Awesome work guys! I just received my DP832. I'm glad I cancelled the DP832a order now
Is there a summary anywhere on the firmware differences for the DP832? I'm curious how critical it is for me to update (any major bugs?) and if I should do this before applying the hack, etc...
I'm going to guess that the hack will work on any DP832 firmware, but I haven't tried it yet.
EDIT:
My DP832 has firmware 00.01.04, even though it arrived from tequipment.net this week (after being on back order for while).
Apparently it's not the newest firmware, but the hack installed just fine. No need to hunt for the private key. I used the dos program rigol.exe further up that studio25 compiled for us (thanks
), and it has the private key already.
Looks so much better than the circular triangle display the DP832A has (which is why I cancelled that one and ordered this one). I typed the keys in manually then toggled power on the DP832 to see the more accurate voltage and current display.
My board is also the same version as Dave's (rev 2), so it has the same design flaw discussed in the Rigol DC power supply thread. However, this hack makes up for the design flaw that I'll have to fix at some point down the road. It's really thanks to you folks that I might buy another piece of Rigol gear in the future. After the design flaw, I was kind of turned off by it, but all in all, I'm happy with the DP832.