OWON XSA-1015TG - Spectrum Analyzer - Firmware Update - Boot Failure - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: shortfoxyman
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 10, 2024, 10:35:34 pm
content: Hello.I have an OWON XSA-1015 TG - Spectrum Analyzer with built-in Tracking Generator.Is a great low cost chinese spectrum analyzer and with superb specifications.A great VFM deal for amateur and professional repairs, tests ..etc.In past I had the same faulty "boot" issue as many of spectrum analyzer owners had.((( When Power On, fun working, - One time Flashed Screen, and remains blank.... for ever.)))I managed to find and replaced the mainboard of the unit with a used working one.Now the Spectrum works as it should again.... but i am afraid that in near future i will hadthe same boot issue again.I know in some of these cases Owon had send to owners a working mainboard to replace,and that is a great support from them....but is this a permanent solution? , or....it'll be as long as it goes??My question is if someone had another solution to solve the faulty "boot" problem, or....have the firmware,and managed to re-wrote it in NAND memory, make the analyzer working again.Owon company...(for some unexplained reason) did not have the spectrum analyzers firmware fileor any firmware update on their website, but for the other test equipment ,they have the files available.(That is weird).I don't understand, why all these years did not offer the firmware or...firmware updates, and a solution with instructions, so the owners that they are in... or out of warranty repair their faulty "boot", on their analyzers?Many other chinese test equipment companies they offer these services free on their websites.So strange that Owon left the spectrum analyzer owners with the "hands up"...without any firmware support and service solutions.

author: Selectech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2024, 12:41:09 am
content: I have one of these.As you men mentioned I had received a new core from Owon, but it's now in the same situation, so I have a non-functional unit, again.Probably only needs a reprogram, but no file to be found.

author: shortfoxyman
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 11, 2024, 11:18:04 pm
content: Oh. that is so dissapointing.How long (approx. hours) working fine until it appears the same problem again?What you intend to do with this??In fact, is someone that he find the really reason of the faulty boot problem??is the firmware?, or a hardware problem causing this?I don't have knowledge of these kind of electronics....I hope someone who is familiar and have knowledge in digital electronics, find the problemand give a permanent solution, as to read and copy the firmware from a working device, and trying to reprogram a faulty device.As i discover on interenet blogs, there are many owners with the same problem years ago,and except the "mainboard replace support" from owon for some customers, no othersolution comes up all these years.

author: shortfoxyman
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 15, 2024, 01:30:16 pm
content: Owon XSA-1015 TG Power On - Start Failurehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPb1cUDdXnM&pp=ygUNT3dvbiB4c2EgMTAxNQ%3D%3D