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PC Oscilloscopes
User's Guide
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Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 PicoScope 4000 Series PC Oscilloscopes User's Guide ps4000.en-1 Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 What do I get? ............................6 2 System requirements ............................7 3 Installation instructions ............................8 4 Connections ............................9 5 Specifications 4 Programming with the PicoScope 4000 Series .............................10 5 Glossary .............................11 ..............................13 Index Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved. ps4000.en...
  • Page 5: Welcome

    Pico Technology is a range of compact units designed to replace traditional bench-top oscilloscopes costing many times the price. Here are some of the benefits provided by your new PicoScope 4000 Series PC Oscilloscope: Portability: Take the unit with you and plug it in to any Windows PC.
  • Page 6: Introduction

    The abbreviation MS/s is used in this guide to mean megasamples per second. Safety symbols The following symbols appear on the front panel of the PicoScope 4000 Series PC Oscilloscope. Symbol 1: Warning triangle This symbol indicates that a safety hazard exists on the indicated connections if correct precautions are not taken.
  • Page 7: Fcc Notice

    Liability Pico Technology and its agents shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury, howsoever caused, related to the use of Pico Technology equipment or software, unless excluded by statute.
  • Page 8: Trademarks

    Pico Technology Limited and PicoScope are trademarks of Pico Technology Limited, registered in the United Kingdom and other countries. PicoScope and Pico Technology are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ps4000.en Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.
  • Page 9: Warranty

    Goods will be free from defects in material and workmanship. Pico Technology shall not be liable for a breach of the warranty if the defect has been caused by fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, abnormal working conditions...
  • Page 10: Product Information

    PicoScope 4000 Series User's Guide Product information What do I get? Your PicoScope 4000 Series PC Oscilloscope kit contains the following items: Reorder Quantity Description code PP492 PicoScope 4224 scope unit (PicoScope 4224 kit only) PP493 PicoScope 4424 scope unit (PicoScope 4424 kit only)
  • Page 11: Installation Instructions

    Moving your PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to another USB port Windows XP SP2 When you first installed the PicoScope 4000 Series PC Oscilloscope by plugging it into port, Windows associated the Pico driver with that port. If you later move the oscilloscope to a different USB port, Windows will display the "New Hardware Found Wizard"...
  • Page 12: Connections

    B. Input channel B C. Input channel C D. Input channel D E. LED: shows when the oscilloscope is sampling data Rear panel PicoScope 4224 PicoScope 4424 F. USB 2.0 port ps4000.en Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.
  • Page 13: Specifications

    Trigger resolution 1 LSB Overshoot 12% max. Crosstalk approx. -60 dB on equal ranges approx. -40 dB from ±100 V range to ±100 mV range Specifications correct at 18 August 2008 Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved. ps4000.en...
  • Page 14: Programming With The Picoscope 4000 Series

    An Application Programming Interface (API) is supplied free of charge with the PicoScope 4000 Series scopes. You can install it from the product CD (if you enable this option in the installer) or by downloading it from our website at www.picotech.
  • Page 15: Glossary

    PC Oscilloscope. A virtual instrument formed by connecting a PicoScope 4000 Series scope unit to a computer running the PicoScope software. PicoScope 4000 Series. Pico Technology's high-resolution PC Oscilloscopes. PicoScope 4224. The digits in the part number have the following meanings: 4___ = 4000 Series;...
  • Page 16 ±100 mV means that the oscilloscope can measure voltages between -100 mV and +100 mV. Input voltages outside this range will not damage the instrument as long as they remain within the protection limits stated in Specifications table. ps4000.en Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.
  • Page 17: Index

    Software licence conditions FCC notice Specifications Storage environment System memory Grounding System requirements Input range, maximum 2, 9 Technical support Inputs Test equipment Installation Trademarks Trigger bandwidth external Low Voltage Directive changing ports Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved. ps4000.en...
  • Page 18 PicoScope 4000 Series User's Guide Vertical resolution Voltage ranges Warranty Weight Windows, Microsoft ps4000.en Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved. ps4000.en...
  • Page 20 Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park Eaton Socon ST. NEOTS Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 Web: www.picotech.com ps4000.en-1 28.10.08 Copyright © 2008 Pico Technology. All rights reserved.

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