I have had owned three analog scopes in the past twenty years, with the one that I just replaced with this Rigol being a professional-grade instrument. I also used to use a Tektronix THS720 fairly scope fairly regularly at work, so I do have some small basis of comparison for digital scopes.
This is the first digital scope that I have personally owned and I did a fair bit of research into scopes in this general price range before buying this one. One of the things you might notice in doing the same type research is that for similarly-priced, obviously competing products, there will be a number of reviews that say something along the lines of “nice, except for…” or “DOA” or “PC software doesn’t work”, etc. I would have to say it is somewhat unusual to see any current piece of tech that doesn’t have any detracting reviews. However, for this particular product, essentially all of the reviews (even non-Amazon reviews) say something very much like “it works perfectly”, or “it’s a Rigol, of course it works”. This was what tipped the balance for me to spend the extra $75-$100 and get this one.
I have used the unit quite a bit now and used a lot of the features. My impressions so far are as follows:
The general “feel” of the unit (housing, buttons, power cord, screen etc.) is very good and I have no complaints about any of it.
I found the operation of the various features to be very logical, consistent, and easy to use. Everything I have done so far (with the unit itself) has worked fine without any glitches whatsoever. It produces a LOT more information than a typical analog scope. I did have a small issue with the included software on getting the correct driver loaded, but that is covered in an FAQ on the Rigol web site and I just had to download a more current driver from National Instruments. While I have not done a great deal with the PC software, what I have done so far seemed to have work well and was also fairly intuitive.
I was a little concerned about the stated (320x200) resolution of the screen but, now that I have been using it, that was an unfounded concern and the screen is just fine for this application.
A number of the online reviews (not just on Amazon) mention fan noise. It does have a fan but, in my opinion, it is not very loud at all. In fact, if anything else is going on in the room you probably won’t even notice it.
The probes that come with it are adequate (and they do work ok) but, in my opinion, they don’t have the same quality “feel” as the rest of the unit. That being said, the probes are not proprietary and if you have existing probes that you like, they should also work fine. The menu selection for probes is per-channel and accommodates a very wide range of probe values.
In conclusion, if you need a 100Mhz scope that works, this one would be a very safe choice.
Product Description
RIGOL Digital Oscilloscope DS1000E/U Series
The DS1000E Series is a market-proven digital oscilloscope. This series of digital oscilloscopes has excellent technical indicators and can meet the main needs of basic testing. The front panel design is clear and intuitive. The DS1000E is a reliable and affordable digital oscilloscope.
Main Features
- Dual analog channels, 100MHz maximum bandwidth, 1GSa/s maximum real-time sample rate and 25GSa/s maximum equivalent sample rate
- 5.6 inch 64k TFT LCD makes the waveform displays more clear and vivid
- Abundant trigger types: Edge, Pulse Width, Video, Slope, Alternate, Pattern and Duration
- Unique adjustable trigger sensitivity
- Measure 22 types of wave parameters and track measurements via cursor automatically
- Waveform record and replay function
- Fine delayed scan function
- Built-in FFT and practical digital filters options in math menu
- Pass/Fail detection function enables to output testing results
- Multiple math operations for waveforms
- Standard configuration interface: USB Device, USB Host , RS-232 and support USB storage device storage
- Support for remote command control using SCPI over USB
Applications
- Electronic Circuit Test
- Circuit Functional Test
- Logical Relation Between Singals Verification
- Circui of Mixed Signal Test
- Education & Training
Easy to Use Design
- Built-in help menu enables information acquisition more convenient
- Standard English menus with multiple languages available
- Can store files in USB storage device or local to the internal memory
- Analog waveform intensity can be adjusted
- "AUTO" signal discovery function for easy setup
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Up to 1Mpts Storage DepthThe standard storage depth of 1 Million points allows the user to give full consideration to the overall signal details, while maintaining a high sampling rate for a longer period of time. Zoom in to view small signal details in the complete waveform record. |
1 GSa/sec Sampling RateThe DS1000E sampling engine provides at least 5 X oversampling in any configuration with 10 X oversampling in 1 channel configurations using the full 1 GSa/sec at 100 MHz. Capture unexpected signal detail and zoom in for further analysis. |
Adjustable Trigger SensitivityThe unique adjustable trigger sensitivity function can effectively filter out the noise that may be superimposed on the trigger signal and ensure the signal can be triggered on correctly. |
Waveform Recording and Playback FunctionThe waveform recording function of dS1000E series can not only record the input waveform of two channels, but also record the waveform of pass / fail detection output. Up to 1000 frames can be recorded, and better waveform analysis effect can be achieved through playback and save function. |
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