Another question: Does the Rigol DG1022 have the option to just take recorded waveforms from the DS1052E or DS1054Z and play them back? Is it easier to do so Rigol to Rigol than from the Rigol scope to Siglent AWG?
As an owner of a DS1102E and a SDG1010, it's nightmarish
My workflow is the following:
-Export a CSV file from the Rigol scope, not full memory depth because it takes ages and cannot be taken advantage of by the AWG
-Edit the waveform with a DECENT waveform software, Tektronix ArbExpress (this shouldn't be done, the license forbids it, but I always have my Tek scope when opening arb express, you know
-I'm looking for alternatives here). Editing, in my case, is clipping the waveform, editing its amplitude, sampling rate (ArbExpress can compress a waveform using frequency-limited interpolation) etc.
-Export from ArbExpress. The CSV format is the format used on Tektronix
scopes (the CSV used for AWGs is very different and confuses Siglent's EasyWave).
-Import that into EasyWave
-Export into AWG
The main problem is shuffling around file format, as you see.
*I am not entirely sure it's going to be better from rigol to rigol*. Why? Well, in theory (I haven't checked, sorry), the formats are compatible, but, you still need to clip the waveforms, change the sample rate and such, don't you? As far as I know, this is not practical to do inside the Rigol generator (and I'm sure of that because I have seen how low resolution that grayscale display is). So you still need the computer. You save maybe 2 or 3 steps out of 7.
As a brand, I trust Rigol more than Siglent, but the Siglent is giving me twice the sampling memory and 4 times the resolution (12bit vs 14 bit).
If I was doing arbitrary waveforms all the time, then I would personally get the Rigol to keep me sane, but since I was already stretching my budget by quite a bit looking for a decent analog or DDS FG, and I wasn't originally looking for an AWG, I thought "well, I'm getting the AWG and the color LCD, that's a pretty nice bonus".
I'm still looking for a way to open the CSV (or whatever format) directly on the SDG1010 via a USB drive. If anyone can help me out, I would be thankful.
By the way, here's my review for the Siglent, if you're interested:
http://www.tequipment.net/Siglent/SDG1010/Fully-usable-AWG-at-a-very-low-price/c629c3f1890b4/