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Digital oscilloscopes for hobbyists

This page is aimed to compare all the oscilloscopes available for hobbyists, so I am restricting this page to digital oscilloscopes that you can get for under $500, or oscilloscopes that you can build yourself.

The following table is sortable, click on the headers to have the table sort. Hover over the headers to see a brief description of the parameter.

NameCHBitsMS/sMHzGainBufferLogicDisplayPCAWGOpen* Cost $
AVR DSO 1 8 50 10 1.066 1 32000 No No RS232 No Yes 20.00 ?
AVR Scope 1 8 0.015 0.005 1 1, 1/2 100 No 128x64 No No Yes 20.00 ?
Bitscope BS50U 1 8 40 70 1 1,2,5 32000 No No USB 10 MS/s No 475.00
CGR-101 2 10 20 2 1 1,2,5 1000 No No USB 2 MS/s SW 189.00
DS1052E 2 8 1000 50 1 1,2,5 512000 No 320×234 TFT USB No No 500.00
DSO-2090 2 8 100 40 1 1,2,5 32000 No No USB No No 299.00
DSO-2150 2 8 150 60 1 1,2,5 32000 No No USB No No 399.00
DSO-2810F 2 8 100 40 1 0.1, 1, 10 2000 No No USB No No 249.95
DSO-2810H 2 8 100 40 1 1,2,4 30000 No No USB No No 299.95
DSO-2815H 2 8 150 60 1 1,2,4 30000 No No USB No No 349.95
DSOA Mk3 2 8 20 5 1 1,2,5 1024 No No LPT No Yes 30.00 ?
DSO nano 1 12 1 1 0.5 min 1,2,5 4096 No 320x240 TFT USB No No 89.00
ELAB-080 2 8 80 60 1 1,2,5 32000 16 No USB 100 MS/s No 495.00
eOscope 1 8 40 20 0.01 1 512 No 240x128 No No Yes 25.00 ?
JYE 062 1 8 5 1 1 1,2,5 256 No 128x164 No No No 49.00
LPTScope 1 8 0.267 ? 0.01 1 1 No No LPT No Yes 6.00 ?
Mephisto UM202 2 16 1 1 0.85 1,2,5 256000 16 No USB No No 497.04
MSO-19 1 8 200 60 1 1,2,5 ? 8 No USB No No 239.00
MultiKitB 1 8 3.2 1.6 1 1,2,5 128 3 128x128 RS232 No Yes 99.00
Parallax 1 8 1 0.2 1 ? ? No No USB No No 139.99
PDS5022S 2 8 100 25 1 1,2,5 5000 No 640x480 LCD USB No No 287.00
PDS6042S 2 8 250 40 1 1,2,5 5000 No 640x480 LCD USB No No 425.00
PDS6062T 2 8 250 60 1 1,2,5 5000 No 640x480 TFT USB No No 499.00
PC USB DiSco 2 10 0.2 0.1 1 1,2,5 563 16 No USB No No 169.50
PIC12 Scope 1 8 0.011 ? ? ? 1 1 No No RS232 No Yes 4.00 ?
PIC18 Scope 1 8 0.06 ? ? 1 1 No 128x64 RS232 No Yes 20.00 ?
PicoScope 2104 1 8 50 10 1 1,2,5 8000 No No USB No No 206.25
PicoScope 2105 1 8 100 25 1 1,2,5 24000 No No USB No No 328.35
PicoScope 2203 2 8 40 5 1 1,2,5 4000 No No USB 2 MS/s No 262.35
PicoScope 2204 2 8 100 10 1 1,2,5 4000 No No USB 2 MS/s No 371.25
PicoScope 2205 2 8 200 25 1 1,2,5 8000 No No USB 2 MS/s No 486.75
PoScope 2 10 0.2 0.1 1 1,2,5 563 16 No USB No No 189.95
PPM Scope 2 8 1 0.5 0.1 min 1,2,5 128 No No RS232 No Yes 10.00 ?
S2X100 2 8 100 50 1 1,2,5 64000 No No USB No No 249.00
SX O'Scope 1 8 0.25 ? ? 1 128 No No LPT No Yes 8.00 ?
USB AVR Scope 2 10 0.015 ? ? 1 ? No No USB No Yes 7.00 ?
USBscope50 1 8 50 75 1 0.1, 1, 10 3000 No No USB No No 295.00
UNI-T UT81B 1 ? 40 8 ? 1,2,5 ? No 160x160 USB No No 200.00
UT 2042 C 2 8 500 40 1 1,2,5 1024000 No 320x240 LCD USB No No 492.64
Velleman APS230 2 8 60 30 1 1,2,5 256 No 192x128 RS232 No No 489.95
Velleman HPS10 1 8 1 2 1 1,2,5 256 No 128x64 No No No 179.95
Velleman HPS40 1 8 5 12 1 1,2,5 256 No 192x112 RS232 No No 329.95
Velleman HPS50 1 8 5 12 1 1,2,5 256 No 192x112 USB No No 349.95
Velleman PCS100AU 1 8 32 12 1 1,2,5 4096 No No LPT No No 227.60
Velleman PCS500AU 2 8 50 50 1 1,2,5 4096 No No LPT No No 299.95
Velleman PCSGU250 2 8 25 12 1 1,2,5 4096 No No USB 12.5 MS/s No 249.95
Velleman PCSU1000 2 8 50 60 1 1,2,5 4096 No No USB No No 364.95
Velleman PPS10 1 8 1 2 1 1,2,5 256 No 128x64 RS232 No No 159.95
Velleman VPS10 1 8 1 2 1 1,2,5 256 No 128x64 No No No 197.95
PS40M10 1 10 40 5 ? 1,2,5 ? No No USB No No 238.00
DS1M12 2 12 1 0.25 1 1,2,5 32000 No No USB 10 bit No 220.00
Xmegalab 2 8 16 2 1 1,2,5 256 4 128x128 RS232 1 MS/s Yes 249.00

If you find inaccuracies in this page, or know of any other digital oscilloscope, please send me an email.

 

* You may be able to find cheaper prices than the ones I listed, particulary from asian distributors.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 19:51  

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