Please turn off "Stable Volume" in the video playback setting (the first menu item after clicking the gear icon) as for some reason, this new RUclips playback feature made the video much noisier than usual.
Kerry, This is AWESOME my friend! I literally purchased a "HANTEK 2D15" this Thursday, that is scheduled to be delivered Monday the 16th. I truly remembered thinking, "I wish Kerry Wong would do a video on these models, so I would have better insight from a man I trust." Then, to my UTTER amazement, I get a notification this morning that you have just uploaded such a video! LOL!!! Many thanks Kerry! Your knowledge and opinion is one I do TRULY trust. Take care, Patrick
I just bought it as well thanks to Kerry, but as well 2D15. We have here 20MHz Hantek 2 channel, and handheld FNRSI as well with 1 channel. This one looks promising to what we need. We run electronics repair shop and I plan to build some power supplies with inverters on top of that. So, if will work fine, I'll buy a probe of up to 1kV for it.
There is a lot of great information in this video, but, in the future, please zoom in more on the scope, as it's often hard to make out what's going on on the screen.
Great review. I opend my D15 and it is is a copy of your D10 so yes prob the same Just with different software. Thank you for your time and effort to make these video's
Wow, the scope alone will work for my basic needs. The PC software is to me overkill. I appreciate very much your linear explanations no filler, down and dirty without half the post being another unboxing. Thank you.
Well, given the bandwidth test you performed. It seems the "2D15" (150Mhz) I purchased would possibly handle at least 200Mhz+ and still be VERY useful. That would be AWESOME!! Also, I liked how much more in depth you went with the included software and Arb generator functions. I had been wondering about saving Arb files to the USB thumb drive for later and you confirmed it. SWEET! :-D
I'd assume that the main difference between 2D15 and 2D10 would be in the front end section. It's possible that there are some "tweaks" in the circuitry to improve the bandwidth in the 150MHz version.
@@KerryWongBlog I'm told the hardware is the same in both models and the 2D10 has software/firmware limited bandwidth. Appears yours has no such limitation; interesting.
Thanks for the test and teardwon. I've been using a relatively modern $399 Digilent (owned by National Instruments) AD2 USB scope/AWG/PS/DIO gizmo (no screen; UI is a PC you supply) for a few weeks for low level, low frequency, measurements. IIRC it uses a 15-bit ADC, which is very useful for my measurements of low-level (10-20 mV analog) signals from transducers. One of the limitations of the AD2 is it's limited 16K buffer (max) per scope channel. This new low-profit-margin Hantek interests me for my present measurements due to its much larger buffer size. i note that other EE blogs mentions that QFP chip with scrubbed off numbers is a TI ADC08D500 or ADC08D502 and Ti's block diagrams show an 8-bit ADC.
Looking closer at Kerry's photos of the scrubbed off chip number QFP mounted on the PCBA, it turns out that the part is a 128 lead QFP mounted on 144 pad footprint. The ADC08D500 and ADC080D502 only come in 128 QFP packages, but the 144 pad footprint IMPLIES that Hantek MIGHT use a different part in other scope flavors.
I find in this osciloscope the need to make a calibration when there is subtle ambient temperature variations. Before this calibration channel 1&2 offsets are visible in the 2mV/DIV.
I'd be totally booby trapped by this. I work in my basement where when I arrive it can be 12°C/54°F and in a relatively short time with my heater on I can quickly bring it up to 21°C/70°F, because sometimes I forget to turn it down.
@@KerryWongBlog Yes, the plastic molding shows a LAN pictogram for that non-populated port. A LAN port would be a VERY good feature, overcoming the USB BW limit. But, that ARM-based Allwinner SOC didn't seem to have a high speed port for a Ethernet MAC/PHy.
After reading some of the reviews and teardowns, I think this non-populated ethernet port was an Ethernet place keeper for possible upgrade for competitive. Rigol has had a similar scope (only) out for a while with a $279 MSRP. The Rigol has a lower bandwidth, but has an Ethernet port. I assume Rigol and Hantek are targeting different markets.
It's missing the transformers for Ethernet and the RJ45 footprint seems too short for a Magjack type connector so that basically rules out Ethernet. Considering the SMD IC footprint next to it which looks suspiciously similar to a MAX232 it is most likely just a serial port using the 8P8C/RJ45 connector. Why they have an RJ45 footprint with LEDs I don't know...
To be brutally honest I am thankful these reviews exist, and those on Amazon, and I've decided against it. I've read too many problems and shortcomings with these units. Probably a good idea if it was properly debugged, stable, had an accompanying manual in local language, XY view would be reliable, would pick up less noise. For about 150 EUR more one can buy a proper basic scope like the Siglent SDS1202X which has a vastly superior architecture and build quality (especially inside) and I couldn't justify to spend on this unit and be my one and ONLY oscilloscope, knowing that even if it wouldn't freeze, I wouldn't incur a dozen times per day into the beetles... I still would not trust it completely and still had to double check each time, fearful of the outcome and probably sometimes run into hard to read results because of it.
Bought the DSO2D15 model, only months later I discovered it has Trigger Level problems with signals below 300 mVpp. I did all the firmware updates, still the traces run on the display, no way to stop them. Things get worse if you keep the oscilloscope on for more than ten minutes. Then, if you select a 50 mVpp sine wave with the internal signal generator, the image is strongly noisy, distorted. I contacted Hantek several times, they wanted a video of mine showing the issue. Sent the video twice in a month, then Hantek disappeared. I re-sent a final e-mail today, I am waiting for a sign of life from them. At this moment no help at all, their after sale sucks. I did a BIG mistake, I should have bought a Tektronix instead but you only learn these things later...
there is advice on EEVblogs on things you can do besides the firmware, they have some scripts/ hacks and I think the inside needs some heatsinks on the IC and install a Fan based on what people said. I can't believe they tried to save $2 on a cooling fan. it should have been installed by hantek based on all these Freeze issues. I'm Looking at Siglent now 1104 X-E and not the X-U since the X-E can be easily upgraded to 200M.
@@neo256mb I did the firmware update, nothing has improved. I bought the alumininum heatsinks which I will install on the two big IC's asap I'll have the thermal glue. Shame on Hantek for saving 25 cents on heatsinks and $1 for the small cooling fan. But this is the mentality of Chinese producers...
@@OLDSCHOOLNEVERDIES check on (1) EEVblogs if you can , they have some scripts to help people with DS02D15 issues, people are helpful in EEVblogs. they have a section of forum just for people with Hantek DSO2D15 to get advice on steps. (2) look at video made by "Life with David" on how to fix it. ruclips.net/video/dlSlevxl-z4/видео.html (3) TechCornerTV made 3 videos showing completely how to install all possible updates I think. (he went from saying hantek is Awesome on day 1, to looking like he was crying after a couple months saying "this is terrible, it doesn't work" (4) you need to ask him in Comment if his hantek is working now. he advised me in comments not to buy it , but if you have it there are people who worked it all out. (5) Besides the Heatsink, people upgraded to a better fan they mention the size in these comments somwhere or eevblogs. you could experiment just put external fan see if it helps then go to better internal fan. I feel like I dodged a bullet, I'm getting the Siglent 1104X-E. at the same time I think it would have been ok learning how to do all the scripts/ firmware updates, fan upgrades and such. you do get a Lot of features for $250 with hantek, and you can unlock it from 100 to 200Mhz. there might be a rainbow soon I think the EEVblogs help a lot of people get it to working. frankly I think most of the fixes in firmware probably due to EEVblogs people helping to troubleshoot and report to Hantek.
