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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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[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

From what I"ve read, Siglent, not Rigol.

There's an Aussie yt-channel who does basic-electronics reviews, he's done a couple vids on Fnirsi products ( whining about the name, of course ), so that may help you find the channel..

He, & others, have found problems with the Rigol stuff, re accuracy, iirc.

PLEASE CHECK THAT: MY MEMORY ISN'T PERFECT!

I'm certain that the recommendations I've seen are Siglent NOT Rigol or Hantek

( because I've looked into this stuff repeatedly ),

but I'm NOT certain which sources were doing the recommendations.

& the Siglent digital-input ( for logic ) is a costly add-on, but on SOME models it's possible.

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