Which Owon software do you use with it? Also, your reason is deep memory plus 1Gs and?
SW:The sotware is nothing spectacular, but neither is the SW in other brand, except for those that support NI-VISA.
-[Windows APP]:
http://www.owon.ca/software/pc/OWON_Oscilloscope_Setup.rar -[Driver Windows/Firmware Upgrade]:
http://www.owon.com.hk/down-en.asp?bigclassname=software_upgrading -[Driver Linux]:
http://en.sourceforge.jp/frs/g_redir.php?m=jaist&f=%2Fowondriver%2Fowondriver%2Fowondump-0.3%2Fowondump-0.3.tar.gzReason:I do not know what your needs are. I did not want to spend much money, but also wanted something decent. So I chose the SDS8102.
Uses a single ADC (MXT2001 is a adc08d1000 clone), it has a good sample rate (Max. 2Gsps), and ENOB (~7.3 bit) is specified for frequencies as high as 498MHz (see datasheet).
The AD9288, used in other brands, is not specified even more than 50 MHz, although, using five AD9288 with 2 ADC per AD9288 running at 100MHz
either one, it can get 1Gsps. But is not the same thant one ADC or two in the same chip (interleave distortion).
The SDS8102 have 10 Mpts of Memory (only 10Kpts @ 2Gsps), and I am sure that it BW is greater than 100MHz, because it has a good/tolerable analog stage.
Even if, to be realistic, using two channels at once and, only for nonrepetitive signals is not interesting use it to measure over 1GHz/10. And that is why for me with a BW of 100MHz is more than good.
Owon has technical service, other brands not have technical service and/or firmware updates (for example Voltcraft, for all I know).
A few days ago I had a chat with a OWON technician,to clear some doubts, he clarified all kindly to me.
Owon have been concerned to correct the failures of hardware and firmware, at least so far.
However, I do not mean that the SDS8102 is the best (on this same topic I posted about their poor internal construction), or that everyone need an oscilloscope.
So that If you need an oscilloscope and have budget for a Rigol DS2000 series (~1000€), Hameg HMO2022 (~1800€) or Agilent (>2000€), then buy one of this or another that you like.
Since the Voltcraft DSO-3062C is outdated and here we discussed about several brand/model oscilloscopes. What do you think if we change the title of the topic?
Sorry for my bad English.