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Option license activation process for the DS1000Z, DS2000/A, DS4000, and DS6000 Oscilloscopes

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The Rigol DS1000Z, DS2000, DS4000, and DS6000 series of oscilloscopes have a number of options available that can be added later. This includes serial decoding, memory expansion, and triggering options.1. Contact your RIGOL sales representative or RIGOL technical support to order the corresponding options. You can view t...

How to default the DS/MSO7000 series and the MSO5000 series

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
There are two ways to default the UltraVision II oscilloscopes. 1) The first way requires that you set the Power On setting to default and then cycle the instruments power.  To find this setting first press "Utility" then "System" and then finally make certain that the "Power On"Setting is set to "Default".  ...

DS1000Z Deep Memory Data Collection Example

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
DS1000Z Deep Memory Data Collection Example    Utilizing the deep memory capture capabilities of Rigol scopes is a great benefit in many applications. Engineers often need to view and analyze details that are separated in time and frequency from triggerable events. This requires a combination of sampling speed and mem...

Sending an email from MSO8000/DS7000/MSO5000 series oscilloscopes

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
You can send a screen shot, setup files and other files in an email from DS7000 and MSO5000 series oscilloscopes. To set up email service press the Utility key and then More and Email at the right side of the display.Now you can press Settings...

Web control for the MSO8000, DS7000 and MSO5000 series scopes

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Remote control of the  DS7000 and MSO5000 is possible using Web Control.To set up web control connect the scope to a PC with a LAN cable.Push the Utility key followed by I/O and then LAN on the side of the display.The Lan settings window  wi...

How to add measurements to the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Measurements can be added to the bottom of the display quickly and easily, or all measurements can be displayed at once. To add measurements press “Measure” then press “Add” on the right side of the display.  Now the Quick Measurement Menu appears. You are able to change between the different categories by either pressing on the ta...

How to perform Serial Decode on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Protocol Analysis allows you to quickly decode serial communication.  The oscilloscope is capable of triggering on and decoding parallel, RS232, I2C, SPI, LIN, CAN, FlexRay, I2S, and 1553B.For the example below I am decoding an I2C signal but the other protocols follow a similar set up. ...

Using a MASK over the bus with the 1000Z Scope

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Using Pass/Fail mask on the DS1000Z is a great way to debug signals. Controlling the mask settings over the bus can be tricky.Here we show an example for Mask Operation.First, get the signal you want on the scope display....

MSO5000, DS7000, MSO7000, MSO8000 BIN file conversion

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The oscilloscope models including the MSO5000, DS7000, MSO7000, and MSO8000 all include the ability to create compact .BIN file types for saving to USB sticks or the internal hard drive.The .BIN files are easy ways to save and archive display and memory data. Creating these files is done from the Storage/Save Wave menu. ...

Missing Trial Licenses on the DS1000Z Series

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
All new DS1000Z series oscilloscopes are being shipped with all of the instrument's options fully activated.  This elimenates the need for trial licenses on the instrument.  Instruments with serial numbers DS1ZA2001**** or DS1ZB20001**** and larger have their licenses fully enabled.To confirm this you can view which op...

Record Mode on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
You can use Pass/Fail measurements for a number of applications. With this scope family you can set it up to stop or continue when there is a failure, you can have the instrument make a beep or take a screen shot when a failure occurs.  You can create masks with varying error budgets around a target signal, and you can even use the record mode to record all the failures as frames. In this way, yo...

The MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000’s cursor capability

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000 can all use several different types of cursors to measure the signal.  These include manual, Track, XY and Measure.  Manual cursors allow you to set the X and Y relationship of the cursors to manually measure the signal.  Track cursors allow you to move in the X direction and the instrument keeps the cursor on the signal. XY cursors will be grayed out under norma...

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