How to use the Hantek DSO-2100 USB oscilloscope in Linux

Hantek makes a PC-based oscilloscopes DSO-2100 USB oscilloscope, sometimes manufactured under the following names Voltcraft/Darkwire/Protek/Acetech. Hantek doesn't officially support Linux but there are a couple of ways use it with all features.

This howto may or may not work with other Hantek oscilloscopes, such as DSO-2090, DSO-2150, DSO-2250, DSO-5200A etc. If you get one to work please note it and any changes you needed to make.

Method 1: Hantek official software via Virtual Machine

Using VirtualBox

1. Install VirtualBox binary version
2. Install a version of Windows
3. Download Hantek software in the virtual machine, or get them off your Oscilloscope's driver CD
   • http://www.hantek.com.cn/english/down_list.asp?unid=8
   • mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?ndinuijdzdt
4. Decompress the software, but don't install it yet. Its a rar file so you need to install a decompression program, such as Winrar, or AlZip
5. Shutdown the Windows virtual machine
6. Plug in the USB Oscilloscope
7. Click Settings for the Virtual machine
8. Click USB
9. Check Enable USB Controller
10. Click Add filter from Device
11. Click Unknown device 0547:1006 [0001]
12. Boot the virtual machine
13. Install the software, and drivers
    • This should turn one the oscilloscope (blinking blue LED), but it wont work yet. The driver uploads firmware to the oscilloscope and changes its properties somehow
14. Shutdown the Virtual machine, the oscilloscope's LED should still be blinking.
15. Add another USB Filter
    1. Click Settings for the Virtual machine
    2. Click USB
    3. Check Enable USB Controller
    4. Click Add filter from Device
    5. Click Anchor Chips EZ-USB Device [0001]
16. Boot up the Virtual machine
17. Install the drivers, when it asks
18. run the software and it should work

Method 2: Openhantek (Linux program)

Requirements

• Qt4
  • http://qt.nokia.com/
• fftw
  • http://www.fftw.org/
• fxload
  • http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/
• Hantek driver
  • DSO-2090 - http://www.hantek.com.cn/english/down_list.asp?unid=12

Download

• OpenHantek
  • http://sourceforge.net/projects/openhantek/files/openhantek/
• dsoextractfw
  • http://sourceforge.net/projects/openhantek/files/dsoextractfw/

Install

• Extract openhantek-*.tar.bz2
• Enter directory
  • cd OpenHantek/
• Compile
  • qmake
  • make
  • make install
• Extract dsoextractfw-*.tar.bz2
• Enter directory
  • cd dsoextractfw
• Compile
  • ./configure
  • make
  • make install
  • cp 90-hantek-dso.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
• Extract Hantek driver
  • Rename drivers to have all caps
    • mv DSO20901.sys DSO20901.SYS
    • mv DSO20902.sys DSO20902.SYS
  • Run dsoextractfw in the directory with the drivers to create the hex files
  • mkdir /usr/local/share/hantekdso/
  • mv *.hex /usr/local/share/hantekdso/

More information

• Official website
  • http://www.openhantek.org/

Method 3: Labview and Hantek Second Design software

untested

• You can use Linux version of Labview

  and

• Hantek DSO2100 USB Second Design software
  • link

References

• http://hantekdso.sourceforge.net/
• http://www.hantek.com.cn/english/down_list.asp?unid=8