Wuerstchenhund
- Joined Aug 31, 2017
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That's the GW Instek GDS-1054B. You're right, it's a nice scope, and it's even cheaper than the Rigol DS1054z.I feel left out here. I just purchased this one. I don't see a mention of it at all on this thread. It was recommended by an avionics engineer.
I'm no expert but this works for what I do.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011IFQUQ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
However, it's only 50Mhz (yes, as is the DS1054z, but the Rigol can be unlocked to 100MHz for free), and it has no serial decode (yes, it's an option on the Rigol, but like the BW upgrade it can be unlocked for free, and for a while it's even included officially by Rigol on new purchases).
I don't think there is a BW hack for the GW Instek GDS-1000B Series, and while there is a way to hack serial decode functionality from the GDS-2000 Series into the GDS-1000B, GW Instek can (and at some point certainly will) put a stop into this with a new firmware version.
The GDS-1000B does have better FFT (1M vs 16kpts on the Rigol), and I believe 10Mpts on each channel which is more than the Rigol.
So it's not a bad scope, however the lack of BW and the question over the serial decode hack make it in my opinion less attractive than the Rigol DS1054z and the Siglent SDS1000X-E.