[sdiy] DSO recommendation please

[Eric Brombaugh]

Care to expand on that? It looks like a decent 'scope and I'd be interested in what you don't like about it.

Eric

PS to Tom: Consider keeping your analog 'scope. There are situations where a DSO will lie to you and it's nice to have an analog scope around for a 2nd opinion.


On Apr 3, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Bert Vermeulen wrote:

> I have this unit and i don't like it. I still using my old philips
> scoop.  I am looking for the Handyscope HS3.
> 
> Bert
> 
> 2010/4/3 Tony Rolando <tony at makenoisemusic.com>:
>> I've been looking at this Rigol DS1052E scope with great interest. It seems
>> that somebody out there has found a hack to re-program it to get 100mhz
>> response. At $600 USD, it looks to be a pretty good deal. Here is a link to
>> the hack:
>> 
>> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/31/eevblog-70-turn-your-rigol-ds1052e-oscilloscope-into-a-100mhz-ds1102e/
>> 
>> I'd be curious to hear from anybody that has used this scope. Would this fit
>> your bill Tom?
>> 
>> T
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tom Wiltshire wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking of upgrading my o'scope. I currently have a cheap Instek dual
>>> channel 20MHz analogue scope that had been bought by a school technology lab
>>> and then sat in a cupboard. Even that was a big step up. My previous scope
>>> is a 1965 Marconi tube-based thing which I bought in working condition for
>>> £25 when I was fifteen. It's a beautifully made bit of kit. Eventually
>>> enough tubes in it died that it stopped working. I kept it, thinking it
>>> would be lovely to get it running again, but of course I've never done it.
>>> Doubles as a space heater too.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, enough scope nostalgia...get to the point already, Wiltshire.
>>> 
>>> I'd like a cheap digital storage scope to replace what I have already. The
>>> most important features to me are the storage facility (duh, yeah..) and an
>>> ability to do FFT on signals. It'd be really handy to see filter responses
>>> and such like. I need at least 2 channels, and I'd like an increase in
>>> bandwidth if possible (60MHz?) although I don't need it to go up super-high.
>>> Although I play with uPs, I'm still mostly doing analogue stuff, but it'd be
>>> nice to be able to actually see what the hell is going on whilst debugging
>>> an SPI connection, for example.
>>> 
>>> I'm not interested in name brands particularly, but obviously 'quality' is
>>> part of 'value'. The crucial question I suppose is "what's the budget?", to
>>> which the answer is probably around £500. I can probably sell my current
>>> scope for not a lot less than what I bought it for (Anyone in the UK want a
>>> scope? call it £100? it's one of these:
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Instek-GOS620-MHz-Analog-Oscilloscope/dp/B0007R8ZCG)
>>> so I might have £600 or so to spend. Is there anything out there half-decent
>>> for that kind of money? Bear in mind that I'm non-professional, and this is
>>> still a considerable sum to shell out on what is basically a hobby.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any clues,
>>> Tom
>>> 
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