Micsig TO1104 wishlist - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2018, 08:08:55 am
content: Is there already a topic for a wishlist for this scope, or a better place to catch the eye of someone who can make things happen?I am getting slightly annoyed from having to slide the trace about every time I change the timebase - it zooms in on the centre of the screen, and what it really needs to do (it seems to me) is to keep the trigger point static and zoom in around wherever that is on the screen. All too often I have the trigger two grid lines in on the left, need to zoom in on the trigger position, and the very next capture after increasing the timebas shows nothing because the trigger is now off-screen to the left. Lots of sliding later I can now do another one-off trigger....

author: kirill_ka
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2018, 11:56:53 am
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on January 09, 2018, 08:08:55 amWhat should it do if the trigger point is already off the screen?

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2018, 12:42:39 pm
content: A good question. In that case it should zoom to the left edge, I think.But perhaps it is academic, though. Since posting I've rediscovered double-tapping to zoom where you tap, which makes the desired effect achievable easily. Duh. Also one can use the 50% positioning to bring the trigger back to the middle of the display, which is kind of a halfway house.

author: Rob_R
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 09, 2018, 04:50:28 pm
content: When my T01104 arrived , there was a film screen protector included with it..After watching Mikes tear down and Micsigs official screen protector fitting video ,I wish they'd factory fitted during assembly .Rob

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2018, 12:53:32 am
content: Yes, I fully agree! Micsig kindly sent me a spare when I screwed up putting it on, and I still didn't get it right, but it's now good enough. Factory fitting would save a lot of aggro

author: TK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2018, 01:33:13 am
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on January 09, 2018, 08:08:55 amYou can bring the trigger point to the center of the screen by using the 50% button on the right

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2018, 01:39:45 am
content: QuoteYes, belatedly remembered that, thanks. Better than nothing

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2018, 01:44:51 am
content: Keep posting your suggestions here, I will go over them with the Micsig rep.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2018, 01:54:51 am
content: Thanks!Another one relating to zoom (rather, timebase change) is the horizontal cursor. When zooming in or out I would expect the cursor to scale as well, so the measurement remains the same until you manually change it. Same applies for vertical cursor and probe sensitivity too, of course. It can get tedious to want to zoom into something and then spend a few minutes dicking with the cursors again to get back where you were. Often it is simpler to leave them alone and then zoom back out to check the measurement.

author: kirill_ka
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 09:18:17 am
content: 1. Display numeric value when adjusting vertical position of waveform using "Fine" buttons.2. Don't hide numeric value then adjusting trigger level using "Fine" buttons.3. Make auto/normal/roll trigger setting more accessible. Perhaps use dedicated trigger button to change those and some other frequently used trigger settings instead of just invoking a menu.Then tapping on the trigger information at the top of display may be used to call trigger menu.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 09:57:01 am
content: QuoteOr a user-assignable button(s) so the user can decide what he'd like fast access to.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 10:12:39 am
content: Something that Chinese scopes like this often omit is to be able to have the zero-reference at the left or right (1 div from edge) of the screen as additional options to having it at the the centre.You are almost always most interested in what happens before OR after the trigger, so these make more sense than having it at the centre.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 10:16:34 am
content: QuoteThank you - that's what I meant rather than trigger. I am too used to Tek andHPAgilentKeysight kit and, obviously, never had to think about it with those.

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 06:52:18 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on January 11, 2018, 10:12:39 amYes, +1, manufacturers please, hear, hear !(and with a direct button too, not hidden 3 levels deep into the UI please)

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2018, 08:46:34 pm
content: Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on January 11, 2018, 06:52:18 pmNot a huge deal as long as it's persistent over a powerdown I pretty much always have it set at left.

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 12, 2018, 04:01:17 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on January 11, 2018, 08:46:34 pmKnobs and buttons: more is better.

author: targit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2018, 03:06:20 pm
content: Hi, stupid question time, not sure if this is the place to ask, is there a way to view the reference waveform files generated from the "Quick Save" button without attaching the scope to the PC that I want to view them on? They are saved without extension and so far I can't find anything that opens them in any meaningful way.

author: newnet
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 07:43:22 am
content: I think a pop-up Matrix Keyboard will be more suitable and convenient for changing or selecting timebase quickly on a touch-screen.

author: SteveOregon
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2018, 10:22:10 pm
content: Quote from: targit on March 08, 2018, 03:06:20 pmI haven't found anything that will open those files. The work-around; is to display the reference waveform on the scope, then do a screen capture with the camera icon - which copies the ref file to png.

author: hgjdwx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2018, 10:05:47 am
content: Quote from: newnet on June 05, 2018, 07:43:22 amlike this

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2018, 10:49:10 am
content: Does it do 5ms/div or is it still 4ms/div.

author: SteveOregon
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2018, 03:45:21 pm
content: Quote from: StillTrying on July 08, 2018, 10:49:10 amWith latest firmware;5ms/div, 2ms/div, 1mv/div (lowest)

author: xavier60
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2018, 10:25:58 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on January 11, 2018, 10:12:39 amIt puzzles me that this unacceptable oversight is rarely mentioned.A DSO without the ability to set the trigger zero-reference to the Left would be unbearable for me to use.So be certain to check for this before choosing a DSO to avoid possibly being disappointed.

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2018, 11:19:56 pm
content: "A DSO without the ability to set the trigger zero-reference to the Left would be unbearable for me to use."I think almost anyscope userdesigning a DSO would put the default trigger position about 2 Div. in from the left, especially if there's often going to be menus covering the right half of the screen.DSOs always have a bad Usability Interface IMO.

author: Micsig_support
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 13, 2018, 07:19:31 am
content: Quote from: hgjdwx on July 08, 2018, 10:05:47 amvery good design!

author: targit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2018, 04:35:09 am
content: Hi,Given that we have speakers on the scope, would it be possible to route the displayed waveform (or some representation of it) through the audio path ? This could come in handy for probing small parts and knowing you are in the signal path without keep looking up at the screen.