Hey Guys,
This review was made by me, I tried to give the idea that this is a very limited oscilloscope in the video,
Bare in mind that im hobbyist, not a profissional, my degree in system computing, not electronics, but I'll try to sum the pros and cons:
Pros:
- Extremely easy to use
- Small size and big screen (for the size)
- Already includes a function generator (14 functions)
- Very cheap, mine with delivery costed 155€ (~ $185)
- It seemed fairly accurate and fast analysing signals
- The function generator BNC connector is on the front
- Very nice display, very sharp and the information (vpp, vavg, etc) is very visible, not like in my Rigol MSO2102A where it is shown in very small letters (it has other funcionalities)
- The cursors respond very fast and a very intuitive to use
- It has FFT function included
Cons:
- It hasn't have an ground/earth connector
- it's powered by USB (5V 2A)
- There is a some problem when using the probes related with the ground that has to be the same... you might burn the motherboard if its not the same (warning on first page of the manual)
- The function generator has very low frequencies maximum, you can get max 10Mhz in sine wave
- It is very limited on the function available, an example is no math function of any kind
- I forgot to say this in the video but, you don't have the normal square wave connector for callibrating, you have to connect the aligator to bnc cable to the function generator an then somehow use in the probe to be able to calibrate the probe
My conclusion:
As always, if you're making an informed purchase, aware of the cons and pros, I believe this is a very good purchase for people starting in electronics, hobbyist like me or even work tasks do not that require advanced function in a oscilloscope. To be honest, I would't exchange my rigol for this, not in a million years, but I enjoyed VERY MUCH working with it.
You just need to know what you're buying.... it is a awesome buy if you know what you're getting, it will do the work, but forget fancy features.
I didn't open the oscilloscope in the review, because I don't want to pass the ideia that I know more than I really know, and to be honest I'm not qualified to analyse a motherboard and say if it is good or not. And also, since Im giving this unit to a channel subscriber, I didn't want to compromise the warranty.
Cheers,
Hugo Ferreira