EEVblog #985 – Siglent SDS1202X-E Oscilloscope Teardown
Teardown of the new *unreleased* Siglent SDS1202X-E 200MHz $379 oscilloscope! NOTE: This is the 100MHz 1102E which will never be released, but it’s the same hardware. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1000 – Fundamental Mailbag Retro Teardown Shootouts are Bullshit
As the title says, kinda… Dave answers the age old question, do single take videos really work? No. No, they don’t. SPOILERS: Tutorial on turning two NPN transistors into a fast bidirectional zener...
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EEVblog #1004 – Owon XDS3202A 14bit Oscilloscope Teardown
Does the Owon XDS3202A Oscilloscope use a true 14bit converter? Forum HERE Hi-Res photos: Unboxing VIDEO
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EEVblog #1005 – Keithley 2302 Battery Simulator Teardown
What’s inside the Keithley 2302 Battery Simulator A way to simulate battery ionic resistance (ESR) and measure product pulse power consumption. Forum HERE Hires photos:
View ArticleEEVblog #1016 – Crude Multimeter High Voltage Overload Testing
Dave tests the Uni-T UT-513 5000V high voltage insulation resistance tester with the PIntek 15kV HVP-15HF HV oscilloscope probe to see if it’s suitable for crude multimeter overload testing, with some...
View ArticleEEVblog #1022 – Finding A $50 Oscilloscope On Ebay
Another look at finding a $50 analog oscilloscope on ebay. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1038 – Uni-T UPO2104CS Oscilloscope Teardown
What’s inside the 4CH 100/200MHz entry level Uni-T UPO2104CS oscilloscope? Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1042 – Siglent’s $499 SDS1104X-E 4CH Oscilloscope Teardown
The new Siglent SDS1104X-E $499 4CH oscilloscope is a new contender for Rigol’s DS1054Z dominance. What’s it like inside? Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1056 – Digilent Open Scope MZ Review
Dave looks at the Digilent Open Scope MZ Review, an $89 open source oscilloscope, logic analyser, and function generator. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVBlog #1119 – Designing a 1kV Isolated Oscilloscope
Bart Schroder from Cleverscope talks about the challenges in designing the world’s highest performance isolated oscilloscope. Measurement demo on a 500V MOSFET H-Bridge and how to accurately probe it....
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EEVblog #1124 – Rigol 7000 Oscilloscope Teardown
Inside the new Rigol 7000 Series oscilloscope with custom ASIC’s. Also a look at the bootloader code for potential hacks. Forum HERE Hi-res photos:
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EEVblog #1146 – New Rigol MSO5000 Oscilloscope
World Exclusive! A teardown and quick look at the new lower cost mid-range 70-350MHz Phoenix chipset based Rigol MSO5000 mixed signal oscilloscope, to be release on the 13th Nov. Stating at US$909. How...
View ArticleRigol MSO5000 Bug Bonanza
Not good enough for a numbered video. 40 minutes of Dave rambling about some bugs in the new Rigol MSO5000 scope in the Logic Analsyer, serial decoder, and possibly the Auto mode trigger system. If you...
View ArticleEEVblog #1188 – $10 DIY EMC Probe using Scope FFT
How good is your existing oscilloscopes FFT function with the $10 DIY EMC H-field probe compared with a dedicated spectrum analyser? Dave tries the DIY EMC probe with half a dozen different low cost...
View ArticleEEVblog #1203 – REPAIR: Tektronix 2465B Oscilloscope
Dave repairs a classic Tektronix 400MHz 2465B oscilloscope that’s been sitting on the mailbag shelf for years. Arguably the greatest analog oscilloscope ever made. BONUS magic smoke escape! Although...
View ArticleEEVblog #1213 – The Oscilloscope Interpolation Trap!
Oscilloscope Sin X/x Interpolation can be a trap for young players, find out why. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1220 – Siglent SDS5000X 1GHz Oscilloscope Review
Siglent have entered the 1GHz oscilloscope market with the SDS5000X, is it a worthy competitor? Forum https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1220-siglent-sds5000x-1ghz-oscilloscope-review/
View ArticleEEVblog #1226 – How To Get Better Accuracy On Your Oscilloscope
How to get better waveform measurement accuracy on your oscilloscope. Two advantages of the oscilloscope vernier control. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1228 – Do Digital Scopes Have REAL Verniers?
