Oscilloscope comparison

This is an alphabetically ordered table of various oscilloscopes which can log data to your PC via USB, RS232, GPIB, and so on. We do not list devices without PC connectivity, as those are not really useful for sigrok.

This page lists commercial and non-commercial devices with a short overview of their capabilities. We list all kinds of devices here, not only those supported by sigrok.

You should not use the information here as the sole source for any buying decisions, this is just meant for informational purposes. Please carefully check the vendor websites if you intend to buy any hardware.

Device	Type	Channels	Bandwidth	Samplerate	Price
Hantek DSO-1200	handheld	2	200MHz	500MS/s	$660
Hantek DSO-2090	USB scope	2	40MHz	100MS/s	$190
Hantek DSO-5200A	USB scope	2	200MHz	250MS/s	$340
Hantek DSO5062BMNote 1	standalone	2	60MHz/200MHz	1GSa/s	$500
Fluke ScopeMeter 123	handheld	2	20MHz	25MSa/s	?
Fluke ScopeMeter 199B	handheld	2	200MHz	2.5GSa/s	?
Focussz Fosc21	USB-scope	1/2	3kHz	8kHz/4kHz	?
Nexus-Computing OsciPrime	USB-scope	2	3.3MHz-8MHz	?	270 CHF
Pico Technology PicoScope 2203	USB-scope	1/2	5MHz	40/20 MSa/s	EOL
Pico Technology PicoScope 2205	USB-scope	1/2	25MHz	200/100 MSa/s	£250
Pico Technology PicoScope 3206	USB-scope	1/2	200MHz	200/100 MSa/s	EOL
Rigol DS1052E	standalone	2	50MHz/100MHz	1GSa/s	€269.-
Velleman PCSGU250	USB	2	12MHz	25MHz	€144
Velleman PCSU200	USB	2	12MHz	25MHz	$141
Velleman PCSU1000	USB	2	60MHz	50MHz	$300
Voltcraft DSO-3062CNote 1	standalone	2	60MHz/200MHz	1GSa/s	€299.-

Notes:

¹ Voltcraft DSO-3062C = Hantek DSO5062BM.

Internal details

Device	PC interface	PC interface chip	PC protocol	Microcontroller / CPU	Programmable logic	Analog chips
Hantek DSO-1200	USB	?	?	?	?	?
Hantek DSO-2090	USB	Cypress FX2LP	custom	?	Xilinx XC95288XL	?
Hantek DSO-5200A	USB	Cypress FX2LP	custom	?	Unknown FPGA/CPLD	?
Hantek DSO5062BMNote 1	USB	?	custom	Samsung S3C2440	?	?
Fluke ScopeMeter 123	USB, RS232	?	?	?	?	?
Fluke ScopeMeter 199B	USB, RS232	?	?	?	?	?
Focussz Fosc21	USB	?	?	?	—	?
Nexus-Computing OsciPrime	USB	?	?	?	?	?
Pico Technology PicoScope 2203	USB	Cypress FX2LP	custom	?	Xilinx Spartan XC3S250E	Analog Devices AD9288, AD8132
Pico Technology PicoScope 2205	USB	Cypress FX2LP	custom	?	Xilinx Spartan XC3S250E	Analog Devices AD9288, AD8132
Pico Technology PicoScope 3206	USB	Cypress FX2LP	custom	?	Xilinx Spartan-II XC2S30	Analog Devices AD9215
Rigol DS1052E	USB, RS232	Philips ISP1362BD	USBTMC	Analog Devices ADSP-BF531	Altera Cyclone III EP3C5F256C8N, Lattice Mach XO LCMXO256C	Analog Devices AD9288
Velleman PCSU1000	USB	FTDI FT245BL	custom	?	Xilinx XC3S50	?
Voltcraft DSO-3062C	USB	?	custom	Samsung S3C2440	Altera MAX-II EPM240T100C5N, Altera Cyclone III FPGA	4x Analog Devices AD9288, 2x AD8370, 1x ADCMP562

Notes:

¹ Voltcraft DSO-3062C = Hantek DSO5062BM.