Hi, thanks for all the valuable information in these posts. I have now joined the blog and this is my first post. Unfortunately it's a cry for help.
A couple of days I unlocked the extra features on my 1054Z using the unlock code generator posted elsewhere. I used the option code DSER. All features were shown as "official".
The existing firmware which came with the scope, purchased about a year ago, was 00.04.04.SP3. Today I tried to upgrade the firmware to the latest version which I downloaded from Rigol. I had a few attempts at loading the firmware and the scope said it was unsuccessful several times until it finally seemed to work. However, the firmware version in system information still shows the original version, not 00.04.04.03.05 which is what the scope recognised as the version number when I inserted the USB drive.
Thinking the download was corrupt I downloaded the firmware again and when I inserted the drive in the scope it warned that that version of firmware was already in the machine and I said to upgrade anyway and then it said the upgrade failed. Additional attempts at turning the scope on and off resulted in the same behaviour.
My question is, is the firmware upgraded or not? What's going on? Is it the case that the actual firmware version is not displayed in the System Info?
Thanks.
Look at the extended system info by
Pressing MENU, MENU, FORCE, MENU, Utility, (soft button) System, (soft button) System Info quickly one after the other.
Look at the extended system info by
Pressing MENU, MENU, FORCE, MENU, Utility, (soft button) System, (soft button) System Info quickly one after the other.
Thanks. I've tried that and still get the same original firmware number.
Look at the extended system info by
Pressing MENU, MENU, FORCE, MENU, Utility, (soft button) System, (soft button) System Info quickly one after the other.
Thanks. I've tried that and still get the same original firmware number.
If you are still seeing 00.04.04.SP3, you did not do the MENU, MENU, FORCE, MENU buttons fast enough.
The last version digit is NOT displayed on the normal status page. Indicated by seeing SP# in the version.
Example extended system info
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I have tried this many times both using the menu button on the left and the menu button above the force button. No matter how fast I press them I do not get the extended system information. When using the menu button above the force button the screen menu goes into a different mode that doesn't include any system information options.
Ok, I have worked it out now. I was looking for the screen utility button, not the physical utility button.
It says I have the firmware 00.04.04.03.05.
Thanks for the help.
I can make this happen.
Did only Pluses.
DS1000Z_00_04_04_03_05.zip
Hi janekivi,
The file is no longer available, can you replace it please? I just found out there was new FW introduced (but still with the spelling error
)
Regards, Rob
That leads me to the question: Is there a github / bitbucket / ... for the firmware hacking resources?
Alternatively I could offer to host compiled files on my web server.
A big firmware day at Rigol!
The release notes only mention one change:
[Updated Contents]
--------------------
v00.04.04.04.02 2018/02/26
- Add new encoder drivers
(Wrong year? We're in 2019 now...)
Who's the first one to find out? 
Just installed it.
I can't see much difference so far.
The encoder reference is just a distraction. You need to find what they broke!
pluses fixed?
I thought they already 'fixed' that in the previous one, I don't remember.
But the new one says "Pulses"
/?action=dlattach;attach=664227;image)
(I was quite fond of that typo)
The pulses is correct.
00000000 - File Type: DS1000Z
00000010 - Software Branch/Version: 00.04.04.04.02
00000020 - Bitmask: 00000700
00000024 - # Sections: 10
Offset Section Name SectiSz StartAdr CRC32 Type
00000028 /sys/SparrowAPP.out 001092C5 00000280 A6399A25 00000001 [00000280-00109544] CRC OK
00000064 /sys/SparrowFPGA.hex 000C4372 00109545 53615D42 00000005 [00109545-001CD8B6] CRC OK
000000A0 /sys/SparrowDGFPGA.hex 00046F04 001CD8B7 C26BCA0B 00000006 [001CD8B7-002147BA] CRC OK
000000DC /sys/logo.hex 000BB818 002147BB BE511060 0000000A [002147BB-002CFFD2] CRC OK
00000118 /sys/guiResData.hex 000B6B34 002CFFD3 979D9186 0000000C [002CFFD3-00386B06] CRC OK
00000154 /sys/guiPicData.hex 0001E6BF 00386B07 E31015E7 00000011 [00386B07-003A51C5] CRC OK
00000190 /sys/SparrowConfig.hex 000BB818 003A51C6 A8ACDE94 00000010 [003A51C6-004609DD] CRC OK
000001CC /sys/SparrowWaveTable.hex 000020E8 004609DE 45F4045B 0000000B [004609DE-00462AC5] CRC OK
00000208 /sys/SparrowCalFile.hex 00022EFD 00462AC6 DA1B1AD2 0000000F [00462AC6-004859C2] CRC OK
00000244 00000118 004859C3 00000000 00000032 [004859C3-00485ADA]
