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Siglent SDS1202X-E review

Siglent’s 200 MHz two-channel scope with 1 GSa/s, 14 Mpts memory and standard decoding for I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, CAN and LIN.

Decoding

CAN and LIN out of the box.

Record

Most ratings of the bench scopes here.

Rigol or Siglent

Rigol has more memory; Siglent has more decoders.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • CAN and LIN decoding included
  • Most ratings on this shelf
  • Sold by Amazon.com

Compromises

  • Less memory than Rigol
  • Two channels
  • Thin listing

Specifications

Bandwidth200 MHz
Channels2
Sample rate1 GSa/s
Memory14 Mpts
DecodingI2C, SPI, UART, RS232, CAN, LIN
Amazon ASINB06XZML6RD

Questions makers ask before buying

What does it decode?

I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, CAN and LIN.

How much memory?

14 Mpts.

What this bench machine does its own way

Taken against the median of its own bench on this site — not against the whole of the maker market.

  • Bandwidth200 MHz+100 % against the median of this bench
  • Memory14 Mpts-42 % against the median of this bench

Our score

8.5/ 10

Strong competitor; pick it for CAN and LIN.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price BandwidthChannelsSample rateMemory
Siglent SDS1202X-E $379 200 MHz21 GSa/s14 Mpts
RIGOL DS1202Z-E $389 200 MHz21 GSa/sUp to 24 Mpts
RIGOL DS1054Z $369 50 MHz41 GSa/s, single channelUp to 24 Mpts
RIGOL DHO804 $459 70 MHz41.25 GSa/sUp to 25 Mpts

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: RIGOL DS1054Z, at $369.
  • Highest Bandwidth in the table: RIGOL DS1202Z-E (200 MHz).
  • Highest Channels in the table: RIGOL DHO804 (4).

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

An automotive or embedded hobbyist.

Sources

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