Rigol VS5000 usb scopes

[crmaris]

Has anyone worked with a Rigol VS5000.
I am thinking to update my trusty but old tech. Stingray with one of these :)

http://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/vs5000/

In Europe I found the VS5042 for about 350€ including shipping (and two years ago I bought the stringray for 200€ :wall: )

[crmaris]

this scope doesn't have drivers for win 7 x64 (but works with x86). The only problem is that I use x64 on my loads control PC :(

When I asked rigol if they gonna release any new drivers that will also support x64 they replied that I should buy another scope!!!!!

[McSteel]

You could run a supported OS in a virtual machine, perhaps...
Also, tell Rigol to take their o'scope and shove it :D

[crmaris]

425€ price and they tell you buy another one to do your job with win 7 64x. Great support!!

[allikat]

I guess that means you look elsewhere. Right?

[crmaris]

I already bought it unfortunately. But I will probably sell it because I don't want to format my loads PC and install x86 OS (I have 8 gigs of ram installed).

I also have a Rigol 1052e but probably I will buy a four channels scope, which by the way are bloody expensive. I was thinking to buy a USB one but since their prices are crazy high (I am talking about serious brands and not Chinese ones like Hanteks etc.) I will go for a normal one that has USB port for PC control.

[mariush]

I'd say just install Virtualbox (open source) and install a 32bit OS inside it... it supports USB capture as far as I know.

[crmaris]

I will try but as I already wrote Zacate is already slow for my program :( since I control about 12 usb devices with this PC in real time. I am afraid that a virtual os will make things far worse.

How difficult is for Rigol to make x64 drivers, I wonder!!!

[mariush]

If the cpu has virtualization support, it will basically run just like the host system.. almost transparently.

[crmaris]

thanks! I will try it then and see how it goes.

[crmaris]

After many unsuccessful tries I decided to sell the Rigol and buy a new scope that can be programmed so I will be able to add ripple data too, in my new Cross Load graphs.

Already two, four channel, Picoscope 3424 kits are on their way to me :) I hope I will get the hand of them very quickly (meaning I will finish the coding part fast).

I wanted to buy the 4424 scopes initially but two of them costed way to much for my pocket :(

[rafal_iB_PL]

If I'll ever be in for a new scope, I'll know which brand to avoid...

[crmaris]

picos came and they rock! I already wrote the code for them and now in the CL tests I will include ripple results for all load range of the test PSU. Also since my program now holds min/avg/max ripple values the test process is far easier :D