My 'Scope Upgrade

That’s cool!...now you can watch Cannon motors die on live TV!....no??....😆😆

Pat

We started buying Rigols for work a few years ago. Prices, especially at the end of the year model changes, can be pretty incredible. I picked up a 100MHZ straight digital scope, not mixed signal, with function generator a few years ago. They offer a Windows app for them as well for integrating data to spreadsheets or further analysis.

Pete

I downloaded the software, the one package is 500mb!  I think I'll learn how to use it before I start screwing around with the Windows software.

Nice!  Those Rigols are pretty sweet from what I’ve read about them.  

I picked up a mid to late 90s 500MHz Tek with the FFT/Math package for a song about a year ago. It had the CRT and color shutter replaced by an aftermarket LCD package already. I paid less for the whole scope than what the LCD kit costs. And it had already been recapped!

Can we now expect more effective technical support? TIA, Pat B.

GRJ,

I'm jealous.

20 years ago you would have paid twice as much for just the scope, about that for a good waveform generator, and twice that for the logic analyzer.

It looks like an all-around good deal.

Mike

@rplst8 posted:

Nice!  Those Rigols are pretty sweet from what I’ve read about them.  

I picked up a mid to late 90s 500MHz Tek with the FFT/Math package for a song about a year ago. It had the CRT and color shutter replaced by an aftermarket LCD package already. I paid less for the whole scope than what the LCD kit costs. And it had already been recapped!

I thought about the 200mhz model, but I don't really do anything that approaches 100mhz that I need to 'scope.  I have to say, compared to my previous dual-trace ATTEN 'scope, this one has rampant feature runaway!

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

20 years ago you would have paid twice as much for just the scope, about that for a good waveform generator, and twice that for the logic analyzer.

It looks like an all-around good deal.

Yep, I've wanted a 4-channel scope for years, but the availability of the logic analyzer and function generator included finally pushed me over the edge.  I suspect I'll have difficulty using all the features.  One of the neat things I spotted for this one was serial data decoding, that will come in very useful for some projects I'm doing.

Very nice indeed! Looks like a ton of 'feature creep' managed to slip into their design process. Amazing what they can pack into one compact package these days. One can only resist these things for so long, then they add that one last little feature and that's it...

@rtr12 posted:

then they add that one last little feature and that's it...

Yep, that and the price of the functionality also came down in the last year.  I was previously looking at the 100mhz 4-trace Rigol models with none of the 'add-on' features, and they were still around $600 and up.  I'll be learning how to use this one for a while.

John, thanks for sharing.  Is there such an affliction as "Scope Envy", I think I'm starting to develop the symptoms...

Does it also see into the future?

@SteveH posted:

Does it also see into the future?

I haven't worked that part of the panel yet, but I do believe it is capable of time travel.

If they've added a flux capacitor, that's the one last feature and I'm in the 'can no longer resist' category!

Please educate us on the applications of your new oscilloscope to O-gauge train equipment.

Thanks in advance !!!

@rtr12 posted:

If they've added a flux capacitor, that's the one last feature and I'm in the 'can no longer resist' category!

It's on the back, not visible in this picture.

@CBQ_Bill posted:

Please educate us on the applications of your new oscilloscope to O-gauge train equipment.

Uhh... I don't think I have time to bring you up to an electrical engineering degree.   I design electronics for model train applications.

Just an email from Rigol about their clearance sale if anyone is considering one of these.

https://www.rigolna.com/cleara...a.com%2Fclearance%2F

Pete

@Norton posted:

Just an email from Rigol about their clearance sale if anyone is considering one of these.

https://www.rigolna.com/cleara...a.com%2Fclearance%2F

Pete

I've been thinking of getting one for my vintage stereo work.  I usually borrow the one I have at work but that's getting old.   Time for my own for the bench.  Thanks for the Link Pete.

So ..... what are you doing with the old one ?

GRJ,

Back at my old job we had a sweet Tektronix mixed signal scope, that I would sneak some home electronics projects in at lunch and test, but new job and no more scope. Been casually looking around for a scope for home electronics projects, especially focused on home-brew electronics projects to hook up to my JMRI / CMRI conventional 3-rail layout. Keep us informed on the uses of your new toy.

Well, I suspect it'll show up soon in the for-sale forum.   It's still a very decent scope, just not as feature-rich as the Rigol I just bought.