[sdiy] Best scopes for the money, 2020?

[Ben Stuyts]

+1 for the DS1054Z. A friend of mine bought one a while ago, so I’ve some experience with it. It’s great value for money: around €315 ex VAT for a 4-ch 50 MHz scope including all options and a 3 year warranty. This includes a serial decoder too, if you want to have a look at UART/I2C/SPI signals. Build quality is decent, as are the included probes.

I think they gave up on selling all the separate options once the key-generators were out in the open. The serial decoding is done in software and is a bit less sophisticated than I have on my own Agilent MSOX3024. The MSOX3024 actually decodes everything it sampled, while I think (!) the Rigol only decodes what’s on screen. The decoding feels a bit slower too. But for the price it is an amazing tool. It also has brightness grading of the waveform, just like an old-fashioned analog scope. (But I think most entry-level scopes have that now.)

Ben


> On 1 Dec 2020, at 23:28, Richie Burnett <rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> I've heard lots of good things said about this oscilloscope (given the cheap price point):
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> Rigol DS1054Z 50MHz Digital Oscilloscope (rigol-uk.co.uk)
> 
> Dave from EEVblog reviews it in some depth below:
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> EEVblog #703 - Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Review Summary - YouTube
> EEVBlog #704 - Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Features Review (youtube.com)
> EEVblog #674 - Rigol DS1054Z Teardown - YouTube
> 
> It's more than 6 years old now though, so you might get even more for your money with a more recent model.
> 
> -Richie,
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> -----Original Message----- From: Amos
> Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:47 PM
> To: Synth Diy
> Subject: [sdiy] Best scopes for the money, 2020?
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> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I suspect this is a group that includes folks who keep up with things like, what low-end scopes have custom firmware in circulation that unlocks advanced features, or what chinese off-brand DSO gives you the performance of X at a cost of <<X, etc...
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> I'm more looking for cheap and cheerful than highest-end, but Very Nice scopes for merely Nice prices are relevant too.
> 
> Do you have a favorite budget scope, or one you'd recommend for equipping a low end lab / repair bench?  Thanks!
> 
> -Amos
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