The SDS5104X FW version was SDS5000X-V0.7.9R1 (RTB had 02.202) . I'm not quite sure this will be the official one on the first batch of stock units, we will discover this soon.
Certainly not. Release FW will be V0.8.xxx
Damn, i was really impressed. Even though some things need refinement (like that it wasn't obvious how to set up zone trigger, auto thresholds for decoders and such things) the funcionality is there.
Zone trigger works in combination with the existing triggers and helps to define additional criteria in order to get an ambiguous trigger condition unique, hence stable. The definition of the trigger zones might be a bit tricky, but I think with a little practice we can get used to that. I personally prefer to set up a zone trigger in Stop or even History mode, so that I can select a single acquisition that I’d like to make stable.
Here’s a made-up example. First just edge trigger, this certainly doesn’t define a stable trigger condition:
SDS5104X_Trig_Edge
With an additional “non-intersect” zone everything is fine:
SDS5104X_Trig_Zone2
Not sure if some things were working as intended (i expect clear to clear all the screen and not only the persistence) I saw some things that some people may call glitches but really aren't (reduce the timebase, for a moment you may see a cropped waveform.. but it's obviously because there is no data to display and it defaults to zero! Fine by me)
The button on the front panel is labelled “Clear Sweeps” and it is not the same as [Clear Screen], which can be found in the Display menu. Clear Sweeps deletes all traces on the display except for the most recent acquisition, it also resets persistence, measurement statistics, Roll mode, Averages in FFT – and sure a couple more things I forgot to mention. It is a very frequently used function, hence the dedicated physical button. I don’t think that I’ve ever really missed the [Clear Screen] function, but it’s there for those who do.
Other pros:
Very quiet.
Very fast interface, even if i enabled literally every function available.
Math on math is always nice.
Never froze or hung up.
Like the screen very much.
Resonably fast to boot (i think 30 seconds?)
Some cons:
They should display decoders like how R&S does. Or at least some color coding.. see lecroy and picoscope.
Some things needs refinement in the decoder section. XY with more options (for now it's like in the dark age, ch1 and ch2 only).
It appears it doesn't save the event table to file, only waveform data or screenshot or setup.
Plus other little things i already passed up
But all in all a great instrument, working as intended from day one. And if some of the enhancements i proposed will get implemented.. it will be software wise on about the same level as a lecroy 4000. Given the price it's really something. IMHO it's already the best of the chinese scopes.
Glad you like it already - as I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, there’s a long list of features yet to come.
But similar to some other big brand, the Siglent SDS5000X will be introduced now, even though it will probably take at least one more year until it can reach the “feature complete” state. And this needs not be the end - Siglent has always been open for requests from competent folks.
The X/Y mode is already more than just a basic emulation, it is hardware accelerated, thus very fast and provides most of the functionality of the Y-t mode, including intensity grading, persistence and history. Nevertheless there is an open request for XYZ mode – glad if you are supporting this request too!
Regarding the “other little things”, rest assured that they are seriously considered – and some priorities might have even changed because of that
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