--- title: Is This The Only Instrument You Need? | daily.dev description: PicoLab is an all-in-one bench instrument built by [Max.K] that combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Is This The Only Instrument You Need? | daily.dev og:description: PicoLab is an all-in-one bench instrument built by [Max.K] that combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NrD76WRSX.png og:image:alt: Is This The Only Instrument You Need? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Is This The Only Instrument You Need? **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PicoLab is an all-in-one bench instrument built by [Max.K] that combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial, SPI, and I2C interfaces, plus an adjustable power supply. It runs on an RP2350 in its larger pin package with custom interface and protection circuitry. The device serves its interface as a website over a USB network card, so any OS with a browser and USB networking support can use it. Code is available on GitHub for anyone who wants to build one. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What test instruments does the PicoLab open-source device combine into one unit? PicoLab combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, an 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial, SPI, and I2C interfaces, plus an adjustable power supply. It is built around an RP2350 in its larger pin-count package with custom interface and protection circuitry, and it serves its control interface as a website over a USB network connection, making it usable from any OS with a browser. _Makers comparing DIY bench instrument builds can find project writeups like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [A Higher-End Pico-Based Oscilloscope](https://daily.dev/posts/a-higher-end-pico-based-oscilloscope-8fxpt5au1) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Picotronix modular oscilloscope and logic analyzer features two Raspberry Pi Pico 2 boards \(Crowdfunding\)](https://daily.dev/posts/picotronix-modular-oscilloscope-and-logic-analyzer-features-two-raspberry-pi-pico-2-boards-crowdfun-mzjbdco7d) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Digital Signal Processing On The Pi Pico](https://daily.dev/posts/digital-signal-processing-on-the-pi-pico-1t0whl1vw) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A high-speed 10 Gbps USB 3.2 logic analyzer \(Crowdfunding\)](https://daily.dev/posts/a-high-speed-10-gbps-usb-3-2-logic-analyzer-crowdfunding--dqnghuhqs) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Exploring the World of Electronic Engineering with PicoRuby](https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-the-world-of-electronic-engineering-with-picoruby-8bnbuevyw) · Ruby Flow · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Is This The Only Instrument You Need?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T05:25:03.002Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T05:25:24.604Z","description":"PicoLab is an all-in-one bench instrument built by [Max.K] that combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c1c72ad1f2f90b9523ad20dd36c73ba9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c1c72ad1f2f90b9523ad20dd36c73ba9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware,embedded","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Is This The Only Instrument You Need?"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-this-the-only-instrument-you-need--nrd76wrsx#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What test instruments does the PicoLab open-source device combine into one unit?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PicoLab combines a 4-channel oscilloscope, an 8-channel logic analyzer, GPIOs, a data logger, and serial, SPI, and I2C interfaces, plus an adjustable power supply. 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