Chen,

Is the TDS 1xxx also that bad? I am looking at it for
my personal use.

John

--- Chen Xiao Fan <xiaofan@sg.pepperl-fuchs.com>
wrote:

> I do not know about the price but I think the
> TDS-3032 we are
> using now are the worst scope I have ever used at
> work.
> An old HP54600B 100Mhz is much better. The old
> TDS-3xx are
> also much better than the TDS-3032. I guess TDS-210
> and
> TDS-20xx/30xx are in the same league as TDS-3032.
> Anyway
> now I am using an expensive Lecroy LT264 so I do not
> need
> to use the TDS-3032. If it is sent to caliberation,
> I 
> will normally use the HP54600B.
> 
> The TDS-3032 called itself a 200Mhz/2.5Gsps scope
> but it is
> much slower than the 100MHz HP54600B. Maybe it is
> due to 
> the screen. It may be good to debug PICs but I think
> it is 
> quite bad even to debug some quite simple analog
> circuits.
> 
> Regards,
> Xiaofan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:35 PM
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [EE] Time to buy a new scope
> 
>  John,
> 
>  Although it's a little bit higher than your budget,
> you won't go wrong.
>  I'm talking about the Tektronix TDS-210 unit.  It's
> a digital scope, but
>  you don't need a computer to use it.  It has a
> small form factor so it 
>  sits on a bench or desk and doesn't take up much
> room.  It's perfect for
>  working with PIC's and related circuits.  It has
> the capability of storing
>  waveforms from each of it's two channels to use as
> a reference waveform, 
>  or for taking a longer look at a signal after it
> has been captured.  
>  You can also connect a printer so you can print the
> waveforms to paper if
>  you have the printer I/F cartridge in place.   
>  The cost for all of this utility is around $900.00
> new.  $500.00 to $700.00
>  used.   I don't regret getting one.   I use it all
> the time. 
>  Just a suggestion on my part, but I know you'll
> like it if you get one.
> 
>                                           Good Luck
> and Regards,
> 
>                                                   
> Jim
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