I got one too about a month ago. Still tinkering with it but I’m very happy with it. Was catering i2c on it today. I also recommend the $70.00 LA1010 USB Logic Analyzer with 16 Input Channels by Kingst!
Kerry. If you use an arbitrary function from the usb stick I think its possible to save it to the internal storage of the oscilloscope with the save/recall feature. havent tried it yet but I will eventually. I personally bought the DSP2D15 after researching and watching your video and Im incredibly happy with the scope. I put some custom heatsinks on the chips to keep them cool. The ambient temperature voltage fluctuations are now between 3.2mV and 6.4mV usually at 4.8mV. The coolest feat I have achieved so far with this scope was that at 20mV resolution I managed to measure the sine wave of the wall (50hz) with a peak to peak voltage of 140mV. That without connecting the probe to anything, just having it plugged into the oscilloscope. The closer you move the probe to a powercable the higher the amplitude of the frequency becomes. Its not noise its an actual sine wave. So for 216 EUR this scope beat my expectations by far and I can only recommend it to everyone starting out.
Thanks for the detailed review! I'm rather disappointed with only 4K decode memory depth. It's only about 50-100ms signal length. Have they fixed it in fresh firmware?
I like the features and it's hard to beat the price. But I'm surprised at such a low capture rate for a brand new scope considering the newer GW Instek is rated at 50K/s, Rigol's are 30K/s and the 4 year old Siglent is 100K/s - all in a similar price range. Thanks for doing this video - it was very helpful.
Sample Rate OR Acquisition Rate? Basing on 500 MSa/s and 2000 "waveform" per seconds = 250K samples per scan at normal acquisition rate? Or how do you suppose to read the parameters?
@@alexlo7708 The bandwidth is the frequency response at -3db amplitude point and has nothing to do with ADC? or am I missing something somewhere? Anyway, the scope 2D10 is a 100MHz Bandwidth scope.
few ays of owning this thing and there is a lot to like and few things to dislike the biggest infuriating feature is the beep, it works every time, but buttons not always decide they were pressed it is trigger happy so it is often nesesery to limit it to 20 mhz signal decoding not always work, especially on single shot signals where you need it the most and i feel the knobs that controll it have by default a bit to fine adjustment or rather they should idecrease in fines as you rrn them to move faster when you need it but it has an option to use very long memory buffer, generator is pretty ok ,single triggering wrks pretty much out of the box and even dummy like myself figured the controlls without manual since i got my on a crazy sale i am pretty happy with it i wonder why there is no 3 channel version without generator as an option, the case seems to be set up for it, and sometimes you need 3rd channel for some signal decoding, goung 4 channel in the price range seems kind of sketchy
Thank you for the very nice detailed video. It will be appreciated if you can help me to choose Hantek DSO2D10 oscilloscope or the OWON HDS2102S. Thank You
Continuation: I've opened the scope ,power supply is radiating only 5 cm in back. But display is radiating in front to 1-2 meters. I can hear on FM wave between stations the increasing noise when scope is powered. So no fast cure for this issue because is for no use to shield the power supply.
Hi, I really liked the review good job! Do you think its still suitable for entry level? I am planning on getting the Hantek DSO2D15. I bought the Fnirsi 1014D as my first oscilloscope without looking at any reviews because of its low price but I was super unsatisfied. Or would you recommend me another one? Thank in advance, have a great day!
First of all, thank you for making such a great and well informed video. I have learned alot from your video. - I read somewhere that the probes that come with these cheap units are junk. Have you tried to use "good" probes with them and if so, does it help to get more accurate results? - Can you suggest or link to better probes we should get when we purchase any of these units? Maybe something that is budget friendly for us hobbyists, but still give better performance then the ones you get with the scope? Same question for both 100Mhz and 150Mhz probes. - is there a accuracy difference between the Hantek 100Mhz and 150Mhz versions? If the cost was the same, would the 150Mhz version be the better choice to get? - Do you see an easy way to install a 12v dc computer fan in there for cooling? Other reviews mention that this unit locks up due to heat and there is a russian video where the guy installed two pretty beefy heatsinks on both FPGA chips which supposedly solved this problem. Maybe running a 12v fan at 8v would be enough just to get some air moving in there to prevent overheating? Thoughts? - As I don't have a scope of my own and really am only a hobbyist at best, is this scope good enough to start with or should I save up for a better scope? I don't like to waste money buying the same tool over again, however I'd rather buy a scope that will last me several years until I know more about them and have a better understanding on what other higher end features I might need/want. Thanks again and much love from Canada !!
-The supplied probes are rather generic. But for general purpose measuring within the 100MHz, results won't be affected much (unless you are trying to measure rise time in the ns range) - I did some analysis on a few probes years ago (www.kerrywong.com/2015/07/11/oscilloscope-probes-rise-time-testing/) you can take a look. Good probes are quite expensive and for this oscilloscope you have other limitations other than the probes. -I don't have access to the 150MHz version, but the circuitry would likely be very similar if not identical and there are some minor firmware/hardware tweaks for the 150MHz version. If the prices are similar I'd go for the 150MHz version. But as you saw in my review, the 100 MHz version is fully capable of measuring signals well above 150MHz. -I really don't think after market fan is necessary. If you do need one, you can tap off the 5V rail and install a fan, but even after prolonged use the scope did not get hot. -I would say this scope should be good enough for a lot of for a lot of hobbyist work. It's a very competitive market and there are a lot of similarly priced scopes out there and all with their pros and cons. It really comes down to what you plan to do with it.
I don't know why there is no mention of an output tone from the Signal Generator.... I know that the generator outputs a sine-wave because I can see it on the scale... but is there also a signal tone for a radio speaker that you can physically hear from a speaker ? I'm trying to do a shortwave radio alignment and I need to physically hear the 455Khz audio signal tone from the generator.
It's odd you didn't run into many of the myriad bugs in this scope. The thread on this over on the EEVBLOG forum is heartbreaking. Your review makes it look like a more than decent scope considering teh features and price.
I will need to check out what issues people are facing. I think there was only one issue I encountered (which was captured in one of the review videos) that was resolved with a reboot. Won't be surprised if there are issues with certain firmware/software versions.
Great video. I bought one of this. All good but it radiates a lot of harmonics ! When I put a FM radio near it, to adjust IF 10.7Mhz, well is almost impossible because of radiation. Only above 2 meters in front the radiation is down. Did someone else experienced the same? Compared with a Tektronix digital and also with a very old analog oscilloscope: this is far away. I did not imagine it can radiates like this. Could be power supply that needs a shield? It seems on the right front side it radiates also till 2 meters. At 1 m on the lateral left side the radiation is weak. If someone needs other details Ii can give.
Omg, many thanks dear Lucian for info to be aware, actually i wanted to buy it also for fm measurement...now thinking about siglent sds1202x-e, but i never heard even can not to find something about this issue on sites...have a nice day.
