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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #175 on: June 16, 2019, 05:17:42 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..
 
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #176 on: June 16, 2019, 05:40:10 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..

Am I reading this right - does it tell you not much more than that you can't usefully compare results for different probes on different scopes without detail knowledge of how the input circuitry compares between scopes?

The HF212's look quite nice; I see RS rebadge them in the UK but that they can probably be had cheaper on their original label.
Am I right in thinking they don't come with any sort of identification bands for the connector / probe?  Do the ones from Siglent fit somewhere on the probe / connector?
 

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #177 on: June 16, 2019, 05:46:37 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..

No any word about test setup.
Please, can you explain how was probes connected to signal source, including also source impedance.
Test setup is least as important as result data - images.






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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #178 on: June 16, 2019, 06:09:09 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..

No any word about test setup.
Please, can you explain how was probes connected to signal source, including also source impedance.
Test setup is least as important as result data - images.

Like I said before SSDG6000X, probes with BNC tip adapter directly to the output of siggen. Before measurement, I grabbed 1 MHz square wave with direct BNC cable (50 ohm terminated) into reference trace, and compensated both probes to overlay their response over reference one.. and check with 1 kHz square wave for low frequency top flatness..

HF 212 has 3 trimmers, 1 for LF and 2 for HF compensation.. TA131 has only LF compensation on probe body. I didn't try to lift sticker on BNC side box to see if it has HF compensation there but hidden from user.
 

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #179 on: June 16, 2019, 06:17:53 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..

Am I reading this right - does it tell you not much more than that you can't usefully compare results for different probes on different scopes without detail knowledge of how the input circuitry compares between scopes?

The HF212's look quite nice; I see RS rebadge them in the UK but that they can probably be had cheaper on their original label.
Am I right in thinking they don't come with any sort of identification bands for the connector / probe?  Do the ones from Siglent fit somewhere on the probe / connector?
Testec is available from many sources including Farnell in UK.
I mark them with label printer.

Unfortunately, it was a quick check so Picoscope is not same vertical scale, but if you look closely shape on lower frequencies track quite nicely. It is only as you go higher, Pico starts limiting things being 200MHz scope.
Shape shown on Keysight is pretty much pure probe response, Keysight being 1GHZ ...
 
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #180 on: June 16, 2019, 07:49:10 pm »
Unfortunately, it was a quick check so Picoscope is not same vertical scale
I hadn't clocked that, thanks for clarification :)
 

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #181 on: June 16, 2019, 08:44:53 pm »
Here, quick capture, sweep from 1kHz to 200MHz, 200mV P-P, 61 sec sweep, several passes.
Scopes used MSOX3104T and Picoscope 3406D MSO.. Flat top window on FFT.

Picoscope TA131 and Testec TT HF212..

No any word about test setup.
Please, can you explain how was probes connected to signal source, including also source impedance.
Test setup is least as important as result data - images.

Like I said before SSDG6000X, probes with BNC tip adapter directly to the output of siggen. Before measurement, I grabbed 1 MHz square wave with direct BNC cable (50 ohm terminated) into reference trace, and compensated both probes to overlay their response over reference one.. and check with 1 kHz square wave for low frequency top flatness..

HF 212 has 3 trimmers, 1 for LF and 2 for HF compensation.. TA131 has only LF compensation on probe body. I didn't try to lift sticker on BNC side box to see if it has HF compensation there but hidden from user.

SDG6000X output impedance is 50ohm. So you have tested probes frequency response using 50ohm source impedance.
Normal standard practice is - and have been tens of years - for test probes frequency and step response using 25ohm source impedance!

Also @Performa01 have used right source impedance, as can see example here:

As can be seen, the circuit already contains the standard test setup: Signal generator with 50 ohms source impedance and 50 ohms through termination directly on its output, resulting in a total source impedance of 25 ohms, as seen by the probe.
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« Reply #182 on: June 17, 2019, 06:47:29 pm »
I have been using my SDS1104X-E oscilloscope for more than a month, and except for lacking a trigger reference in the data file I have been very happy with the ease of use, features, and performance of the scope. 

However the 100 MHz PP510 probes that come with it are a steaming pile of excrement because of the flaky X1/X10 switch on the probe.  The contacts on the switch are intermittent and easily tweaked while using.  If it was a dedicated X10 probe without the switch it would be fine, but the poor quality switch renders them highly unreliable and useless for me.

