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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by roel_v on Thursday April 16, 2020 @09:03PM (#22895239)
Can anyone tell me what Rigol I should buy and to what I can turbo-charge it through firmware hacks? Is it possible to buy something entry-level (say, $500) and make it into something that I can decode Modbus messages with, and also look at the exact waveform of my house 230V electrical installation?

(these questions probably show how little I know about these things and I know how someone who doesn't know anything shouldn't be messing with electrical installations. Humor me.)

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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by jrussino on Thursday April 16, 2020 @11:37PM (#22895976)
I remember seeing this a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnhXfVYWYXE

That one is probably obsolete now, but if you search around you may find that this is still possible for whatever is Rigol's current entry-level scope.

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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by ProZsolt on Friday April 17, 2020 @05:53AM (#22897607)
The DS1054Z is currently the cheapest, but it is a few years old. If you have the money I would buy the MSO5072 it came out last year. Look for tests. Dave's EEVBlog is a good point to start.
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