Although Hantek made efforts to release firmware and software updates for the DSO 2000 series oscilloscopes, they should provide also the software tools needed to perform backup and restore operations. Furthermore, I wonder how can a company that manufactures oscilloscopes can release a product on the market without heatsinks installed on the processors and without a good silent fan to aid the cooling process of the device wile running? Although Hantek 2000 series advertise some cool features, actually, they are not performing great in reality and there's no point in choosing any model from the Hantek 2000 series over a Hantek DSO4102C or DSO5102P, which offers similar performance but with added stability and reliability offered by the heath management control (heatsinks and fan).
Hello. I'm new to this field, so maybe a silly question. But. This device could be used to measure FM deviation on CB radio 4w output according to the example - Thanks to Bessel Curves and doing a bit of maths we know that if we feed in a 1kHz tone, at 2.5kHz deviation it'll null the carrier. So analyse the signal with around 10kHz width so you can see all the peaks, feed a 1kHz tone into the mic at normal speaking levels and as you get towards 2.5kHz deviation you'll see the centre carrier peak will turn into a trough. When its at its lowest you're at 2.5kHz deviation.
Dear Kerry R139 near the op amp for the AWG is also dead (open CCT) but the value alas has departed the scene. You wouldn't happen to know its value? My scope is the DSO 2D15 .
Have you checked out my teardown pictures? Not sure you could see the value from the pictures: www.kerrywong.com/2021/08/14/hantek-dso2d10-teardown-pictures/
I'm pretty sure you could get a better XY display. Settings can be tricky compared to more intuitive analog scopes. Perhaps sampling rate is not high enough? Clipping?? Etc. I once wrote a whole article about getting an analog clock face display looking good on a digital scope...
Typically the sampling rate improves when you decrease the memory depth, but on this scope it did not seem to make much of a difference unfortunately. The display I showed was the best I could get after adjusting everything I had thought about.... If anyone manages to get significantly better results I'd be interested to know!
I just blew the AWG in my Hantek... Did something dumb and exposed it to a "largish" DC voltage....now no waveform o/p. ....never done SMD repair...worth trying or just buy a sig gen? opinions please?? :)
Take a look at my teardown pictures. It's likely that the output OpAmp is damaged. You can verify by measuring the input to the output OpAm LMH6702. If there is input but no output then you can swap in an OpAmp, should be fairly easy.
If you can get the 1052E at a bargain price and can test it out first why not? I still use mine till this day. One thing to watch out is the rotary decoders. Unless you can get your hands on one you can't guarantee the encoders are in good shape. The DS1052E is known for worn-out encoders unfortunate. You can swap them out though if you are adventurous. The Hantek scope is fine for the price point. It all depends on your budget.
@@KerryWongBlog Thank you very much for your quick reply and wisdom!!! The price of DS1052E is 155 British pounds (190 US dollars) which is cheaper than that DSO2C10.
Hola, en ambas entradas, el componente que está entre el relé mecánico y el de estado sólido, de forma redonda en su parte superior, que es y para que sirve ?
So, I wonder, does the 150mhz scope have an even higher bandwidth, or are they really the same scope sold at two different price points. Or perhaps there are quality control issues where some scopes have worse bandwidth than others, so they bin then.
Thanks for you video review. It is like buying a car that offers you 3 wheels and the forth one is just the spare one from the boot - in that case I say thanks but no thanks. A second probe should be included and not have to spend money on. You will not get exactly the same as the one supplied. And yes I am ware that probes are on the cheaper side of things.
Thank you for the review. It was very informative and helpful. I was looking at this on Amazon, and see in the Product Information states: PC software only supports windows7/8/10 32-bit and 64-bit, do not support OS." Would you know if it would run on Windows 11?
Great and very informative video. I’m planning to getting a scope for audio work. Mostly for troubleshooting/calibrate cassette deck. How should one to connect scope input to cassette deck output? BNC scope input to RCA deck output? Or using probe clip? Thanks in advance
Hi, Great Review. As well as general use, I'm interested in analyzing stereo audio signals for phase issues. The xy test at 29:16 you state the frequency is 100 Hz, but assume you mean 100 MHz. I can just about make out the frequency on the generator display does read 100 MHz. Can I assume this will give a useful display at audio frequencies? Thanks.
Friend of mine I download from his website in the HANTEK DSO 5102P case. but when he goes to read the file on the Pendriver, the message appears that it did not find any file, Note that I already updated it about 6 years ago and it worked well. Can anyone help. Is it because I'm using Windows 11?
Hola Buenas Tardes, quisiera hacerle una pregunta si no le importa. Tengo un DSO2D15 con generador de funciones, quisiera saber si me puede Usted informar para ajustar radio a valvulas en AM obtener por ejemplo 468khz modulados para ajustar botes de frecuencia intermedia. Pues los videos que encuentro sobre mi instrumento solo hablan del manejo.Pero sin ningun ejemplo Muchas Gracias
Thank you for making the hantek video. trying to decide between a Hantek 2D15 w/waveform 150Mhz ($259.99) vs Siglent. I'm a hobbiest, any advice is helpful on this choice. also read that Hantek freezes a lot, and needs heat sinks added to IC to prevent locking up/freezing issues, and other people had to do firmware updates because of all the freezing issues, so this has me concerned. some people still have issues with firmware. see Eevblogs and all the problems that Techcorner guy had with DSO2Dxx after his initial review he spent the next months trying to fix continuous freezing.
I wonder what you will end up with. I decided to go for 2D10 (albeit supposedly you can go for 2C10 and upgrade it via software to 2D15, if they kept all the components in) to have as many functions as possible in one device for various hobby projects (mostly digital) and some educational activities with kids (hence the AWG). My main concern is that I might simply not identify a significant issue caused by a bug in the scope, when it occurs :-). On the other hand, the device has been on the market for some time now, Hantek seems to progress in fixing various bugs (hopefuly hardware as well). It would be good to see a review of up-to-date version, to understand how stable and mature it is now. As for my personal experience: I got mine a week ago, I've been playing with it a lot for the last few days. I managed to freeze it once while doing a lot of parameter changes (that might not be making much sense though ;-)). I don't see most of the issues I read about. The one odd thing I experience is that the USB connection is not stable via my USB 3.0 mediaport (it's just an extension, not a hub) when connected to USB 2.0 port in my PC. When I connect it directly to the PC USB 2.0 port, it works fine.
@@bartoszz4305 The siglent SDS1104X-E 4 channel is on sale now ama zon $100 off. it's $399 now which is good price. and EEVblogs has all the hacks so you can upgrade it to 200Mhz and unlock all other stuff (it has wifi and you can connect to your PC too). it doesn't have a wave gen like handtek but you can buy that separate. I'm going to either buy Siglent now or try and wait until Black Friday in 3 weeks. Last year it was25% off or $375. but it's still very good now at 20% off. in eevblogs, the Siglent SDS1104X-E is one they most recommend to new people & hobby people who want something sub $1000. In the end I just don't think I want to deal with frustration of freezing and stuff with hantek. eevblogs has a collection of fixes for the hantek you might look at. I just want something that works and the Siglent X-E is what I've decided on for now, only the X-E model can be hacked to 200Mhz and other hacks. don't get the U model, it has no hacks (that is why it's $100 cheaper).
