If you own a FNIRSI-1014D, you know the drill. It’s the budget oscilloscope that shocked the market: a 10.1-inch IPS display, dual-channel, 100MHz bandwidth, and 1GSa/s sampling—all for under $200. But for the first year, users had a love-hate relationship. The hardware was a steal; the software was… beta.
Then came the firmware updates. Not the usual “bug fixes and stability improvements” nonsense. I’m talking about fundamental personality changes. fnirsi-1014d firmware update
I decided to risk bricking my unit to see if the latest update (v1.0.5 as of this review) turns a decent scope into a great one—or just rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic. If you own a FNIRSI-1014D , you know the drill
Do not download firmware from random file-sharing sites. FNIRSI does not host a centralized automatic updater on the device itself. You must do it manually. The hardware was a steal; the software was… beta
Instead of updating, many keep the factory firmware because:
FNIRSI silently changed the internal components of the 1014D during production runs.
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