It's good for a beginner to learn. I bought one last December and saw capacitors charging and discharging, used the same function generator to see triangle and square waves and do some measurements. I believe I only paid £40 for it though
Unfortunately Hantek seems to have never released anything for that and now even mention USBXI as abandoned on their website. The instrument that these DSOs were meant to be inserted into seems to have never reached production and its no surprise as the software for this single scope is already buggy, slow and very primitive so developing software for a combined instrument would be far outside of Hantek's abilities unfortunately.
I got the 100mhz version, and your H time base control, blue knob icon, top right comer of screen. I have used this with a netbook working with automotive can bus and it works fine.
@@SimpleElectronics I decided to purchase the Hantek usb o-scope. My plans for it are to look at ac sine waves for car audio amplifier gain adjustments. I feel this inexpensive tool will help do the job for me. Thanks for the response. John
Thanks for this video. I bought one of these recently as my first "real scope" (The nanoDSO doesn't count) and it's great to see someone that knows how to use a scope attempt to navigate the software... I get to learn two new things at once (because I barely know how to really use a scope). I figure for the cost ($100 AUD in 2023) is perfect for a My First Scope... then I can learn and justify buying a Rigol DS1054z.
I had this scope for a year or so. The hardware part works more or less fine, USB connection glitches sometimes and you have to reconnect it to the computer, resolution and bandwidth are reasonalble. But the main issue is the useless software: changing time scale sends your trigger point out of the screen bounds and you have to search for it manually, no way to easily navigate through the recorded waveform, no triggering algorithms like catch the n-th triggering point or a package - only edge, no waveform memory, and plenty more minor issues I can't remember now that alltogether make this scope barely usable. All of that is the bare minimum even on the cheapest keysight or tectronix, it's the 21st century, FFS! And the worst issue is that there's no better alternative software, even if you're ready to pay. So if you're looking for your first scope, don't be greedy - add a bit more cash and buy something more reliable.
@@SimpleElectronics it will be very helpful if you could. I'm confused whether to get hantek 6254bc or hantek dso2c10. I would prefer usb microscope but having serial decoder is pretty significant. Thanks anyway
I have same model When I tried to use different laptop Windows 10 would not allow driver input after on line advice changed a command in Win 10 that allowed driver to download from disc.
Great video. What's the difference between the old and new versions? I bought one a few years back but never got around to using it so I'm thinking of selling it. It's still in it's original package.
Great scope for tinkering with basic electronics and Arduino projects . I mean it’s no Pico or a higher end scope by no means but for the price point it does the job and most my needs .
@@SimpleElectronics yeah apparently it was the wrong software I downloaded the correct version and it's communicating okay now I have a basic question or let's say I want to measure the sine wave of my 120 volt 60 hertz house AC can that be done with this unit because it says a maximum of 35 volts on the channel inputs
I have the BL version of this scope. It has the digital inputs also. I have used the scope on some of my videos but find it to be very limited. However, if you want to be able to capture waveforms for videos I think it is just fine. BTW you don't have to go to the top menu to change time base or volts. The knobs at the right will do that to and on mine at least there is a dropdown right next to the knobs. Also I find that the Auto button saves a lot of mousing around and time. Biggest drawback is the lack of AC coupling.
No AC coupling at all? Or just none for trigger circuit? I really wish I could find something like this, with logic inputs and digital decoding. I need something durable and portable for use in an escape room. I need to look at i2c, spi and regular serial comms as well as the analog output from various sensors (Hall, capacitive touch, RFID readers, load cells, CdS light sensors, nrf2401 radio modules, etc). Long term data logging would be nice too.
@@timmturner yes, I actually have exactly that now. I'm not super impressed, but it basically works as it should, and it was cheap enough to not worry about it traveling in the toolbox. It works with Pulseview to decide digital streams from the analog capture; the adjustable digital conversion thresholds make it usable for decoding.
@T Turner btw, I'm drooling over a Rigol mso 5000. I just can't bring myself to follow through on the purchase. There's a portable/battery scope out that's pretty sweet too. Made by Micsig, the STO1104E is pretty nice for a portable tablet type scope. Check it out.
@@tonyfremont I will. I am pretty happy with the two scopes I have, one Tek 2221A and one LeCroy 9314L. Both were cheap. The LeCroy has a very steep learning curve though. I use the Hantek because it displays on the computer and makes videos easier.