Do digital oscilloscopes have REAL vertical vernier controls? Let’s probe a scope up the clacker to find out! Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1231- New Uni-T UPO3000 Oscilloscope Teardown
Teardown of the new Uni-T UPO3000 series oscilloscope. Forum HERE
View ArticleEEVblog #1235 – DSO Alternate Trigger Trickery
Most modern DSO’s don’t have Alternate Triggering, but Dave shows you how to do it anyway! This allows you to trigger on and view and anaylse two otherwise asynchronous time un-correlated signals on...
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EEVblog #1309 – Siglent SDS2000X Plus Scope Teardown+Hack
Teardown of the new Siglent SDS2000X Plus $999 oscilloscope. Can it be hacked to 500MHz? Hacking thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds2000x-plus-hack/ Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1311 – Can Your Oscilloscope Zoom OUT?
Zooming in is easy, but can your oscilloscope zoom OUT? A look at the results of differences in scope acquisition architecture, and fixed vs auto memory depth. And what’s the difference between the...
View ArticleEEVblog #1312 – Siglent Oscilloscopes CRIPPLING History Mode!
Siglent oscilloscopes have a crazy crippling automatic waveform History mode that is always on, you can’t switch it off, and it gobbles up all your sweet juicy sample memory. Why? Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1317 – $140 2CH 100MHz Fnirsi Tablet Oscilloscope Review
$140 for a 2CH 100MHz 1GS/s tablet oscilloscope? Review of the $140 FNIRSI-1013D 2CH 100MHz 1GS/s tablet oscilloscope. Is it too good to be true? Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1320 – Premature Oscilloscope Triggering
Don’t be caught out by embarrassing premature triggering! Dave demonstrates how and why your oscilloscope may trigger before it’s supposed to, and how to solve it. Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1324 – Oscilloscope Reference Waveforms are USEFUL
Dave shows how to use reference waveforms to capture, compare and time correlate more then one signal at a time on your oscilloscope when you just can’t hold all those probes at once. Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1355 – NEW Siglent SDS1104X-U $399 4CH Oscilloscope Teardown
Teradown of the new $399 Siglent SDS_1104X-U Four Channel oscilloscope. A cheaper alternative to the SDS1104X-E And what’s all this magnetic shielding stuff anyhow? Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog #1367 – 5 Types of Oscilloscope Passive Probes COMPARED
Dave looks at the pros and cons of 5 different types of oscilloscope passive probes. Switchable x1/x10, Fixed x10, High voltage single ended, DIY Transmission line Z0 probe, and BNC to banana/croc...
View ArticleEEVblog #1368 – Active Oscilloscope Probes COMPARED (Part 2)
Part 2, this time looking at different types of active oscillocope probes. Single ended active FET probes, differential active FET probes, current clamp probes, high voltage differential probes,...
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EEVblog 1477 – WORLD EXCLUSIVE TEARDOWN! – Tektronix 2 Series Oscilloscope
A world exclusive teardown of the new generation Tektronix 2 Series MSO bench/portable oscilloscope! An innovative new design form factor you’re either going to love or hate! This is the upgrade to...
View ArticleEEVblog 1478 – Waveform Update Rate Shootout – Tek 2 Series vs Others
Testing the new Tektronix 2 series waveform update rate vs older Keysight, Siglent, and Rigol scopes, and a glitch signal demonstration on how it matters in the real world. And also how to measure the...
View ArticleEEVblog 1501 – Rigol HDO4000 Low Noise 12bit Oscilloscope Unboxing & First...
Rigol’s new HDO4000 Series ultra low noise 12bit oscilloscope with Centaur chipset. Unboxing, first impression, and noise measurements. Forum:...
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EEVblog 1503 – Rigol HDO4000 12bit Oscilloscope TEARDOWN
Teardown of the new Rigol HDO4000 12bit ultra low noise oscilloscope Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigol-hdo1000-and-hdo4000-12bit-oscilloscopes-launched-in-china/ High Res Teardown...
View ArticleEEVblog 1510 – $699 Rigol 12bit HDO1000 Teardown – WOAH!
