TA-0330: Siglent SDG1032X - Advanced Options - Hands On

[@smith.randall]

I've been watching your sig gen vids - multiple times 👍 I think I'll check around for this one - if you still recommend. Thanks my friend!

[@TonyAlbus]

Yes i still like it a lot, if you can affort the SDG2000X it is nicer, i also have that one. You can buy the lowest version and than look how to improve it to 120 MHz for free..but usualy this 30 MHz is more then enough

[@grerlab2777]

Thanks for the high level demo... The best on the web... ✌

[@TonyAlbus]

Thank you!

[@ssalient]

Yes, I was waiting for this episode to come, and here it is!

[@TonyAlbus]

Yes here it is, you also a happy owner i know... hope it was still interesting, btw, after auto/cal the SDG1010 is back and all good.. and seems also a 1050 now... (not sure what happened)...but the LeCroy update did not work, not any firmware works... so seems i am stuck with the SDG1050 now, not bad for a backup unit :))

[@M5AXA]

Nice waveform gen with some really advanced features which you demonstrated extremely well Tony. The waveform copying feature is a really useful add on for any lab, especially if you were trying to recreate an audio fault that only occurred when reproducing a particular audio frequency or tone. A very professional product to add to you Siglent collection.

[@TonyAlbus]

Thank you Ian. Yes very happy with the Generator.

[@MkmeOrg]

All the toys! That ch1-2 swap would get me every time too. Cheers Bud

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks man!

[@ragohy]

Hello Tony, I use SDS1104X-E together with SDG1032X for Bode-Plot and the results are great! 😀. Thanks for your Review. Regards - Henry

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi Henry, Yes that is a great combi, the SDS1104 has the bode plot that my SDS1202 is missing... the results with the SDS1104 will be much batter, thanks!

[@reballingtemperley5206]

Excellent video, how should I add a glitch that appears once every 1,000,000 cycles? I want to test if my equipment can catch transient errors. thank you so much.

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi, thank you, i would not know how to do that.

[@MarioRiesebeek]

Nice Tony, have the 1062x and use it a lot. Nice to discover the voice wave:) try the bodeplot as well that is a nice future combine the 1032x and siglent scope!

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks Mario! .. ja mooi spul!

[@aehabazataf5819]

Greetings to u from Libya 👍

[@TonyAlbus]

Thank you, i greet you back from The Netherlands.

[@dist67]

Thanks for the review Tony! Did you hookup your SDG1032X to a Spectrum Analyzer? (did I see a Siglent SA next to your Siglent scope? :-) )

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks, no i did not... i assume its better..oops.. yes correct, its the SSA3021X-Plus or SSA3032X-Plus as it seems now :)

[@M-P-X]

Met mijn 805 doe ik de sinus truc ook al jaren, gaat clean makkelijk tot ca 20 Mhz ipv 5 Mhz, wel iets minder output maar valt mee. De 1032 kun je volgens mij ook "gewoon" hacken, als de garantie voorbij is 🙂 Met de Juntek het sinus trucje ook gedaan maar veel verder dan 100 MHz komt ie niet. Ik weet niet of jouw scope de bode plot functie heeft maar dat is ook wel handig, werkt mooi samen met alle Siglent function/generators. Het 1010 rotary encoder probleem had mijn 805 ook al erg snel, slechte kwaliteit , vervangen kost wel even tijd, alles moet zo'n beetje uit elkaar, kan ie weer jaren mee 🙂

[@TonyAlbus]

Dank je, ja goed spul.. ik heb een late uit 2012, de encoder problemen niet echt gemerkt. denk dat er een andere in zit of dat ze het verbeterd hebben. ja de 1032 kan naar 1062 :)

[@mrpetit2]

Nice review. Too bad you don't have a 4 channel Siglent oscillsocope. Those can do bode plots with the Siglent signal generators (even with that old sdg1000/800). Really easy to set up too. That's a really nice feature to visualize frequency response and phase response on filters, amps etc. (it's probably the main reason I chose for a Siglent DSO and signal generator above some other brands) Nice to show some of the software functions; most reviews of testgear don't cover the software.

