Just Upgrade my Rigol DS1054Z to the 4.04 firmware - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 07:38:36 am
content: It's even betterNow XY is big, At least Rigol update firmware frequently, My poor Owon still on the same firmware as I bougth 4 years ago

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 08:30:34 am
content: ... for certain values of "Frequently" ....Last update was at least 10 months ago. And the update just released still has the "Pluses" spelling error.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 09:12:18 am
content: Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on July 21, 2016, 08:30:34 amWhat about other things?QuoteDoes "Fixed bugs about Measure" mean the measurements now work in math mode?

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 09:53:37 am
content: I don't know. I haven't installed the firmware yet. Maybe someone who has done so can run through some tests to find out.After reading about the one user who had the bad experience (LEDs misbehaving) I'm reluctant to try it. Even though I would love to have the fullscreen x-y display.Talk about "not parsing"... I've never been able to decode much of the Chinglish in the changelogs. What does "Modified the Trace data of average sample mode" actually mean? Did this address some bug, and if so which one?

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 10:33:21 am
content: Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on July 21, 2016, 09:53:37 amThat doesn't sound like a firmware problem to me - he says the scope runs fine apart from the LEDs. Seems more like a hardware problem (bad flash memory cell?).Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on July 21, 2016, 09:53:37 am"average sample mode" is easy."Modified the Trace" sounds like they modified the wiggly line on screen.

author: jjoonathan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 11:29:20 am
content: On my DS4014 I've seen much more granular quantization than I ought to when taking certain measurements (e.g. it will fluctuate between 1.000V and 1.034V, nothing in-between, on a quantity that should involve heavy averaging). This suggests to me that they're doing something silly like storing the math result in an 8 bit field *after* dividing by N. IIRC I saw the same problem on my DS1054Z -- maybe this patch fixes it?

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 12:44:52 pm
content: So you think that by "average sample mode" they might mean Average _Acquire_ mode? Or perhaps they are referring to the Measurements "average" which is something different?"Modified the trace _data_" could mean just about anything, from modifying the wiggly line on the screen, to modifying what goes into the Measurements averages, to something else entirely. What bug could this be fixing?

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2016, 02:22:32 pm
content: Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on July 21, 2016, 12:44:52 pmIt never said anything about FIXING a bug, they simply inserted a brand new bug called "Modified the trace_data...".

author: mgotter
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 12:58:51 am
content: How did you get the update? I still see the previous version on Rigol's website.

author: kwass
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 03:45:15 am
content: Quote from: mgotter on July 22, 2016, 12:58:51 amIt's here:http://int.rigol.com/Product/Index/4

author: mgotter
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 04:33:08 am
content: Quote from: kwass on July 22, 2016, 03:45:15 amThanks!

author: The Doktor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 07:24:02 pm
content: Do all the upgrades still work after this update?

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 07:35:52 pm
content: Quote from: The Doktor on July 22, 2016, 07:24:02 pmYes, I've updated mine today without any problems.

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2016, 02:38:09 am
content: All upgrades / Hacks stay there as is beforeDon't forget to do a recalibration after the update

author: OE2WHP
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2016, 12:19:54 pm
content: Updated my DS1054z. All options still working. Can't confirm the LED bug. Seems to work fine so far.73

author: rbak
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2016, 12:56:30 pm
content: I am curious about the "Added the full-screen display in the XY mode" that was added in the 00.04.04.00.07 release. Can someone perhaps post a screenshot of that here?

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2016, 11:53:29 pm
content: Here you go.

author: rbak
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2016, 11:57:24 pm
content: Excellent! Thank you very much!

author: raptor1956
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2016, 09:03:37 am
content: Is there a wiki or some other source that list the various firmware versions and when they were released? I have a fairly new 1054Z with 00.04.03.SP2 and board version 0.1.4 and I'd like to have the full size XY screen but since there appears to be some bugs I think I'll hold off for a while. Just curious about hoe frequently they do an update...Brian

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2016, 10:57:35 am
content: Quote from: raptor1956 on September 10, 2016, 09:03:37 amThere's less bugs in this version than ever before.

