Technologies SDS1052DL+ 50 MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Works well for all bread board and basic entry level engineering labs.

I've been working with electronics for many years. When my old Tektronix analog scope died, I decided to give this oscilloscope a chance since it's received such good reviews. After using the oscilloscope for a month, let me sum up my experience in one word: happy! Just about everything about this oscilloscope has been a pleasant surprise: it's small and lightweight, the screen is good, and the controls are intuitive. (Of course, it helps if you're already familiar with how to use an oscilloscope). Everything you need to get started is included in the box, including two nice, color-coded probes. However, I recommend going to the manufacturer's website [...] to download the full user's manual and give it a read first -- it's quite good. One feature I like is that you can insert a thumb drive and hit the print button to quickly save a screen shot. I'm including two to show what it looks like -- the first one is just a sweep, the second one adds the data you see when the oscilloscope is in measure mode.

Additional comments: It is now 8 months later, and I like it even more. I contacted the company once with a question, which they answered promptly and clearly. Two weeks ago, one of the probes became an open circuit, so I sent an e-mail, got a prompt reply with instructions, and I now have a new probe. Great product, great customer service. Original review: If you are thinking about buying a box to convert your computer to an oscilloscope, think twice, and spend a bit more money for this unit instead: This is a very impressive instrument at a remarkably low price. The controls are fairly straightforward, although I do use research-grade equipment at work so I have some experience. The FFT feature is very useful, I've been using it to measure harmonic distortion on a vintage stereo amplifier that I am restoring. The on-line manual is pretty good, although it would benefit from an edit by a a native-English speaker. So far I've found a lot to like, and nothing at all to dislike.

I wasn't going to review this scope, until I saw online that many other have had this issue over the years. I purchased this scope in 2018, used it a few dozen times over the years with the latest about a month ago. It worked great. Then this morning, it would not boot up, just stuck on the logo screen. The fan works and the buttons light up. I tried unplugging the unit for over an hour, I tried repeatedly pushing the math button after power up, all to no avail. I emailed Seglent, but I am not optimistic.

I had bought this as a home and hobby scope so I could do most of my homework at.. well, not the EE labs on campus. Being a student, I am no expert at using quality lab equipment, but I can say that compared to the ~slightly~ more expensive Rigol units I use on campus it has it's ups and downs. PROS (compared with Rigol DSE110...) - The screen is large, one of my favorite features compared to what I use at school - Has all the features of the Rigol, and the Print button works as a direct screenshot to a USB drive which I like, a lot. CONS - The wave forms are not exactly stable, they jump around much more than the scopes at the U. - The cursor function is quite as good as the scopes at the U, for example: If I set Cursor A and then Cursor B there is no way to move them both at the same time. I have to move one at a time. To do this I need to directly access the menu. Whereas, on the Rigol units, a press down on the Adjustment knob makes the switch from Cursor A -> Cursor B -> Both. This seems like such an easy feature to implement it's frustrating not to have it handy at home. Again, my skills at using O-scopes is rudimentary. All in all, this is a good scope for the money, and if I had to recommend a scope to someone in the under 300$ range I would definitely recommend this one.

This is my first digital storage oscilloscope, I have had several analog single & dual trace scopes in the past but they can't hold a candle to this instrument. I love the color screen, it makes the identification of each channel so easy. The frequency counter seems to be very accurate, at least for my purposes. I particularly like the ability to store waveforms, download them to my computer and then show them to my micro-controller classes. This feature allows me to show how the PWM output, of say an Arduino, can vary the brightness of an LED or control the tone of a piezo buzzer. The scope comes with a nice set of probes (1x - 10x), USB cable, power cable, setup guide, CD with EasyScope software and a full user's manual. It has a nice big screen, easy to use controls and is very quiet. I'm quite pleased with this purchase and can recommend this unit very highly.

Excellent product and gives value for the money spent. My use is basically for repair of radio and Audio equipment, for which the unit is a reliable service aid.

Cheap and perfect! I don't do anything about 50 MHz, so this is perfect! There was some problems with shipping (it was held in customs for inspection for a few weeks), but it eventually arrived. Works out of box. Simple to use: one screen testing and calibration, built in 1 kHz square wave for testing, and the probes are of decent quality too. I have one at home on my workbench, and one at work too!

En pocas palabras: obtienes lo que pagas. Es un osciloscopio básico y barato que funciona bien dentro de sus limitaciones. Compré este osciloscopio para usarlo en proyectos de hobby. Funciona bien, con algunas limitaciones. Algunos menús son un poco dificiles de usar (no los he probado en español, de hecho no se si tiene menús en español), pero casi todos son muy similares a los de otras marcas (como tektronix). La pantalla se ve bien y tiene suficiente resolución. Los problemas o limitaciones que he notado, menores la mayoria pero aún así relevantes, son los siguientes: 1. El trigger de nivel parece no funcionar algunas veces cuando la división de tiempo tiene valores grandes (del orden de centenas de milisegundos) a pesar de que la señal cambie en escalón de un valor bajo estable a un valor alto estable. Con una división de tiempo pequeña el trigger parece funcionar siempre bien. 2. A diferencia de Tektronix, que tiene la opcion de seleccionar dos velocidades en la mayoria de las perillas, este osciloscopio tiene una sola velocidad: baja. Entonces para hacer un zoom o cambiar algun valor (como cambiar la división de tiempo de un valor muy pequeño a uno muy grande) es necesario darle muchas vueltas a las perillas, más de lo que me gusataría. 3. Cuando el menú en pantalla es escondido o mostrado y hay una captura en progreso la misma se reinicia. Esto es sobre todo notable si hay una captura en progreso con una división de tiempo grande (como 2 segundos por división). 4. La función matemática de transformada rápida de Fourier (FFT) es una broma, aunque ni esperaba que la incluyera. Los resultados parecen más una prueba de concepto hecha por un estudiante que algo confiable. No tiene escalas ni una buena resolución. No he probado otras funciones matemáticas. Hay muchas otras funciones que no he podido usar, como guardar capturas de pantalla. Tampoco he hecho comparaciones sobre su precisión contra otros instrumentos. Como referencia, en mi trabajo utilizo osciloscopios continuamente desde los más sencillos hasta algunos más avanzados, pasando por analizadores de protocolo y lógicos. Usualmente son Tektronix. No me considero un experto en la materia pero definitivamente tengo bastante experiencia en su uso. RESUMEN FINAL. Buen osciloscopio para hobistas o usos básicos. No lo recomendaría para algo más profesional.

Purchased for electrical engineering studies. Easy to use, quick to learn its many function. No need to run to the school for lab prep any more. Does everything that the school labs require. Frequency readings are very accurate, we compared with another scope and a frequency counter. Bonus points: Very light, easy to put away.

Lo devolví por que no encendía, sin embargo en videos del producto lo muestran como básico pero que cumple supongp mi caso fue aislado