USB scopes always look neat, but they have such huge limitations over something like a siglent sds 1202x-e that it often makes the useless. I have a hantek usb scope, and it is not even fast enough to capture a switch bounce, far less decode something like 100mhz communication signal.
The problem these Hantek units have for that is that they don't have hardware triggering, they just throw the data over USB and the software must then process it and determine where to trigger, which is significantly slower than hardware triggering. A switch bounce however can easily be caught by this scope by putting it in 'SINGLE' mode, so not sure why you couldn't get that to work.
@@electronicsideas1361 It is an oscilloscope, so if you know your circuit, you can check those components but it is not a standalone component tester, no.
Thanks for the look at it. I seriously gave thought to get a USB based scope a few years ago, though my reasons were different. I lived in a smaller house then and had a lot less workspace. What ended up stopping me was making sure I got a decent one that was Linux compatible and also the shared ground with the PC it's connected to was the next issue. I thought if I got one I would build an iso-USB interface if I could. I wonder if the bottom end noise is from the PC? I almost jumped on getting an Owan VDS1022I, Linux, or not but backed out at the last moment.
Pretty good bang for the buck there.. I have one looking for a 100+ MHz just because.. The dso5000series are good value as well. But they are glider to 350 than 80. So less advantage for the price. You can get 4 inputs plus ext plus signal generator. Incidentally the 6022 has a signal generator for trimming the prove..but you can't adjust it..so
You could always stick a USB isolator in between if you're nervous about destroying a pc, or a PCIe USB controller. You already have to be really careless or plain unlucky to damage your USB ports like that and if you do, you just throw out the 6-7 dollar PCIe USB controller for a new one. You could also hook it up to a laptop/phone or use an isolation module to have it floating.
I purchased a 6022BE product. Then I feel like a waste of money. It does not meet the standards of a technical device . Hardware . It is only capable of receiving + - 5Vdd . Signals larger than +- 5 Vdd will have amplitude distortion. Amplitude distortion is displayed on the screen. It does not achieve +-20V visibility like grid cell. Software . It's the dumbest show in the world. It has no drift mode. Like hospital electrocardiogram machines. When I want to research a long event . For example I set the timebas to 1000 seconds. Hanteck runs in the background and doesn't show anything. Until the scale is 1000 seconds, it will show up on the screen. For 1000 seconds, I couldn't see anything and went to wait for coffee. If the numbers reach explosive danger, then I don't know either. Because Hantek shows nothing on the screen. Hanteck should only install microphones for babies alo hello!
Thanks so much for making this. I have been on the fence about this scope. It was good to see it in action
The algorithm recommended your channel. I love your content. Thank you.
Thank you for the kind words!
It's good for a beginner to learn. I bought one last December and saw capacitors charging and discharging, used the same function generator to see triangle and square waves and do some measurements. I believe I only paid £40 for it though
Hantek 6022BE is a modular instrument, the port USBXI is used for concatenate other external instrument (eg: a signal generator) ;-)
Unfortunately Hantek seems to have never released anything for that and now even mention USBXI as abandoned on their website. The instrument that these DSOs were meant to be inserted into seems to have never reached production and its no surprise as the software for this single scope is already buggy, slow and very primitive so developing software for a combined instrument would be far outside of Hantek's abilities unfortunately.
I got the 100mhz version, and your H time base control, blue knob icon, top right comer of screen. I have used this with a netbook working with automotive can bus and it works fine.
cool! beware that the 100mhz version is A LOT better than the one shown here, the one here is just an analog frontend for the pc.
Does this also work for Windows 11?
I haven't tested it but Windows 11 is basically the same as windows 10 - I would say it probably does
Is it bad that I'm sitting here screaming "the blue knob! Turn the blue knob! AHHH!!" 🤣
Hi, did you decide to keep this scope if so, have you been using the scope and how do you like it. Let me know. Thanks. John
I did keep it but I haven't played with it much due to being busy, I need to get back to it!
@@SimpleElectronics I decided to purchase the Hantek usb o-scope. My plans for it are to look at ac sine waves for car audio amplifier gain adjustments. I feel this inexpensive tool will help do the job for me. Thanks for the response. John
Thanks for this video. I bought one of these recently as my first "real scope" (The nanoDSO doesn't count) and it's great to see someone that knows how to use a scope attempt to navigate the software... I get to learn two new things at once (because I barely know how to really use a scope). I figure for the cost ($100 AUD in 2023) is perfect for a My First Scope... then I can learn and justify buying a Rigol DS1054z.