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Re: The Siglent PP510 100 MHz probes are a steaming pile of excrement
« Reply #183 on: June 17, 2019, 06:54:21 pm »
However the 100 MHz PP510 probes that come with it are a steaming pile of excrement because of the flaky X1/X10 switch on the probe.  The contacts on the switch are intermittent and easily tweaked while using.  If it was a dedicated X10 probe without the switch it would be fine, but the poor quality switch renders them highly unreliable and useless for me.

That's surprising.  To me, the switch has a decent amount of mechanical resistance to it, and I must make a conscious effort to switch them.  I really haven't noticed any particular flakiness during use.   :-//   
 

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Re: The Siglent PP510 100 MHz probes are a steaming pile of excrement
« Reply #184 on: June 17, 2019, 07:58:10 pm »
I have been using my SDS1104X-E oscilloscope for more than a month, and except for lacking a trigger reference in the data file I have been very happy with the ease of use, features, and performance of the scope. 

However the 100 MHz PP510 probes that come with it are a steaming pile of excrement because of the flaky X1/X10 switch on the probe.  The contacts on the switch are intermittent and easily tweaked while using.  If it was a dedicated X10 probe without the switch it would be fine, but the poor quality switch renders them highly unreliable and useless for me.
Chris, we do get the very occasional crook one.

I check every one like this:
Connect to Probe Cal output.
Find a V/div and Vertical Pos setting for 10x probe that can also display 1x probe switch setting without any other adjustment. Ensure a Trigger is maintained with each probe setting.
From one or the other probe attenuation switching must be displayed as a snappy clean change in amplitude, no laggy tails or instability at either 1x or 10x. Gently wiggle the switch at 1x, if it's not perfect claim warranty.

Check each probe carefully, they should be perfect.

When you know for sure how many are crook drop Jason a line and get them replaced.

Anyways, luckily the PP510 is a cheap probe and only $10ea and I keep a few in stock just because I do find the odd faulty one.
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #185 on: June 17, 2019, 10:13:01 pm »
SDG6000X output impedance is 50ohm. So you have tested probes frequency response using 50ohm source impedance.
Normal standard practice is - and have been tens of years - for test probes frequency and step response using 25ohm source impedance!

Also @Performa01 have used right source impedance, as can see example here:

As can be seen, the circuit already contains the standard test setup: Signal generator with 50 ohms source impedance and 50 ohms through termination directly on its output, resulting in a total source impedance of 25 ohms, as seen by the probe.

Thanks for pointing that out. You are right, that IS standard testing procedure.
As I said, it was just a quick scan, and it did impact high end response.
As a matter of a fact it's actually good to see as a comparison.
Passive probes are actually quite a load to a circuit, and response from them is pretty much not very useful when you pass some 100 MHz in a normal circuit...

So now follows with proper source impedance:

Source was SDG6052X, 50 Ohm Output, terminated with passthrough 50 Ohm terminator (combined 25 Ohm source impedance). Probes connected directly to BNC on terminator which is directly on siggen BNC. No cable.

Sinewave 200 mV P-P, sweep from 1kHz to 300MHz, 11 secs per sweep, multiple sweeps to build spectrum.  FFT uses Flattop window, Max-hold. Vertical scale Keysight 1 dB/div, Picoscope approx 1,1 dB/div (don't ask me why, ask Pico)

TA131 is very good for a nominal 250 MHz probe. It's very good match to 3406D with combined response of +0,5/-1,42 dB for a full 200MHz range. HF212 also does well on Pico, -1,5 dB at 200 MHz, with 0,5 dB dip at 100MHz.

On Keysight both probes have upward slope towards 300 MHz (TA131 +2,5dB, HF212 +3dB at 300 MHz.)

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #186 on: June 22, 2019, 11:08:46 am »
 I’ve learnt that the distortion in the frontend cannot be neglected when the FFT is used for distortion measurements. It turns out that the linearity is is not constant for the various vertical gain settings.

I have tested all vertical gain settings from 500µV/div to 1V/div for both 6 divisions and 8 divisions peak to peak signals. Here are the results:


Vertical Gain            Strongest Harmonic
                6 Divisions pk-pk   8 Divisions pk-pk
500 µV/div        -66.6 dBc           -68.1 dBc
1 mV/div          -62.6 dBc           -70.1 dBc
2 mV/div          -64.5 dBc           -68.1 dBc
5 mV/div          -66.6 dBc           -66.1 dBc
10 mV/div         -61.2 dBc           -66.3 dBc
20 mV/div         -66.0 dBc           -59.3 dBc
50 mV/div         -57.6 dBc           -55.3 dBc
100 mV/div        -53.7 dBc           -50.8 dBc
200 mV/div        -64.4 dBc           -62.7 dBc
500 mV/div        -59.6 dBc           -55.9 dBc
1 V/div           -53.9 dBc           -49.8 dBc

In order to get the best THD performance, you should prefer the underlined setups and avoid the ones that are crossed out.

