PASCO Capstone
PASCO Capstone is the successor to the legacy DataStudio software for data acquisition, display and analysis. It is designed for high school and university science and engineering labs and works with PASCO's USB sensor interfaces, including the 850 Universal Interface, wireless sensors, PASPORT sensors, and legacy ScienceWorkshop interfaces. The software includes tools for graphing, tabular display, oscilloscope functions, FFT analysis, video and image analysis, circuit emulation, and data modeling. Capstone 2 added Blockly-based programming features to help students develop computational thinking alongside experimental work. The software is available as a free 30-day trial with paid licenses for individuals and educational institutions.
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1 suggestionPASCO Capstone is currently available only as an Intel-only build for macOS. The PASCO website states that Capstone is designed for Windows and Mac computers and mentions that students can purchase a 1-year personal license through the Mac App Store, but there is no indication in public sources that a native Apple Silicon build exists. Given that Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), you should contact PASCO directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build is planned before that deadline, as the current Intel-only version will stop launching entirely on that release. In the meantime, the Intel build continues to function under Rosetta 2 on M-series Macs, but this is a temporary workaround. Check the PASCO website regularly or contact their support team for updates on Apple Silicon compatibility.
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