I have seen other reviews for the scope but you have explained it in a way that even though I'm a hobbyist, I want one >.< I would have to go with the digital data analysis options (RS232, etc) as that would be very helpful figuring out signals and timing. Just have to convince the CEO and CFO (wifey) to part with the hard earned :P Great review :)
Great video. Thanks a lot! With expensive equipment like this, for any hobby, it's important to know exactly how it will benefit you, and consider how often you need that benefit.
This is, perhaps, the most thoughtful and in-depth review of an oscilloscope that I've ever seen! If every review on the internet were like this, I'd have easily been able to decide on a new scope months ago! Well done! Here's to hoping they lend you something for the budget-conscious in exchange for a nice meter or something!
Great review, I like the way you kept it short but still useful. Touchscreen is cool & new(for scopes) but it's useful only for the on screen keyboard.
That is how I felt before using it. Once you get used to it, you find that it actually noticeably adds to the user experience of the scope. It's just quicker to navigate the menus without moving your hand around twiddling different knobs. Granted doing something in 1.5 seconds instead of 5 seconds is not exactly life changing but after a while it just becomes a luxury you enjoy and I wasn't kidding when I said I started tapping the screen of my other equipment!
touchscreen oscilloscope = moderate => expert (due to touchscreen, makes using it alot easier ordinary oscilloscope = expert => professional (due to non touchscreen, makes using it alot difficult)
Little known fact you can also plug in a usb hub and plug in a usb keyboard and a flash drive at the same time. This should work on all the agilent / keysight scopes.
It is unfortunate that Keysight and Tek are following the Path of Dec and IBM. Instead of working really hard to own the maker and diy crowd which is exploding, they are keeping up the margins, and letting China take the market. In the long run they will be sorry, and I am sure they will lower prices and try and compete, but it will be too late.
Life sciences was growing faster and making less money?, If Keysight makes more money the right thing is to let them keep the name. Agilent separated from HP because HP computers was getting too large (making more) so they kept the name. Agilent is a much larger company with much more expensive equipment than Keysigh. I think Investors will more likely invest in Agilent than in Keysight. I hope to see nice gear in the future since they have more money now for R&D. Beautiful review and your voice ROCKS!
Nice 'looking' scope, except they don't have the memory to mark all events (as seen in your video). You also can't trust the measurements. For example do a single acquisition on a sine wave with lots of pulses on screen. Then do a rise time measurement on a gated region. Zoom in and out and you'll noticed the measurement changes a lot. That's because the measurements are on screen pixels and not waveform data. I can't trust this instrument. All Tektronix, Lecroy, R&S scopes perform measurements on waveform data. Much more trustworthy.
Impressive review. Too bad that model costs as much as a new car! :P I'm considering the Rigol DS1054Z at the moment (actually, one of the 100MHz models with the signal gen). I just have to finish comparing prices.
"And 200kHz in cardiac pulses. Hopefully you're not running into that problem in real life" I could imagine someone have a 200kHz heart rate now haha XD
Im not really into electronics, but here's a question. Is it common to sel just software upgrades and unlocks that dont really require hardware change? I thought you were supposed to put as much stuff as possible without limitations to make datasheet a rainbow of awesomeness for more sales, not limit it to get additional sales.
Oh. Be still my beating heart. I (who came up in the world - 1960's - when a high end 10 mc/s scope took two husky guys to lug around) would like to have had one of these boxes. Very cool...
I certainly think you did a good-enough job to earn you the free scope from them! I know they make great scopes, but their pricing is beyond my reach right now. BTW: I can EASILY live w/o the touch-screen, LOL. Hey, how come they didn't give the 1GHz model?
Not faster, higher bandwidth. MHz in this context does not refer to processor clock speed, but to the analog bandwidth of the scope inputs. Here is a good explanation: blog.adafruit.com/2012/01/27/why-oscilloscope-bandwidth-matters/
Segmented memory was never a Keysight exclusive. My much older Lecroy WavePro has segmented memory when the brand name "Keysight" didnt exist yet. Older Tek DPO7000 also had segmented memory before Keysight 3000X came out.
The on screen annotations and keyboard is pretty awesome. Makes you wonder why no one chased after Lecroy sooner :P Soooo.....how long before Rigol does a touch interface? The two have seemingly been going tit for tat as of late.
