You'll overlook a decent 4-channel DSO for $400 just because you can't hack the bandwith to get a tiny, hard to measure improvement?
But yes, at even 50MHz, this is a good buy.
Which process did you use to get the options ?
Did you need to connect to the JTAG interface first though ?
uh, it was?? I have an edu email, and I applied the eevblog discount and the website accepted it??
But yes, at even 50MHz, this is a good buy.
I already have a scope and spending money to replace it requires that certain threshold of improvement is achieved. There are many benefits to the DS1054Z but going backwards in bandwidth goes against the grain a bit. Personal bias? YES! It is my money and I have my criteria for making an upgrade.
Any chance someone would be willing to give me the EEVblog discount code for TEquipment?
I already have a scope and spending money to replace it requires that certain threshold of improvement is achieved. There are many benefits to the DS1054Z but going backwards in bandwidth goes against the grain a bit. Personal bias? YES! It is my money and I have my criteria for making an upgrade.
Any chance someone would be willing to give me the EEVblog discount code for TEquipment?
For someone who really needs waveform accuracy though, the DS1000Z platform starts coming apart at the seams if you need quad-channel capability beyond 25MHz.
In theory you only need about 2.4 times the sample rate if you have sin x/x interpolation
Is that why they don't let you turn it on when you're only using one or two channels?
For someone who really needs waveform accuracy though, the DS1000Z platform starts coming apart at the seams if you need quad-channel capability beyond 25MHz.
Oh course it does, it's one of the cheapest scopes on the market!
Is that why they don't let you turn it on when you're only using one or two channels?
They do that?
Of course, if you want to get pedantic, at 250MSs with all 4 channels on, that gives you 5 times the max 50MHz bandwidth. In theory you only need about 2.4 times the sample rate if you have sin x/x interpolation...
Why does the DS1000Z have a switch to turn on and off sin(x)/x? Because it should be switched off when running 3 or 4 channels
Weird. Mine only lets me switch it on when running 3 or 4 channels.
That is either a bug - or working the opposite of what it's actually displaying. It makes no sense that way.
Sin(x)/x
Press Sin(x)/x to enable or disable the dynamic sine interpolation function which can acquire better restoration of the original waveform.
Note: If the number of channels currently turned on is less than three, Sin(x)/x is grayed out and disabled.
From the user manual:QuoteSin(x)/x
Press Sin(x)/x to enable or disable the dynamic sine interpolation function which can acquire better restoration of the original waveform.
Note: If the number of channels currently turned on is less than three, Sin(x)/x is grayed out and disabled.
To me that sounds like it's by design, not a bug.
That is either a bug - or working the opposite of what it's actually displaying. It makes no sense that way.
From the user manual:QuoteSin(x)/x
Press Sin(x)/x to enable or disable the dynamic sine interpolation function which can acquire better restoration of the original waveform.
Note: If the number of channels currently turned on is less than three, Sin(x)/x is grayed out and disabled.
To me that sounds like it's by design, not a bug.
As I mentioned above in my EDIT, it may be that automatic selection of sin(x)/linear works the same as the DS2000 when running 1 or 2 channels - giving you manual selection ONLY when you have 3 or 4 channels enabled.