A Brief Discussion on Domestic Handheld Oscilloscopes

With the advancement of science and technology and the need for industrial field testing, handheld oscilloscopes have come into being. Their main functions include oscilloscopes, multimeters, recorders and other functions in one. In addition to being lightweight and portable, they are also playing an increasingly important role in mobile fields such as field maintenance, logistics support, industrial production and education systems. In many occasions, they tend to replace desktop oscilloscopes with the same bandwidth, especially in harsh outdoor measurement environments. Their portable and high-performance advantages are self-evident.

At present, Fluke and Tektronix are common in the domestic market. Among them, Fluke of the United States is the industry leader in the field of handheld oscilloscope measurement, and its brand effect is considerable. However, it is gratifying that handheld oscilloscopes are not only foreign patents. Some domestic manufacturers have also begun to join the field of handheld oscilloscopes through technology accumulation, independent innovation and technical cooperation in multiple fields. They continue to innovate and develop and design products aimed at improving national brands. Whether in terms of appearance design or performance indicators, they are at the forefront of the handheld oscilloscope field. The low-end ones include Dingyang Technology, Uni-T, and Lilliput, and the high-end ones include Shenzhen Micsig, etc. The handheld oscilloscopes produced by Macosin currently support three-dimensional waveform display, touch screen operation, waveform dynamic recording and serial bus trigger decoding functions. Its maximum refresh rate is up to 300,000 times/second. In addition to the large storage space of 32G and support for WiFi wireless connection, this oscilloscope brings users a refreshing experience in terms of appearance and performance. Its unique control performance allows Chinese people to say without modesty: there are three major oscilloscope giants in the world, Tektronix, LeCroy and Agilent, in terms of desktop oscilloscopes, but we have Macosin for handheld oscilloscopes, and its performance is no less than that of Fluke oscilloscopes with the same bandwidth. The three major oscilloscope manufacturers are indeed leading the development trend of oscilloscopes, but our strength in the field of handheld oscilloscopes should not be underestimated.

China's oscilloscope development and manufacturing industry has been around for more than 20 years. In the past 20 years of competition, a considerable number of companies have withdrawn from the oscilloscope industry and switched to other industries. The surviving companies have reduced costs through technological innovation in recent years, formed their own technological advantages and brand effects, and continued to develop and progress. Like the well-known domestic oscilloscope manufacturers, my country's handheld oscilloscope manufacturers have further improved the competitiveness of their products through technical exchanges and cooperation with university laboratories, integrating the technological advantages of universities, strengthening the scientific research level of the R&D team, and Shenzhen Macoxin Instrument Co., Ltd. has continuously innovated and cooperated with its own R&D team to develop and design a series of handheld oscilloscopes with complete independent intellectual property rights, making a positive contribution to the domestic test and measurement industry. Independent innovation and leading cutting-edge technology are their purpose; focusing on the future and establishing a foothold in the high-end market is their pursuit.

There is no doubt that technical strength is the core competitiveness of an enterprise, but we have to admit that market positioning, product services and brand building are also things that cannot be ignored. Faced with the continuous technological innovation of foreign products, the product replacement cycle is constantly shortening, and the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. How to position our domestic oscilloscopes while facing challenges and opportunities, how to integrate R&D and innovation have become issues that oscilloscope manufacturers have to consider, how to clarify the market position, how to divide the target market, and set the product functions according to the product needs of the target market, and guide the designation of channel strategies. In these aspects, we can learn from Fluke abroad, and we can also learn from the excellent practices of other foreign manufacturers.

From the perspective of the global oscilloscope market, oscilloscopes produced in the United States account for 70% of the global market. The international market for oscilloscopes is expected to grow by 50 million to 100 million US dollars each year. Faced with such opportunities and scenarios, domestic oscilloscope manufacturers should focus on their own advantages, based on the market demand of the industry, strengthen the intensity and breadth of R&D and technical exchanges, and integrate technological advantages to continuously develop products with strong market competitiveness and high cost performance. The opportunities are considerable, and the challenges are also severe. How to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities is a question that our national industry should think about. China is no longer the sick man of East Asia. China's development cannot be separated from the world, but the development of the world needs China's participation. A strong country in science and technology, a strong country in culture, and a great rejuvenation of the nation are the Chinese dreams that the new generation of leaders have described to us. The Chinese dream will definitely come true. As a scientific and technological progress that represents the primary productive force, I hope and firmly believe that the continuous progress of domestic oscilloscopes will make positive and effective contributions to China and the world!