It might be surprising that the 6 divisions peak to peak signal can have a higher distortion reading than the larger 8 divisions signal, but this is merely because of the noise floor masking the harmonics at the lower signal levels.
 
According to the table above, an 8 divisions full scale signal at 1mV/div is the winner (on my sample of the SDS1104X-E at least), as it allows measurements down to -70dBc (0.032%) with this setup.

Here’s the corresponding screenshot:


SDS1104X-E_FFT_THD_8div_1mV

 
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #187 on: June 22, 2019, 02:37:11 pm »

According to the table above, an 8 divisions full scale signal at 1mV/div is the winner (on my sample of the SDS1104X-E at least), as it allows measurements down to -70dBc (0.032%) with this setup.


8div and 6div difference is 2.5dB

So it is value what loose in dynamic range if use 6div or 8 dif signal.
With low harmonics 8 bit adc and noise make result unreliable even if linearity is perfect, so how to setup is compromise between scope produced harmonics, DUT harmonics, noise floor and so on.


But other (partially other) question is why low harmonics measured levels are what they are and how these behave.
Individual scopes analog front end linearity can also differ in different V/div bands.

Other thread I show some images. I have also images what have other settings and totally unexpected results like something (error delta) turns like upside down. (Until I know more I have classified these my own not published images as bullshit)

But there comes noise and ADC resolution and perhaps some other things what I can not explain without lot of more detailed knowledge about front end and how system handle data out from ADC. Even errors are possible explanations for some weird things. Other hand, who is using these scope FFT's for scientific work where all, even error mechanisms and sources need evaluate and explain...

It have its limits.

For accurate low THD measurements this is of course wrong tool. Totally. (whole audiophile park is strange to me. I do not have my ear receiving fidelity specifications including its all impurities in signal handling etc. If someone is talking I do not listen his voice fidelity, I listen what he is talking... same with music. But it is other thing.
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #188 on: June 22, 2019, 06:29:46 pm »
Here comes the complete data from my measurements, which might help to understand some unexpected results, such as the huge difference between 6div and 8div signals at 1mV/div.

First the absolute measurement data:


SDS1104X-E_THD_20kHz_dBV

The following table shows the relative harmonic levels for convenience:


SDS1104X-E_THD_20kHz_dBc

Please note that the 2nd harmonic is not always the strongest, particularly not at the high sensitivities.

 
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Re: The Siglent PP510 100 MHz probes are a steaming pile of excrement
« Reply #189 on: June 24, 2019, 08:28:38 am »
I have been using my SDS1104X-E oscilloscope for more than a month, and except for lacking a trigger reference in the data file I have been very happy with the ease of use, features, and performance of the scope. 

However the 100 MHz PP510 probes that come with it are a steaming pile of excrement because of the flaky X1/X10 switch on the probe.  The contacts on the switch are intermittent and easily tweaked while using.  If it was a dedicated X10 probe without the switch it would be fine, but the poor quality switch renders them highly unreliable and useless for me.
Chris, we do get the very occasional crook one.

I check every one like this:
Connect to Probe Cal output.
Find a V/div and Vertical Pos setting for 10x probe that can also display 1x probe switch setting without any other adjustment. Ensure a Trigger is maintained with each probe setting.
From one or the other probe attenuation switching must be displayed as a snappy clean change in amplitude, no laggy tails or instability at either 1x or 10x. Gently wiggle the switch at 1x, if it's not perfect claim warranty.

Check each probe carefully, they should be perfect.

When you know for sure how many are crook drop Jason a line and get them replaced.

Anyways, luckily the PP510 is a cheap probe and only $10ea and I keep a few in stock just because I do find the odd faulty one.
https://store.siglentamerica.com/product/pp510-1000-mhz-oscilloscope-probe

I was in the middle of my impedance measurement project and I did not want to take the time diagnosing probe problems, so I switched to an older HP probe to finish.  Once I switched, I had no more issues.

Today I had some time and played with the probe some more.  It is intermittent, but the problem is not with the switch.  The problem is the spring hook that fits on the end of the probe.  It's contact to the probe tip is intermittent.  The tip itself is straight and the probe works with another spring tip without issue.