@@neo256mb That does sound like a decent alternative and possibly a smarter choice. :-) Although at the moment it's double the price of 2D10 in my country, while I feel the feature set is less aligned to my use-cases. On the other hand, the wifi connectivity (provided the PC software is actually comfortable to use) and HDMI output make it a nice educational device.
@@neo256mb I agree with you.... and we've seen both of them torn down. You buy a lot of solidity with the Siglent. I am not saying it is the perfect scope or it's just better or anything. In fact it seems just good enough to me, but at least since it has sold 10 times over it has also been properly user debugged and you can find solution for almost everything. And has a more substantial hardware quality.
do you think i could use a RYOBI 150-Watt Power Source for ONE+ 18V Battery with this for very long? i was going to get the FNIRSI-1014D until i saw your review, thanks
Thanks for your video. I have the same model for only 8 months and developed issue with Channel # 2 reading lower than Ch#1 by about 46% when I connect the same probe to the square wave test output post of the scope. I used the calibration function(found in Utility bottom) and it came back with error code : 511d6. I also downloaded the latest firmware from Hantek. It did not improve and same error code. Tried email to Hantek service and no responses. Do you have any suggestions what to do? From your post of the input board it appears to have a trim pot. Is this for the input scaling?
Obviously, at least to me is there was a component value that shifted in the circuit. I have not seen this very often but I have seen it happen. It could be something as simple as a resistor or could be something else. Joao Carvalho mentions issues with ambient temp causing calibration errors and since diodes are sensitive to temp changes this may be a place to look, also something as simple as a solder joint could be the cause. These kinds of problems are never very easy to track down unless you have a lot of experience with a particular device and a detailed schematic is almost always necessary, with very detailed specifications as to what should be happening at all points through the circuits. Things that work are very hard to fix. Things that don't work are easier. Sometimes.
error code : 511d6. Got tech support from Hantek and the error code means hardware failure of CH2 board. Now the scope is finally failed totally- all the functions of both channels are not working. Boot up but no responds from keys. Send back to Hantek China ,even though repair is free but with round trip shipping ,customs charges etc. will costs me as much as the scope itself.
Excellent video! But I have a doubt. Please, can you check for me if it is possible to measure the phase angle between two sinusoidals with this equipment? That is, what is the phase angle between channels 1 and 2 when both channels have a sine wave, but the frequencies of channels 1 and 2 are different? Does it do this measurement automatically? Thanks.
There is the FRR measurement: "The time between the first rising edge of source 1 and the first rising edge of source 2". The period measurement can be used to calculate the phase shift. Make sure that “Measure”->“Setting”->“Source B” on you Hantek is set correctly.
this is identicle to the digitech qc1938 scope i brought today and everything on yours is the same as mine except i dont have dust collecting holes in the top box and mine costs over $500 at jaycar electronics
Thank you very much for making and posting this video. (Very nice scope, and cost effective). Thank you again for this excellent review. God[Bible] Bless.
@@sivoltage no. Just cheap. You have to dial in a very specific range to get anything resembling accurate frequency reading. It was made to give a ball park reading. It's a entry level scope that does alot for the money you can't expect it to do everything like a high end tektronix
Please turn off "Stable Volume" in the video playback setting (the first menu item after clicking the gear icon) as for some reason, this new RUclips playback feature made the video much noisier than usual.
Kerry,
This is AWESOME my friend! I literally purchased a "HANTEK 2D15" this Thursday, that is scheduled to be delivered Monday the 16th. I truly remembered thinking, "I wish Kerry Wong would do a video on these models, so I would have better insight from a man I trust."
Then, to my UTTER amazement, I get a notification this morning that you have just uploaded such a video! LOL!!!
Many thanks Kerry! Your knowledge and opinion is one I do TRULY trust.
Take care,
Patrick
Thanks! Appreciate your comments!
I just bought it as well thanks to Kerry, but as well 2D15. We have here 20MHz Hantek 2 channel, and handheld FNRSI as well with 1 channel. This one looks promising to what we need. We run electronics repair shop and I plan to build some power supplies with inverters on top of that. So, if will work fine, I'll buy a probe of up to 1kV for it.
@@screen-protector SWEET! 😉👍🏻
The best introduction and review of this oscilloscope overall! And the reason I purchased this fantastic beginners tool 🙂 Many thanks Kerry!! 🙂
how is your Hantech scope after about a year?
@@JavadTaghia Still doing doing very well, no issues at all, thanks! As a hobbist I use it just for measurement of audio transformers performance...
Just saw this, you do good reviews, answer a lot of questions most others skip.
Enjoyed it.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tutorial video, Kerry... thanks for taking the time to put it together. Regards Joe B.
You are welcome Joe!
Best review of an Oscope I have seen. If you were to go with Dave Jones, you woulnd't buy anything!!! Thanks for such a great review.
Did he review this one? Because I couldn't find
There is a lot of great information in this video, but, in the future, please zoom in more on the scope, as it's often hard to make out what's going on on the screen.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Great review. I opend my D15 and it is is a copy of your D10 so yes prob the same Just with different software. Thank you for your time and effort to make these video's
I think some chips might be diffrent
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Wow, the scope alone will work for my basic needs. The PC software is to me overkill. I appreciate very much your linear explanations no filler, down and dirty without half the post being another unboxing. Thank you.
Well, given the bandwidth test you performed. It seems the "2D15" (150Mhz) I purchased would possibly handle at least 200Mhz+ and still be VERY useful. That would be AWESOME!!
Also, I liked how much more in depth you went with the included software and Arb generator functions. I had been wondering about saving Arb files to the USB thumb drive for later and you confirmed it. SWEET! :-D
I'd assume that the main difference between 2D15 and 2D10 would be in the front end section. It's possible that there are some "tweaks" in the circuitry to improve the bandwidth in the 150MHz version.
@@KerryWongBlog I'm told the hardware is the same in both models and the 2D10 has software/firmware limited bandwidth. Appears yours has no such limitation; interesting.
nope
completely same circuit
did u even see the writing on the pcb in this video
Thanks for the test and teardwon.
I've been using a relatively modern $399 Digilent (owned by National Instruments) AD2 USB scope/AWG/PS/DIO gizmo (no screen; UI is a PC you supply) for a few weeks for low level, low frequency, measurements.
IIRC it uses a 15-bit ADC, which is very useful for my measurements of low-level (10-20 mV analog) signals from transducers. One of the limitations of the AD2 is it's limited 16K buffer (max) per scope channel.
This new low-profit-margin Hantek interests me for my present measurements due to its much larger buffer size.
i note that other EE blogs mentions that QFP chip with scrubbed off numbers is a TI ADC08D500 or ADC08D502 and Ti's block diagrams show an 8-bit ADC.
Looking closer at Kerry's photos of the scrubbed off chip number QFP mounted on the PCBA, it turns out that the part is a 128 lead QFP mounted on 144 pad footprint. The ADC08D500 and ADC080D502 only come in 128 QFP packages, but the 144 pad footprint IMPLIES that Hantek MIGHT use a different part in other scope flavors.
