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The DS211 Oscilloscope Kitincludes 1 DS211 mini oscilloscope, 1 X1 probe analyzer,and 1 copy of Safety Instructions.

The charger is still not partof the standard kit. User may use 5V USB cable for charging, and it is no adamant about using an original charger. Now let’s take a look atthe exterior. The exterior design does not differ very much from that of DS201. On the side of the device, a ring of white line divides the external shell intoa design resembling a sandwich, with the white linebetween two black ones. On the frontal shell of the device, there is a 2.8-inchcolor LCD screen. On the right side of the frontal shell, there are a set of 6white keys. The markings of DS211 mini oscilloscope are complete and moresimplistic.

The brand name and logo are printed on the back of the device. And there are alsologos of certifications such as CC (Creative Commons), CE and FCC markings,etc.

On the left bottom, there isa striking warning mark. It states that the maximum input voltage is ±40V, and exceeding voltage would damage the device. On the upper right side of the device, there is a tumbleswitch, while at the lower side of the switch, there is the mouldpressing word “OFF”.

On the left side of the device, there are signal input and output channels,as well as a Micro USB port. On the shell of the device, there are mould pressing texts such as INP, OUT and USB.

Size of the Oscilloscope:

Concerning the material of the external shell, except for thefront-panel, which is made of glass, the other parts, from inside to outside,are made of quality engineering plastic of its original color and the surfaces of these parts are matte. I don’t mean that plastic is no good. Plastic shell isbetter than a metallic one in terms of insulation. Especially when the deviceis used in a high-voltage situation, it is of greater safety. After all, thedevice is a measurement instrument, and safety is the top priority.

The copy of Safety Instructions is bilingual,in both Chinese and English. Before using the device, please read it carefully.No printed copy of user manual is supplied. In Safety Instructions, it suggests that users may go to the official forumof Mini DSO to download a more detailed manual. There is detailed informationin e-versions for the previous products on the forum, even including circuitdiagrams and source codes of firmware. Since e-Design upholds the spirit ofopen source and sharing, its application layer is open source.

The standard kit includes 1 probe analyzer whose model is DS-T01, at X1 magnification.The special MCX is applied to match the main body of the device.

One IC protector is supplied,with a number of colorful rings for identification.

The first image displayed on the screen when thedevice is turned on indicates that the firmware version is V1.2.

With in 2 seconds after booting,the screen displays the interface of normal operation.

If you are a first-time user, you may gradually understand its functionsthrough checking its menu. On the upper, lower and right side of the screen,similar to the design of DS201, there are indicative texts and color blocks offunctions, but there are still evident differences. The main menu is on theright sidebar. Press the “up” and “down” keys, and you may choose the menu options. If you press the “M” key, a sub-menu of secondaryfunctions would pop up. And you may press the “left” and “right” keys to alterparameters accordingly. In the upper and lower sidebars, at the color blockscorresponding to the colors of the main menu, the configuration parameters areindicated. This is a very smart design.

Menu of the Y Axis

Long press the “>||”key, and you may save and alter the booting default parameters.

Menu of the X Axis

Menu of Trigger Control

There are 8 menus in the right sidebar. The upper sidebar has 6indication blocks of parameters, while the lower sidebar has 4.

DS211’s display layout and items for parameterindication are arranged in a very reasonable way, and there are richerfunctions, which are more than expected.

On the basis of the above-mentioned functions of the keys, I have editeda comparison table of menu functions.

The device has a 8M built-in USB flash drive which can be seen when itis connected to the computer. The functions of the flash drive have nothingdifferent from those of an ordinary USB drive.  

Turn on the device while pressing the “-“ key or “M”, key  andyou will enter the interface of system modification (the DFU mode). Whenconnected to the computer via a USB cable, it is very easy to conduct system modification. Since the application layer is shared publicly and open source,user enjoys much greater playability