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pico Technology PicoScope 9400 Series Manual

Sampler-extended real-time oscilloscopes
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PicoScope
9400 Series
®
SXRTO sampler-extended real-time oscilloscopes
16 GHz and 5 GHz bandwidth models
PicoScope 9404-16
11.3 Gb/s clock recovery
16 GHz bandwidth, 22 ps transition time
5 TS/s (0.2 ps resolution) equivalent time sampling
PicoScope 9404-05
5 GHz bandwidth, 70 ps transition time
1 TS/s (1 ps resolution) equivalent-time sampling
Four 12-bit 500 MS/s ADCs
Pulse, eye and mask testing down to 45 ps and up to 11 Gb/s
Intuitive and configurable touch-compatible Windows user interface
Comprehensive built-in measurements, zooms, data masks and histograms
±800 mV full-scale input range into 50 ohms
±10 mV/div to ±0.25 V/div ranges provided by digital gain
Up to 250 kS trace length, shared between channels
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  • Page 1 PicoScope 9400 Series ® SXRTO sampler-extended real-time oscilloscopes 16 GHz and 5 GHz bandwidth models PicoScope 9404-16 11.3 Gb/s clock recovery 16 GHz bandwidth, 22 ps transition time 5 TS/s (0.2 ps resolution) equivalent time sampling PicoScope 9404-05 5 GHz bandwidth, 70 ps transition time 1 TS/s (1 ps resolution) equivalent-time sampling Four 12-bit 500 MS/s ADCs Pulse, eye and mask testing down to 45 ps and up to 11 Gb/s...

  • Page 2: Product Overview

    Product overview The PicoScope 9404 SXRTO Series have four high-bandwidth 50 Ω input channels with market-leading ADC, timing and display resolutions for accurately measuring and visualizing high-speed analog and data signals. They are ideal for capturing pulse and step transitions down to 22 ps, impulse down to 45 ps, and clocks and data eyes to 11 Gb/s. The PicoScope SXRTOs offer equivalent time sampling (ETS) that can readily analyze high bandwidth applications that involve repetitive signals or clock-related streams.

  • Page 3: Frequency Counter

    ETS (equivalent-time sampling) Bandwidth limit filters PicoScope 9400 Series SXRTOs use equivalent-time sampling (ETS) to capture high- A selectable analog bandwidth limiter (100 or 450 MHz) on each input channel can be bandwidth repetitive or clock-derived signals without the expense or jitter of a very high- used to reject high frequencies and associated noise.

  • Page 4: Channel Deskew

    Segmented acquisition mode Channel deskew Segmented acquisition mode in the Acquire menu partitions the available trace memory The deskew variable adjusts the horizontal position (time offset) of one active channel length into multiple trace lengths (segments or buffers). Up to 1024 traces can then be with respect to another on the instrument display.

  • Page 5: Equivalent-Time Sampling

    Sampling scope The PicoScope 9404-16 maximum effective sampling rate in ETS is 5 TS/s, with Model PicoScope 6407 PicoScope 9400 Series PicoScope 9300 Series a timing resolution of 0.2 ps, which is 10 000 times higher than the scope’s actual sampling rate.
  • Page 6 PicoScope 9400 Series scopes. supported by Windows.
  • Page 7 PicoSample 4 software The PicoSample 4 software interface provides access to commands that control all of the instrument’s features and functions. Display area System controls Status area Histogram window View live, reference and math waveforms. Drag Select whether the oscilloscope is Displays acquisition status, mode and Determines which part of the database is waveforms to reposition them and drag or draw...
  • Page 8 In the Y axis measurements such as max, The PicoScope 9400 Series oscilloscopes quickly measure well over 40 standard min, DC RMS and cycle mean are available. Measurements can be within a single trace waveforms and over 70 eye parameters, either for the whole waveform or gated between or trace-to-trace such as phase, delay and gain.
  • Page 9 Eye diagram analysis can display data including: bit rate, period, crossing time, frequency, eye width, eye amplitude, mean, area and jitter RMS. Also shown on the graph The PicoScope 9400 Series scopes quickly measure more than 70 fundamental are left and right RMS jitter markers. These measurements are selectable from within parameters used to characterize non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signals and return-to-zero (RZ) the Eye Diagram side menu and are listed on screen below the graph.