author: iainwhite
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 10, 2016, 02:14:57 pm
content: Quote from: raptor1956 on September 10, 2016, 09:03:37 amBrian,Here are the latest release notes (see attachment) - there is a history.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 10, 2016, 11:54:40 am
content: Quote from: raptor1956 on September 10, 2016, 09:03:37 amDownload the firmware, unpack it, then read the txt files. It contains all the history with dates, starting from the first released firmware up to the current one.In the file 'MSO_DS1000Z Release Notes.txt' is written:QuoteDoes anyone know what "mutual communication" is about, please?

author: pastra
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 09, 2016, 10:31:11 am
content: I can't find the firmware on rigol site (http://int.rigol.com/Product/Index/4), only 00.04.03.Am I blind or has it moved?Anyone have a direct link to the download?

author: Bicurico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2016, 10:44:50 am
content: It has been removed, because a user has detected a potential bug. This was discussed on a separate thread on this forum... I am too lazy to look up the thread, but you should easily find it.Regards,Vitor

author: StuUK
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2016, 11:27:16 am
content: Quote from: Bicurico on November 09, 2016, 10:44:50 amThe link has been removed but the file can be downloaded from it's original location here:-http://int.rigol.com/File/ProductSoftWare/20160914/DS1000Z(ARM)update.rarThat's not to suggest you should given that they must have a reason for removing the latest update link

author: pastra
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 09, 2016, 02:04:39 pm
content: Ok!Thanks for both the link and the heads-up!

author: Robuster
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 09, 2016, 08:38:21 pm
content: Do not update your scoop it will break your scoop if the bootversion is lower than 0.0.13I had to send back my scoop for a repair. Scoop freezes or reboots at random.Firmware was down graded by rigol.

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 12:10:51 pm
content: So Rigol retracted the 4.04.01.01 silently without telling customers about the problem? I've got the 4.04.01.01 running on a DS1054Z with boot version 0.0.1.2. Luckily I haven't seen any issues yet.

author: Stupid Beard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 03:16:36 pm
content: Quote from: madires on November 10, 2016, 12:10:51 pmSame here. Hopefully it remains ok. Has anyone got a link to the original post(s) on the issue? I looked the other day but couldn't find it.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 03:34:45 pm
content: Quote from: Stupid Beard on November 10, 2016, 03:16:36 pmSomebody found something that looked like the old jitter problem.Not something to lose any sleep over.Removing it while they investigate is a good sign. I means Rigol is taking their firmware very seriously.

author: Stupid Beard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 05:42:11 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on November 10, 2016, 03:34:45 pmOh, if that's all it is then that's fine. I thought it was something like the scope crashing hard and being unrecoverable.Thank you

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 05:54:48 pm
content: Quote from: Robuster on November 09, 2016, 08:38:21 pmRobuster, where did you get that info ? (highlighted above) From Rigol ?

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 06:00:51 pm
content: Quote from: Stupid Beard on November 10, 2016, 05:42:11 pmHere's the post:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-rigol-ds1054z-oscilloscope/msg1066587/#msg1066587

author: Robuster
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 10, 2016, 10:40:21 pm
content: Yes i have that info from Rigol. They flashed an older firmware version on my scoop and the problems where solved. They told me the new firmware gives problems with older pre bootversion 0.0.13. devices. They are working on new firmware to solve the probleem.

author: Stupid Beard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 12:08:14 am
content: Quote from: Fungus on November 10, 2016, 06:00:51 pmThanks. I think I did read that before, but I didn't twig because I was expecting something much more serious due to the post about Robuster's bricked scope.

author: Robuster
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 07:49:18 am
content: It was not bricked, mostly it freezes after one to two hours. Also the scoop reboots for no reason.I thought it was a hardware failure so I send it to Rigol for a repair.This is what I got from Rigol:Bootversion </= 0.0.0.12 doesn't work.Bootversion starting 0.0.0.13: New update works.Sometimes problems (randomly rebooting) occur with 0.0.0.13, R&D is informed and working on a new firmware.