I can’t help wondering how many people on the planet even understand what is being said here. What if there was a human extinction event like a rogue asteroid impact and all who possessed this knowledge were gone? What would future generations make of this beautiful piece of equipment? How many centuries would pass before this level of understanding was recreated?
Future generations would be sucking on the power cord and occasionally, scurrying out of their caves to get some bugs. The zone triggering, while very nice, won't be needed for some time.
It seems that the PathWave BenchVue Oscilloscope Application is not able to keep the date/time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) in sync between my Oscilloscope and my Laptop, e.g. the date and time shown on my Osilloscope is 10:12 AM Feb 18, 2022, but the date and time on my Laptop is 10:14 AM Feb 18, 2022. I want to make the date and time accurately synchronous between my Oscilloscope and my Laptop. How would i realize it? thanks.
***** I don't want to respond to your ridiculous comment but I will: At the most basic level an oscilloscope measures frequencies of electrical signals.
this is a nice one.. too bad im in the Philippines... Amazon cant ship here... have you tried shipping items to overseas? can i pay you and send it to me? if possible..
Look into a Hantek scope, I got one that was under $250 and covers 200mhz. It isn't a real fast or fancy scope but it works well and does anything that I have asked of it. DS5202P or you can get the 70mhz scope for less and hack it to 200mhz.
haha thanks ;) In my defense, I did try incorporate some information that I felt would be useful for beginners, such as an explanation of the benefits of 50R termination and active probes.
St0RM33 Sorry, it's a bit much to explain in depth the concept of impedance matching and termination in the middle of a review. I recommend TH-camrs "W2AEW" and "Applied Science" as they have excellent videos on impedance matching and termination.
Afrotechmods I know about impedance matching but just barely. I'll probably google about this feature and learn more..either way like you said 50ohm termination shouldn't be available in entry level oscilloscopes so not much i can do :/
That annoys me that they didn't let you keep the nicer scope... you just showed it off to 150,000 people... cheap bastards. LOL, I guess if you're happy, whatever. :)
there we have it... DLCs for oscilloscopes
fredlllll Seems like EA makes Oscilloscopes now.
Hands down, this is the best equipment review I've ever seen!
Thanks!
Whatever it costs Keysight for 100Mhz model, It is money well spent.
Good succinct review.
Its nice to have a reviewer that's upfront.
Thanks
I have seen other reviews for the scope but you have explained it in a way that even though I'm a hobbyist, I want one >.<
I would have to go with the digital data analysis options (RS232, etc) as that would be very helpful figuring out signals and timing.
Just have to convince the CEO and CFO (wifey) to part with the hard earned :P
Great review :)
The logic analyzer is addictive. I will never, EVER use hyperterminal again!!
You will, for nostalgia. After a few years :P
As usual it's a pleasure to to whatch your channel and how you bring your knowledge and insight out to your viewers in an easy understandeble way.
Great Review! Thank you very much!
Also, I miss your other videos.
I'll go back and like them.
I don't care much about the review but I'm really glad you've got a new scope out of it.
Great video. Thanks a lot!
With expensive equipment like this, for any hobby, it's important to know exactly how it will benefit you, and consider how often you need that benefit.
This is, perhaps, the most thoughtful and in-depth review of an oscilloscope that I've ever seen! If every review on the internet were like this, I'd have easily been able to decide on a new scope months ago! Well done! Here's to hoping they lend you something for the budget-conscious in exchange for a nice meter or something!
He lives! Welcome back to utube
Ohhhh I want one! Beautifully presented, one day this will be an option , added to my bucket list. Keep up the good work.
This looks like the Caddy of Oscilloscope, with major bonus features too... Nice...
Best scope review I've seen.
Great review! It was entertaining, informative and at times funny. I'm a nerd/engineer and I thank you.
Great review, I like the way you kept it short but still useful. Touchscreen is cool & new(for scopes) but it's useful only for the on screen keyboard.
That is how I felt before using it. Once you get used to it, you find that it actually noticeably adds to the user experience of the scope. It's just quicker to navigate the menus without moving your hand around twiddling different knobs. Granted doing something in 1.5 seconds instead of 5 seconds is not exactly life changing but after a while it just becomes a luxury you enjoy and I wasn't kidding when I said I started tapping the screen of my other equipment!
touchscreen oscilloscope = moderate => expert (due to touchscreen, makes using it alot easier
ordinary oscilloscope = expert => professional (due to non touchscreen, makes using it alot difficult)
Little known fact you can also plug in a usb hub and plug in a usb keyboard and a flash drive at the same time. This should work on all the agilent / keysight scopes.
a great review of a very good scope
thumbs up!
