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 video: https://www.eevblog.com/2023/09/01/website-exclusive-rigol-hdo800-oscilloscope-unboxing/

HDO1000 Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEpkVa_ysaw
HDO4000 Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Jl0rMRGSg

Teardown photos:

00:00 – Rigol’s NEW $389 DHO800 12 bit Oscilloscope!
02:43 – USB-C Powered
03:19 – Teardown of the Small Sparrow, and the DHO900
06:39 – Heatsink Removed and cost reduction
08:01 – Is the USB-C connector robust enough?
11:25 – Plastic moulding
12:13 – Back side of PCB
12:48 – PCB Comparison with HDO1000
13:56 – The ADC
15:13 – What is the missing memory?
15:42 – BOM cost INCREASE? Why?
16:40 – Bypass caps WTF. Madman Muntz is turning in his grave!
17:42 – Front end comparison with DHO1000 and HDO4000
20:00 – The Logic Analyser
21:15 – The Arbitrary Waveform Generator option in the DHO900
22:39 – PCB summary, and Dave doesn’t allow this type of production engineering!
22:31 – Serial boot dumping
25:56 – The boot Android O/S micro SD card
27:15 – Power consumption and summary

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