I bought one for use with my curve tracer only. Works perfect but heat a lot. I make a hole in the back and install a 3 inch fan. In the long run this heat can damage something.
Thanks for the update on the owom scope. I want you to teach me how to to use the scope to test transmission and reception of hand held radios and mobile radios and their watts for transceivers
Looks like they have a 4 channel version as well these days, which is the SDS1104 and it's available for around 300€ which is pretty crazy considering the other cheapest 4ch scopes are 400€ or so. This review is really helpful even if it isn't the same model, at least tells me that Owon isn't completely trying to BS people although I'm sure there's going to be some compromises to make it so cheap Going to have to sleep on it a few days before I make a decision, there's so many different options these days and it doesn't help that as a beginner I honestly don't know what kind of performance I would need from a scope but I suspect it's going to be far less than whatever these cheap scopes are capable of
I purchased one of these OWON SDS1102 oscilloscopes a while ago to test CPUs and memory in retro computers. There's a lot of videos showing what you should or shouldn't be getting but there's not many, if any that explain how to setup the scope for testing memory and CPUs like Z80s and 6502s. Not having a background in electronics, I want to make sure I don't blow up the oscilloscope or the parts I'm testing. Is anyone able to give a quick rundown on how to setup the OWON SDS1102 for testing memory chips in those old 8 bit computers?
Hey, how are you? I'm not a pro but there are some basic things you should definitely know before even turning it on! Never put your probe or gnd on the hot side of the PCB, otherwise... "boom". Considering the scope shares the mains ground with the device you are testing. Make sure you are measuring DC signals on the cold side of the board. Just my 2 cents, hope you didn't blow it up yet xD
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb. Look this up on the internet.
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, AC-DC transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb. Look it up.
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, AC-DC transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb.
Nice little scope. I also have a low end hantek scope from China and I mostly use it not for seeing fast signals but often to monitor something over seconds or minutes. Nice little data logger for a super cap or a battery.
Ah, good - I'm glad you wrote in Michael - because I was GOING to get a Hantek at some point. What is it like for responsiveness. One of the things I like about the OWON is, for example when you put your finger (or a signal) on the lead it responds immediately, just like an old-fashioned tube scope. Is the Hantek responsive like that? Which model do you have?
Peter Scargill I will go to the basement and check this for you. Did not use it for a while since I have a 3 month old daughter now which is stealing most of my free time ;-)
Here in Ukraine we sell the OWON scopes in hundreds... Very nice scopes. It may be 1 failure (mainly power supply) of 200 scopes. www.gtest.com.ua We easily replace defective power supplies ourselves. So, actually no failures....
Well, that's good to know - I took a look at your site - of course I can't understand a word of it:-) but now my new goal in life is to own one of those thermal cameras like the DT980 - that looks like a lot of fun....
Does it have any Serial Bus Decoding Features in the PC SW? Like CAN, UART, I2C etc? I think a 2 CH Picoscope is better because of the SW even without the Screen?
I'm new to Oscilloscopes. Have bought this Owon from Amazon and for the life of me cannot to get to mirror the scopes display on the PC using Owon Oscilloscope Software. Any help much appreciated. Thanks
Hello, I have one a few years ago I would like to know if it has been able to synchronize with the pc since the support software never worked and I waited for some firmware update but apparently it is already discontinued greetings
Hi I have assembled a PPP Beach (Rev-E) metal detector. In the construction it said to connect the scope to the resistor 4and I should get aFlyback of 350 volts or higher. Could please explain how I can read this on the scope. Yours sincerely Warwick Spies from Aussie land
Hello there. I also buyed that SDS1102 Oscilloscope. I'm wondering, i coudln't find any Firmware Updates even on the Manufactory Website, ... Anybody helped out here? It is still functioning superb for me and the USB-Output is perfect, but that with Firmware-Updates, ... is a Question. Thanks.
Hi Pete, and thanks so much for taking the time to make this video! I am thinking of buying this oscilliscope and was wondering when you have some time if you could give us any updates as to how it has been performing for you. I read somewhere that someone with a different Owen model oscilloscope was having problems with it freezing up 2 to 3 times per hour and several people said the software it comes with is very hard to install and most of them gave up trying to install it. Also have there been any firmware updates since you have had it, or have you noticed any bugs? Thanks so much!
Hi there A colleague of mine is using this on a daily basis and I think he's quite happy with it. We started moving house in January just as I was in hospital... we are still moving, so I've no access yet to some of my tech kit.
Thanks for the quick reply. So sorry to hear you were in the hospital. Is everything OK now? Moving is stressful enough so must have been extra stressful wiith a hospital visit. Hope things are better now, hope you are able to unpack your electronic gear soon and take care.
2 months in hospital to be precise... stroke in December. Just had my first proper drive today with an instructor, didn't do too badly. Spending half my days exercising, the rest at the computer working on restoring my keyboard skills.. and yes some of my kit is still in storage, we hope to complete the house move near end of May after a break in Spain.
