Btw, it is good question why it is so many times seen that some publications do not have any date and/or version with history (changelog).
Agreed.
Which invites a comment on Siglent's own documentation -- I look forward to the day when Siglent steps up to the next level of documentation standards for their products, not only including change logs but also having an index at the back, displaying chapter numbers in the footer, updating the manuals to keep them consistent with firmware changes, etc.
Maybe 2023 will be the year for that. I can't wait.
Much is already available about document release dates on the HQ website:
See the dates for each doc in this list:
https://int.siglent.com/products-document/sds2000x-e/#navs
Yes of course some times Sherloc Holmes work and guessing is ok but...
But if we talk good documenting practices... Only right place for datecode is in document itself. Period. And it need be in every single published document. Period.
Siglent need understand this and do it. Period. It is mandatory.
And it need be started over 10 years ago but still better later than never. It need do asap and including whole product portfolio. There need be "house standard" for documentation and not so that different design groups do different way. Some better and some not.
We can see there has already been a slight improvement in this matter over the years. That's good, but not at all enough yet.
I don't think I'm the only one who has tried to move a mountain in this matter.
Lot of development is still needed.
In terms of documentation, Siglent is still not at the appropriate level. The hardware can be done quite well, but there are major flaws in creating documents.
And it's also pointless to claim (if some people want to do so) that someone else doesn't make good documents either and that's why they aren't needed - maybe no one even reads them (as is often seen unfortunately).
Such thinking would be a mistake. Let's hope it doesn't happen.
If that happens, you have to ask who you are trying to ski after. Usually the skier behind is not the winner.