looking for a 4ch rigol hantek scope hackable 50-70MHz to 100-200MHz

[justroll]

i have been browsing the fourm for some time now; and i can find load of mods regarding bandwidth upgrade  for rigol / hantek / ... devies but they seem to be all for 2channel devices.   I can't seem to find any 4ch upgrades (regarding bandwidth); eg. DS1074Z DZ1074B...  can anyone help me out on this ?

many thanks!

[electronics man]

whats your price range

[justroll]

i was thinkg to sepnd around 550 EUR ; i know this is peanuts; but i'm just starting ... i was thining of buying a hantek 2ch and doing the 200Mhz mod; but this is only a 2ch scope

[poorchava]

I think your funds will not be enough until someone hacks DS1074 into higher bandwidth (which may or may not be possible). Difference between 70 and 100MHz model of DS1000Z series is quite likely only software lock. For 200MHz it may not be the case, and may not even be possible due to hardware limitations (there's no official model with BW higher than 100MHz).

[justroll]

so the DS1074 can be hacked from 70 to 10MHz .. (that would be enough for me at the moment)

[marmad]

so the DS1074 can be hacked from 70 to 10MHz .. (that would be enough for me at the moment)

From this post from seronday:

Anyone who wants to change their new DS1074Z into a DS1104Z use the following Codes:-

DSHA  makes a  DS1104Z with no options enabled .
DSHR  makes a  DS1104Z with all options enabled .

The 3dB bandwidth for the DS1104Z is approx 160Mhz.
The 3dB bandwidth for the DS1074Z is approx 90Mhz.

[justroll]

thanks for the reference!  this looks very good!

only problem .. can't find a shop in the EU that has this item in stock

[electronics man]

so the DS1074 can be hacked from 70 to 10MHz .. (that would be enough for me at the moment)

You mean 100MHz

[tinhead]

I remember i've posted exactly 2yrs ago that "Hantek released new gears":

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/new-hantek-gears-released/

There was even prototype shown on Hong Kong Electronics Fair in 2011. Last year they again on Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2012 there was the same 4ch model, this time with new model name (still prototype). Then finally 4 months ago Hantek said "next month our 4ch MSO will be available" 

http://www.hantek.com/en/ProductDetail_3_127.html

That 4ch model from Hantek on their website have anyway only 70MHz bandwidth, no news on higher models. I can only guess that i will be able to hack it, but can't promise anything.

So i would say, don't wait on Hantek and buy a Rigol DS1xxxZ.

[justroll]

tinhead: thanks!

point is .. i need a scope ASAP .. the stores that sell the DS1074Z (the ones i checked within EU); currently don't have stock .. all expecting around 20 Jan 2014 
Does anybody know a online shop where i can order a DS1074Z ?

[leafi]

I went ahead and opted for the DS1074ZS just because it was in stock and SOMETIMES I need a signal generator. Granted I have a DG4062 but having multiple pieces of equipment takes room on the bench and sometimes there just isnt enough room.

[justroll]

got it!

DS1074Z delivered today

now .. how do i hack this baby .. is there any reference for this on eevblog ?

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http://freneticrapport.blogspot.be/2013/07/raspberry-pi-rigol-ds2072-200mhz.html helped me thru the menu ! thanks

1104Z