Oscilloscope advices for  Oct 2014 series - Which one to buy ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: costi1010
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 06:53:40 am
content: Hi Guys,Anyone can help me with an advice. I am not sure which one from these MSO i should buy from the new Hantek series.Hantek MSO7082BLG or to go higher like Hantek MSO7202BLG but for more $$$$? - > Will the hack work as well for these new gen MSO's !!or should a focus on Rigol series like MSO1104Z-S or Rigol MSO2102A-S. Even more $$$$ but at least more fucntionalities.I appreciate your advices !!!

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 08:44:53 am
content: Quote from: costi1010 on October 23, 2014, 06:53:40 amThe answer will probably depend on what you want to do with the scope.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 09:24:55 am
content: Quote from: costi1010 on October 23, 2014, 06:53:40 amNeither are we.... because you totally fail totell us what you want to do with it.

author: Wuerstchenhund
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 10:08:40 am
content: Quote from: costi1010 on October 23, 2014, 06:53:40 amScopes are not like cell phones (fashion accessories) and should not be bought as if they were.The first thing you should do is to formulate as detailed as possible what you need the scope for now, what you expect what your needs will be in the forseeable future (i.e. 1-2 yrs down the road), what your budget is, and which things are important to you (i.e. small size, battery operated, advanced signal analysis etc).This aside, the decode capabilities of most cheap DSOs suck. Unless you really need to have it all in one box I'd seriously consider an USB logic analyzer.

author: costi1010
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 10:24:23 am
content: Hi Guys,I'd like to do protocol analyses like RS232, I2C etc as well logic analysis, kind of like a bit of everything for small projects.Basically i wanted to have an all in one device which is in some extend not the best for all but giving a bit from all.Budget ... as low as possible as good as possible and this is why i am a bit inclined a bit in Hantek as they are bit cheaper. Though no one knows about this new series and whether or not the hack would work as well here.

author: frenky
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 10:45:54 am
content: If I were you I'd buy Rigol DS1054Z for 400$ and Saleae Logic 8 for 200$.For 600$ you would get great entry level scope and good logic analyser.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 10:52:36 am
content: Quote from: costi1010 on October 23, 2014, 10:24:23 amSo you want to debug logic, not analogue circuits.Buy a logic analyser or protocol analyser.

author: Wuerstchenhund
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2014, 11:21:23 am
content: Quote from: costi1010 on October 23, 2014, 10:24:23 amI have to agree with tggzzz, buy a logic analyzer. It's silly to buy a scope when the main focus is on lgic debugging.QuoteWhat you'd probably get is one device that does everything but nothing right.And Hantek doesn't exactly have a reputation for "quality" or "reliability".QuoteI take it then that you have no idea how much you want to/can spend.Not a good way to start if you haven't even got the basics sorted out.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2014, 12:34:01 am
content: Quote from: Wuerstchenhund on October 23, 2014, 11:21:23 amI disagree. Only if you know a signal has proper levels you can hook it up to a logic analyser. A logic analyser won't show issues with signal levels and even in relatively low frequency systems signal levels can be an issue. I've seen people struggling with that and one look at the actual signal with an analog channel revealed the cause of the problems.An MSO will do fine for 99% of logic debugging tasks. If it has decoding even more. I wouldn't buy a Hantek scope without going through some reviews first. IIRC they have quite a lot of bugs.edit: typo

author: costi1010
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 24, 2014, 11:43:06 am
content: Hi Guys,First of all Many Thanx for sour suggestions. This was really helping me to decide which device i should take. Finally i took theRigol MSO2072A-S model. I know it was a bit more expensive but your advice helped me to understand that i should not take some cheep and crapy struff rather focus on something good that can do the job i wanted.Really very much appreciated !!!!