HUGE SURPRISE inside the new low end $699 Rigol 12bit low noise HDO1000 oscilloscope! Hacking forum thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hacking-the-hdo1khdo4k-rigol-12-bit-scope/ Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1529 – R&S MXO4 12bit Oscilloscope Unboxing and Experiments
Unboxing, first impression, and some experiments with the new Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 12bit oscilloscope. Is the new MXO-EP ASIC faster than the Keysight Megazoom IV ASIC? If you find my videos...
View ArticleEEVblog 1530 – Siglent SDS2000X HD 12 Bit Oscilloscope TEARDOWN
The most amazing feature of the new Siglent SDS2000X HD 12 Bit Oscilloscope was surprising! Teardown time. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon:...
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EEVblog 1545 – World’s Fastest Oscilloscope, MXO4 TEARDOWN
The world’s fastest oscilloscope, the Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 teardown! Wow, this is an impressive beast in more ways than one. ADC: https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slvsdr3c/slvsdr3c.pdf FPGA:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1552 – Digilent Analog Discovery 3
A first look at the new Digilent Analog Discovery 3, plus teardown. 00:00 – Unboxing the new Digilent Analog Discovery 3 02:23 – New features 05:00 – The price and comparison with a benchtop scope...
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EEVblog 1563 – New $389 12bit Rigol DHO800 Scope TEARDOWN
Teardown of the new $389 12bit Rigol DHO800 oscilloscope! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1563-new-$389-12bit-rigol-dho800-scope-teardown/ EXCLUSIVE Unboxing and first impressions...
View ArticleEEVblog 1566 – Rigol DHO800 12 Bit Oscilloscope FULL REVIEW
Has the new Rigol DHO800 and DHO900 oscilloscope changed the game in low end scopes? Starts at $299 with 12bit ADC, HDMI, VESA mount, and USB-C power. Teardown:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1582 – FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz DPO for $123?
A look at the FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz Handheld Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope for $123. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005564788266.html...
View ArticleEEVblog 1583 – Advanced Oscilloscope Triggering: Glitch/Pulse/Runt/Interval
A practical demonstration on how to use advanced oscillocope trigger features to trigger on an unsynchronised infrequent runt/glitch pulse. Includes Pulse/Glitch, Runt, Interval, Zone triggering, and...
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EEVblog 1597 – Zoyi ZT-703S $80 2CH 50MHz Oscilloscope/Multimeter Review
Looking at the new $80 Zoyi/Zotech ZT703S Dual channel 50MHz 25,000 count 0.05% handheld oscilloscope/multimeter compared to the single channel 10MHz 10,000 count ZT702S ZT-702S review:...
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EEVblog 1612 – Siglent SDS1000X HD 12 bit Oscilloscope Teardown
Siglent SDS1000X HD 12 bit Oscilloscope Teardown and brief play, noise measurement, and comparison to the SDS2000X HD Hires photos: SDS2000X HD Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUAevbBh0rQ...
View ArticleEEVblog 1624 – Electronex: Liquid Instruments Moku Oscilloscope
An interview at the Liquid Instruments stand at Electronex 2024 about the Moku range of multi-function mixed signal oscilloscope, designed and built in Australia! Thanks to Ben Price for answering the...
View ArticleEEVblog 1632 – WHY sell 2CH Oscilloscopes? + Test Engineering
Why do companies still sell 2CH oscilloscopes? Plus a massive tangent into test and production engineering showing one of my old test engineering projects. LCR meter and Transmission Line Tester...
View ArticleEEVblog 1638 – NEW Keysight Megazoom V ASIC 1GHz HD3 Oscilloscope!
After 13 YEARS Keysight have finally released the new MegaZoom V ASIC oscilloscope! Let’s take an initial look at the HD3 / HD300 series released today. NOTE: I only had this scope for 24 hours from...
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EEVblog 1639 – Keysight InfiniiVision HD3 Oscilloscope Teardown
Teardown of the new Keysight InfiniiVision HD3 14bit Megazoom V ASIC oscilloscope...
View ArticleEEVblog 1678 – BEWARE of this Oscilloscope Triggering Issue
Oscilloscope have a pre-arm trigger period that can cause confusion if you aren’t aware of it. And how different scopes operate and indicate this in different ways. Also some potential bugs in the...
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