Excellent review. The bandwidth test is really impressive and helpful in deciding whether to go for this o-scope or not.
I am very new to oscilloscopes but I must say that it was a comprehensive and useful review.
Thanks. Glad you liked it!
I find in this osciloscope the need to make a calibration when there is subtle ambient temperature variations. Before this calibration channel 1&2 offsets are visible in the 2mV/DIV.
Good to know. Thanks!
I'd be totally booby trapped by this. I work in my basement where when I arrive it can be 12°C/54°F and in a relatively short time with my heater on I can quickly bring it up to 21°C/70°F, because sometimes I forget to turn it down.
Note 10 for your review, thank you, I'm from Braz
A Good Review. Thanks for the time spent making it
Thank you for your information! Yesterday i bought this but I don't know how to learn all
First time I bumped into your channel. Nice job!
The empty connector footprint looks more like an Ethernet port (8 pins + 2x2 for LEDs), not serial.
Now I am looking at it again, I think you might be right as DB9 footprint should have 5 pins on the first row.
@@KerryWongBlog Yes, the plastic molding shows a LAN pictogram for that non-populated port. A LAN port would be a VERY good feature, overcoming the USB BW limit. But, that ARM-based Allwinner SOC didn't seem to have a high speed port for a Ethernet MAC/PHy.
After reading some of the reviews and teardowns, I think this non-populated ethernet port was an Ethernet place keeper for possible upgrade for competitive. Rigol has had a similar scope (only) out for a while with a $279 MSRP. The Rigol has a lower bandwidth, but has an Ethernet port. I assume Rigol and Hantek are targeting different markets.
It's missing the transformers for Ethernet and the RJ45 footprint seems too short for a Magjack type connector so that basically rules out Ethernet. Considering the SMD IC footprint next to it which looks suspiciously similar to a MAX232 it is most likely just a serial port using the 8P8C/RJ45 connector. Why they have an RJ45 footprint with LEDs I don't know...
To be brutally honest I am thankful these reviews exist, and those on Amazon, and I've decided against it.
I've read too many problems and shortcomings with these units. Probably a good idea if it was properly debugged, stable, had an accompanying manual in local language, XY view would be reliable, would pick up less noise.
For about 150 EUR more one can buy a proper basic scope like the Siglent SDS1202X which has a vastly superior architecture and build quality (especially inside) and I couldn't justify to spend on this unit and be my one and ONLY oscilloscope, knowing that even if it wouldn't freeze, I wouldn't incur a dozen times per day into the beetles... I still would not trust it completely and still had to double check each time, fearful of the outcome and probably sometimes run into hard to read results because of it.
Unfortunately, the SDS1202X is very, very, very far from that price, anywhere.
Installing radiators on both IC inside is highly recommended
Bought the DSO2D15 model, only months later I discovered it has Trigger Level problems with signals below 300 mVpp. I did all the firmware updates, still the traces run on the display, no way to stop them. Things get worse if you keep the oscilloscope on for more than ten minutes. Then, if you select a 50 mVpp sine wave with the internal signal generator, the image is strongly noisy, distorted.
I contacted Hantek several times, they wanted a video of mine showing the issue. Sent the video twice in a month, then Hantek disappeared. I re-sent a final e-mail today, I am waiting for a sign of life from them. At this moment no help at all, their after sale sucks.
I did a BIG mistake, I should have bought a Tektronix instead but you only learn these things later...
there is advice on EEVblogs on things you can do besides the firmware, they have some scripts/ hacks and I think the inside needs some heatsinks on the IC and install a Fan based on what people said. I can't believe they tried to save $2 on a cooling fan. it should have been installed by hantek based on all these Freeze issues. I'm Looking at Siglent now 1104 X-E and not the X-U since the X-E can be easily upgraded to 200M.
@@neo256mb I did the firmware update, nothing has improved. I bought the alumininum heatsinks which I will install on the two big IC's asap I'll have the thermal glue.
Shame on Hantek for saving 25 cents on heatsinks and $1 for the small cooling fan. But this is the mentality of Chinese producers...
@@OLDSCHOOLNEVERDIES check on
(1) EEVblogs if you can , they have some scripts to help people with DS02D15 issues, people are helpful in EEVblogs. they have a section of forum just for people with Hantek DSO2D15 to get advice on steps.
(2) look at video made by "Life with David" on how to fix it. ruclips.net/video/dlSlevxl-z4/видео.html
(3) TechCornerTV made 3 videos showing completely how to install all possible updates I think. (he went from saying hantek is Awesome on day 1, to looking like he was crying after a couple months saying "this is terrible, it doesn't work"
(4) you need to ask him in Comment if his hantek is working now. he advised me in comments not to buy it , but if you have it there are people who worked it all out.
(5) Besides the Heatsink, people upgraded to a better fan they mention the size in these comments somwhere or eevblogs. you could experiment just put external fan see if it helps then go to better internal fan.
I feel like I dodged a bullet, I'm getting the Siglent 1104X-E. at the same time I think it would have been ok learning how to do all the scripts/ firmware updates, fan upgrades and such. you do get a Lot of features for $250 with hantek, and you can unlock it from 100 to 200Mhz. there might be a rainbow soon I think the EEVblogs help a lot of people get it to working. frankly I think most of the fixes in firmware probably due to EEVblogs people helping to troubleshoot and report to Hantek.
is reading at low level signals lower than 300mVpp something that you have to do a lot?
@@neo256mb yes, lately a lot of measurements on low level signals
I bought one of these, and so far I'm very happy with it. ( Also, I got two probes with mine! ) Thanks for the excellent detailed redview!
I got one too about a month ago. Still tinkering with it but I’m very happy with it. Was catering i2c on it today. I also recommend the $70.00 LA1010 USB Logic Analyzer with 16 Input Channels by Kingst!
Kerry. If you use an arbitrary function from the usb stick I think its possible to save it to the internal storage of the oscilloscope with the save/recall feature. havent tried it yet but I will eventually.
I personally bought the DSP2D15 after researching and watching your video and Im incredibly happy with the scope. I put some custom heatsinks on the chips to keep them cool.
The ambient temperature voltage fluctuations are now between 3.2mV and 6.4mV usually at 4.8mV.
The coolest feat I have achieved so far with this scope was that
at 20mV resolution I managed to measure the sine wave of the wall (50hz) with a peak to peak voltage of 140mV. That without connecting the probe to anything, just having it plugged into the oscilloscope. The closer you move the probe to a powercable the higher the amplitude of the frequency becomes. Its not noise its an actual sine wave.
So for 216 EUR this scope beat my expectations by far and I can only recommend it to everyone starting out.
Thank you! I'm just looking to finally buy my first one and your comment plus that video assures me this is the one to go :)
Thanks for the detailed review! I'm rather disappointed with only 4K decode memory depth. It's only about 50-100ms signal length. Have they fixed it in fresh firmware?
Great review. Thank you for doing. I will be purchasing for my first Oscilloscope. It seems like the most bang for the buck.
You are welcome!
