Licensing

se-scope is developed by Source Engineers Gmbh It consists of two parts:

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The user interface “se-scope-gui” is a closed source project, available as a limited free version and as a paid pro version. The following table compares the two available versions:

Feature Light version Pro version
Max number of plot windows 1 unlimited
Max number of signals that can be obtained from the target 2 unlimited
Debug-logger window for "printf"-style log output not available available
Price free paid

You can get the free version from the downloads section of this website.

Please contact us at scope@sourceengineers.com for a pro license. For open source projects or for educational purposes a free license of the pro version can be requested.

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The "se-scope-target" is open source and is licensed under version 3 of the GNU GPL Additionally, “se-scope-target” is available under a commercial "pro" license. The following table answers some frequently asked questions about the two available licenses:

Question GNU GPLv3 Pro version
Is se-scope-target free? yes no
Can I use se-scope-target in a closed source product? no yes
Can I obtain a copy of the se-scope-target source code? yes yes
Can I change the se-scope-target source code? yes yes
Is it necessary to make my changes to the source code publicly available? yes no
Is it necessary to document that my product uses se-scope-target? yes no
Is paid professional support available?
yes
See service
yes
See service

Licensing guide

The following table will help you to decide which combination of se-scope-gui and se-scope-target is the right for you.

Setup se-scope-gui version se-scope-target license
Are you working on a small open source hobby project? Light GPLv3
Are you selling a product and want to be prepared in case you want to add logging and plotting later on? Pro Commercial
Are you a engineering company that uses the se-scope only during debugging? Pro Commercial
Are you a large company planning to sell a product with the se-scope included? Pro Commercial
Address

Source Engineers GmbH Kapellenstrasse 7
CH-3011 Bern

Contact

Email: scope@sourceengineers.com
Phone: +41 32 511 40 83