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Re: The Siglent PP510 100 MHz probes are a steaming pile of excrement
« Reply #190 on: June 24, 2019, 08:33:11 am »
I have been using my SDS1104X-E oscilloscope for more than a month, and except for lacking a trigger reference in the data file I have been very happy with the ease of use, features, and performance of the scope. 

However the 100 MHz PP510 probes that come with it are a steaming pile of excrement because of the flaky X1/X10 switch on the probe.  The contacts on the switch are intermittent and easily tweaked while using.  If it was a dedicated X10 probe without the switch it would be fine, but the poor quality switch renders them highly unreliable and useless for me.
Chris, we do get the very occasional crook one.

I check every one like this:
Connect to Probe Cal output.
Find a V/div and Vertical Pos setting for 10x probe that can also display 1x probe switch setting without any other adjustment. Ensure a Trigger is maintained with each probe setting.
From one or the other probe attenuation switching must be displayed as a snappy clean change in amplitude, no laggy tails or instability at either 1x or 10x. Gently wiggle the switch at 1x, if it's not perfect claim warranty.

Check each probe carefully, they should be perfect.

When you know for sure how many are crook drop Jason a line and get them replaced.

Anyways, luckily the PP510 is a cheap probe and only $10ea and I keep a few in stock just because I do find the odd faulty one.
https://store.siglentamerica.com/product/pp510-1000-mhz-oscilloscope-probe

I was in the middle of my impedance measurement project and I did not want to take the time diagnosing probe problems, so I switched to an older HP probe to finish.  Once I switched, I had no more issues.

Today I had some time and played with the probe some more.  It is intermittent, but the problem is not with the switch.  The problem is the spring hook that fits on the end of the probe.  It's contact to the probe tip is intermittent.  The tip itself is straight and the probe works with another spring tip without issue.
OK, get Jason to send you another grabber hat. They should have some spares from faulty probes.
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #191 on: October 22, 2020, 10:22:35 am »
This is for those who worry about the electrical performance of low bandwidth rated probes like the PP510.

I think I was able to demonstrate already that the PP510 is not different to the PP215 above 100MHz and both probes perform reasonably well up to at least 300MHz:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds1104x-e-in-depth-review/msg1434665/#msg1434665

So how is this possible?
It has to be mostly marketing, because if you build a passive probe properly, with the correct HF compensation for the scope input it's intended to be used with (or adjustable HF compensation like e.g. the TesTec TT-MF312), then you can expect a probe bandwidth of several hundred MHz and you would have to deliberately add internal filtering to limit the bandwidth to e.g. 100 MHz.
Because of the low actual input impedance, passive "high impedance" probes aren't terribly useful at frequencies that high anyway.

So in fact the probe bandwidth specification only means that the manufacturer doesn't guarantee anything at frequencies higher than that.

A long time ago I performed a test with several probes on the 300MHz Siglent SDS2304X, including the 100 MHz Tektronix P3010, which was the 2nd best after the original Siglent SP2030A! And this on a 300MHz scope which wasn't even the Tektronix for which these probes were originally designed! So a humble 100 MHz probe performed quite good and provided a system bandwidth of close to 400 MHz (450 MHz with the original SP2030A). More importantly, The 100 MHz Tektronix P3010 performed significantly better than a 500MHz Keysight N2843A (on this DSO!).

Now I have explicitly tested the cheap 100 MHz PP510 probe (in x10 mode of course) on a 1 GHz SDS5104X DSO.
Look at the attached images:

SDS5kX_PP510_1kHz_1ns
Signal = 1 kHz, 3 V square, 1ns rise/fall times
Ch.1 = direct 50 ohms coax connection
Ch.4 = PP510, X10 mode, 25 ohms source impedance

SDS5kX_PP510_50MHz_1ns
Signal = 50 MHz, 3 V square, 1ns rise/fall times
Ch.1 = direct 50 ohms coax connection
Ch.4 = PP510, X10 mode, 25 ohms source impedance

SDS5kX_PP510_FR1GHz
Frequency response graph for the PP510 from 1 to 999 MHz. Please ignore the glitch at the start of the frequency range – reference level for this measurement is +1 dBV and the grid is 1 dB/div.

Even the cheap PP510 only comes close to -3 dB at frequencies above 300 MHz and we need to go up to about 630 MHz to fall below that – but only briefly, as we are "back in game" at 750 MHz and reach +1.8 dB at 980 MHz. We also need to take the frequency response of the DSO into account, i.e. the probe-only response would be even higher.

