Knowledge Base DS1000 Series

High Impedance vs. 50 Ohm Impedance

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Explains why 50 Ohm impedance inputs can improve signal fidelity on high speed signals by removing reflections caused by capacitance or inductance....

I2C Trigger and Decode

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Learn how to setup I2C trigger and decode option....

How to use Peak Detect

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Use peak detect to measure narrow pulses.  ...

Using UltraScope from RIGOL with NI Max on Windows 10

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
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Math Operations

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Math Functions allow you to perform calculations on one or more signals allowing for rapid signal comparison and enabling advanced modeling of more complex waveforms....

X-Y Display mode on Scopes – additional features with RIGOL DS1000Z-series oscilloscope (DS1074, DS1074Z-S, DS1104Z, DS1104Z-S)

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
New DS1000Z series offers more in X-Y mode: In this mode, the Rigol DS1074Z oscilloscope changes 2 of the 4 channels from voltage-time display mode to voltage-voltage display mode. The phase deviation between two signals with the same frequency can be easily measured via Lissajous method. The figure b...

Which oscilloscope probe is best for my application

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
Selecting the correct oscilloscope probe is very important for making quality measurements. If the probe performance is not adequate or if you did not select the proper probe for your application, you will see distorted or misleading signals on your oscilloscope. There are two kinds of probes, passive and active. Active probes requires power while passive probe do not. For general-purpose measurem...

Using a Rigol product key to generate a Rigol software licence code.

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
Please note... You must enter the product key exactly as it appears on the certificate. The serial number is made up of capital letters and numbers only - There are no lower case letters and no spaces. Please take care when entering the serial number! If you enter an incorrect but valid serial number, the generated software licence code will not b...

RIGOL scope has a message on screen saying WAIT (in green). All channels ON but I see no signal being displayed. Is this effect to do with triggering?

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
Yes, you’re right: a WAIT status message is normal behaviour for the Trigger when the scope is not being given quite the right signal for its trigger to fire: - You’ll probably remember on all analogue scopes, there are at least two modes: Auto and Normal (sometimes also Single). - Normal is where the trace waits for each trigger before it starts to trace across the screen (we all remember t...

How can I use Ultra Sigma to grab data from my RIGOL Scope? E.g. CSV file for viewing in Excel?

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
First of all, install and run Ultra Sigma, - Then make sure you can see your scope (Type shown in the Instruments window of Ultra Sigma) - AND that the scope response with its serial number to a *IDN? command. (Rt-click on instrument and choose SCPI Panel Control window, then click Send&Receive a *IDN?) Once this is OK, Change the setting shown as Base to Advanced (U'Sigma setting drop do...

What file formats does RIGOL use for storage of waveforms etc? What is the different between Trace and Waveform?

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
RIGOL uses many Storage Types and Telonic Ltd. has added this description to www.RIGOL-uk.co.uk: To access, on oscilloscopes for example, press [Storage] to select the desired storage type. The default is “Picture”. The storage and recall descriptions of each type are as follows, with the examples in this case taken from as DS2000-series oscilloscope (so other instruments such as DG-seri...

Rigol PC Software Versions

Posted on: December 14th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
14/12/2020
The table below lists the versions of Rigol PC software applications that are currently available for download from this Rigol-UK website. To find a download for your instrument... Go to the webpage for your instrument > Click on the 'DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE & VIDEOS' tab (beneath the images). The downloads will be found in the 'PC Software' section. ...