New Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope

[ebastler]

Rigol 1054z and 1074z timing problems at 500ms timescale and 24M memory depth
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigol-1054z-and-1074z-timing-problems-at-500ms-timescale-and-24m-memory-depth/

Ah, thanks. Indeed, my scope does that too, running firmware 04.05. (The most recent one released internationally, I believe.)

Seems like a small barn to me, on a road rarely travelled... But on the other hand it should not be that difficult to fix, so I understand Sredni's annoyance.

[rob040]

rob040, Can you share the download link from the latest firmware update?

www.rigol.com/products/detail/DS1000Z

[Adrian_Arg.]

At some point I sent an email to Rigol with that problem, they replied that the problem was solved, then I sent them an image of the installed firmware version and a video with the error, they never responded to me.

in spanish
yo en algun momento les envie un mail a rigol con ese problema , me contestaron que ese problema estaba solucionado, luego les envie imagen de la version firmware instalado y un video con el error, nunca me contestaron.

[Adrian_Arg.]

We are going to have to install it and add some new functionality, in the menus or something else.

[Sredni]

Seems like a small barn to me, on a road rarely travelled... But on the other hand it should not be that difficult to fix, so I understand Sredni's annoyance.

Well, yes one does not always operate at that set of specific settings, but since the bug is there it is necessary to remember to avoid that combination.

We also don't know for sure that it happens only in those conditions. One thing is an inaccurate instrument, a completely different matter is a tool that gives absurdly wrong values out of the blue.

[Adrian_Arg.]

Hello friends, I wanted to see if there were improvements, so I downloaded the new version of the Rigol DS1000z firmware v00.04.05.02.08, I formatted a 4GB pen in fat 32, I inserted it into the oscilloscope's USB, it detected the new version and did all the installation process, it asks me to restart and when it restarts it continues with the same version, I tried three different pen and everything is the same, it does not install.

in spanish
hola amigos, queria ver si habia mejoras, asi que descargue la nueva version del firmware de rigol ds1000z  v00.04.05.02.08, formatee un pen 4gb en fat 32, lo introduzco en el usb del osciloscopio, este detecta la nueva version hace todo el proceso de instalacion, me pide que reinicie y cuando reinicia sigue con la misma version, probe con  tres pen distintos y todo igual, no instala.

[Karel]

At some point I sent an email to Rigol with that problem, they replied that the problem was solved, then I sent them an image of the installed firmware version and a video with the error, they never responded to me.

No surprise. They only fix bugs that doesn't require too much effort.
I guess some bugs cannot be fixed because of hardware limitations.
Then there's also the eternal USB bug (they use a mix of High Speed and Full Speed USB 2.0 protocol
that causes a timeout on Linux).

[Adrian_Arg.]

Could it be that this version of firmware is not compatible with DS1000z that are more than four years old?

[RoGeorge]

Have you read the entire version string, or just the major few numbers that are shown by default?

To read the detailed version, under the trigger level knob, press fast
'MENU' -> 'MENU' -> 'FORCE' -> 'MENU', then press normally
'Utility' ->  'System' -> 'System Info'

What version is displayed now on your oscilloscope's screen?
Does it show the build date?  What is the software build date?

[Adrian_Arg.]

Have you read the entire version string, or just the major few numbers that are shown by default?

To read the detailed version, under the trigger level knob, press fast
'MENU' -> 'MENU' -> 'FORCE' -> 'MENU', then press normally
'Utility' ->  'System' -> 'System Info'

What version is displayed now on your oscilloscope's screen?
Does it show the build date?  What is the software build date?

Yes, I already did that and it still shows me the version I had, it doesn't install the new one, I also thought it was just that the number had not been changed, but I checked the menus and other things to see if there were any changes.

spanish
si ya hice eso y me sigue mostrando la version que tenia, no instala la nueva, ademas pense que era solo que no se habia modificado el numero, pero revise menues y troas cosas para ver si habia algun cambio.

[mqsaharan]

The latest firmware was installed on my DS1054Z without any problem. I purchased mine back in 2016.

I guess when Rigol hire new interns, they give them the bug list of these old scopes to work on. Perhaps that is why we are still seeing new updates with small fixes.

[Adrian_Arg.]

After a lot of struggle it was updated, they added an option or rather changed the vertical menu now it is AC vrms, but it has a button left with option 3, which when you press it is period, but well it can't always be perfect

in spanish
después de mucho batallar se actualizo, agragaron una opcion o mas bien cambiaron en el menu vertical ahora es AC vrms, pero le quedo un boton con la opcion 3, que cuando uno lo preciona es periodo, pero bueno no siempre puede ser perfecto

[rob040]

@Adrian_Arg.: The AC Vrms was already implemented one update earlier, see the posts from mid-September.
But what caused the struggle to update your ‘scope?

[Adrian_Arg.]

@Adrian_Arg.: The AC Vrms was already implemented one update earlier, see the posts from mid-September.
But was caused the struggle to update your ‘scope?

I used a 1 GB pen and it worked, the strange thing is that it doesn't record images now

PD  The solution is with some pendrives, so I already marked the crafty ones

[madires]

2GB limit?

[Adrian_Arg.]

2GB limit?

I am now using a Kingston pendrive of 16GB (14. capacity formatted to fat 32, and it works perfectly, it must be about 10 years old, it is one of the first of that capacity that I bought

in spanish
yo ahora estoy usando un pendrive kingston de 16gb(14. de capacidad formateado a fat 32, y funciona perfecto,  debe tener como 10 años es de los primeros de esa capacidad que compre


https://imagefullhost.com/images/2023/10/29/pendrive.jpeg

[perieanuo]

This also works, I struggle with my coworkers to tell them they don't need to deal with usb sticks or anything and use ethernet, galvanic isolation does miracles;

[jwc]

Just chiming in to say that hacked options persist as of firmware version 00.04.05.02.04 (aka 00.04.05.SP2) [build date 2023-02-27].

Presumably this means riglol still works too.