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4 channel scopes, budget. Siglent or Rigol? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by ikidd@lemmy.world to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de
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I don't need much more than 100Mhz but I'd like to have serial/CAN decoding. I could probably get away with a 2 channel, but it seems like a lot of the extra features like wifi control and digital channels only come on the 4 channels like the 1204X-E, plus it has some waveform generation (though maybe that's an addon?).

Anyone have a budget model they'd recommend? The DS1504 seems like it's getting a bit long in the tooth and the price point doesn't really seem competitive with better scopes.

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[โ€“] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Do you need analog? Would a digital logic probe be sufficient? Are you specifically looking for a desktop appliance or would a computer-attachment be acceptable?

[โ€“] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Yah, I don't want to go that cheap, pretty sure I'll be using it for analog a fair bit. I thought about the Hantec etc but that's probably just money wasted when I decide I need an adult scope.