where can I get a copy of the new firmware?
Cheers
Ned
You can apply on their website. When I did it, I got a reply back within a hour or so. Depending on your current firmware version they may recommend that you update the bootloader as well, with an another update, before updating to the latest firmware. However, if you don't want to contact Rigol there are links in pervious posts to the latest update and I have seen no complaints from those who skipped the bootloader update.
For the record, my boot time from 'switch on' to 'trace display', with only ch1 on and no probes connected are:
00.02.01.SP1 - 29.6 seconds
00.04.02.SP3 - 33.7 seconds -> This is the update with the latest bootloader. File name 'DS1000Z(boot)Update_00.04.02.zip' containing folder 'Sparrow(boot)Update_00.04.02.03.00'. For those complaining there are no release notes, this file also contains a Word document with 18 pages of changes in both Chinese and English.
00.04.02.SP4.07 - 33.7 seconds
00.04.02.SP4.07 After Self - 33.8 - No difference.
I was also sent a 'DS1000Z(ARM)Update_00.04.02.zip', but this appears to contain the same update as the 'DS1000Z(boot)Update_00.04.02.zip' without the bootloader, so I did not bother installing it.
BTW. My scope is an early *real* DS1104Z and I could not reproduce either of the two bugs.