Scoposcopy: New Rigol DS1054z Measurements Bug
Gaahh! Rigol sent me a New Scope with Boot Version 0.0.1.3 that does NOT have the Freeze Bug. But the Measurements stop working after random times.
They just stop working! And the only way I’ve found to get them back is to power-cycle the scope.
All the controls work, this isn’t a “Freeze” bug, but it’s a showstopper for me, much _worse_ than the original Freeze Bug which could be avoided in use. As far as I can tell this Measurements Bug can’t be avoided! Just wait long enough and the Measurements stop working.
Gaahhh! Insert FacePam and Head-pounding on Brick Wall emojis here!
Running the latest firmware update 00.04.03.SP2, Board Version 0.1.1, Boot Version 0.0.1.3
I’ve done some more work on this problem and apparently it is related to the Math function. Without using Math the measurements continue working, at least in my testing so far. But when one uses Math to multiply two traces, the Measurements stop working at random times as shown in this video. I’ve made a longer video going step-by-step, starting with the Default single-channel setup and adding conditions one at a time until finally the scope’s Measurements stop working, after I’ve established the Math function.
When the video has finished processing and uploading I’ll post the link here.