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Offline juliocpTopic starter

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OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« on: May 17, 2019, 05:49:53 am »
Dear friends,
I am new here, just learned about this blog a few hours ago. I have an OWON SDS71021211874 and I am happy with it, for me basic noob researcher it was fine. The problem is I tried to update its firmware and things didnt work out well... It runs, but the characters are messed up, the help page and menus are unreadable. How could I some this? Could any of you please share a light? Please!  :-BROKE

 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2019, 07:33:24 am »
Perhaps you have inadvertently changed the display language.
There is at least one Youtube video showing how to change the language.
 
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2019, 11:09:40 am »
That is indeed correct. After an upgrade the scope defaults to chineese
See attachment
 

Offline juliocpTopic starter

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2019, 05:59:15 pm »
Thank you very much for your replies. The sad part is, it's not chinese characters, it's just a bunch of dots forming a square pattern next to the decimal values. If I touch the HELP key, it is full of "screen polution" not any type of language from us humans... I will take a picture to show you exactly what I mean by that... Thank you again for your reply! I hope I can get my scope back into working condition, because I am a researcher who works on volunteers with spinal cord injuries (paraplegic and tetraplegic patients) and without a working scope I have to cancel all the agenda. This is very sad for me.
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2019, 06:57:29 pm »
Insert a photo. And tell us the file that you used for the upgrade.
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2019, 07:38:00 pm »
Owon has too many firmware variants for the same scope. I guess there's different hardware inside the same models. Did you get the firmware specifically for your model SDS71021211?
http://www.owon.com.hk/support_Firmware_Upgrade_list4
 

Offline juliocpTopic starter

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2019, 09:08:26 pm »
I downloaded the version 3.4 of the firmware, it looked like the right one for my scope, but maybe it wasn't  |O.  I think I might have used this one here: SDS7102UP3.4  http://files.owon.com.cn/software/upgrade/sds_upgrade_3.2_3.3_3.4.rar  because if extract the RAR file, the is a PDF file where it says my scope is one of the compatible ones... PLEASE HELP! Sorry for being such a dummie and noob  :-BROKE
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2019, 09:29:52 pm »
If you used SDS7102UP3.4:

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SDS7102UP3.4 
  !! NOTE !! The firmware NOT applicable to SDS7102E. 

The firmware applied to the products with following production batch / serial no. -
SDS71021312xxx, SDS71021319xxx, SDS71021327xxx, SDS71021334xxx, SDS71021344xxx, SDS71021352xxx,

Change log - :
1. XY mode - persistence function added ;
2. waveform refresh rate improved ;
3.waveform cutting/ recalling function added;
4. autoset - waveform recognition;
5. channel invert bug fixed;
6. probe attenuation compensation;
7. recorded waveform exported to USB drive
8. automatic measurement - 4 more options available
9. vertical position over-speed movement bug fixed

I think you should have used:

SDS7102UP3.3 
!! NOTE !! The firmware NOT applicable to SDS7102E.   

Only applied for batch and serial no.-
SDS71021211xxx, SDS71021219xxx, SDS71021223xxx, SDS71021234xxx
SDS71021240xxx, SDS71021246xxx, SDS71021251xxx, SDS71021303xxx
Upgrade detail :
1. Fix waveform math function

Because you serial is in the red range.

It's just a guess!

Edit: Yes, the .PDF inside http://files.owon.com.cn/software/upgrade/sds_upgrade_3.2_3.3_3.4.rar indicates it can be used for the SDS7102 1211xxx.

Well, I would flash it again... and see if this time it works.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2019, 09:34:41 pm by tv84 »
 

Offline juliocpTopic starter

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2019, 11:48:25 pm »
Dear tv84,
What if I told you I already tried it twice? No success  :-- Do you have a clue about what I can try next?

Thank you in advance :)
Julio
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2019, 09:50:04 am »
Dear tv84,
What if I told you I already tried it twice? No success  :-- Do you have a clue about what I can try next?

Thank you in advance :)
Julio

Now, I would try changing languages. Try all options and see if one of them makes the graphics recover.
 

Offline juliocpTopic starter

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2019, 05:49:46 am »
Great idea, I will try that and reply here. Thank you  :-+
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2019, 12:52:21 am »
Nothing so far... PLEASE HELP! Someone?  :-BROKE
 

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Re: OWON firmware update gone wrong, help! :(
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2019, 05:50:13 pm »
Hi Julio,

I still do have the 3.1 update file. No guarantee if this would work. If you like to try this, PM your mail address so I can sent it via WeTransfer

Eric
 


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