Pocket Science Lab (PSLab)

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Pocket Science Lab (PSLab) is an open-source hardware and software ecosystem that turns a phone or desktop into a portable science lab with instruments like an oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer, wave generator, and programmable power sources. The cross-platform app (written in Dart/Flutter) connects to the PSLab board over USB to run experiments and read sensors without coding.

Use cases

• turn my phone into an oscilloscope
• measure voltage and resistance with a multimeter app
• log sensor data like temperature and air quality
• generate waveforms for electronics experiments
• use a logic analyzer on the go
• run science experiments in the classroom without lab equipment
• read I2C sensors from a portable device

When to choose

• you need affordable portable lab instruments for education or hobbyist electronics
• you want open-source hardware and software you can extend with custom sensors, plugins, or firmware
• you want one toolchain across Android, iOS, desktop, and web

When to avoid

• you need professional-grade high-bandwidth oscilloscope or logic analyzer specifications
• you don't want to buy the PSLab board, since the app is useless without the hardware
• you need wireless connectivity today, as it is still under development

Facets

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gui data-visualization sdk plugin-system education hardware developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform python open-hardware oscilloscope multimeter logic-analyzer wave-generator sensors data-logger flutter science-experiments instrumentation android ios macos linux web

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