The DSG800 series covers output frequencies from 9 kHz to 3.0GHz. The instruments provide maximum output power up to +20 dBm and low SSB phase noise -115 dBc/Hz, amplitude accuracy of +/- 0.5 dB, and frequency resolution 0.01 Hz at any frequency. An oven-controlled crystal oscillator time-base option provides.
Last week, released a for their. The 1000 series, Agilent’s lowest end line, is a family of powerful yet reasonably priced digital storage oscilloscopes that includes.When I downloaded the firmware update and copied it to a USB stick for transfer to the scope, I noticed that the suffix of the file was.RGL. This reminded me of some rumors I heard a few months back about how Agilent’s low-end scopes are actually manufactured.
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Rigol makes some very interesting low cost scopes, including the, which was earlier this year.I opened the.RGL file in a hex editor, and found this:The highlighted string, “ Rigol Technologies“, confirms the Rigol connection.Later in the same file, Rigol shows up again:Clearly Rigol is involved with (and probably wrote) the firmware for Agilent scopes.Interesting also is that the string “DS1204B” shows up in the file. The is a 200MHz Rigol model that looks pretty similar to my scope, and the screenshots are a perfect match too.I’m not implying that this is a bad thing, just interesting. If Agilent needs to outsource the design and/or manufacturing of their low end scopes in order to provide an inexpensive entry-level scope with the Agilent badge on it, so be it. Best skyrim mods. What I haven’t done is actually opened the scope to see if Rigol’s name appears on the hardware as well.
Has anyone voided their warranty to investigate?One more note, I found the DS1204B for, over $500 less than the retail price of the corresponding. This might make the Rigol an attractive alternative if having the Agilent name on your equipment isn’t important to you. Note that I have not made any effort to go through all the specs for each scope and look for differences.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Agilent added their secret sauce to the DSO1000’s to tweak the performance. It would certainly be interesting to see a side by side comparison of both scopes.
Due to my interest in buying a reasonable priced but good oscilloscope, made some research for some time about different models. I then got aware of Rigol making oscilloscopes for Agilent. Comparing equivalent models, Rigol has attractive prices and some people liked it but also some complained about it (see Rigol in youtube). Rigol has a 300Mhz model by around $2,000 and the same price for a 200Mhz if it’s Agilent. I contacted an application engineer in Agilent who told me that it’s true that low end Agilent models are made by someone else, but he also say that it’s not the same, as Agilent oscilloscopes are manufactured by Rigol, BUT with advise and supervision of Agilent people. Rigol oscilloscopes -he said- don’t “enjoy” the same expertise, and that’s why they are cheaper and more prone to problems. After some thinking, I decided for an Agilent -a brand I already know- as technically speaking, there is not a lot of difference between 200MHz and 300MHz.
Another reason for this decision was that I believe that a company with the expertise to make high end oscilloscopes – like 30GHz and beyond- somehow it translates into really better models than the ones made by a company which build instruments no more than 2-3GHz. Better a good 200MHz than a doubtful 300MHz. I briefly compared the Agilent DS1204A manual/spec and the Rigol DS1204B manual/spec. Here are the differences I noticed:Agilent: true zoom, 23 auto measurement modes (10 voltage 12 timing, 6-digit frequency counter on any channel), 20/10kpt samples, push trigger level knob for 50% trigger, remote programming (NI, LabView, etc) supportRigol: delayed scan, 22 auto measurement modes (10 voltage, 12 timing), 16/8kpt samples, extra 50% trigger mode button, pressing level knob sets level to 0, programming -manual not as detailed as Agilent.