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks! yes more to do, so much in that little box :)

[@la7yka]

If considering, go for a SDS1104X-E. It can easily be a full speck 1204X-E via keys on the front panel (no hacking involved).

[@TonyAlbus]

@@la7yka i will go for 2202... and then upgrate to 350 MHz and more Ms/S and bodeplot :) video will follow in campare to 1202

[@la7yka]

@@TonyAlbus Interesting. I'm looking forward to the review. But I want to mention that the SDS11(2)04X-E also support bode plot as default (with a Siglent signal generator though). Just mention for other ppl considering this scope. It seems that Siglent has put a lot of functionality into their 4-channel scopes, which is not present in the 2-channel versions. My old SDS1202X-E could not compare with the SDS1104X-E (now 1204X-E), with respect to FFT-functionality, bode plot and some other options in the recent firmware.

[@TonyAlbus]

@@la7yka Yes correct the 4ch are more loaded with options, the for the 2ch you need to go for higher series.

[@kaybhee6]

do u know any other machine,,, that can do this waveform combine,, ch 1 ,, ch 2

[@TonyAlbus]

This function is prob copied from the bigger more expensive brands. but i only have had this brand myself that can do it.

[@stevec5000]

Tony, we have one that just beeps a lot but nothing on the screen. Is there a way to do a master reset?

[@TonyAlbus]

The beeps could mean something... i think best to send a email to Siglent or find Tautech on EEVblog. i do not know a bout mgic buttons to push... if there is a reset i know of, its maybe in the menu. but with a black screen that is useless.

[@stevec5000]

@@TonyAlbus I got it to display an error message saying "FPGA Failed" but I'm not sure if that is a chip failure or firmware update gone wrong.

[@stevec5000]

@@TonyAlbus They sent me a file they say can sometimes do a recovery so I'm going to try that.

[@TonyAlbus]

@@stevec5000 That problem i have not have yet, try contacting siglent, i know there is something like a restore image, maybe they can provide that to you. i dont have it.

[@stevec5000]

@@TonyAlbus The restore didn't work and since the FPGA seems to have failed I'm contacting them to get it repaired or replaced under warranty.

[@bigredgameplan6576]

How high of a modulated AM tone will it generate?

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi i have not tired playing with that. but it has internal modulation and you can connect an external source. the specifics you can prob find on their website.

[@cablemedic207]

Plz do a Video of the 100mhz upgrade 😁

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi! .. it can go up to 60 MHz like the 1062X .. email me for a description.

[@cablemedic207]

@@TonyAlbus 👍

[@andrewverran3498]

Looks like this can replace most of the other poo....2 tone ssb capability for the WIN. .definately WANT

[@TonyAlbus]

Yes proper stuff... i did indeed sell some of the simples generators.

[@zdzisiek1979]

👍

[@TonyAlbus]

Thank you!

[@patricjonsson3695]

Siglent is also Chinese.... even if a better class then some really cheap ones...

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi Patric, yes correct, i like Siglent.. it looks proper too.

[@CornelisJoh]

You talk about Siglent versus Chinese signal generators, but do you realize that Siglent is also Chinese? Just FYI.

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks!

[@KennethRosenstroem]

@@TonyAlbus Siglent Technologies Co Ltd is a China-based company mainly engaged in the development and sales of general electronic testing and measuring instruments. The Company's main products are digital oscilloscopes, waveform and signal generators, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, power supply and others.

[@TonyAlbus]

@@KennethRosenstroem Thanks! but don't tell me you can't see the difference between juntek / feeltech or a real Siglent.

[@KennethRosenstroem]

@@TonyAlbus Of cause I can. But you kept mentioning Siglant vs. Chinese stuff. They are all Chinese stuff :)