I was thinking of buying a DS1054Z or D2072A, but it occurred to me that I would benefit more from a capable hand held scope with similar capabilities instead.
I have looked at some of the Hanteks available and some of the models seem to be OK. The opinions and reviews on different hand held scopes seems to be rather sparse. So with this in mind I am looking for direct experiences, full reviews, or learned opinions on what might meet my wants/needs.
I will be working on solar power generation and distribution, controls and electronics for stepper motors, servos, automobile controls and electronics, CCD cameras and associated electronics for astronomy, video signals such as old NTSC base and up to HDMI, and protocol analysis for micro controllers and their various forms of communication busses, USB1,2,3, etc. I think 2 channels are enough but maybe I need 4. I will be working on up to 1000VDC and down as low as ADC input values in the mV range. I would like to analyze things like CANBUS, SPI, RS323, RS485, and many other protocols. I probably will not need more that 100MHz bandwidth unless other see a flaw in my assumption. Maybe I could live with 60MHz.
So, what says the herd? Should I just get a DS2072A and carry around a portable AC source to power it? Would this be the best bang for the buck for what I want to do? Should I look at a real hand held scope? Is it possible with a hand held to get most of the things I want without going over $800 for example? Perhaps a USB scope and a notebook?
Thanks for any feedback.