It should be obvious that probes do not have a smooth, predictable low pass characteristic – at least not when connected to the scope. With the 50 MHz square wave we can see that the PP510 transition times are even a tad faster than with direct coax connection; together with the high overshoot, this can be attributed to the positive frequency response (above reference level) at very high frequencies.

What we also see is the fact that transition time measurements with the low 1 kHz frequency are still fairly close because of the deep measurement. I think this is quite handy, even though measurements aren't quite as fast as on some other instruments, which use heavily decimated data for all their measurements.

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #192 on: December 19, 2020, 07:12:22 pm »
I started reading your review out of curiosity as I await the arrival of my SDS2104X Plus. What a wonderful job you've done! In addition to your detailed coverage of the 'scope, I got an education I didn't expect. The section on interpolation, for example, talked about how each mode works as well as when it's best used - with screenshots of each mode to boot. I found such elaborations throughout your review; thank you for that extra effort - much appreciated!
 
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #193 on: December 20, 2020, 07:31:30 am »
I started reading your review out of curiosity as I await the arrival of my SDS2104X Plus. What a wonderful job you've done! In addition to your detailed coverage of the 'scope, I got an education I didn't expect. The section on interpolation, for example, talked about how each mode works as well as when it's best used - with screenshots of each mode to boot. I found such elaborations throughout your review; thank you for that extra effort - much appreciated!
You'll find a significant amount of Performa01's influence in the SDS2000X Plus series also.  ;)
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #194 on: February 15, 2021, 05:46:55 am »
@ rf-loop: Like using these scopes, listening is an acquired skill, both for musical content and fidelity of the presentation. You have to spend time with acoustic un-amplified concerts to "learn" what instruments really sound like or play one yourself with others. After a while you can hear what does and doesn't belong doesn't belong in your audio system. 

Again, a skill that takes time to learn, just like identifying things that don't belong in a scope trace that point to a problem.

Thank you for your valuable contributions to this site.
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #195 on: February 15, 2021, 06:19:59 am »
@Performa01- THANK YOU for this review. This is so much more than a review, it is a tutorial for those with analogue scope knowledge, or perhaps even to those without. It is a primer for using the DSO. Your expertise and excellent writing style make it easy to understand.

I can now see what I have purchased and why you guys think it is so good and better than the Rigol and the GW scopes.

This should be on the Siglent site. It won't be but it should be.

All the best.
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #196 on: August 31, 2022, 11:14:42 am »
Hi there!

I've been reading the phenomenal Performa01's review documents on this scope. Has been a very instructional reading but there's something I do not fully understand or, at least, I cannot reproduce. It is in the second document of the series (SDS1104X-E Review 26-50.pdf, page 41) regarding the X-Y feature. The document states in the first paragraph that this scope can display XY figures both in channels 1 & 2 and/or channels 3 & 4.



I cannot display XY figures with channels 3 & 4 no matter what I try. In fact, if I select the input waves in those channels in X&T mode, as soon as I select XY mode those channels are automatically disconected and channels 1 & 2 selected instead.

Am I doing something wrong?

Is this scope really able to display XY figures in channels 1&2 and/or channels 3&4 as described in that document?

(The scope is running SW 6.1.37R9  OS 8.3)
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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #197 on: August 31, 2022, 11:37:29 am »
Is this scope really able to display XY figures in channels 1&2 and/or channels 3&4 as described in that document?

(The scope is running SW 6.1.37R9  OS 8.3)

This review has been done with FW 6.1.12.

XY-mode was in software back then and supported all four channels, but as stated in the review it was relatively slow and ugly with no intensity grading.

As announced in the review, the XY-mode has been redesigned sometimes later (FW 6.1.25R1) and was then implemented in HW, which not only meant a major speed boost but also a much nicer rendering with intensity grading. But at the same time, the ability to support 4 channels has been dropped.


 

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #198 on: August 31, 2022, 12:00:47 pm »
OK. Thanks a lot for your answer  :-+

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Re: Siglent SDS1104X-E In-Depth Review
« Reply #199 on: April 17, 2023, 10:41:04 pm »
Browsing my old data, I realised that I've never published the serial decode tests. Now even though they are most likely a little outdated by now, I still though I'd add them to the existing content (SDS1104X-E Review 2_174-201.pdf):

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds1104x-e-in-depth-review/msg1371783/#msg1371783
 
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