27-01-2016, 10:06 AM
Of course, with that model, you're getting the option of the logic analyser as well - you have to buy a kit (presumably the pod) - but they omitted the hardware on the 1054Z to keep the price to an absolute minimum.
Of course, getting 100MHz from the DS1054Z is quite feasible if you're prepared to hack it (very easy by all accounts). You can also enable all the other software options (like protocol decoding) at the same time. Those come with a 30 day trial - that's 30 days of operation, rather than 30 calender days, BTW. Personally, I probably won't hack mine until the warranty expires, if at all.
You're probably looking at the UK distributor's website. Not that the official one is much better
http://rigol.com/ UK: http://www.rigol.eu/?CountryID=GB
Stock does seem to be a problem - they can't make them fast enough! For the first 6 months of the DS1054Z, they seemed to be on permanent back-order. I was happy to wait for things to settle down - give them a chance to (hopefully!) debug the firmware. I also decided not to make too large an investment in something that is still a bit of a new quantity, relatively speaking.
Of course, getting 100MHz from the DS1054Z is quite feasible if you're prepared to hack it (very easy by all accounts). You can also enable all the other software options (like protocol decoding) at the same time. Those come with a 30 day trial - that's 30 days of operation, rather than 30 calender days, BTW. Personally, I probably won't hack mine until the warranty expires, if at all.
You're probably looking at the UK distributor's website. Not that the official one is much better
http://rigol.com/ UK: http://www.rigol.eu/?CountryID=GBStock does seem to be a problem - they can't make them fast enough! For the first 6 months of the DS1054Z, they seemed to be on permanent back-order. I was happy to wait for things to settle down - give them a chance to (hopefully!) debug the firmware. I also decided not to make too large an investment in something that is still a bit of a new quantity, relatively speaking.
