Small oscilloscopes up to 250MHz

Conrad is to supply a series of physically-small 12bit oscilloscopes from Voltcraft, that stretches form 70 to 250MHz, and from two channels to four. Across they measure 260mm.

Conrad Voltcraft oscilloscope web

“Their compact lightweight design makes these the perfect choice for field work and classroom alike,” said Conrad. The “built-in HMDI port allows mirroring display content to large screens”.

Maximum sample rate is 1.25Gsample/s, and operation is though the gesture-capable touchscreen or more conventional knobs and buttons.


The instruments are:


  • DOV702 70MHz 2-chan 50Mpoint
  • DOV704 70MHz 4-chan 50Mpoint
  • DOV1002 100MHz 2-chan 50Mpoint
  • DOV1004 100MHz 4-chan 50Mpoint
  • DOV1254 LA 125MHz 4-chan 100Mpoint, logic analyser
  • DOV1254F LA 125MHz 4-chan 100Mpoint, logic analyser, function generator
  • DOV2504 LA 250 MHz 4-chan 100Mpoint, logic analyser
  • DOV2504F LA 250 MHz 4-chan 100Mpoint, logic analyser, function generator

Where a logic analyser function is included, it will not work unless the DOV-PP116 16-channel logic analyser probe is purchased as well.

Picking the range-topping DOV2504F LA, this has a 7inch 1,024 x 600 multi-touch capacitive screen.

Sampling is 1.25Gsample/s on one channel, 625Msample/s or 1.25Gsample/s on two channels, and 625Msample/s on four channels.

Real-time acquisition is up to 50,000 waveform/s. “This goes up to 700,000 waveform/s when using segmented memory which allows visualising irregular interference signals,” said Conrad.

Triggering includes: flank, video, impulse, slope, runt, window, timeout, nth, logic, RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, LIN, CAN – and decoders are included for these serial busses.

Fast Fourier transformation (to generate spectral plots) is amongst the included maths functions.

Alongside the HDMI port is USB, LAN and a BNC connector – the latter emitting pulses triggered by  internal pass-fail comparisons of input signals with internal pre-set waveforms.

12V 4A power is required through its Type-C input, and overall dimensions are 160 x 260 x 78mm and 1.5kg.

Find the high-end DOV2504F on this Conrad web page

Late last year, Rohde & Schwarz announced a series of ‘entry-level’ scopes at similar frequencies, but they to cost around 4x the ones above.

Steve Bush

Steve Bush is the long-standing technology editor for Electronics Weekly, covering electronics developments for more than 25 years. He has a particular interest in the Power and Embedded areas of the industry. He also writes for the Engineer In Wonderland blog, covering 3D printing, CNC machines and miscellaneous other engineering matters.

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