Plans for mixed signal of Rigol DS2000/4000?

[KedasProbe]

Hi,

Does someone know if Rigol has plans to release a mixed signal version of their current DS2000 and DS4000 series? (like they had their 1000E and 1000D)

Anyone opened it to see if they reserved board space for the logic inputs?
Edit:(Obviously Dave already took it apart) Looks like they reserved extra space:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-360-rigol-ds2000-oscilloscope-teardown/

And if so any guess when they would release it?
On the same subject what is the life cycle of scopes of that price range these days?

Thanks

[KedasProbe]

From Rigol:

A MSO version of the Rigol DS4000 series is expected around April.

[KedasProbe]

FYI

http://www.all-about-test.eu/general-tam/1462-new-mixed-signal-high-end-oscilloscopes-from-rigol.html

19 March 2013 - Rigol Technologies EU GmbH introduces new High End Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes based on the DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes. They are featuring a big 9“ color display and outstanding memory. The new oscilloscopes are available with 100 MHz to 500 MHz bandwidth, 4GSa/s sample rate, and up to four analog channels. The instruments are ideal for applications in research and education, production and development and industrial areas including communications, aerospace/defense, industrial electronics, and many more.

The newly added 16 digital inputs have a sampling rate of 1 GSA/s and provide 28 Mpts memory depth per digital channel. CMOS, TTL, ECL, PECL, LVDS, and user defined input ranges up to +/- 20V in 10 mV steps are available. Maximum safety is given by +/- 40V peak and over voltage up to 800 Vpk.

[Hydrawerk]

Nice, but those DS4000 are very expensive when compared to DS2000.

[grego]

Has anyone heard when the new MSO4000's will be available in the US?

[Electro Fan]

from 11 days ago?

http://www.electroline.com.au/products/62098-Rigol-MSO4-series-mixed-signal-oscilloscopes

Posted: 19 July 2013  |  Supplied by: Emona Instruments Pty Ltd Rigol MSO4000 series mixed signal oscilloscopes
Online: www.emona.com.au
Phone: 02 9519 3933 The MSO4000 series mixed signal oscilloscopes represent the latest innovation in Rigol’s range of oscilloscopes that extend from 50 MHz 1 GS/s models all the way up to 1 GHz bandwidth models with 5 GS/s sampling rates.

The series includes 100, 200, 350, 500 MHz bandwidth models with 4 GSa/s sample rate in analog channels and 1 GS/s sample rate in digital channels (MSO). Memory depth is 140 Mpts in analog channels and 28 Mpts in digital channels (MSO). Units are available in 2 or 4 analog channels and 16 digital channels. The series offers 110,000 wfms/s capture rate and a 200,000 frames real-time waveform record and analyser. It also includes Rigol’s UltraVision Technology providing multilevel intensity grading display.

The MSO4000 series features a variety of trigger and serial bus decoding functions (RS232, I2C, SPI, CAN, FlexRay), lower noise floor, minimum vertical scale is 1 mV/div, a wide variety of interfaces USB Host, USB Device, LAN(LXI), AUX, VGA, USB-GPIB (Opt.) and large 9? TFT(800 x 480) WVGA with multi-intensity display.

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and another item:

http://www.ask-embedded-world.de/index.php5?id=1402702&Action=showProduct&locale=en_GB

Product description
MSO4000 series is the new Mixed Signal  Oscilloscope developed by RIGOL for the embedded design and test applications, the key specs and  features are:
•Bandwidth 100MHz, 200MHz, 350MHz, 500MHz;
•Up to 4GSa/s sample rate for Analog channels, 1GSa/s for Digital channels;
•2+16 or 4+16 channels;
•Std. Up to 140Mpts Memory depth for Analog Channels, 28Mpts for Digital Channels;
•Waveform Capture rate up to  110,000 wfms/s
•Standard  seriel bus Trigger functions(RS232/UART,I2C,SPI,CAN,USB,FlexRay)
•Optional seriel bus Decoding functions(RS232/UART,I2C,SPI,CAN,USB,FlexRay)
•Standard Real Time waveform Record,Replay and Analysis function
•Triggering cross all analog and digital channels;
•Time corelation display for all analog and digital channels;

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and one more:

Rigol MSO4000 500MHz, 4Gs/S, 4-Ch (Analog) 16CH (Digital) 9 inch color LCD

http://113.20.3.166/shop/blog/36/