I use both a DS1052E and a couple of Tek scopes. I do like the DS1052E and think it offers great value at 25% the price of a comparable Tek. I love the long memory. The Teks still feel more solid (in an accuracy/reliability/usability sense). I noticed some trigger jitter on the DS1052E.
Henry On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Scott Burris <slbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I got a DS1052E a few months ago and I'm quite happy with it. It's great > for looking at events > like this thread has been discussing (although am I the only person who > still owns a Radio Shack > logic probe from the 70's which would work just fine for detecting 1PPS??). > > I won't be giving up my three analog Tek scopes anytime soon though. The > DS1052E > tends to be a bit noisy looking at low level signals, and anything over > 50Mhzish pushes > me back to the analogs. The user interface isn't always obvious, as it > seems most buttons > have multiple function and menus abound on this thing. But user interface > problems seem to > be common on lots of test equipment these days -- I wonder what kind of > scope Steve Jobs > would design :-) > > I find myself using it mostly as a kind of 2 channel analog logic analyzer, > setting up a single > capture from the trigger and studying what happened before and after the > trigger. First use > was looking at an I2C bus, not only to look at the data, but also the rise > time of the signals. > > For the price it can't be beat, and it fills a diagnostic hole for me that I > can't easily fill with > the other equipment at my (hobbyist) disposal. > > Scott > > Brooke Clarke wrote: >> >> Hi Bob: >> >> I have been studying digital scopes for some time and have the Rigol >> DS1052E on the way. >> http://www.prc68.com/I/RigolDS1052E.shtml >> Rigol may make the low end scopes that are sold by Agilent. This model >> goes for a little over $400 and gets excellent reviews (links on the above >> web page). >> >> Have Fun, >> >> Brooke Clarke >> http://www.PRC68.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Henry Hallam Sent from my Laptop _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.