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Title: Rigol DG832 Waveform Generator firmware?
Post by: TheCalligrapher on March 10, 2021, 02:50:21 am

Hello

• My new Rigol DG832 reports its current firmware version as 00.02.05.00.00
• RigolNA firmware download page (https://www.rigolna.com/firmware/) lists the latest firmware for DG800 series as 00.02.04.00. Clicking on the version link immediately downloads a 'DG800_DG900_FW.zip' file with 'FW_DG8_DG9_march_2020' folder inside, containing some 'DG2000' release notes and 'SardineUpdate.GEL' file of 64Mb. Release notes state that it is v00.02.04.00.00.
• RigolNA DG800 series product page (https://www.rigolna.com/products/waveform-generators/dg800/) has its own firmware download link as well, which takes me to a page asking for my name, email, plus model and serial number of my Rigol device. After which it downloads a 'DG832_FW.zip' file with 'SardineII(ARM)Update(Normal)00.02.02.00.00' folder inside and 'SardineUpdate.GEL' file of 30Mb. "00.02.02.00.00"?

Does anyone know what all this means? What is this salad of model names, version numbers and update files? Which one is the proper firmware for this device?

Thank you

Title: Re: Rigol DG832 Waveform Generator firmware?
Post by: commongrounder on March 11, 2021, 01:41:39 pm

It has happened before where Rigol has shipped equipment with a more recent firmware than is available on the download sites.  I would suggest not changing anything right now as it would be a downgrade.

Title: Re: Rigol DG832 Waveform Generator firmware?
Post by: TheCalligrapher on March 12, 2021, 03:27:09 am

Quote from: tv84 on March 11, 2021, 02:48:51 pm

Latest FW (https://beyondmeasure.rigoltech.com/acton/ct/1579/p-00ac/Bct/-/-/ct61_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQ2jKaGpUj).

Your link is the same as the #2 in my original post. The readme file inside says that this is version 00.02.04.00.00. My device reports 00.02.05.00.00. So apparently yours is not latest.

Title: Re: Rigol DG832 Waveform Generator firmware?
Post by: tv84 on March 12, 2021, 10:13:11 am

02.05 (https://www.rigol.com/Public/Uploads/uploadfile/files/ftp/EMD/DG/SOFTWARE/firmware/SardineII(ARM)Update_00.02.05.00.00.rar)

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[Model Supported] DG811,DG821,DG831,DG812,DG822,DG832,DG952,DG972,DG992,DG2052,DG2072,DG2102
[Latest Revision Date] 2020-05-30


[Updated Contents]

v00.02.05.00.00	2020-05-30

     - Solve the problem that the machine model changes to DG811 when upgrading to 00.02.04.00.00