It is unfortunate that Keysight and Tek are following the Path of Dec and IBM. Instead of working really hard to own the maker and diy crowd which is exploding, they are keeping up the margins, and letting China take the market. In the long run they will be sorry, and I am sure they will lower prices and try and compete, but it will be too late.
Nice work as usual
I love how you can get a DSO90000 for a third of that used on the official Keysight eBay page (plus you can make an offer)!
yea uhhh I can't even afford 1% of the original price of one of these scopes with no additional features
Life sciences was growing faster and making less money?, If Keysight makes more money the right thing is to let them keep the name. Agilent separated from HP because HP computers was getting too large (making more) so they kept the name. Agilent is a much larger company with much more expensive equipment than Keysigh. I think Investors will more likely invest in Agilent than in Keysight. I hope to see nice gear in the future since they have more money now for R&D. Beautiful review and your voice ROCKS!
YOu should do a review of the one they let you keep as well as the 1000 series. Keysight should also send you some of their Multimeters to review.
Nice 'looking' scope, except they don't have the memory to mark all events (as seen in your video). You also can't trust the measurements. For example do a single acquisition on a sine wave with lots of pulses on screen. Then do a rise time measurement on a gated region. Zoom in and out and you'll noticed the measurement changes a lot. That's because the measurements are on screen pixels and not waveform data. I can't trust this instrument. All Tektronix, Lecroy, R&S scopes perform measurements on waveform data. Much more trustworthy.
Lol, didn't understand anything, but I really enjoy your videos. I' m waiting for other amazing tutorials!
Impressive review. Too bad that model costs as much as a new car! :P
I'm considering the Rigol DS1054Z at the moment (actually, one of the 100MHz models with the signal gen). I just have to finish comparing prices.
I really love your videos.... Keep it up ... My thumps is always there for you :)
For those prices, I would expect an IPS display, because I doubt that display is running at over 60Hz.
"And 200kHz in cardiac pulses. Hopefully you're not running into that problem in real life"
I could imagine someone have a 200kHz heart rate now haha XD
Im not really into electronics, but here's a question. Is it common to sel just software upgrades and unlocks that dont really require hardware change? I thought you were supposed to put as much stuff as possible without limitations to make datasheet a rainbow of awesomeness for more sales, not limit it to get additional sales.
Oh. Be still my beating heart. I (who came up in the world - 1960's - when a high end 10 mc/s scope took two husky guys to lug around) would like to have had one of these boxes. Very cool...
Damn, they sure know the art of padding prices and they have mastered nickle and diming O_o
I certainly think you did a good-enough job to earn you the free scope from them! I know they make great scopes, but their pricing is beyond my reach right now. BTW: I can EASILY live w/o the touch-screen, LOL. Hey, how come they didn't give the 1GHz model?
great video !
So I can pay some money and they will send me a software update that makes my scope faster? Shouldn't it already be at it's fastest speed?
Not faster, higher bandwidth. MHz in this context does not refer to processor clock speed, but to the analog bandwidth of the scope inputs. Here is a good explanation: blog.adafruit.com/2012/01/27/why-oscilloscope-bandwidth-matters/
yep any product should be the best it can be
Segmented memory was never a Keysight exclusive. My much older Lecroy WavePro has segmented memory when the brand name "Keysight" didnt exist yet. Older Tek DPO7000 also had segmented memory before Keysight 3000X came out.
more afrotechmods vids please! :)
Yep, here I am throwing money at my screen and I don't even know how to make a circuit with a transistor... well... that's how the internet works. xD
LOL
wow have to get one soon, whats a transistor?
The on screen annotations and keyboard is pretty awesome. Makes you wonder why no one chased after Lecroy sooner :P
Soooo.....how long before Rigol does a touch interface?
The two have seemingly been going tit for tat as of late.
Best review
You had destoryed our dreams! $15000 OMFG i thinked it is about $8000 :D sorry for bad english
you are good at youtube, fro
So this is made by what has evolved from the old test instrument division of Hewlett Packard Co., because that is where Agilent came from.
segmented memory is not/was not a keysight exclusive. My much older Lecroy (from 2005) has segmented memory even though it has 16M/ch record length
I can’t help wondering how many people on the planet even understand what is being said here. What if there was a human extinction event like a rogue asteroid impact and all who possessed this knowledge were gone? What would future generations make of this beautiful piece of equipment? How many centuries would pass before this level of understanding was recreated?
