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REVIEW - Rigol DS2072 - First Impressions of the DS2000 series from Rigol
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Keyrick:

--- Quote from: Teneyes on April 08, 2014, 08:08:46 pm ---With more and more people stating and receiving the New FW 00.03.00.00, I thinking it would good to report new Bugs here.  Marmad has kept a good list on the 3rd post of this Blog.  Altough Marmad usually confirms all bugs himself , I think it would be helpful for a few others to confirm any reports.  Also if any Fixs to an existing bug is a complete fixed.

These are Bugs I have found:

     #03__01   The Clear Button does not work.

     #03__02   The decode display does not clear when decode is turned off

     #03__03   Once the lg(CH1) advance Math function is applied you can Edit the function;
                   If the Expression button is press the DSO hangs. and if in start Last System. the
                   attempt to change the expression , will hang the DSO!!! :--   :--

     #03__04   The Set Counter Menu has display Error (unnecessary scrolling,small )  see Pics
                   This occurs when system 'System'-'Power On' - is set to 'Last' and the trigger is
                   NOT set to EDGE trigger.
                   Power cycle after PULSE trigger causes 3 items in Menu ,most others 2 items set in Menu
                   Auto Setup Button resets trigger to Edge  and all 4 Menu Items??? (CH1,Ch2,Ext,Off)

If anyone ventures onto Fw 00.03.00.00, please help to confirm any of these.

Edit 1  Added more info on Bug #03__04

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Is there any reason that all users of a DS2072A should upgrade to 00.03.00.00?  I just received mine on Friday, and I asked Rigol for a copy of the new firmware.  They sent me a copy of the GEL file and the procedure to install it.  They also advised, in a cautionary way, that there should be a reason to do the upgrade, and as a newbie to this hardware, I don't see the need as of yet.

With the bugs found in the new version, I am wondering if it is prudent of the user, other than for enthusiasts who want the latest and greatest, to perform this upgrade on their scope.  I have not found anything from the manufacturer that denotes the improvements found in the .03 version.  I may have missed the valid reasons for doing so, and it would be nice if someone could point those features/improvements out to a newbie like me!

So, should I install 00.03.00.00?  Thanks in advance for any responses.

Rick
Teneyes:

--- Quote from: Keyrick on April 15, 2014, 09:39:42 pm ---I have not found anything from the manufacturer that denotes the improvements found in the .03 version.  I may have missed the valid reasons for doing so, and it would be nice if someone could point those features/improvements out to a newbie like me!
So, should I install 00.03.00.00?  Thanks in advance for any responses.
Rick

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HI Rick and welcome to this Forum,

Good Question, and quick answer is NO. ,
I suggest get used the FW 00.02.01.00.03, and check the list of bugs on the 3rd post here (collected by Marmad and others).
It is better to know the pit falls found by others. 
But here are some features added in FW00.03.00.00 that you may need on Occasion.
    Ext Input used as Frequenct Counter
    Recording Frames of Serial Data Decoded
    Fix of some of the Bugs list

In any case you can switch back to the old FW at any time .
(In order to switch Firmwares , one can use a USB stick and Load FW into the DSO)
( it only takes 171S to change from FW 00.03... to 00.02.....)
(     and  237S to change from 00.02... to 00.03....  bigger file)
Keyrick:
Thanks Teneyes for the welcome and the response.  I think I will wait and use this bad boy for a while before I decide to do the upgrade.  With that in mind, I will ask another newbie question.

What does  "it takes 171S to change from 00.03 to 00.02 and  237S to change from 00.02 to 00.03  bigger file" mean?  Is that a file that is resident on the scope?  BTW, my scope is on 00.02.00.00 from Tequipment.

Thanks again.

Rick
Keyrick:
Gotcha,

Thanks.  :)
megik:
hello
I wanted to learn about the lithium battery (cr2032) in (ds2072)
it is only responsible for the RTC belt ?? or remove it if it does not affect the calibration data???
in some multimeter Rigol which battery is installed to preserve the memory of calibration constants....
important question of who can know?
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