European training program on Rigol test equipment

[pascal_sweden]

Just a question towards Rigol DS1054Z and Rigol DSA815-TG users:

Where did you guys/girls learn how to use the advanced features in your Oscilloscope or your Spectrum Analyzer?

Did you just learn by doing and hands on experiments?

Or did you read the manual in details? Many engineers AFAIK don't read user manuals

I had courses about Fourier and Signal Processing, but never really learned on how to use all the advanced features of an Oscilloscope and a Spectrum Analyzer.

Do they have affordable trainings on this topic?

Maybe an idea for Rigol, to setup a European training program on test equipment, such as basic Oscilloscope principles, basic Spectrum Analyzer principles, advanced Oscilloscope features, advanced Spectrum Analyzer features, etc.

The training participants could use actual Rigol test equipment during the training, and Rigol could offer a discount to the training participants when buying Rigol test equipment after the training.

People would have access to an affordable training in which they can learn the basic principles and the more advanced features, and at the same time they can learn on using actual Rigol test gear, while Rigol can indirectly market their product portfolio. Win win for everybody.

[Wuerstchenhund]

Just a question towards Rigol DS1054Z and Rigol DSA815-TG users:

Where did you guys/girls learn how to use the advanced features in your Oscilloscope or your Spectrum Analyzer?

Did you just learn by doing and hands on experiments?

Or did you read the manual in details? Many engineers AFAIK don't read user manuals

I'm not a user of those Rigol instruments so I hope you don't mind my answer.

Most of the time I get familiar with a new instrument by reading the manual (yes, there are engineers for which it's not beneath them to read a operating manual) and taking a new instrument for a spin around the block (i.e. spend some time with it trying out the various functions).

That's pretty common in the environments I work in.

I had courses about Fourier and Signal Processing, but never really learned on how to use all the advanced features of an Oscilloscope and a Spectrum Analyzer.

Do they have affordable trainings on this topic?

Rigol? I doubt it, if only for the fact that none of their equipment can be considered "advanced" in any way. Even their top end scopes are pretty basic, as are their spectrum analyzers.

Maybe an idea for Rigol, to setup a European training program on test equipment, such as basic Oscilloscope principles, basic Spectrum Analyzer principles, advanced Oscilloscope features, advanced Spectrum Analyzer features, etc.

Again, because Rigol has neither the experience (as a company) nor any products which can be considered "advanced" in any way I don't think they could add much to doing advanced analysis.

As basic courses go, there are already plenty of options out there. Just pick one you want.

People would have access to an affordable training in which they can learn the basic principles and the more advanced features, and at the same time they can learn on using actual Rigol test gear, while Rigol can indirectly market their product portfolio. Win win for everybody.

The question is how "affordable" is training if a 3 day session easily exceeds the purchase price of a new DS1054z (or even the price of a DSA815)? Actually, how many hobbyists do spend money on training instead of teaching themselves via the vast amount of free resources on the internet?