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| Martin72:
Hi, This is the thread about hard- and software revisions, better you post your question there: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/new-rigol-scope/msg2751050/#msg2751050 |
| Martin72:
20th November 2019... Nearly a year has passed as rigol launched the MSO5. And in this time, only one ("official") update was launched. Whenever I´ve asked them about in this year, they told me "soon" or "next month". Whenever the next upgrade arrives, it should be packed with "tons" of debugged things and new features - Anything else would be a disappointment. |
| NoisyBoy:
I am keeping a low expectation for Rigol these days so I won't be disappointed. I noticed they made one change, if you visit the main Chinese site, they are now forcing you to your regional site based on your IP address. Which makes 04.04 as the official release for the U.S. The lack of firmware update seems to be a norm for many Chinese electronics. I bought a Huawei laptop, it was a beautiful piece of hardware, but the firmware and the update utility was a mess, very much like the Rigol. The update utility was known for being vulnerable for hacking and allowing others to gain access to the computer. Different driver release shows up as current depending on where you go. I quickly returned it and go back to my Apple Store and buy another MacBook Pro. Even though I have to pay more, the level of support is simply not there for the Huawei. I ventured into the MSO5000 out of my curiosity for the current state of low cost Chinese test equipment, but the hidden "phone home" behavior to China is enough to convince me to stay with my tried and trusted Keysight. I do hope they will release another update in the future to prove that they can compete with the top-Brands. They need to do that if they are serious about moving upmarket in their offerings like the MSO8000. |
| Martin72:
--- Quote ---The lack of firmware update seems to be a norm for many Chinese electronics. --- End quote --- Have a look at siglent… Their last update for the SDS5000 series was fully packed with debugging things and additional features. And how long is this one on the market ? --- Quote --- I do hope they will release another update in the future to prove that they can compete with the top-Brands. They need to do that if they are serious about moving upmarket in their offerings like the MSO8000. --- End quote --- This is the main point.... What would rigol be in the future, a deliverer for hobbyists or a global player. Actual it seems the first, regardless of the models and their prices. We got two new Lecroy models in october. Each one costs 12K €, 13K €(WS9054, HDO6034A). The rigol 8000 with 2Ghz cost nearly 14K €.... It´s bandwith is the only adventage against our new lecroys. Everything else, EVERYTHING, is no compete. |
| SimonH:
Addition to my post above: I'm not talking about real-time decoding here, of course, but about looking at a saved or captured waveform. Actually, it doesn't make sense for the decoder to re-decode all the time. I would expect the decoded pattern to freeze as the waveform and then just being panned and zoomed together with the waveform. This would be much more convenient. One thing about the segmented memory (recording): If I do a recording of several communication bursts, and then save the waveform (memory, not screen), it would be nice if all the bursts would be saved. The memory content, that is. Apparently, it only saves the burst I am looking at when saving. |
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