I like the features and it's hard to beat the price. But I'm surprised at such a low capture rate for a brand new scope considering the newer GW Instek is rated at 50K/s, Rigol's are 30K/s and the 4 year old Siglent is 100K/s - all in a similar price range. Thanks for doing this video - it was very helpful.
Sample Rate OR Acquisition Rate? Basing on 500 MSa/s and 2000 "waveform" per seconds = 250K samples per scan at normal acquisition rate? Or how do you suppose to read the parameters?
@@ttkoh123 So they are 500 M sampling point per sweep, right?
@@alexlo7708 Sample Rate Range = 1GS/s (Single-channel); 500MSa/s (Dual-channel);
@@ttkoh123 So they should have bandwidth around 40-50MH ,given 10 points per sample resolution.
@@alexlo7708 The bandwidth is the frequency response at -3db amplitude point and has nothing to do with ADC? or am I missing something somewhere? Anyway, the scope 2D10 is a 100MHz Bandwidth scope.
few ays of owning this thing and there is a lot to like and few things to dislike
the biggest infuriating feature is the beep, it works every time, but buttons not always decide they were pressed
it is trigger happy so it is often nesesery to limit it to 20 mhz
signal decoding not always work, especially on single shot signals where you need it the most
and i feel the knobs that controll it have by default a bit to fine adjustment or rather they should idecrease in fines as you rrn them to move faster when you need it
but it has an option to use very long memory buffer, generator is pretty ok ,single triggering wrks pretty much out of the box and even dummy like myself figured the controlls without manual
since i got my on a crazy sale i am pretty happy with it
i wonder why there is no 3 channel version without generator as an option, the case seems to be set up for it, and sometimes you need 3rd channel for some signal decoding, goung 4 channel in the price range seems kind of sketchy
Good job thank you for sharing Kerry 👍
Outstanding review and analysis! Thank you!
Thank you for the very nice detailed video. It will be appreciated if you can help me to choose Hantek DSO2D10 oscilloscope or the OWON HDS2102S. Thank You
Continuation: I've opened the scope ,power supply is radiating only 5 cm in back. But display is radiating in front to 1-2 meters. I can hear on FM wave between stations the increasing noise when scope is powered. So no fast cure for this issue because is for no use to shield the power supply.
Might be possible to depower the display and get data via the USB - when needed for very small signal analysis
Since you have this Hantek for a while now, how is it doing? any freezing or overheating or Lock-up? how is the accuracy? thanks
Hi, I really liked the review good job! Do you think its still suitable for entry level? I am planning on getting the Hantek DSO2D15. I bought the Fnirsi 1014D as my first oscilloscope without looking at any reviews because of its low price but I was super unsatisfied. Or would you recommend me another one? Thank in advance, have a great day!
These small scopes are good opportunity for battery power - plenty of room in case, low power likely.
Interesting that the mainboard was marked 2d15, which is the model above this one.
D15 and D15 are identical, however D10 is software limited. You can hack the firmware to convert it into D15.
First of all, thank you for making such a great and well informed video. I have learned alot from your video.
- I read somewhere that the probes that come with these cheap units are junk. Have you tried to use "good" probes with them and if so, does it help to get more accurate results?
- Can you suggest or link to better probes we should get when we purchase any of these units? Maybe something that is budget friendly for us hobbyists, but still give better performance then the ones you get with the scope? Same question for both 100Mhz and 150Mhz probes.
- is there a accuracy difference between the Hantek 100Mhz and 150Mhz versions? If the cost was the same, would the 150Mhz version be the better choice to get?
- Do you see an easy way to install a 12v dc computer fan in there for cooling? Other reviews mention that this unit locks up due to heat and there is a russian video where the guy installed two pretty beefy heatsinks on both FPGA chips which supposedly solved this problem. Maybe running a 12v fan at 8v would be enough just to get some air moving in there to prevent overheating? Thoughts?
- As I don't have a scope of my own and really am only a hobbyist at best, is this scope good enough to start with or should I save up for a better scope? I don't like to waste money buying the same tool over again, however I'd rather buy a scope that will last me several years until I know more about them and have a better understanding on what other higher end features I might need/want.
Thanks again and much love from Canada !!
-The supplied probes are rather generic. But for general purpose measuring within the 100MHz, results won't be affected much (unless you are trying to measure rise time in the ns range)
- I did some analysis on a few probes years ago (www.kerrywong.com/2015/07/11/oscilloscope-probes-rise-time-testing/) you can take a look. Good probes are quite expensive and for this oscilloscope you have other limitations other than the probes.
-I don't have access to the 150MHz version, but the circuitry would likely be very similar if not identical and there are some minor firmware/hardware tweaks for the 150MHz version. If the prices are similar I'd go for the 150MHz version. But as you saw in my review, the 100 MHz version is fully capable of measuring signals well above 150MHz.
-I really don't think after market fan is necessary. If you do need one, you can tap off the 5V rail and install a fan, but even after prolonged use the scope did not get hot.
-I would say this scope should be good enough for a lot of for a lot of hobbyist work. It's a very competitive market and there are a lot of similarly priced scopes out there and all with their pros and cons. It really comes down to what you plan to do with it.
"Noise" waveform looks extremely non random. Good for the money though, and the generator makes it attractive against Rigol etc.
Noice scope
I don't know why there is no mention of an output tone from the Signal Generator.... I know that the generator outputs a sine-wave because I can see it on the scale... but is there also a signal tone for a radio speaker that you can physically hear from a speaker ? I'm trying to do a shortwave radio alignment and I need to physically hear the 455Khz audio signal tone from the generator.
It's odd you didn't run into many of the myriad bugs in this scope. The thread on this over on the EEVBLOG forum is heartbreaking. Your review makes it look like a more than decent scope considering teh features and price.
I will need to check out what issues people are facing. I think there was only one issue I encountered (which was captured in one of the review videos) that was resolved with a reboot. Won't be surprised if there are issues with certain firmware/software versions.
One problem is over heating. I've ordered heat sinks. As 2023 they have issued new firmware I havnt encountered a single bug yet.
Great video. I bought one of this. All good but it radiates a lot of harmonics ! When I put a FM radio near it, to adjust IF 10.7Mhz, well is almost impossible because of radiation. Only above 2 meters in front the radiation is down. Did someone else experienced the same? Compared with a Tektronix digital and also with a very old analog oscilloscope: this is far away. I did not imagine it can radiates like this. Could be power supply that needs a shield? It seems on the right front side it radiates also till 2 meters. At 1 m on the lateral left side the radiation is weak. If someone needs other details Ii can give.
Omg, many thanks dear Lucian for info to be aware, actually i wanted to buy it also for fm measurement...now thinking about siglent sds1202x-e, but i never heard even can not to find something about this issue on sites...have a nice day.
Although Hantek made efforts to release firmware and software updates for the DSO 2000 series oscilloscopes, they should provide also the software tools needed to perform backup and restore operations.
Furthermore, I wonder how can a company that manufactures oscilloscopes can release a product on the market without heatsinks installed on the processors and without a good silent fan to aid the cooling process of the device wile running?
Although Hantek 2000 series advertise some cool features, actually, they are not performing great in reality and there's no point in choosing any model from the Hantek 2000 series over a Hantek DSO4102C or DSO5102P, which offers similar performance but with added stability and reliability offered by the heath management control (heatsinks and fan).
