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i owned a ds1054z and it took me years to learn that:
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the scope is slow when using the knobs, however
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it is really powerful (although i have not tested personally)
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with its scripting / automation capability. so to me
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the 1054z is all about connecting it via usb or ethernet
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and using it via python or whatever.
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i would probably not use it as a general use scope. only for
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scripting (which it seems to excel at).
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(as an aside, if you look at some products, they also seem to
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fall into this unspoken realm of 'good for automation, not
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good for general use'. i.e. the digital calipers you can get
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online or at harbor freight. i don't like the idea of the
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battery dying on me after a couple years, so i prefer analog
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calipers. BUT, if you consider using them in some form of
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automation, then digital calipers are perfect. then it makes
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sense, why they are everywhere.)
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electronics_projects
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test ideas with 1054z scope
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strictly logging:
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solar panel, test battery, solar levels,
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measure voltage differentials or resistance of
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meat as it is ageing (would need to be in a fridge).
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as a vna:
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characterize RC or other filter performance see: https://github.com/jp3141/Vector-Network-Analyzer
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not really something you'd automate over time i don't think.
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take a signal you see, output waveform to csv
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reoutput on a signal gen
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possibly i could enable all measurements
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https://nathankjer.com/ds1054z/
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and then record all these values.
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deep dive into timing errors with a micro:
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https://elexperiment.nl/2019/05/automating-measurements-with-the-rigol-ds1054z/
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can measure fft as well, see nathankjer link.
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can do 'mask testing' or give alert if signal goes out of a specified range.
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there's probably some other stuff, watch the eevblog video which goes over the
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features.
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as another option the analog discovery might do some of the above as well.
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no idea which is better / easier. would have to use both and do a review.
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guessing: the rigol would have better performance but larger footprint
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with the usb type logic analyzer scopes you have something you can
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stick with a beagleboard on a customers site and do some potentially
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easy but still powerful logging. basically you get the software and the
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dacs of the usb boxes with the linux of the sbc. so no need to mess with
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the pru or c, can just use the usb scope's software via api
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