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The Rigol DS1052E
Simon:
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--- Quote from: Simon on March 16, 2010, 12:45:34 pm ---is all this being done with software provided on the original cd ?
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That is one way, though there are simpler.
--- Quote ---from the commands manual I downloaded do I correctly understand that the whole scope can be command line controlled from a pc as it would from it's own control panel ? and of course for doing things like this
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Yes, that is correct. I think you're still making this out to be far more difficult than it needs to be, thinking you need to "program" something. Assuming you have a serial cable, and HyperTerminal on your PC (comes standard on all WinBoxes), just download these instructions on how to use HyperTerminal to send text commands back and forth to your Rigol. No special software required... just a simple terminal emulator. And all the required settings you'll need to use it (setting baudrate, etc.) are described in the Rigol manual referenced.
- Mark
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Hi mark, yes I have understood for a while now that it is not a reprogramming thing required but simply talking to the scope via a command line and I'm familiar with dos so won't be too hard when I get the app up and running and have some time to take a peak. would you reccomend modding the hardware too ?
Mark_O:
--- Quote from: drieg on March 16, 2010, 01:26:09 pm ---As for the LA module - yes, it's also possible to turn DS1000E into DS1000D but you have to build not only external, but also internal LA module with ALTERA FPGA and ISSI SRAM...
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Drieg, thanks very much for this! So the LA functions require an extra daughter-card, which duplicate some of the scope functionality with a parallel Cyclone and 1Meg RAM buffer. The card apparently has a connector on the bottom that mates with the 40-pin header on the PCB, a standoff supports the other end of the card, and the 68-line cable from the front SCSI connector runs to a connector on the daughter-card. Makes sense.
One thing I was never able to figure out is if all it took for the LA was a ribbon cable going from 68-pins on the front to 40-pins on the PCB, where was the extra Meg of RAM for the 16 logic channels coming from? The 2 analog channels already were using the full Meg of onboard RAM in LongMemory mode, and the LA can be used in conjunction with that, for full 18 channel captures. That resolves that mystery.
One final question... where does the Reference Memory come from? I've copied up to a Meg into there at times.
- Mark
Mark_O:
--- Quote from: Simon on March 17, 2010, 07:41:43 am ---would you reccomend modding the hardware too ?
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Would I? Just my personal opinion, but no, I wouldn't. A lot of effort, and potentially some risk, for minimal extra gain. While I understand and respect flolic's rationale, and have no argument with it whatsoever, there are times when I actually do want to bandwidth limit the input signal, to clean up HF noise that can interfere with the signal I'm trying to see. I'd prefer not to throw that capability away. YMMV.
- Mark
Simon:
Mark those instructions seem to relate to the RS232 connector, will it all work with USB as well by choosing different ports ? can't wait to hook the scope up and start playing.
Simon:
--- Quote from: Simon on March 17, 2010, 08:00:17 am ---Mark those instructions seem to relate to the RS232 connector, will it all work with USB as well by choosing different ports ? can't wait to hook the scope up and start playing.
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yea i think I'd agree there
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