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Rigol HDO1000 and HDO4000 12bit oscilloscopes launched in China
ebastler:
Yes, as mentioned, I also consider the UI and the screen quality a strong point of the DHO series -- in particular on the 10" screen. It's a pity that the software lets it down in some places, e.g. by not giving the FlexKnobs meaningful step sizes and dynamic acceleration.
I have little doubt that we will see the better screen resolution, nicer fonts etc. on other scope brands too in the future, and that Rigol has pushed the envelope for the industry in that respect. The hardware cost is minimal, as witnessed by the ample supply of cheap 10" tablets, and updating the extra pixels on the screen can't be a prohibitive overhead either. The scope only has to keep pace with the user's vision there, so 60 updates/s are easily enough.
Why can't Rigol give us the nice hardware (screen and 12-bit ADC) and well-thought-out software -- without the little UI stumbling blocks and with solid FFT and Record modes -- at the same time? ::)
JJ_023:
--- Quote from: ebastler on January 10, 2024, 04:10:26 pm ---Why can't Rigol give us the nice hardware (screen and 12-bit ADC) and well-thought-out software -- without the little UI stumbling blocks and with solid FFT and Record modes -- at the same time? ::)
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Having taken products to market and being responsible for the financial modeling my guess would be is it comes down to money. I don't know the particulars of this scope in terms of hard costs. But if they sold it for $650 on Black Friday you can be assured that their hardware costs are considerably cheaper then that.
Software development can get fairly expensive and time-consuming. Sometimes good enough is good enough to be able to meet a particular price point.
Sometimes that approach works, however sometimes if the product is severely underdeveloped and rushed out the door due to competitive advantage opportunities it costs you brand loyalty. It is a double-edged strategy.
IMHO anytime you ask such a question, the answer is usually monetary.
ixtern:
Looking at the Rigol DS1000Z firmware update history, I believe that some day (perhaps "some year" rather) also DHO1000 firmware will be fixed and updated.
From the 00.04.05.02.04 MSO_DS1000Z Release Notes.txt
v00.01.00.00.05 2013/05/19
- Released the first edition
...
v00.04.05.02.04 2023/02/28
-Added new nandflash driver and original nandflash compatibility
voltsandjolts:
--- Quote from: ixtern on January 11, 2024, 12:15:42 pm ---...
v00.04.05.02.04 2023/02/28
-Added new nandflash driver and original nandflash compatibility
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That would be to benefit Rigol when sourcing nand devices for building new units, not Rigol making additional features to benefit exisiting users.
ixtern:
--- Quote from: voltsandjolts on January 11, 2024, 01:25:40 pm ---That would be to benefit Rigol when sourcing nand devices for building new units, not Rigol making additional features to benefit exisiting users.
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Agree, but in last updates there were also fixes and useful updates:
v00.04.05.02.03 2022/03/25
-add system file backup, solve the problems of red screen when booting, buzzer beeping, keyboard flashing
v00.04.05.02.02 2021/09/22
- Solve abnormal measurement overshoot display problem.
v00.04.05.01.00 2021/06/01
- Modify the vertical Display.
v00.04.05.00.00 2020/12/29
- Add and modify some measurement functions
- Modification of math problem
- Modify some SCPI instruction errors
- Modify some trigger problems.
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