diff --git a/packages/embeddedci/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/embeddedci/CHANGELOG.md
index ad43e20..2c77695 100644
--- a/packages/embeddedci/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/embeddedci/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog — `embeddedci`
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- `Capabilities.scope` is False on the digital-only board. Current firmware lists `signal` on every
+  board; it only stands for the scope on firmware without the `analog` flag.
+
 ## 2.13.0
 
 - `generate()` on firmware 3.9.1+ (`Capabilities.generate16`) sends the volts (or microamps on
diff --git a/packages/embeddedci/src/embeddedci/benchpod/capabilities.py b/packages/embeddedci/src/embeddedci/benchpod/capabilities.py
index a65b30c..236ca9c 100644
--- a/packages/embeddedci/src/embeddedci/benchpod/capabilities.py
+++ b/packages/embeddedci/src/embeddedci/benchpod/capabilities.py
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ def from_status(cls, status: Mapping[str, Any]) -> "Capabilities":
         caps = status.get("caps")
         if isinstance(caps, (list, tuple)):
             names = {str(x).lower() for x in caps}
-            c.scope = c.scope or ("signal" in names or "scope" in names)
+            # "signal" stood for the scope on firmware that predates the analog flag. Current
+            # firmware lists it on every board, the digital-only one included, and names "scope"
+            # itself, so it only counts when the status has no analog flag.
+            legacy = _as_bool(status, "analog") is None
+            c.scope = c.scope or "scope" in names or (legacy and "signal" in names)
             c.analyzer = c.analyzer or ("la" in names or "analyzer" in names)
             c.serial = c.serial or ("uart" in names or "serial" in names)
             # The DAC/gateware features. Firmware advertises these in status.caps[] built from
diff --git a/packages/embeddedci/tests/test_capabilities_scope.py b/packages/embeddedci/tests/test_capabilities_scope.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfa43e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embeddedci/tests/test_capabilities_scope.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Capabilities.scope from a pod's status: the digital-only board has no scope."""
+
+from embeddedci.benchpod.capabilities import Capabilities
+
+
+def test_digital_board_has_no_scope():
+    # Firmware 3.6+ lists "signal" on every board and names "scope" itself on the analog one.
+    status = {"board": "stm32h563", "adc_bits": 16, "analog": False,
+              "caps": ["signal", "gpio", "power", "la", "analyzer", "command"]}
+    assert Capabilities.from_status(status).scope is False
+
+
+def test_analog_board_has_the_scope():
+    status = {"board": "stm32h563", "adc_bits": 16, "analog": True,
+              "caps": ["signal", "la", "analog", "scope", "dac"]}
+    assert Capabilities.from_status(status).scope is True
+
+
+def test_firmware_without_the_analog_flag_keeps_signal_as_scope():
+    status = {"board": "stm32h563", "adc_bits": 16, "caps": ["signal", "la"]}
+    assert Capabilities.from_status(status).scope is True