designs."

The AX is used for testing and controlling electronic circuit designs.
It verifies analog voltage levels and digital logic, generating a
visual representation of the signals. For elaborate testing, the AX's
buffer capacity is able to hold substantial information. The AX
relies on the USB 2.0 bus to turn an existing personal computer into a
high powered oscilloscope, logic analyzer and digital signal
generator.

CWAV designed the AX system with personal computer resources in mind.
Able to stream data to and from a personal computer, the USBee AX Test
Pod performs all triggering and data storing. "This is essential and
makes this product affordable," adds Harvey. "The sample storage
capacity of this product is beyond traditional dedicated
oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and signal generators." The AX
utilizes personal computer memory as the sample buffer, allowing
selectable sample depths from one million to many hundreds of millions
of samples per trace.

Offered at three price points, the AX comes in Standard, Plus and Pro
packages. The AX-Standard comes with oscilloscope and logic analyzer
modules and is priced at $445.00 USD. The AX-Plus builds on the
Standar's strengths and adds a signal generator and USB, 12C, SPI and
Async decoder modules and is available for $745.00 USD. The AX-Pro
contains all pieces included in the Plus package with the addition of
a data logger, frequency counter, remote controller, PWM controller,
frequency generator, pulse counter and the USBee AX ToolBuilder source
code library. The source code library allows programming in Visual
Basic of Visual C. This AX-Pro is priced at $1045.00 USD.

Software for the AX is provided at http://www.usbee.com and runs in
demonstration mode without attachment to the AX. The AX product line
is available for purchase at http://www.usbee.com or from CWAV's
international distributors.

For more information and a high resolution image of the USBee AX Test
Pod, refer to http://www.usbee.com/usbeeax.zip. Detailed product
specifications are available online or upon request. Contact CWAV by
electronic mail at [email protected], or request a copy by calling (951)
693-3065.

About CWAV

CWAV's mission is to be a leader in compact and affordable electronic
test tools. Students, engineers and technicians currently use CWAV's
product line-up in a variety of industries throughout the world. CWAV
is headquartered in Temecula, California.