Would you use this on a car crank position sensor or no?
Absolutely - this thing plus a laptop is a good match!
This device usb oscilloscope
What the max load voltage or load current can show wave forms, and for how many alternate current or voltage Hz...?
It says 35V max. Sampling rate is 48MSPS. so it is good for 5MHz. beyond that sine wave will look polygon. but it is a value for money.
I had this scope for a year or so. The hardware part works more or less fine, USB connection glitches sometimes and you have to reconnect it to the computer, resolution and bandwidth are reasonalble. But the main issue is the useless software: changing time scale sends your trigger point out of the screen bounds and you have to search for it manually, no way to easily navigate through the recorded waveform, no triggering algorithms like catch the n-th triggering point or a package - only edge, no waveform memory, and plenty more minor issues I can't remember now that alltogether make this scope barely usable. All of that is the bare minimum even on the cheapest keysight or tectronix, it's the 21st century, FFS! And the worst issue is that there's no better alternative software, even if you're ready to pay. So if you're looking for your first scope, don't be greedy - add a bit more cash and buy something more reliable.
Hscope on Android is far superior to the rest of the interfaces
I've heard people using OpenHantek software.
Hi, does this oscilloscope only store the data signal on the screen or does it store all the samples from the beginning
It only stores a few screens worth of samples
@@SimpleElectronics That's right so can I save this page several times quickly by pressing a keyboard button I want to save in .txt file or .csv
@@mu8502 There might be logging in the software but it won't log at full speed, that's a guarantee!
Does this software have serial protocol decoder? Or can you use pulseview or sigrok instead?
no serial decoder and I would have to check about the other stuff
@@SimpleElectronics it will be very helpful if you could. I'm confused whether to get hantek 6254bc or hantek dso2c10. I would prefer usb microscope but having serial decoder is pretty significant. Thanks anyway
What's the vertical resolution? ie how many decimal points can you get in the voltage reading?
I'll have to check!
I have same model When I tried to use different laptop Windows 10 would not allow driver input after on line advice changed a command in Win 10 that allowed driver to download from disc.
Maximum measurable voltage by 1:10 probe please???
Great video. What's the difference between the old and new versions? I bought one a few years back but never got around to using it so I'm thinking of selling it. It's still in it's original package.
I'm not sure really - put it up and see if you get any interest
Great scope for tinkering with basic electronics and Arduino projects . I mean it’s no Pico or a higher end scope by no means but for the price point it does the job and most my needs .
I wanted an oscillioscope, thought of getting one of these but I think investing on rigol is more productive.
It probably is! I love my rigol
Which one you bought?
anyone know what a flashing red light next to ch 1 is? i think i got the drivers and software installed and everyhting
Is it triggering?
@@SimpleElectronics yeah apparently it was the wrong software I downloaded the correct version and it's communicating okay now I have a basic question or let's say I want to measure the sine wave of my 120 volt 60 hertz house AC can that be done with this unit because it says a maximum of 35 volts on the channel inputs
@@brandonoh777 it can be done with a step down transformer
I have the BL version of this scope. It has the digital inputs also. I have used the scope on some of my videos but find it to be very limited. However, if you want to be able to capture waveforms for videos I think it is just fine. BTW you don't have to go to the top menu to change time base or volts. The knobs at the right will do that to and on mine at least there is a dropdown right next to the knobs. Also I find that the Auto button saves a lot of mousing around and time. Biggest drawback is the lack of AC coupling.
No AC coupling at all? Or just none for trigger circuit? I really wish I could find something like this, with logic inputs and digital decoding. I need something durable and portable for use in an escape room. I need to look at i2c, spi and regular serial comms as well as the analog output from various sensors (Hall, capacitive touch, RFID readers, load cells, CdS light sensors, nrf2401 radio modules, etc). Long term data logging would be nice too.
@@tonyfremont have you looked at the 6022bl
@@timmturner yes, I actually have exactly that now. I'm not super impressed, but it basically works as it should, and it was cheap enough to not worry about it traveling in the toolbox. It works with Pulseview to decide digital streams from the analog capture; the adjustable digital conversion thresholds make it usable for decoding.
@T Turner btw, I'm drooling over a Rigol mso 5000. I just can't bring myself to follow through on the purchase. There's a portable/battery scope out that's pretty sweet too. Made by Micsig, the STO1104E is pretty nice for a portable tablet type scope. Check it out.
