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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: SolderSucker on September 19, 2017, 03:07:50 pm
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As I'm currently thinking of buying some form of digital 'scope, and bearing in mind that I really enjoy making up electronic kits, I'm thinking that buying a 'scope kit would be a good idea. But are there any good quality ones out there? Must also include a case/enclosure.
Must also be at least 20 MHz, preferably higher. Single or dual trace, I'm not worried.
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Not sure is any of these kits are any use if you need an oscilloscope however you may get some fun out of building the kit. Have a look at Jullian Ilett's video
https://youtu.be/-nPiMGb3Qb8 (https://youtu.be/-nPiMGb3Qb8)
I think there are a few other examples of this kit being built, unfortunately I cant remember who did them.
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As I'm currently thinking of buying some form of digital 'scope, and bearing in mind that I really enjoy making up electronic kits, I'm thinking that buying a 'scope kit would be a good idea. But are there any good quality ones out there? Must also include a case/enclosure.
The only kit I know is this one: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=DSO138 (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=DSO138)
Nobody would say it's a good oscilloscope though.
Must also be at least 20 MHz, preferably higher.
Nope.
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Another video about the construction of the cheap kit. This one is by John Orbiter
https://youtu.be/GsRVUcKShSk (https://youtu.be/GsRVUcKShSk)
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Most diy kit scopes from jyetech don't have a bandwidth above 200 kHz.
I've seen a couple of projects which can be close to your 20 MHz requirements but they are being arranged in somewhat like group-buy way and after a few runs they are closed.
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Even more DIY ... :)
http://www.stm32duino.com/viewtopic.php?t=107 (http://www.stm32duino.com/viewtopic.php?t=107)
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I built a DSO138 kit (the one shown in the two videos above), and while it's fun enough to assemble, it's kind of a pain in the ass to use.
The new model, the DSO Shell (DSO150) not only has a proper enclosure, but has apparently much improved controls, which are one of the big shortcomings of the DSO138.
See http://www.jyetech.com/Products/LcdScope/e150.php (http://www.jyetech.com/Products/LcdScope/e150.php)
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Thanks for all of the suggestions so far. :)
I do wish that those who produce such kits wouldn't pre-mount the surface mounted parts - while I can appreciate that some people don't like soldering them on, some of us are fine with it.
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Thanks for all of the suggestions so far. :)
I do wish that those who produce such kits wouldn't pre-mount the surface mounted parts - while I can appreciate that some people don't like soldering them on, some of us are fine with it.
Feel free to take them off and put them back again. :popcorn:
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Thanks for all of the suggestions so far. :)
I do wish that those who produce such kits wouldn't pre-mount the surface mounted parts - while I can appreciate that some people don't like soldering them on, some of us are fine with it.
Look carefully: JYE Tech offers its kits both with and without the SMD components soldered, so if you buy a genuine kit, you have the choice.
The counterfeit ones on eBay, Aliexpress, and Banggood, however, are invariably the version with the SMD pre-soldered.
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Duly noted, thanks for pointing that out.