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Siglent SDS2000X Plus - Bugs / Missing Features / Feature Requests
tautech:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on November 21, 2023, 04:45:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: ebastler on November 21, 2023, 03:33:50 pm ---Being able to configure a WiFi dongle is not standard yet. But since Siglent have this feature in the lower-end scopes, and actually have the RTL8188 driver up and running on the X+, it seems like low-hanging fruit and a nice differentiator.
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You don't need a wifi dongle if it's that important to you. You can connect a TL-WR902AC or TL-WR802N or similar to connect your scope via wifi. The wifi dongle idea limits your ability for range and speed.
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This ^
You configure them in bridge mode where they become totally invisible to the WiFi network and can also be used on any LAN capable instrument for WiFi connectivity. < done it and these USB powered LAN > WiFi adaptors work just like magic.
While typing this another thought comes to mind that I have yet to try is using one in conjunction with a switch so to provide a # of LAN capable devices with LAN > WiFi connectivity....no reason why it won't work and therefore becomes far more useful than a single USB WiFi dongle providing connectivity to only a single instrument.
ebastler:
--- Quote from: tautech on November 21, 2023, 08:08:49 pm ---Improvement is continual......just as it should be.
However development teams currently also have a lot on their plate......
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That summarizes my concerns nicely. Improvement is continual, until it peters out because the company's attention shifts to newer products. Where is the SDS2000X+ on that curve?
No doubt it was a great buy 2 or 3 years ago (when I was not in the market for a new scope). But what I am tempted to read into the various comments made here is that it has reached the limit of its technical capabilities -- due to its memory architecture, a not-so-powerful CPU, combined with the ambitious approach of doing everything on full-resolution data.
As mentioned before, the 2000X+ is still the best match for my needs today. But "today" seems to be a time where next-generation scopes in its price bracket will hit the market soon -- be it the SDS1000 HD from Siglent or a DHO1000 upgrade with LA and AWG from Rigol. I don't see the commitment (or ability) from Siglent to keep the X+ fresh in that situation, but rather a focus on the newer 2000 HD and 1000 HD, positioned somewhat above and below it.
So maybe today is not the time to buy a scope in this price range at all, if I don't have an immediate need?
tautech:
--- Quote from: ebastler on November 21, 2023, 09:02:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: tautech on November 21, 2023, 08:08:49 pm ---Improvement is continual......just as it should be.
However development teams currently also have a lot on their plate......
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That summarizes my concerns nicely. Improvement is continual, until it peters out because the company's attention shifts to newer products. Where is the SDS2000X+ on that curve?
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It still has bugs and improvements required to become equivalent to later models.
2N3055:
--- Quote from: ebastler on November 21, 2023, 09:02:49 pm ---
That summarizes my concerns nicely. Improvement is continual, until it peters out because the company's attention shifts to newer products. Where is the SDS2000X+ on that curve?
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Your concern is your prerogative.
Products are supported until there are no bugs to fix and platform cannot accept new stuff.
Where is SDS2000X+? Still in the active support, like we already said.
I have never said improvement is guaranteed. No A brand improves their products unless they are really forced. And then only for newly bought product. For instance, on Keysight 3000T if you bought full bundle, and later Keysight added new protocols, you would not get those. You have to buy them separately.
As example of big chunk of development I will mention rewrite of part of acquisition engine to support filters that were not even in the stars when platform was devised. Since you do understand the complexity you'll get my meaning.
As I said, Keysight's last release of FW for 1200 Series was 2 years ago. Same as R&S RTB2000. These scopes don't have a fraction of functions SDS2000X+ has. RTB2000 is a bit closer for 4x the price. Nice scope though.
There is simply no reason to release anything on predefined schedule. Nobody does that. And releasing some trivial things just to be able to say you released something is something that is being done for software products on rent/lease/subscription. And is done just for reasons to justify why people are paying for subscription. No additional quality stems from it. Quite the opposite most the time. Kudos to those exceptions that still do the good job despite.
As for competition and other models, they all have a place under the sun.
Rigol DHO1000, apart from 12 bit is otherwise simpleton scope in comparison. New SDS1000X HD will be class above.
Rigol DHO1000 MSO is a figment of imagination of Rigol fans. There is not a peep of anything like that on horizon.. not even a rumor from China...
By that logic it is never the right time to buy anything. There is always some new, prettier, shinier, glossier, more fancy product just few months away...
KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: 2N3055 on November 21, 2023, 09:35:07 pm ---By that logic it is never the right time to buy anything. There is always some new, prettier, shinier, glossier, more fancy product just few months away...
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In other words, we should all buy SDS7404A scopes.
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