So sorry to hear about your stroke. 2 months is a long time to have to be in a hospital. Are you feeling better? Any difficulty with speech or motion? Good that you are exercising and working on getting your typing skills back. Best of luck with all that and take care.
Hi - some time ago I mentioned in here that my colleage Aidan has the scope - i've not used it for some time as I have other models higher up the price range. Sorry.
That's great@@PeterScargill thanks for letting me know it's still around, unless Aiden is just keeping it as an emergency back up should his more expensive oscilloscope fail..
i have the same scope can you tell me how can i turn on frequency counter on display i dont see frequency in real time when i connect signal generator?thank you
I've just got one, how is yours getting on today. I can't link it to my PC, got the software loaded & driver (I think it's loaded). Did you ever link yours & how did you do it?
@@jasoncampbell8879 thanks a lot, Jason. I'm a novice and I was just looking for reviews of this oscilloscope as I'm planning to get one, and I don't know the implications of these ratings. Could you ellaborate a bit more, please?
@@perepasqual4467 I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. But, I'm looking at buying one myself also (which will be my first oscilloscope). They look pretty good to me. I only mainly deal with low voltages, so I'd never go anywhere close to the ratings on the inputs.
I am very satisfied with my WON SDS1022, user friendly, technically do the testing I need, and affordable.
I bought one for use with my curve tracer only.
Works perfect but heat a lot.
I make a hole in the back and install a 3 inch fan.
In the long run this heat can damage something.
Thanks for the update on the owom scope. I want you to teach me how to to use the scope to test transmission and reception of hand held radios and mobile radios and their watts for transceivers
Looks like they have a 4 channel version as well these days, which is the SDS1104 and it's available for around 300€ which is pretty crazy considering the other cheapest 4ch scopes are 400€ or so. This review is really helpful even if it isn't the same model, at least tells me that Owon isn't completely trying to BS people although I'm sure there's going to be some compromises to make it so cheap
Going to have to sleep on it a few days before I make a decision, there's so many different options these days and it doesn't help that as a beginner I honestly don't know what kind of performance I would need from a scope but I suspect it's going to be far less than whatever these cheap scopes are capable of
По итогу какой осциллограф вы купили ?
I don't get it. At 8:35 he says 20nS even though the horizontal scale is at 500ns (M: 500ns)!
A very helpful Information. Thanks for that. I bought the device just some minutes ago. I hope I will share your positive experience.
Hi, how have you been with the oscilloscope?
hi please update us on your experience with the scope ?
I purchased one of these OWON SDS1102 oscilloscopes a while ago to test CPUs and memory in retro computers. There's a lot of videos showing what you should or shouldn't be getting but there's not many, if any that explain how to setup the scope for testing memory and CPUs like Z80s and 6502s. Not having a background in electronics, I want to make sure I don't blow up the oscilloscope or the parts I'm testing. Is anyone able to give a quick rundown on how to setup the OWON SDS1102 for testing memory chips in those old 8 bit computers?
Hey, how are you? I'm not a pro but there are some basic things you should definitely know before even turning it on! Never put your probe or gnd on the hot side of the PCB, otherwise... "boom". Considering the scope shares the mains ground with the device you are testing. Make sure you are measuring DC signals on the cold side of the board. Just my 2 cents, hope you didn't blow it up yet xD
@@magnum333what do you mean hot vs cold side of PCB can you please elobrate.
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb. Look this up on the internet.
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, AC-DC transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb. Look it up.
@@abijeetrs6522 Hot side is where AC enters the circuit, where the diode bridge, AC-DC transformers and other related components are. Cold side is all DC and has a different GND, so you're safe using your probe on that side. If you are working with PSUs it's a good idea to build a current limiter using an incandescent light bulb.
Nice little scope. I also have a low end hantek scope from China and I mostly use it not for seeing fast signals but often to monitor something over seconds or minutes. Nice little data logger for a super cap or a battery.
Ah, good - I'm glad you wrote in Michael - because I was GOING to get a Hantek at some point. What is it like for responsiveness. One of the things I like about the OWON is, for example when you put your finger (or a signal) on the lead it responds immediately, just like an old-fashioned tube scope. Is the Hantek responsive like that? Which model do you have?
Peter Scargill I will go to the basement and check this for you. Did not use it for a while since I have a 3 month old daughter now which is stealing most of my free time ;-)
Yes, they tend to do that....
Here in Ukraine we sell the OWON scopes in hundreds... Very nice scopes. It may be 1 failure (mainly power supply) of 200 scopes. www.gtest.com.ua We easily replace defective power supplies ourselves. So, actually no failures....
Well, that's good to know - I took a look at your site - of course I can't understand a word of it:-) but now my new goal in life is to own one of those thermal cameras like the DT980 - that looks like a lot of fun....
Awesome experience
Does it have any Serial Bus Decoding Features in the PC SW? Like CAN, UART, I2C etc? I think a 2 CH Picoscope is better because of the SW even without the Screen?
