Knowledge Base DS1000 Series

Perform a Self-Cal on a DS1000Z

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
To perform a Self -Cal on the DS1000Z first disconnect all of the probes from the instrument.  Then press “Utility” -> arrow down -> “Self-Cal” -> “Start”....

DS1202Z-E Unable to Connect to UltraScope

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
If you receive the following error when connecting the DS1202Z-E to Ultra Scope that is because the oscilloscope is newer then the UltraSigma release. ...

Probe Compensation

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
In Order to insure system signal fidelity it is critical that probes be compensated to the instrument, Over or under compensated probes can cause distortions of your measurements and bad results....

Probe Basics

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Making connection to your device under test is critical to accurate measurements. Learn the basics parts of the probing system and what they do....

Measure Delay and Phase Offset

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Quickly determine the delay and phase between multiple channels using standard delay and phase measurements helps to identify system interactions and timing problems. ...

Making your first measurement

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Provides and overview on how to quickly and easily start making measurements on your oscilloscope. ...

Introduction to Triggering

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Overview of what triggering is, why it is important, and some key terminology associated with it....

Creating Arbitrary Waves from Scope Captures

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
How to easily capture a problematic signal and reproduce it for debugging purposes....

Controlling your instrument over the LAN with UltraScope

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Seamlessly connect, control and monitor your scope via ethernet using the RIGOL UltraScope utility. Perfect for remote control, monitoring, and distributed environments....

CAN Bus Trigger and Decode

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Learn how to properly setup the CAN bus trigger and decode option....

Bandwidth

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
A basic concept in determining what scope you need is understanding the key performance characteristic of an oscilloscope, bandwidth. Selecting proper bandwidth insures reliable and accurate measurements....

Horizontal System and Controls

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Horizontal controls allow for positioning the signal on the time axis (X axis) as well as adjust the time based scaling options,...