Offset CRC32 Flags Filesize Endianes Branch/Version
00000280 F2A44DB6 00000003 001092AD AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [00000298-00109544] CRC OK
00109545 C9AF5D56 00000000 000C435A AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [0010955D-001CD8B6] CRC OK
001CD8B7 138E13B9 00000000 00046EEC AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [001CD8CF-002147BA] CRC OK
002147BB 9B4EA177 00000000 000BB800 AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [002147D3-002CFFD2] CRC OK
002CFFD3 271E3AB5 00000000 000B6B1C AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [002CFFEB-00386B06] CRC OK
00386B07 01873014 00000001 0001E6A7 AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [00386B1F-003A51C5] CRC OK
003A51C6 5DEF7058 00000000 000BB800 AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [003A51DE-004609DD] CRC OK
004609DE 27F4C06F 00000000 000020D0 AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [004609F6-00462AC5] CRC OK
00462AC6 1E61A8F6 00000000 00022EE5 AA5555AA 00.04.04.04.02 [00462ADE-004859C2] CRC OK
File Processed OK
Also upgraded to new Version 04040402 successfully. With regard to 'Pulses' the left side Menu was updated to Pulses in last years update but the bottom of screen stats displays remained with 'Pluses'. This update has corrected that so all Pulses are as they should be.
Now waiting for a complete warm up to run Self Cal and then see if I can notice any other changes in this Version.
I just updated v00.04.04.04.02 and calibrated the D1054z rigol, the presses were corrected (pulses) the calibration was fine.The good thing about all this is that they are still working on the DS1000z series
Self Calibration ran successfully and all appears well. On limited testing the response time to adjusting Vertical gain and TB speed appear to be greatly improved. No noticeable lag. Perhaps others can confirm as it does seem radically faster almost instant. If just my scope perhaps the Self Cal recovered how it used to be as I haven't run Self Cal for over a year.
Self Calibration ran successfully and all appears well.
I can't imagine calibration is even needed after an update like this. It would only need recalibration if they change the code that manages the vertical gain amplifiers, which would be, like, never.
I haven't run Self Cal for over a year.
OTOH you're supposed to do it a few times per year to compensate for summer/winter/etc.
hi,
I did the upgrade for my DS1054Z, everything ok, rebooted the thing, check if upgraded>ok, then calibrate after 50 minutes failed.
now I'm trying calibration second time.
and yes, he was hacked before
[edit]
second calibration passed ok, now is fine.reports Model DS1104Z version 00.04.04.SP4, board version 0.1.1,
installed options remained untouched (trigger/decoder/mem-depth/recorder/bw 100M)
You really need to have scope on for at least half an hour before self cal.
One thing I've noticed is that after self cal all 4 traces perfectly align around zero and that encoders (especially one for horizontal position) have different (more aggressive, faster) acceleration profile.
Pulse are fixed in menu and measurements.
Otherwise works normally.
On limited testing the response time to adjusting Vertical gain and TB speed appear to be greatly improved. No noticeable lag. Perhaps others can confirm as it does seem radically faster almost instant. If just my scope perhaps the Self Cal recovered how it used to be as I haven't run Self Cal for over a year.
just installed it out of curiosity, did a calibration. no its still the same laggy on both vert and horz offset. vert and horz gain also still the same (laggy or not it depends on how you feel it), so no magic happened on my scope. but on the horz (time) offset, on previous version, on very quick encoder rotation, the time marker went off the chart very easiy far away, took me few counter encoder rotation to get it back, or easiest press for zero offset. but this version, on counter very fast rotation, the marker goes back to zero, so its nicer and quicker imho. but they are all laggy as before, the only way i know to get better respond is put the acq in stop mode and change to your heart content. math still like 3fps slow. the other thing i noticed is the bottom pluses urban legend is now gone. havent made extensive test on
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/mechatrommer_s-rigol-bug-report-space/?topicscreen since previous version though... ymmv...
Kind of sad to see pulses instead of pluses
Kind of sad to see pulses instead of pluses
Same here. It was one of those imperfections that gave it a little character.
Seems like 80% of the discussion around the new firmware release is about the "pulses".
I'll take that as an indication that the DS1000Z series firmware is pretty solid now.