Knowledge Base MSO5000 Series

How to create a reference on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
A reference signal can be created and stored on the scope to compare against later on.  It can either be save and recalled later or shown on the display. To save a reference press "Ref" and then press "SaveToRef" this will save a reference of your signal and display it behind the signal.  If you would like to save multiple references you r will need to change the current reference from Ref1 to R...

Search and Navigation capability on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Search and Navigation is a great feature to easily move around on long complex signals with multiple trigger events.  The Search and Navigation feature can be used when either an edge, pulse, runt, slop, RS232, I2C or SPI signal is being trigger on and can allow you to select a desired trigger point.For this example I h...

Update Firmware on the MSO5000 & DS7000 Series Digital Oscilloscope

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
To update the firmware push the keypad Utility key followed by System at the bottom right corner of the display:...

How to use the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000 Logic Analyzer different capabilities

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The logic analyzer allows you to view up to 16 digital channels at once along with group them and label them to make your measurements easier to view. To activate the logic analyzer, press the “LA” button or the “L” section at the bottom of the display.  Note that the LA channels will allow you some vertical scaling control within the LA menu,...

MSO8000, DS7000 and the MSO5000 Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The signal generator allows you to both create standard waveforms but also allows you to easily create some custom waveforms as well as replicate a captured signal on the oscilloscope. To activate the logic analyzer, press either “GI” or “GII” on either the front panel of the instrument or at the bottom of the screen. To begin with ...

MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000 Alternative Factory Reset and Firmware Upgrade

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
To reset or upgrading the firmware on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000 series of oscilloscope without using the instrument’s Utility menu:1) Power cycle the instrument2) During the boot sequence, quickly and repeatedly press the Single button in the upper right hand corner of the i...

MSO5000 series Open Source Acknowledgment

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
RIGOL’s MSO5000 series product uses a number of open source software packages. This document lists the open source software packages used in MSO5000 series product....

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....