  • Page 10: Mask Testing

    Mask testing Powerful mathematical analysis The PicoScope 9400 Series scopes support up to four simultaneous mathematical combinations or functional transformations of acquired waveforms. You can select any of the mathematical functions to operate on either one or two sources. All functions can operate on live waveforms, waveform memories or even other functions.
  • Page 11 FFT analysis Histogram analysis Envelope acquisition All PicoScope 9400 Series oscilloscopes can calculate Behind the powerful measurement and display Pulsed RF carriers lie at the heart of our modern real, imaginary and complex Fast Fourier and Inverse capabilities of the 9400 Series lies a fast, efficient data...
  • Page 12 PicoScope 9400 Series inputs, outputs and indicators 9404-05 front panel Calibration output Power LED: Green under normal operation 4 x 5 GHz 50 ohm inputs Power LED Status/trigger LED: Indicates connection Status/trigger LED progress and trigger Channel inputs: The PicoScope 9404 has four input channels: Ch 1 to Ch 4.
  • Page 13 PicoScope 9404 specifications 9404-05 9404-16 Vertical Number of input channels Four channels. All channels are identical and digitized simultaneously. Full: DC to 5 GHz Full: DC to 16 GHz *Analog bandwidth (–3 dB) Middle: DC to 450 MHz Narrow: DC to 100 MHz *Passband flatness Full: ±1 dB to 3 GHz Full: ±1 dB to 5 GHz...
  • Page 14 9404-05 9404-16 Hardware vertical resolution 0.4 mV/LSB without averaging Overvoltage protection ±1.4 V (DC + peak AC) * Input impedance (50 ±1.5) Ω. (50 ±1) Ω, typical Input match Reflections for 70 ps rise time: 10% or less, <–20 dB Reflections for 30 ps rise time: 10% or less, <–20 dB Input coupling Input connectors...
  • Page 15 9404-05 9404-16 ±50 ns range. Coarse increment is 100 ps, fine increment is 10 ps. With manual or calculator data entry the increment is four significant digits Channel-to-channel deskew range or 0.4 ps (9404-16). Acquisition Real time: Captures all of the sample points used to reconstruct a waveform during a single trigger event Random equivalent time: Acquires sample points over several trigger events, requiring the input waveform to be repetitive Sampling modes Roll: Acquisition data is displayed in a rolling fashion starting from the right side of the display and continuing to the left side of the display...
  • Page 16 9404-05 9404-16 Internal trigger Edge: Triggers on a rising and falling edge of any source from DC to Edge: Triggers on a rising and falling edge of any source from DC to 2.5 GHz. 2.5 GHz. Divider: The trigger source is divided down four times (/4) before Internal trigger style Divider: The trigger source is divided down four times (/4) before being applied to the trigger system.
  • Page 17 9404-05 9404-16 Display Off: No persistence Variable persistence: Time that each data point is retained on the display. Persistence time can be varied from 100 ms to 20 s. Infinite persistence: In this mode, a waveform sample point is displayed forever. Variable Gray Scaling: Five levels of a single color that is varied in saturation and luminosity.
  • Page 18 9404-05 9404-16 You can save or recall your acquired waveforms to or from any drive on the PC. To save a waveform, use the standard Windows Save as Save to/recall from disk dialog box. From this dialog box you can create subdirectories and waveform files, or overwrite existing waveform files. You can load, into one of the Waveform Memories, a file with a waveform you have previously saved and then recall it for display.
  • Page 19 9404-05 9404-16 Arithmetic: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Ceil, Floor, Fix, Round, Absolute, Invert, Common, Rescale Algebra: Exponentiation (e), Exponentiation (10), Exponentiation (a), Logarithm (e), Logarithm (10), Logarithm (a), Differentiate, Integrate, Square, Square Root, Cube, Power (a), Inverse, Square Root of the Sum Trigonometry: Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cotangent, ArcSine, Arc Cosine, ArcTangent, Arc Cotangent, Hyperbolic Sine, Hyperbolic Cosine, Categories and math operators Hyperbolic Tangent, Hyperbolic Cotangent...
  • Page 20 9404-05 9404-16 Standard predefined optical or standard electrical masks can be created. SONET/SDH: OC1/STMO (51.84 Mb/s) to FEC 2666 (2.6666 Gb/s) Fibre Channel: FC133 Electrical (132.8 Mb/s) to FC2125E Abs Gamma Tx.mask (2.125 Gb/s) Fibre Channel: FC133 Electrical (132.8 Mb/s) to FC2125E Abs Gamma Tx.mask (2.125 Gb/s) Fibre Channel: FC4250 Optical PI Rev13 (4.25 Gb/s) to FC4250E Abs Gamma Tx.mask (4.25 Gb/s)
  • Page 21 9404-05 9404-16 RMS jitter 2 ps typical Output delay 4 ±1 ns Output coupling DC coupled Output connectors SMA female Clock recovery trigger - recovered data output Data rate 6.5 Mb/s to 11.3 Gb/s Amplitude ±200 mV pk typical Rise/fall time 20%–80%: 75 ps, typical.

  • Page 22: Optional Accessories

    Kit contents and accessories Your PicoScope 9400 Series oscilloscope kit contains the following items: • PicoScope 9400 Series sampler-extended real-time oscilloscope (SXRTO) • PicoSample 4 software (supplied on a USB stick and also available as a free download from www.picotech.com) •...
  • Page 23 Optional accessories Order code Description USD* EUR* GBP* PicoConnect 900 Series Kits PQ067 PicoConnect 910 Kit: all six microwave and pulse probe heads with two cables 3 095 2 595 2 045 PQ066 PicoConnect 920 Kit: all six gigabit probe heads with two cables 5 105 4 285 3 375...
  • Page 24 14 995 * Prices correct at time of publication. Sales taxes not included. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering. * Prices correct at the time of publication. Sales taxes not included. Please check www.picotech.com for the latest prices before ordering.

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