Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I'll be taking a look at my Siglent SDS1204X-E oscilloscope. I've had it since 2017 and I had not done any review video's about it. Since the price has dropped to around €690, the question; should you buy it, will be answered in this video!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro

2:05 Channel buttons and configuration
2:55 Fine tuning vertical scale
4:15 Dual and Quad channel bandwidth halving

6:00 Probe overview
7:45 Probe compensation calibration
8:26 Probe accessoires

10:26 Measure function
12:28 Gated measure function
13:07 Cursors function
15:40 Acquire modes
18:09 Sequence acquisitions
18:20 Sequence acquisitions in history view

19:38 Display modes
20:08 Color grade settings
20:34 Persistency settings
21:28 Waveform graph settings
22:14 Save/Recall menu

24:19 Clear sweeps

24:37 Decode menu
30:12 Navigate menu

30:21 Search function
32:51 Ref wave menu

33:52 Math menu
34:03 Math menu (+ operator)
34:58 Math menu (- operator)
35:08 Math menu (* operator)
35:38 Math menu (/ operator)
35:45 Math menu (FFT operator)
38:00 Math menu (d/dt operator)
38:12 Math menu (integral(dt) operator)
38:27 Math menu (square root operator)

38:32 Utility menu
40:10 Bodeplot II
41:38 Software options
42:13 Webserver

42:35 Run/stop
42:39 Auto setup

43:50 Back side
44:27 Scope's depth comparison
44:36 USB Interfacing software

44:50 Conclusion!

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