<div dir="ltr">I have a 1054Z and I'm quite happy with it.<div><br>However, I did have someone giving me some static at one point saying that there are "well known" bugs in the interface, it doesn't do math right, etc. Now, I haven't had any occasion to worry about any of those things, but I figure it's worth mentioning, so someone who might care can check it out before putting down any cash.<br><br>Pete</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 5:07 PM Ben Stuyts <<a href="mailto:ben@stuyts.nl">ben@stuyts.nl</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">+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.<br>
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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.)<br>
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Ben<br>
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> On 1 Dec 2020, at 23:28, Richie Burnett <<a href="mailto:rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk" target="_blank">rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I've heard lots of good things said about this oscilloscope (given the cheap price point):<br>
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> Rigol DS1054Z 50MHz Digital Oscilloscope (<a href="http://rigol-uk.co.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">rigol-uk.co.uk</a>)<br>
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> Dave from EEVblog reviews it in some depth below:<br>
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> EEVblog #703 - Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Review Summary - YouTube<br>
> EEVBlog #704 - Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Features Review (<a href="http://youtube.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com</a>)<br>
> EEVblog #674 - Rigol DS1054Z Teardown - YouTube<br>
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> It's more than 6 years old now though, so you might get even more for your money with a more recent model.<br>
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> -Richie,<br>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Amos<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:47 PM<br>
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> Subject: [sdiy] Best scopes for the money, 2020?<br>
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> Hi folks,<br>
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> 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...<br>
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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.<br>
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> Do you have a favorite budget scope, or one you'd recommend for equipping a low end lab / repair bench? Thanks!<br>
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> -Amos<br>
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