$500-600 if you can find one. There very much is a point.
Hello. I'm new to this field, so maybe a silly question. But. This device could be used to measure FM deviation on CB radio 4w output according to the example - Thanks to Bessel Curves and doing a bit of maths we know that if we feed in a 1kHz tone, at 2.5kHz deviation it'll null the carrier. So analyse the signal with around 10kHz width so you can see all the peaks, feed a 1kHz tone into the mic at normal speaking levels and as you get towards 2.5kHz deviation you'll see the centre carrier peak will turn into a trough. When its at its lowest you're at 2.5kHz deviation.
It does not have a special function to read out the FM deviation if that was what you were looking for.
@@KerryWongBlog Thank you for your response.
35:10 "MISSED OFF THE SERIAL PORT" - Looks to me like the pad layout is for a rj45.
Dear Kerry R139 near the op amp for the AWG is also dead (open CCT) but the value alas has departed the scene. You wouldn't happen to know its value? My scope is the DSO 2D15 .
Have you checked out my teardown pictures? Not sure you could see the value from the pictures: www.kerrywong.com/2021/08/14/hantek-dso2d10-teardown-pictures/
Great video. I am looking for an oscilloscope to do some nikola tesla experiments! What do you think of the HANTEK DSO5102P?
Good video! What is that blue mat you have, is it one of those anti ESD?
Yes, is an anti-ESD mat.
Another nice review. Thanks.
I'm pretty sure you could get a better XY display. Settings can be tricky compared to more intuitive analog scopes. Perhaps sampling rate is not high enough? Clipping?? Etc. I once wrote a whole article about getting an analog clock face display looking good on a digital scope...
Typically the sampling rate improves when you decrease the memory depth, but on this scope it did not seem to make much of a difference unfortunately. The display I showed was the best I could get after adjusting everything I had thought about.... If anyone manages to get significantly better results I'd be interested to know!
The best review of this series DSO2000. Is it still working? I read lots of bad comments related to plenty of bugs.
Yes, it still works. But I did run into some bugs.
Did you apply any mod from eevblog or similar? Or are you only using official firmware? V.3209?
@@JordiMS78 No. I was using the official firmware.
The most knowledgeable video about an oscilloscope. Thanks a lot. I am going to buy this one. One question, can we resuce the brightens of that grid?
Fantastic review very useful many thanks
I just blew the AWG in my Hantek... Did something dumb and exposed it to a "largish" DC voltage....now no waveform o/p.
....never done SMD repair...worth trying or just buy a sig gen? opinions please?? :)
Take a look at my teardown pictures. It's likely that the output OpAmp is damaged. You can verify by measuring the input to the output OpAm LMH6702. If there is input but no output then you can swap in an OpAmp, should be fairly easy.
Thanks Kerry. Might give it a shot. Looks reasonably simple.
Thank you very much for this great review (and all of the others)! Do you recommend this or buying a second hand old Rigol DS1052E?
If you can get the 1052E at a bargain price and can test it out first why not? I still use mine till this day. One thing to watch out is the rotary decoders. Unless you can get your hands on one you can't guarantee the encoders are in good shape. The DS1052E is known for worn-out encoders unfortunate. You can swap them out though if you are adventurous. The Hantek scope is fine for the price point. It all depends on your budget.
@@KerryWongBlog Thank you very much for your quick reply and wisdom!!! The price of DS1052E is 155 British pounds (190 US dollars) which is cheaper than that DSO2C10.
@@kariem2k Well, that price would be too high for me for a second hand. As the 2C10 is a 100MHz scope whereas 1052E is only 50MHz.
@@KerryWongBlog Thank you very much I appreciate your help
When you tested the X-Y mode, you seemed to be connected to one signal output from the FNIRSI UTG962E and one to the FSK/CNT/Sync.
Hola, en ambas entradas, el componente que está entre el relé mecánico y el de estado sólido, de forma redonda en su parte superior, que es y para que sirve ?
Hello Kerry,
What is the minimum input sensitivity mV/Div ?
Working with 2 channels simultaneously, any limitations to the Bandwidth?
Thanks
So, I wonder, does the 150mhz scope have an even higher bandwidth, or are they really the same scope sold at two different price points. Or perhaps there are quality control issues where some scopes have worse bandwidth than others, so they bin then.
Most likely the same exact scope, just using a bandwidth limiter chip. The print on the board backs that up, same scope.
Thanks for you video review. It is like buying a car that offers you 3 wheels and the forth one is just the spare one from the boot - in that case I say thanks but no thanks. A second probe should be included and not have to spend money on. You will not get exactly the same as the one supplied. And yes I am ware that probes are on the cheaper side of things.
Thank you for the review. It was very informative and helpful. I was looking at this on Amazon, and see in the Product Information states: PC software only supports windows7/8/10 32-bit and 64-bit, do not support OS." Would you know if it would run on Windows 11?
Is the DSO2D15 an upgrade from the D10?
Yes
750 ohms? I think i got it? But labeled R1 on the reverse engineered schematic.
Great indepth review.
Thanks!
A 256 count DVM ..fantastic accuracy ! :) ..yeah a gimmick :)
Did you test deep memory. I heard it stalls with 4m to 8m.
You do not mention maximun amplitude for the wave generator, do you have that info?
I think the AWG and probe share the same ground hence the drop in the signal.
Great and very informative video. I’m planning to getting a scope for audio work. Mostly for troubleshooting/calibrate cassette deck. How should one to connect scope input to cassette deck output? BNC scope input to RCA deck output? Or using probe clip? Thanks in advance
BNC to RCA adapters, readily available. The challenge is to get in the lines the load resistors.
Hi, Great Review. As well as general use, I'm interested in analyzing stereo audio signals for phase issues. The xy test at 29:16 you state the frequency is 100 Hz, but assume you mean 100 MHz. I can just about make out the frequency on the generator display does read 100 MHz. Can I assume this will give a useful display at audio frequencies? Thanks.
As I can see on the signal generator, I believe it's 100 kHz signals?
What is your dream scope? Tektronix mso72304dx?
Friend of mine I download from his website in the HANTEK DSO 5102P case. but when he goes to read the file on the Pendriver, the message appears that it did not find any file, Note that I already updated it about 6 years ago and it worked well. Can anyone help. Is it because I'm using Windows 11?
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For some reason, I cannot get the scope to show up on Keysight IOL software. Any tips?
Hello, what is the difference between the model you shows and the DSO5102 ? thanks
You can compare the specs for more details, but DSO5102 is a much older model and has very limited memory depth.
@@KerryWongBlog Thanks !
Hantek dso2000 series have a freezing issue which makes it a pretty useless device. At least the fnirsi 1014d doesn't freeze at all.
