DSO2300 Review (WORK IN PROGRESS) Started April 19th, 2008

I just purchased a DSO2300 digital oscilloscope from Embest in China via the web. This item costs $329 US with $26 for shipping and handling. This page will be the start of a series of experiments and discussion of the item and digital processing in general. Bear with me as this will take some time, energy, and possibly more money.

  • Embest URL Link to Embest DSO2300 web page.

  • DSO2300 Picture 1 NorCal FCC-1 and FCC-2 combination used to generate first sine waveforms.
  • DSO2300 Picture 2 DSO2300 unit with USB cable and two scope probes (1X and 10X switchable).
  • DSO2300 Picture 2 DSO2300 unit with USB cable and two scope probes (1X and 10X switchable).
  • DSO2300 Picture 2 DSO2300 unit with USB cable and two scope probes (1X and 10X switchable).
  • DSO2300 Picture 5 DSO2300 powered up with one probe connected to channel A. The unit is powered via the USB interface of the computer. No wall-wart required.

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  • DSO2300 Picture 7 Screen snapshot of 5.000000MHz signal from NorCal FCC-2. This screen image was originally 1280x1024 and has been scaled down to 800x600 for this page. Channel B is turned off, but there are values displayed below the scope image. Just ignore them. You'll note that the frequency display shows 5.000MHz, so you can use the system for a basic frequency counter, but only to the nearest KHz. We'll look at jitter factors later.

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