Rigol HDO1000 VESA Mount

[scopeman]

Has anyone come up with a VESA mount idea for the Rigol DHO1000 series? I have not received mine yet but I am
thinking ahead.

Sam
scopeman

[JJ_023]

What do you mean with mounting idea?  If that particular scope has VESA mounting capability then it's just a matter of finding the right Mount capable of holding its weight. 

Any computer monitor mount that is compatible with that should work.  Unless I am misunderstanding your question.

[scopeman]

Well unlike the DHO 800/900 series (at least from what I can get out of the manual) the DHO1000 series does not have a native VESA mount so I was wondering if anyone has come up with that in a way that does not involve drilling or modifying the scope itself.

Sam

[JJ_023]

Now I understand your question better.  I deal with fabrication and design on a daily basis.  Depending on what your capabilities are and what you have access to.  The simplest approach would be to fabricate an aluminum VESA mounting plate with drilled and tapped holes. 

I would then use an appropriate 3M VHB tape to mount it to the back of the scope.  Keep in mind VHB tape can be tenacious so it would not be easy to remove should you have that requirement.

[NE666]

Also keep in mind that the 1000 is over twice the weight of the 800, at nearly 4kg.  And coming up on twice the physical size.

That will be fine for a fixed mount (there are much heavier and larger monitors, obviously) however, I think it could be impractical to use with an articulating one, if that's your plan.

[ebastler]

I don't get the excitement over VESA mounts for oscilloscopes, to be honest. What happened to shelves?  

It's not like you need to position the scope to a precise spot, floating above your bench. The probes come with cables which let you position the probes on your device under test, while the scope can remain out of the way on the bench or shelf... On a more serious note: What would be scenarios where you see VESA-mounting the scope as a problem-solver?

[csuhi17]

On a more serious note: What would be scenarios where you see VESA-mounting the scope as a problem-solver?

You can rotate it not only horizontally, but also vertically, if it is reflected due to the incident light, you can adjust it more easily.
If you accidentally pull the cord, the scope will not fall on its face.
Putting it on a shelf or another instrument is more dangerous.
The part under the scope is very important for a small table, for my part, I also use the table for other purposes.
You don't have to organize the cables, power supply and possible HDMI and USB cables as much, because you can hold them on the scope holder stand.
You don't have to worry about damaging the connectors from moving the scope around a lot.
The above is my own experience.
fortunately, Micsig is quite durable.

[Martin72]

The simplest approach would be to fabricate an aluminum VESA mounting plate with drilled and tapped holes.

I had also made a plate like this and it would probably have fitted, I drilled the holes so that they matched the ones on the housing.
But there are clever people who can handle 3D printing:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds2000x-hd-12bit-(published-for-chinese-domestic-market-only)/msg5161092/#msg5161092

[JJ_023]

The simplest approach would be to fabricate an aluminum VESA mounting plate with drilled and tapped holes.

I had also made a plate like this and it would probably have fitted, I drilled the holes so that they matched the ones on the housing.
But there are clever people who can handle 3D printing:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds2000x-hd-12bit-(published-for-chinese-domestic-market-only)/msg5161092/#msg5161092

The images in the post you suggested show a well executed design.  3D printing is not overly complicated for this type of application, it is just a matter of the resources one has available to do it. Not everybody has CAD Software access as well as a 3D printer.

[Martin72]

3D cad software you can get free and for the printing you can use this here:

https://jlc3dp.com/?source=jlc3dp-footer

No problems at all.

[JJ_023]

3D cad software you can get free and for the printing you can use this here:

https://jlc3dp.com/?source=jlc3dp-footer

No problems at all.

I do a lot of this stuff for a living I can tell you it's not as simple.  The CAD part I would agree with you.  There are plenty of free programs out there That you can use to achieve this.

In reality when you are doing something that needs fitment or hole location.  Unless you are really good at what you do you are not going to get it right the 1st time (and people that are good at this usually have access to the printer). 

Which means if you don't have a printer on hand and you are outsourcing you are going to be not only wasting a lot of time due to the turnaround time of the process and the third-party but the costs associated with the simple project like this can get out of hand compared to the application it is intended for.