Products Details of ]UNI-T UPO2104HD 12-bit oscilloscope (UPO2000HD series) (preview)UNI-T UPO2104HD 12-bit oscilloscope (UPO2000HD series)
With 12-bit oscilloscopes all the rage these days, my main criteria was a 4-channel 12-bit scope with a nice big 10" touchscreen display for easy visibility. I'm a amateur hobbyist, so something around the 100 MHz bandwidth mark is enough, but with decent sampling rate (> 2 GSa/s).
The UNI-T UPO2000HD Series series checked all the boxes for me:
- 12-bit ADC vertical resolution
- 10.1" touchscreen (1280x800)
- 2 or 4 channels (mine is 4 channels)
- 70-200 MHz bandwidth (mine is 100MHz)
- Max Waveform Sampling Rate: 2.5 GSa/s (1 channel) / 1.25 GSa/s (2 channels) / 0.625 GSa/s (4 channels)
- Max Memory Depth: 100M pts
- Max Capture Rate: 125,000 frames (hardware real-time) / 250,000 wfm/s (vector mode) / 1,000,000 wfm/s (sequence mode)
- 3-year warranty (standard) / 5-year warranty (registered)
The only things missing are any kind of built-in function generator output (except the 10 MHz ref on the back), and no Digital Channels input.
The next step up is UNI-T MSO3024HD, $2,600.
Almost same specs, except base 200 MHz bandwidth, 2.5 / 2.5 / 1.5 GSa/s Samping Rate, 16 Digital Input channels standard.
I considered several other 12-bit oscilloscope's in the $1000-$2000 range. But the UNI-T unit had the best price/performance value:
1. Rigol DHO1000 Series, specifically the DHO1104 for $934:
- 10.1" touchscreen (1280x800)
- 2 or 4 channels
- 70-200 MHz bandwidth
- Max Waveform Sampling Rate: 2.0 GSa/s (1 channel) / 1.00 GSa/s (2 channels) / 0.500 GSa/s (4 channels)
- Max Memory Depth: 50M (1 channel) / 25M (2 channels) / 12.5M (4 channels)
- Max Capture Rate: 500,000 frames (hardware real-time) / 50,000 wfm/s (vector mode) / 1,500,000 wfm/s (sequence mode)
The next step up is Rigol DHO4204, $2,294.
200 Mhz base bandwidth, 4.0 / 2.0 / 1.0 GSa/s Sampling Rate, 500M / 250M / 125M Memory Depth.
2. Siglent SDS1000X HD Series, specifically the SDS1104X HD for $1,399:
- 10.1" touchscreen (1024x600)
- 2 or 4 channels
- 100-200 MHz bandwidth
- Max Waveform Sampling Rate: 2.0 GSa/s (1 channel) / 1.00 GSa/s (2 channels) / 0.500 GSa/s (4 channels)
- Max Memory Depth: 100M (1 channel) / 50M (2 channels) / 25M (4 channels)
- Max Capture Rate: 80,000 frames (hardware real-time) / 120,000 wfm/s (vector mode) / 500,000 wfm/s (sequence mode)
The next step up is Siglent SDS2204X HD, $2,759.
200 Mhz base bandwidth, 2.0 / 2.0 / 1.0 GSa/s Sampling Rate, 200M / 200M / 100M Memory Depth.
There isn't too many reviews of the UNI-T UPO2000HD Series on the internet (since it just came out). This is a "preview" as I'm just an amateur and don't have test gear to properly do a technical review.
So first, some exterior views:
