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An update on the Rigol DS1052E 100MHz Hack showing that the new 2.04 firmware can be downgraded, hacked, and re-upgraded again.

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28 thoughts on “Eevblog #77 – rigol ds1052e ds1102e oscilloscope hack update”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Anvaras Kurmalijevas says:

    Hello David L. Jones. I was always wandering how is possible to talk to any device using serial or lpt o rs232 and reprogram or most important to download (probably suppose to say READ and WRITE) anything that is possible to write. I am very interested in reprogramming old phone to make own graphical user interface. And the main question is what are main common commands to talk to any device or how to find these commands or what commands to send to learn, write down to paper what the device is capable of. So basically how to talk to any device without damaging it.
    The devices I am interested in mainly are computer, bios, firmware – anything I can start to learn from.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adilson Correa says:

    I need to downgrade to sp2 version, do you have the file?

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adilson Correa says:

    Hello, I would like to upgrade the DS1052E oscilloscope to DS1102E and I don't have the firmware!

    Can you help me ?

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ken says:

    "Asterisk", not "Asteriks"

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars J S says:

    Dave please post any new information regarding the hack for 1052e with current FW, I believe is an SP3 versionThanks

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Parallax says:

    Updata Successed. All their base are belong to you!  Do you think Rigol realizes that these products are exclusively sold to people who are the most equipped to hack them?  None of their products are safe from the rouge EE community.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kd1s says:

    By this point RIGOL has to be aware people are 'upgrading' their scopes. I wonder why they made no effort to secure that. I have a DS1054Z which is now a DS1104Z after I applied the hack.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars FennecTECH says:

    i wouldent recomend flashing like that    the write erase cycle on nandflash chips   is quite low  and i wouldent want to risk a bad flashing and bricking my scope    that would be an expensive brick!

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars V-tail says:

    Dear Dave, got in and altered D to B but Firmware 2.05 seems to lock out the upgrade. Could you please send me a link to download the downgrade so I can follow #77 fix. Can I upload the 2.05 to a USB stick prior to the downgrade or do I need to request a firmware upgrade from Rigol?  Love your vids!!!!!!!

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Aigars Buncis says:

    i can not find a ds1102e sofware. i hawe in may ds1052e 00.02.06

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rod B says:

    EEVblog I recently bought a DS1052E expecting to do the 100MHz mod but I was surprised that it won't let me do ANY firmware modifications AT ALL. I tried many many many firmware versions and I NEVER get an update dialog. It worked with my friend's 1052E but he had a firmware version around 2.04 but I saw that mine is 4.01. Did Rigol maybe get tired of people getting an 1102E for the price of a 1052E? Any tips on bypassing this? Thanks!

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 666alikat says:

    8:44 "updata sucessed" roflmao

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rafael Torrado says:

    has anyone tried this with the 03.01 software version cause I just bought this oscilloscope and this is the version it came with??

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NŽN says:

    where can I download ds1052e 3.01 fw? Can't find it anywhere

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars sonick808 says:

    time to order one of these

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kalhana1 says:

    eevblog (dot) com (slash) forum/blog-specific/changing-the-rigol-ds1052e-to-ds1102e-using-usb-the-dummy-guide/885/

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Chebi says:

    Just received my 1052E (July 11 2012) with a V2.06 firmware. Anyone tried the hack on a V2.06?
    Also how/where do I get a V2.02 to hack from?
    Thanks

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars spriteah33 says:

    Great film. Is the ATTEN ADS1102CA 100Mhz Digital Oscilloscope DSO ADS1102 the same as the Rigol just under different branding? It's for sale $470 on ebay and I need a 100meg unit. Would consider the 1052E but cannot afford to get caught out. Any response would be appreciated.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rick T says:

    Can the ds1052e export data in realtime to the computer as a text file I would like to use it as a DAQ (Data Acqusition) tool

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Trevor Nestor says:

    ANYONE TRY IT WITH 2.05 PLEASE LET ME KNOW

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Electronics Engineering Tutorials says:

    Does anybody know why new DS1052E scopes does not have the ULTRAZOOM lable on them???

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars joshstube says:

    @ForViewingOnly
    UPDATE??
    have you tried the hack on 2.05?
    Anyone successful??

    Thanks!

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars valko w says:

    who has the 2.02 sp2 firmware …please can you upload it

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GeneralDelta says:

    Oh my gosh, I just saw the "OUTATIME" plate in the background! That's awesome!

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rowan D says:

    Got my Deal Extreme model (two months after ordering). It's a 2.04 SP1, so I assume I have an upgradable one!
    Woot.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Crippled says:

    @ForViewingOnly
    I ordered from China, dealextreme, saves me £120, but I guess the warranty is worth the price.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ForViewingOnly says:

    @crippled82 Ordered from a test equipment company in UK. This was a brand new shipment of scopes that had just arrived, so you might be lucky and get a 2.04 if yours comes from existing stock in your country. I could have ordered direct from China and saved time and money, but I wanted a 3 year UK guarantee.

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Crippled says:

    Perhaps it has an undiscovered JTAG or USB port on the CPU to access the flash memory.

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