The video is 3 years old. Also am I not right in saying the Picoscope is not a standalone scope so not comparing like for like.
I'm new to Oscilloscopes. Have bought this Owon from Amazon and for the life of me cannot to get to mirror the scopes display on the PC using Owon Oscilloscope Software. Any help much appreciated. Thanks
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How well FFT function work on this?
How do you take current measurements with it?
Its a nice looking scope, and very cheap too :-)
Hello, I have one a few years ago I would like to know if it has been able to synchronize with the pc since the support software never worked and I waited for some firmware update but apparently it is already discontinued greetings
Hi I have assembled a PPP Beach (Rev-E) metal detector. In the construction it said to connect the scope to the resistor 4and I should get aFlyback of 350 volts or higher. Could please explain how I can read this on the scope. Yours sincerely Warwick Spies from Aussie land
Hi Peter, How are you getting on with this scope 1 year later? Is it reliable? Do you still use it? Have you found any bugs/limitations?
I have just bought the 1202 200mhz version. Have you sorted the software out yet and how has it been performing since purchase??
Je n’ai pas le software pour communiquer avec pc ou les trouver?
Merci
Sorry I can only handle responses in English.
Which one is better rigol dso1052e or that owon 1102?
Hi there, sorry I've not yet reviewed the Rigol unit.
most drawback of this device is very SMALL memory, just 10k for sampling purposes. It`s not a problem for "seeing waveform" but very small for maths.
Hello there. I also buyed that SDS1102 Oscilloscope. I'm wondering, i coudln't find any Firmware Updates even on the Manufactory Website, ... Anybody helped out here?
It is still functioning superb for me and the USB-Output is perfect, but that with Firmware-Updates, ... is a Question. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing :-)
Hi Pete, and thanks so much for taking the time to make this video! I am thinking of buying this oscilliscope and was wondering when you have some time if you could give us any updates as to how it has been performing for you. I read somewhere that someone with a different Owen model oscilloscope was having problems with it freezing up 2 to 3 times per hour and several people said the software it comes with is very hard to install and most of them gave up trying to install it. Also have there been any firmware updates since you have had it, or have you noticed any bugs? Thanks so much!
Hi there
A colleague of mine is using this on a daily basis and I think he's quite happy with it. We started moving house in January just as I was in hospital... we are still moving, so I've no access yet to some of my tech kit.
Thanks for the quick reply. So sorry to hear you were in the hospital. Is everything OK now? Moving is stressful enough so must have been extra stressful wiith a hospital visit. Hope things are better now, hope you are able to unpack your electronic gear soon and take care.
2 months in hospital to be precise... stroke in December. Just had my first proper drive today with an instructor, didn't do too badly. Spending half my days exercising, the rest at the computer working on restoring my keyboard skills.. and yes some of my kit is still in storage, we hope to complete the house move near end of May after a break in Spain.
So sorry to hear about your stroke. 2 months is a long time to have to be in a hospital. Are you feeling better? Any difficulty with speech or motion? Good that you are exercising and working on getting your typing skills back. Best of luck with all that and take care.
Forgot to say have a great time in Spain. Sounds like you deserve it.
hi, does it has a memory function for like a data signal?
Maybe Aidan can comment, I'm no longer using the SDS1102 - I have newer models of Owon scopes as noted elsewhere in here :-)
07:30 esos son osciloscopios de verdad
How's the unit working out for you seeing it's been in use for around 3 years?
If you still have it now's the time to re-review this here unit
Hi - some time ago I mentioned in here that my colleage Aidan has the scope - i've not used it for some time as I have other models higher up the price range. Sorry.
That's great@@PeterScargill thanks for letting me know it's still around, unless Aiden is just keeping it as an emergency back up should his more expensive oscilloscope fail..
shame it doesn't have an external trigger input
i have the same scope can you tell me how can i turn on frequency counter on display i dont see frequency in real time when i connect signal generator?thank you
I no longer have the scope. I upgraded to a better model, same company. Sorry. Maybe someone else in here can help.
Being an OWON distributor in Ukraine I strongly recommend engineers to buy these scopes.
Ofcourse you would lol 😂😂😂 its you business to sell them.
Hopefully someone still using this model (Aidan?) can help...
I've just got one, how is yours getting on today. I can't link it to my PC, got the software loaded & driver (I think it's loaded). Did you ever link yours & how did you do it?
ch1 is it 300v rms really,,,, and ch2 is only half 400v pp huh.....
Any proof?
@@perepasqual4467 Says it on the inputs for channel one and two on the front panel.
@@jasoncampbell8879 thanks a lot, Jason. I'm a novice and I was just looking for reviews of this oscilloscope as I'm planning to get one, and I don't know the implications of these ratings. Could you ellaborate a bit more, please?
@@perepasqual4467 I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. But, I'm looking at buying one myself also (which will be my first oscilloscope). They look pretty good to me. I only mainly deal with low voltages, so I'd never go anywhere close to the ratings on the inputs.
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