Rigol DS Series Quick start guide

DS Series products Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Date: 11.26.2013
Solution:
System requirements:
IBM compatible PC
WINRAR software
An SB (flash) drive
Important
- If you choose to perform an upgrade and your unit is damaged, Rigol is not responsible
for the repair or shipping costs. The ser assumes all responsibility.
- Before the upgrade, please contact RIGOL Technical and Support Department to confirm
whether the current firmware version can be upgraded to the target version.
- There is no firmware upgrade available if you current firmware version is below 02.04.
Doing an update despite you have a lower version will damage your Scope seriously.
Pre-requisites
Verify the SB (flash) drive that can be recognized by a Rigol oscilloscope (e.g. DS1102E) as
follows:
• When the oscilloscope is powered up, insert the SB drive (WITHO T update file) into the
SB (Host) port which is located in the front of the oscilloscope.
• When it prompts “ SB device install success”, it indicates the flash drive is recognized by the
scope, as shown in Figure 1.
• Otherwise the SB drive is not compatible with the oscilloscope Note 1.

DS1000 Upgrade Steps
1. With the help of your computer, decompress the upgrade software (RAR) files and place them
in the top directory of the SB drive.
2. Inserts the flash into the SB (Host) port of the oscilloscope, and it will
• Prompt “examine the higher/lower-version software, upgrade or not?”
• Choose “OK” to activate the automatic installment process, as shown in Figure 2.

3. Important
During the installation process, please do not disturb or remove the SB drive, and make sure
the power supply is stable; otherwise, it may corrupt the firmware and cause the oscilloscope to
be unusable, and require factory supportNote 2.
4. When the upgrade is completed, the machine will automatically restart, please perform the
self-calibration. (Please refer to the user manual for the self-calibration procedure).
NOTE:
1. Brand, and memory size dependent, not all SB drives in the market are compatible with
Rigol products.
2. Service charges may be required, regardless of validity of warranty, if upgrade is not an
necessity of bugs, application failure, system feature malfunctioning.

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