@@tonyfremont I will. I am pretty happy with the two scopes I have, one Tek 2221A and one LeCroy 9314L. Both were cheap. The LeCroy has a very steep learning curve though. I use the Hantek because it displays on the computer and makes videos easier.
USB scopes always look neat, but they have such huge limitations over something like a siglent sds 1202x-e that it often makes the useless. I have a hantek usb scope, and it is not even fast enough to capture a switch bounce, far less decode something like 100mhz communication signal.
The problem these Hantek units have for that is that they don't have hardware triggering, they just throw the data over USB and the software must then process it and determine where to trigger, which is significantly slower than hardware triggering.
A switch bounce however can easily be caught by this scope by putting it in 'SINGLE' mode, so not sure why you couldn't get that to work.
7:27 lol, that folder name.
input voltage when probe x1 is max only 5V ?
Nice. Component test possible
Hi
Possible to measure AC millivolts at 100Khz ???
I can't see why it wouldn't
I see In the user manual
Internal protection:35Vpk (DC + peak AC < 10 kHz, without external
attenuation)
Hi can I save data a few times inside a file
Not sure really
Скажите альтернативный софт опен хантек работает на виндовс 10 ? Я на семерку не могу установить (
I'm a broke electronics enthusiast, do you think this could be a good investment?
Definitely a decent bang for the buck!
component tester possible???
I'm not sure what you are asking for
@@SimpleElectronics what u an asking is COMPONENTS OF ANY PCB LIKE DIODE IC RESISTANT CAN WE CHECK
@@electronicsideas1361 It is an oscilloscope, so if you know your circuit, you can check those components but it is not a standalone component tester, no.
what is the max rms voltage it can do?
Looks like 35 volts
Thanks for the look at it. I seriously gave thought to get a USB based scope a few years ago, though my reasons were different. I lived in a smaller house then and had a lot less workspace. What ended up stopping me was making sure I got a decent one that was Linux compatible and also the shared ground with the PC it's connected to was the next issue. I thought if I got one I would build an iso-USB interface if I could. I wonder if the bottom end noise is from the PC? I almost jumped on getting an Owan VDS1022I, Linux, or not but backed out at the last moment.
Muito obrigado por compartilhar [Thank you for sharing.]
Can you please do a review of Perytech USB Oscilloscope DSO-U2400 400MS/s ??
I would love to, if you can convince them to send me one
Pretty good bang for the buck there.. I have one looking for a 100+ MHz just because..
The dso5000series are good value as well. But they are glider to 350 than 80. So less advantage for the price. You can get 4 inputs plus ext plus signal generator.
Incidentally the 6022 has a signal generator for trimming the prove..but you can't adjust it..so
You are testing a scope with a collection of kits ......sloppy grounds & the rest. Hardly the best environment for accurate analysis.
Cheers! Brian
Fair enough, just emulating what beginners do, my channel is kinda aimed at then
I've always been a bit cautious about USB scopes. Any earthing problems or shorts could damage the P.C.
Obsolete PCs available cheap or free are sufficient for DSO software
You could always stick a USB isolator in between if you're nervous about destroying a pc, or a PCIe USB controller. You already have to be really careless or plain unlucky to damage your USB ports like that and if you do, you just throw out the 6-7 dollar PCIe USB controller for a new one.
You could also hook it up to a laptop/phone or use an isolation module to have it floating.
Thanks wlm
Hantek is not good . It does not have a drift display mode.
Picoteck is well done
what do you mean drift display mode?
The blue ooonnnneeeeee lol
Je ne recommande pas cette marque. Très mal faite. Mauvais service. Mauvais suivi.
I purchased a 6022BE product.
Then I feel like a waste of money.
It does not meet the standards of a technical device .
Hardware .
It is only capable of receiving + - 5Vdd .
Signals larger than +- 5 Vdd will have amplitude distortion.
Amplitude distortion is displayed on the screen.
It does not achieve +-20V visibility like grid cell.
Software .
It's the dumbest show in the world.
It has no drift mode. Like hospital electrocardiogram machines.
When I want to research a long event .
For example
I set the timebas to 1000 seconds. Hanteck runs in the background and doesn't show anything.
Until the scale is 1000 seconds, it will show up on the screen.
For 1000 seconds, I couldn't see anything and went to wait for coffee.
If the numbers reach explosive danger, then I don't know either.
Because Hantek shows nothing on the screen.
Hanteck should only install microphones for babies alo hello!
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