{
 "slug": "saleae-logic-8",
 "name": "Saleae Logic 8",
 "maker": "Saleae",
 "category": "instruments",
 "categoryLabel": "Instruments",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "Record and inspect digital buses from a host computer.",
 "goodFor": "Record and inspect digital buses from a host computer.",
 "youNeed": "Supported host, Logic 2 software and correctly connected probes.",
 "tradeoff": "Digital and analog sample limits differ; channel use affects capture settings.",
 "tags": [
  "build"
 ],
 "price": "US$499",
 "priceShort": "$499",
 "priceFrom": "saleae.com",
 "checked": "2026-09-15",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/saleae-logic-8/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/saleae-logic-8",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/saleae-logic-8.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/saleae-logic-8.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/saleae-logic-8.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/saleae-logic-8.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "Saleae",
   "label": "Buy from Saleae",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/products/logic-8?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=saleae-logic-8&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Saleae when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Amazon",
   "label": "Buy from Amazon",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Saleae-Logic-8-Parent/dp/B09VSPCPJR?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=saleae-logic-8&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Amazon when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Capture limits",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Channels",
     "value": "Eight inputs; each records digital and analog.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Digital rates",
     "value": "100 MS/s: ≤3 channels; 50: ≤6; 40: ≤7; 25: all eight.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Digital bandwidth",
     "value": "25 MHz maximum.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Analog rates",
     "value": "10 MS/s on two channels; 2.5 MS/s on eight.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Analog detail",
     "value": "10-bit ADC; 1 MHz bandwidth at 10 MS/s.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Analog range",
     "value": "0–5 V; readings saturate outside it.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Input impedance",
     "value": "1 MΩ parallel with 10 pF.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Mixed capture",
     "value": "Available rates depend on enabled digital/analog channels and USB bandwidth.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/capturing-data/capture-settings"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Electrical and connection requirements",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Logic threshold",
     "value": "Support docs specify fixed VIL 0.6 V / VIH 1.2 V; see the documentation conflict below.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/electrical-characteristics/supported-voltages"
    },
    {
     "label": "Intermediate voltages",
     "value": "Digital readings between 0.6 and 1.2 V are undefined.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/electrical-characteristics/supported-voltages"
    },
    {
     "label": "Input protection",
     "value": "±25 V protection is distinct from the 0–5 V analog measuring range.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Ground",
     "value": "Inputs, enclosure, USB and host share ground; the inputs are single-ended.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Probe ports",
     "value": "Two 2×4 headers; signal pins pair with common-ground pins.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "USB",
     "value": "High-speed USB 2.0; Logic Pro USB 3 requirements are separate.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/datasheets-and-compliance/system-requirements-for-saleae-products"
    },
    {
     "label": "Temperature",
     "value": "0–70 °C.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Software, package and revision",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Supported OS",
     "value": "Windows 10/11 x64; macOS 12+ Intel/Apple silicon; Ubuntu 20.04+ 64-bit and related systems.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/download-and-installation/supported-operating-systems"
    },
    {
     "label": "Install",
     "value": "Windows installer includes the hardware driver; macOS app and Linux AppImage have separate instructions.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/download-and-installation/sw-installation"
    },
    {
     "label": "Capture duration",
     "value": "Host memory, signal activity and settings limit recording length.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/datasheets-and-compliance/system-requirements-for-saleae-products"
    },
    {
     "label": "Analysis and export",
     "value": "Protocol decoders, triggers, measurements; CSV, binary, VCD and MATLAB export.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Automation",
     "value": "Automation API and custom decoder support; use Logic 2 documentation.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Included kit",
     "value": "Two 4-channel harnesses, 16 clips, case, USB cable and starter guide.",
     "source": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
    },
    {
     "label": "Model boundary",
     "value": "Logic 8 is distinct from first-generation Logic, Logic Pro 8 and Logic Pro 16.",
     "source": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/electrical-characteristics/supported-voltages"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Logic 8 datasheet, May 2026",
   "url": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "Model-specific voltage thresholds",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/electrical-characteristics/supported-voltages"
  },
  {
   "label": "Current supported operating systems",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/download-and-installation/supported-operating-systems"
  },
  {
   "label": "Logic 2 installation",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/download-and-installation/sw-installation"
  },
  {
   "label": "Host, USB and memory requirements",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/support/specifications-hardware/datasheets-and-compliance/system-requirements-for-saleae-products"
  },
  {
   "label": "Capture settings and threshold controls",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/support/logic-software/capturing-data/capture-settings"
  },
  {
   "label": "Logic 2 downloads and documentation",
   "url": "https://www.saleae.com/downloads"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "closed",
  "opennessLabel": "Closed design",
  "summary": "Saleae publishes only an electrical/specifications datasheet for the Logic 8; no schematic, PCB, or internal parts list is released.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "datasheet",
    "label": "Logic 8 data sheet (PDF)",
    "url": "https://downloads.saleae.com/specs/logic_8_data_sheet.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [],
  "parts": [],
  "notes": "Checked saleae.com/logic and downloads.saleae.com; no schematic or BOM. Third-party teardowns exist for the related Logic Pro 8/16 (Cypress FX3 + FPGA) and the original 2010-era Logic (Cypress FX2LP), but I could not confirm which USB/controller chip the current (2016+) non-Pro Logic 8 actually uses, so no part is listed rather than guess.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": []
}