Rigol DS1074Z Serial Decoding

[mrflibble]

The scope is packed up for a school project, but that will be finished with Thursday, and I will try it out then.

Any chance to try it yet?

[Rigby]

hmmm interesting, i had been wanting to capture a DMX512 (based on RS485) frame and decode for fun (iirc variable number of packets up to 512). if so, would it be better off to get a dedicated datacapture probe? (one of those USB types maybe? instead of using rigols?)

For protocol analysis, a device that is designed as a protocol analyzer first will nearly always outperform a device designed as an oscilloscope first.

[echen1024]

hmmm interesting, i had been wanting to capture a DMX512 (based on RS485) frame and decode for fun (iirc variable number of packets up to 512). if so, would it be better off to get a dedicated datacapture probe? (one of those USB types maybe? instead of using rigols?)

For protocol analysis, a device that is designed as a protocol analyzer first will nearly always outperform a device designed as an oscilloscope first.

Well of course.