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 07:54:31 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on November 10, 2016, 05:54:48 pmDon't worry. It only affects his scoop.You're scope will be just fine

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 08:04:02 am
content: All this stuff is confusing enough without getting the zeros and period points in the wrong places.What we call "firmware" is what the scope calls "Software", and the scope's "Firmware" is actually something different, which is not changed by our "firmware" updates.And if Rigol knows a method to roll back or install an earlier version of the "firmware" (actually the "Software") why don't they just tell us how to do it?

author: Robuster
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 09:25:53 am
content: I have looked to the firmware/software they put on my scoop.As you can seen it looks like a special version of 00.04.04.01.01 but then with version number 01.04.04.01.01I hoop i can update if a new version from rigol is available.

author: newbrain
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 09:35:54 am
content: Quote from: Robuster on November 11, 2016, 09:25:53 amI see what you did there...

author: 2N3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 09:51:54 am
content: Quote from: Robuster on November 11, 2016, 09:25:53 amLol mate, good one...

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 09:56:37 am
content: @ RobusterSorry, I am just curious: How old is your scope?

author: Robuster
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 11, 2016, 10:03:34 am
content: It's 3 years old.

author: LektroiD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2017, 08:42:48 am
content: Is it possible to upgrade the boot version?Before anyone says search the forums, I've already done several searches for this on here, but getting thousands of results, it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2017, 09:38:50 am
content: Quote from: LektroiD on March 28, 2017, 08:42:48 amI have asked this question many times myself. I've even directly asked a RigolUSA technician, and I've never gotten a real answer. So as far as I am aware, the answer must be "NO", at least not by any means that we users have available to us.It is also not possible, ordinarily, to "roll back" to an earlier version of the "firmware" once a later version is installed. However, looking at the posts up above, maybe there is a way to "trick" the scope into accepting an earlier version if it can be re-named to fool the scope into thinking it is actually a later version. Unfortunately no update method that I know of will change the Boot Version.And since Rigol didn't change the Boot Version of Robuster's scope they "fixed" up above... maybe there is really no way it can be done.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2017, 05:53:26 pm
content: This is just from memory so take it with however many grains of salt you deem appropriate. There was once, way back when, a firmware update that included a boot update along with it. That's the only instance I recall seeing where the boot version was changed and it wasn't an independent thing you could install. It rode along with a firmware update, which I assume relied on whatever changed in the boot upgrade.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2017, 08:07:19 pm
content: Bitseeker, is correct. I got a copy of it from Rigol a year or two ago.

author: Neo2199
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2017, 05:11:18 pm
content: From the discussion above I am not sure what is the latest best firmware for bootloader version above 0.0.13 ?

author: LektroiD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 12:39:06 am
content: Quote from: Towger on March 28, 2017, 08:07:19 pmAny chance you could PM a copy to me? I have a very early bootloader version on my scope, incompatible with current firmwares.

author: Plasmateur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 01:31:57 am
content: Has anyone wrote some good labview VI's for this model? I can't seem to find anything on NI's website outside of the old VI's written in 2012

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 05:48:51 am
content: Quote from: LektroiD on May 07, 2017, 12:39:06 amIt will be Tuesday before I can have a look for it.

author: LektroiD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 07:38:18 am
content: Much appreciated. Thank you!

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 09:13:09 am
content: PM Sent.Edit:I downloaded the latest version and a fix for 0.0.0.13 is in it:[Updated Contents]--------------------v00.04.04.03.02 2017/02/06- Improved the LXI module- Fixed the freeze problem when upgrading based on the boot version of0.0.0.13- Improved the menu in the language of Traditional Chinese and Korean- Modified the failure when downloading waveform to the source module- Fixed bugs about reading the memory data through SCPI commands- Fixed bugs about Measure- Fixed bugs about Filter

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 09:24:28 am
content: If is a bug, Isn't a hard one, I'm using on a daily basis as a scope, not a meter, and nothing hardly wrong

author: phd0
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 29, 2018, 07:02:21 pm
content: [Supported Model] All the MSO/DS1000Z Series Digital Oscilloscopes[Latest Revision Firmware Date] 2017/03/24[Updated Contents]--------------------v00.04.04.03.02 2017/02/06- Improved the LXI module- Fixed the freeze problem when upgrading based on the boot version of0.0.0.13- Improved the menu in the language of Traditional Chinese and Korean- Modified the failure when downloading waveform to the source module- Fixed bugs about reading the memory data through SCPI commands- Fixed bugs about Measure- Fixed bugs about Filter

author: IAmBack
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2018, 08:54:08 am
content: It's one year old... I think it was already posted.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2018, 10:19:59 am
content: Quote from: IAmBack on March 30, 2018, 08:54:08 amYes indeed. Two posts above, reply #52.