Hola Buenas Tardes, quisiera hacerle una pregunta si no le importa. Tengo un DSO2D15 con generador de funciones, quisiera saber si me puede Usted informar para ajustar radio a valvulas en AM obtener por ejemplo 468khz modulados para ajustar botes de frecuencia intermedia. Pues los videos que encuentro sobre mi instrumento solo hablan del manejo.Pero sin ningun ejemplo Muchas Gracias
Hi please, is this scope good for serial decode? I decide to buy one... thanks :)
Thank you for making the hantek video.
trying to decide between a Hantek 2D15 w/waveform 150Mhz ($259.99) vs Siglent. I'm a hobbiest, any advice is helpful on this choice. also read that Hantek freezes a lot, and needs heat sinks added to IC to prevent locking up/freezing issues, and other people had to do firmware updates because of all the freezing issues, so this has me concerned. some people still have issues with firmware. see Eevblogs and all the problems that Techcorner guy had with DSO2Dxx after his initial review he spent the next months trying to fix continuous freezing.
I wonder what you will end up with. I decided to go for 2D10 (albeit supposedly you can go for 2C10 and upgrade it via software to 2D15, if they kept all the components in) to have as many functions as possible in one device for various hobby projects (mostly digital) and some educational activities with kids (hence the AWG). My main concern is that I might simply not identify a significant issue caused by a bug in the scope, when it occurs :-). On the other hand, the device has been on the market for some time now, Hantek seems to progress in fixing various bugs (hopefuly hardware as well). It would be good to see a review of up-to-date version, to understand how stable and mature it is now. As for my personal experience: I got mine a week ago, I've been playing with it a lot for the last few days. I managed to freeze it once while doing a lot of parameter changes (that might not be making much sense though ;-)). I don't see most of the issues I read about. The one odd thing I experience is that the USB connection is not stable via my USB 3.0 mediaport (it's just an extension, not a hub) when connected to USB 2.0 port in my PC. When I connect it directly to the PC USB 2.0 port, it works fine.
@@bartoszz4305 The siglent SDS1104X-E 4 channel is on sale now ama zon $100 off. it's $399 now which is good price. and EEVblogs has all the hacks so you can upgrade it to 200Mhz and unlock all other stuff (it has wifi and you can connect to your PC too). it doesn't have a wave gen like handtek but you can buy that separate. I'm going to either buy Siglent now or try and wait until Black Friday in 3 weeks. Last year it was25% off or $375. but it's still very good now at 20% off. in eevblogs, the Siglent SDS1104X-E is one they most recommend to new people & hobby people who want something sub $1000.
In the end I just don't think I want to deal with frustration of freezing and stuff with hantek. eevblogs has a collection of fixes for the hantek you might look at. I just want something that works and the Siglent X-E is what I've decided on for now, only the X-E model can be hacked to 200Mhz and other hacks. don't get the U model, it has no hacks (that is why it's $100 cheaper).
@@neo256mb That does sound like a decent alternative and possibly a smarter choice. :-) Although at the moment it's double the price of 2D10 in my country, while I feel the feature set is less aligned to my use-cases. On the other hand, the wifi connectivity (provided the PC software is actually comfortable to use) and HDMI output make it a nice educational device.
@@neo256mb I agree with you.... and we've seen both of them torn down. You buy a lot of solidity with the Siglent. I am not saying it is the perfect scope or it's just better or anything. In fact it seems just good enough to me, but at least since it has sold 10 times over it has also been properly user debugged and you can find solution for almost everything. And has a more substantial hardware quality.
do you think i could use a RYOBI
150-Watt Power Source for ONE+ 18V Battery with this for very long? i was going to get the FNIRSI-1014D until i saw your review, thanks
Dapatkah alat ini mengukur Duty Cycle kurang dari (misalnya) 1% atau lebih dari (misalnya) 99% , bukan hanya sekedar 0 dan 1 Decoding saja ?
Hi Sir , what ADC hantek be using for this model ?
Great review. Thanks
Hello. Is possible save the decoded data?
Thanks for your video. I have the same model for only 8 months and developed issue with Channel # 2 reading lower than Ch#1 by about 46% when I connect the same probe to the square wave test output post of the scope. I used the calibration function(found in Utility bottom) and it came back with error code : 511d6. I also downloaded the latest firmware from Hantek. It did not improve and same error code. Tried email to Hantek service and no responses. Do you have any suggestions what to do? From your post of the input board it appears to have a trim pot. Is this for the input scaling?
Obviously, at least to me is there was a component value that shifted in the circuit. I have not seen this very often but I have seen it happen. It could be something as simple as a resistor or could be something else. Joao Carvalho mentions issues with ambient temp causing calibration errors and since diodes are sensitive to temp changes this may be a place to look, also something as simple as a solder joint could be the cause. These kinds of problems are never very easy to track down unless you have a lot of experience with a particular device and a detailed schematic is almost always necessary, with very detailed specifications as to what should be happening at all points through the circuits. Things that work are very hard to fix. Things that don't work are easier. Sometimes.
error code : 511d6. Got tech support from Hantek and the error code means hardware failure of CH2 board. Now the scope is finally failed totally- all the functions of both channels are not working. Boot up but no responds from keys.
Send back to Hantek China ,even though repair is free but with round trip shipping ,customs charges etc. will costs me as much as the scope itself.
How long did it last before failure? Or how many hours of total use estimated. Thanks
Hello can i ask .. what is the no. Of diode in the output of the signal generator .. because they blow..
You can unlock it to the 150mhz model for free. It’s listed on the forum.
Nice review 👍
Well done !
Thanks!
Excellent video! But I have a doubt. Please, can you check for me if it is possible to measure the phase angle between two sinusoidals with this equipment? That is, what is the phase angle between channels 1 and 2 when both channels have a sine wave, but the frequencies of channels 1 and 2 are different? Does it do this measurement automatically? Thanks.
There is the FRR measurement: "The time between the first rising edge of source 1 and the first rising edge of source 2". The period measurement can be used to calculate the phase shift. Make sure that “Measure”->“Setting”->“Source B” on you Hantek is set correctly.
Thank you very much! This information will help me a lot. :)
will the protocol decoder decode to ASCII
or does it just do hex?
OOB it's just hex. There was some mod mentioned on EEVBlog that can change the display to ASCII, I haven't tried.
Are there any open source updates for this?
this is identicle to the digitech qc1938 scope i brought today and everything on yours is the same as mine except i dont have dust collecting holes in the top box and mine costs over $500 at jaycar electronics
Greetings 🙏
Please recommend which is better for a beginner. Hantek DSO2D15 or Fnirsi 1014D.
I will be getting a Fnirsi 1014D soon. Please watch out for that video (will be towards the end of January)!
I was actually looking for a fan header or place to install one..
Thank you...
You're welcome!
the PCB has printed DSO2D15, so maybe you have a DS02D15 instead of a DSO2D10??
Thank you very much for making and posting this video. (Very nice scope, and cost effective). Thank you again for this excellent review. God[Bible] Bless.
God[Bible] Bless??? What
Should this accurately measure dc voltage? 13.8 reads 14.1 on ch2 and 14.0 on ch1 a 1.44v aa battery reads 1.6v on mine
could be something to do with the probes.
@@sivoltage no. Just cheap. You have to dial in a very specific range to get anything resembling accurate frequency reading. It was made to give a ball park reading. It's a entry level scope that does alot for the money you can't expect it to do everything like a high end tektronix
Are the measurements accurate? 1 reviewer said it is not.
What better Hantek 2c10 or Owon Hds2102 (hds272)?