Future generations would be sucking on the power cord and occasionally, scurrying out of their caves to get some bugs. The zone triggering, while very nice, won't be needed for some time.
It seems that the PathWave BenchVue Oscilloscope Application is not able to keep the date/time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) in sync between my Oscilloscope and my Laptop, e.g. the date and time shown on my Osilloscope is 10:12 AM Feb 18, 2022, but the date and time on my Laptop is 10:14 AM Feb 18, 2022.
I want to make the date and time accurately synchronous between my Oscilloscope and my Laptop. How would i realize it? thanks.
That's awesome.
***** I don't want to respond to your ridiculous comment but I will: At the most basic level an oscilloscope measures frequencies of electrical signals.
***** You thought that because I look young I would not even have a basic understanding of oscilloscopes. You were condescending and rude!
Replace realistic with rude and your statement will be correct.
Aidan Gieg Aiden, that guy is a prick and I banned him from the channel. Ignore him. You are smart.
Afrotechmods Thank you!
What scope did they give you for this? ;3 Cool video btw
I'm supposed to get the 100MHz model
So, enjoying the low-end that they gave to you? XD
I want it so bad. This is what happens when you show me things. I want them. Don't show me useful things I'll never have the money to own. XD
I am satisfied with my 54622A :D
You should develop trigger systems for engines efi.
$$$$ may add another $ just to be safe :p
one question, what scope is suitable for hobbyist? the cheapest one.. any idea?
+Fingloi Delos reyes Entry level hobbyists should get this astore.amazon.com/afromods-20/detail/B012938E76
this is a nice one.. too bad im in the Philippines... Amazon cant ship here...
have you tried shipping items to overseas? can i pay you and send it to me? if possible..
+Fingloi Delos reyes try searching that in ebay :D
If you're still looking for one, I would recommend the Rigol DS1054Z (if you have enough money, that is).
Look into a Hantek scope, I got one that was under $250 and covers 200mhz. It isn't a real fast or fancy scope but it works well and does anything that I have asked of it. DS5202P or you can get the 70mhz scope for less and hack it to 200mhz.
How does it count up to 1 ghz if it's a 1ghz scope? Shouldn't it be 500 mhz?
The multimeter/frequency counter is implemented with separate circuitry than the 8 bit analog scope input channels.
how much is that mr afrotech?
Great tutorial ;-)
haha thanks ;) In my defense, I did try incorporate some information that I felt would be useful for beginners, such as an explanation of the benefits of 50R termination and active probes.
Afrotechmods That's great !
Afrotechmods
But you didn't explain what termination is for :s
St0RM33
Sorry, it's a bit much to explain in depth the concept of impedance matching and termination in the middle of a review. I recommend TH-camrs "W2AEW" and "Applied Science" as they have excellent videos on impedance matching and termination.
Afrotechmods I know about impedance matching but just barely. I'll probably google about this feature and learn more..either way like you said 50ohm termination shouldn't be available in entry level oscilloscopes so not much i can do :/
is this oscilloscope is the same as greatscott's oscilloscope?
nooooo, this one it's on a league of his own
what is the price of it?
vga/lan for $400 is just too much ...rigole don't have VGA out in lower model osc. but it does have LXi in their now basic osc.
I want that deal....
Step one: create an immensely popular TH-cam channel, that you put hours and hours of work into, pretty much for no financial reward at all.
Well that sucks. I put hours into it, but I get minimal financial gain for it. I must be doing something wrong.
joblessalex the most important part is "immensely popular".
So nice.
Damn, that's does sound a really useful but I would'nt have any use for it.
WOW
Screen Resolution is good but not too much as compared to price!! As rigol ds1054z with same screen resolution!!😂😂😂
How do you afford this stuff!!!!????
I can't! I had to send it back a few days ago haha
Afrotechmods lol i can barely afford a 15$ logic analyzer im a 14 year old who works with arduinos and stuff like that
Afrotechmods You had to send it back?! So sad :'(
I still hate the name change :|
I'll take one only if it comes with 100% poor person discount.
That annoys me that they didn't let you keep the nicer scope... you just showed it off to 150,000 people... cheap bastards. LOL, I guess if you're happy, whatever. :)
Wow.