Hantek MPO6204d oscilloscope recommendation  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2020, 08:56:03 pm
content: Hello everyone, as an electronics engineering student, I ordered one Hantek MPO6204d oscilloscope from aliexpress, and paid 578.94 US dollars, I will pay about $ 114 tax.Obviously, the bode plot function, the logic analyzer, the 4 channels, attracted me.But I have doubts about stability. I am working on embedded systems and brushless motor control. Do you think this would be a mistake?I am waiting for your suggestions.product link is belowhttp://hantek.com.cn/products/detail/16177

author: egonotto
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2020, 09:51:34 pm
content: Hello,I think this is a bit of gambling.What is with warranty?The next question is how good is the firmware?I have a DSO 2074G (it seems it is from Hantek (DSO3064A ?))look at my experience with ithttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/experience-with-dso-2074g/msg1194745/#msg1194745Best regardsegonotto

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2020, 11:15:54 pm
content: egonotto, firstly thank you for your comment.the economy is bad here lately and for this product, I worked in my country with a minimum wage of 2 months.This can really gamble.However, finding an oscilloscope with these features at this price is really hard.You are right.My biggest worry about firmware.I watched this video and read that they fixed firmware errors.and I believe , I should have good projects for a good job.As an electronics student, I guess I'll try playing this gamble rather than doing nothing and being unemployed in the future.If the product comes alive, I can open a post about the product here and evaluate it. Let's try it.Best Regards

author: egonotto
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2020, 12:13:23 am
content: Hello,perhaps the Siglent SDS1104X-E was a good alternative.Beside the risks, the MPO6204d has only 1GSPS for all channels.In manuals of MPO6204d you read on Page 109:"The number of analog and digital channels opened at the same time should be less than 4" (8 digital channels seems to count as one channel).Best regardsegonottoPS: Whatever you do, I wish you good luck.

author: jjoonathan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2020, 03:03:56 am
content: I wasn't going to comment because my only experience with HanTek was on one of their old USB oscilloscopes. My experience was very poor and I hoped they had gotten better over the years, especially with their non-USB scopes, in which case I would not want to weight them down with an obsolete negative review. Unfortunately, based on the other reviews here, it looks like their tradition of poor software engineering has continued to the present day, and therefore I feel obliged to share my negative experience once more, if only as an example of just how bad things can get.The HanTek software was a nightmare. I think I spent more time debugging the scope than using it. The software required Windows XP at a time when Windows 7 had already been replaced by Windows 8. The version of the HanTek software that came on a disk with the scope didn't even work with the latest service pack of Windows XP. The HanTek software downloaded from the web was broken for a different reason: it had been linked against debug DLLs and packaged with release DLLs, so you had to separately install visual studio if you wanted to use it. Of course, none of this was documented, you just had to know what the relevant dynamic linker error messages meant and how to fix them. The latest Visual Studio didn't work but a Visual Studio version from about a year before the timestamp on the exe did work. Once I managed to open the scope software, it crashed regularly, one of the channels had an inexplicable 50mV 10MHz tone on it, I never got the trigger to work reliably, and the FFT sometimes got stuck in the enabled state. With hindsight, I notice more problems: the controls were poorly planned and the wfm/s and memory depth were miserable.Comparing a HanTek to another scope on the key specifications of bandwidth, sample rate, and number of channels is a mistake because there is another key specification that usually goes without saying: "the scope works, more or less." Even for value brands like Rigol, Siglent, and GW Instek, the answer is a resounding "yes," but for HanTek I would not count on it. Plus there are a bunch of lesser-known specifications that HanTek economizes on -- see my experience with wfm/s and memory depth.Here's how I would make the decision if I were in your shoes: I would look up the Siglent (and Rigol and GW Instek, but if I only bothered to look up one I would look up Siglent) available for the amount I spent on the HanTek. The HanTek would have better "key specifications," but I would challenge myself to name a real project that I planned on doing that would be viable with the HanTek but not with the Siglent. If I could name such a project, I might decide to give HanTek another chance. If not, I would buy the Siglent.If the basic software is buggy, there is a 100% chance it will affect you and a very good chance it will make you very miserable. If you buy a lower bandwidth scope, there is a very good chance you will never need and never notice the missing bandwidth. If you do wind up needing the bandwidth, you will know straight away, and you will know exactly what to do: borrow or buy a higher bandwidth scope. In any case, you won't be miserable.Whatever you decide, best of luck! The oscilloscope you have always beats the oscilloscope you don't have!

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2020, 11:00:47 am
content: Thank you very much. I evaluated what you wrote.I agree to gamble. I have decided to buy one. My cargo is still on its way. I still have high concerns.It is clear that Hantek has many incidents. When the product arrives,I will upload photos and videos.I found a company that does high-precision measurement and calibration settings for test measurements. I am thinking of contacting them and testing the device's accuracy and reliability. At the same time, Hantek uses some of the keysight's software.I am thinking of connecting the device to the pc and testing it with Matlab's quick control interface.Let's see what awaits us.

author: FernandoCasado
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 11, 2021, 04:42:34 pm
content: Quote from: electronx on August 10, 2020, 11:00:47 amHi,Did you finally bought the oscilloscope? Was it a good experience?Best regardsFernando

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2022, 04:54:34 pm
content: Hey Fernando ,yeap the scope has arrived. I've been using it for 1 years, sorry for the late reply, I'll share in detail when I find enough time. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

author: emg
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 23, 2024, 05:28:20 am
content: HiI'm still waiting for your review .

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 05, 2024, 01:09:05 pm
content: Things I discovered years laterXY MODFFT analysisPotter Diagram (Bode plot)Logic analyzer works after update.I2C SPI Uart decoding and capturing.2 Channel Signal GeneratorAs an embedded systems engineer, I developed commercial PCBs.I will write the details when I find time.

author: Mick_Go
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2024, 03:03:35 am
content: Hi electronx, Can you say whether you are generally satisfied with this Hantek MPO6204D oscilloscope? Does the Bode Plot function work well?

author: electronx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 04, 2024, 09:58:16 am
content: Quote from: Mick_Go on October 03, 2024, 03:03:35 amFrankly, it would be a mistake to expec " perfect performance". Bode plot gives an idea in general, but I cannot say that it works very precisely. Analog discovery offers much better performance and features.