This blows away the $60 budget oscilloscope! (OWON VDS1022 review)

#c64 #commodore #repair

On today's video, we have another cheap oscilloscope review while repairing a C64. This one directly compares to Hantek 6022BE USB scope I reviewed back in February 2022. How usable is this scope?

0:00 Intro
0:46 Unboxing and specs
11:15 Software and user interface
24:11 Inspecting the C64
33:07 Looking at signals with the scope
43:48 Does the C64 work now?
50:46 Exploring more signals on the scope
53:16 Conclusions

Budget scope reviews:
Hantek 6022BE Review: https://youtu.be/8ts5J09Y7Gc
Hantek 2C42 Review: https://youtu.be/puWXEqVQ4Yk
Hantek PSO2020 Review: https://youtu.be/kDg_79bhyxA
ZEEWEII DSO1511G review: https://youtu.be/Uqrel5fQpK4

C64 Repairs in this series:
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/u8kaWLjghiU
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/rBMoVvYnDIA
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/kDg_79bhyxA
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/Uqrel5fQpK4
Episode 5: This episode!

--- Video Links

Purchase links for OWON VDS1022:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800556161505.html ($80 shipped as of Jan 2023)
https://amzn.to/3vuA1WP (Amazon, $95 as of Jan 2023)

Open Source software for this scope: (Will do a follow-up video with it)
https://github.com/florentbr/OWON-VDS1022

Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/

Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g

Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement

-- Tools

Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html

TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672

Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184

Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI

--- Links

My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino