I am looking for a new scope (<€1.500,=) and the use is especially measurement of audio signals but I use more and more uControllers (I2C etc.).
So for audio it is the low frequency spectrum and for uController the more higher frequency spectrum but I think a scope with 70Mhz should be more than enough.
Now I was thinking “What about memory depth of a scope and measurement of frequencies?”
When looking around you see several scopes with a wide range of memory depths and what wonders me is that sometimes to low-end market
scopes have more deep memory then high-end market scopes.
Now it could be that high-end brand wants to enter the lower market and designed scopes with less deep memory to be price competitive?
- Rigol DS1000Z series with 12Mpts and 1GSa/s
- Siglent SDS2202X-E series with 28Mpts and 2GSa/s
- Keysight DSOX1000X series with 1Mpts and 2GSa/s
- Rigol MSO5000 series with 100Mpts and 8GSa/s
- R&S RTC1000 series with 2Mpts and 2GSa/s
All as standard but most are upgradable (options)
When browsing white papers, you can find:
Record length = sample rate × acquisition timeWhen I look at this formula the use of more memory depth and high sample rate for especially low audio frequencies is essential?
So a scope with for example 1M memory and a sample rate of 1GSa/s (take the Keysight DSOX1000 series) is not a smart combo because the sample rate will drop very fast when
measuring low frequencies and zoom into this?
Am I right in this or am I missing something?
Happy when specialist share thoughts on this