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PicoScope
USB oscilloscopes
Built-in function generator and AWG
3000 Series
®
60 to 250 MHz analog bandwidth
Up to 1 GS/s real-time sampling
2 or 4 analog channels
MSO models with 16 digital channels
Up to 512 MS buffer memory
Hardware-accelerated update rates
USB connected and powered
Automatic measurements
Mask limit testing
Advanced triggers
Spectrum analyzer
Free technical support and updates
Free SDK and example programs
5 year warrranty included
www.picotech.com
Serial decoding
Maths channels

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  • Page 1 PicoScope 3000 Series ® USB oscilloscopes 60 to 250 MHz analog bandwidth Up to 1 GS/s real-time sampling 2 or 4 analog channels MSO models with 16 digital channels Built-in function generator and AWG Up to 512 MS buffer memory Hardware-accelerated update rates USB connected and powered Automatic measurements...
  • Page 2 10 GS/s by using Equivalent Time Sampling (ETS) mode. With a sampling rate of four or five times the input bandwidth, PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are well equipped to capture high-frequency signal detail.

  • Page 3: Deep Memory

    Deep memory The PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are also market leaders in offering a huge buffer memory, allowing them to sustain their high sampling rates across long timebases. For example, using a 512 MS buffer the PicoScope 3207B can sample at 1 GS/s all the way down to 50 ms/div (a 500 ms total capture time).
  • Page 4 PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes - overview Max. PicoScope Buffer AWG* Bandwidth sampling model memory rate 3204A • 60 MHz 4 MS 500 MS/s 3204B • • 60 MHz 8 MS 500 MS/s 3205A • 100 MHz 16 MS 500 MS/s 3205B •...
  • Page 5 Triggers Since 1991 Pico Technology have been pioneering the use of digital triggering and precision hysteresis using the actual digitized data. Traditionally digital oscilloscopes have used an analog trigger architecture based on comparators. This can cause time and amplitude errors that cannot always be calibrated out.

  • Page 6: Function Generator

    Function generator All of the PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include a built-in function generator with sine, square, triangle, and DC modes as standard. As well as basic controls to set level, offset and frequency, more advanced controls allow you to sweep over a range of frequencies and trigger the generator from a specified event.
  • Page 7 Tools such as mask limit testing can then be used to scan through each waveform to identify anomalies. Furthermore, as the hardware acceleration is performed with an FPGA, improvements to your scope’s hardware can be made through regular, free software upgrades: no physical updates to your PicoScope are required. PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 8: Spectrum Analyzer

    We are proud of the dynamic performance of our products, and publish their specifications in detail. The result is simple: when you probe a circuit, you can trust in the waveform you see on the screen. PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 9: Usb Connectivity

    SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection, To protect your investment, both the PC software and firmware making the already-optimized inside the scope can be updated. Pico Technology have a long process of data transfer even faster. history of providing new features for free through software downloads.

  • Page 10: Advanced Display

    As the example below shows, the software can even show both oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer traces at once. Additionally, each waveform shown works with individual zoom, pan, and filter settings for ultimate flexibility. PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 11: Math Channels

    Definitions for standard Pico-supplied probes are built in, but you can also create your own using linear scaling or even an interpolated data table, and save them for later use. PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 12 Serial decoding The deep-memory PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding capability across all channels, and are ideal for this job as they can capture thousands of frames of uninterrupted data. Serial protocols The decoded data can be displayed in the format of your choice: In graph, In table, or both at once.

  • Page 13: Automatic Measurements

    You can add as many measurements as you need on each view. For information on the measurements available in scope and spectrum modes, see Automatic Measurements in the Specifications table. PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 14 There’s also an Auto a pop-up window. Each measurement includes statistical spectrum mode. Arrange Axes command. parameters showing its variability. PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 15 Digital triggers The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO models offer a comprehensive set of advanced triggers covering both the analog and digital inputs, to help you capture the data you need. As well as simple edge triggers, a selection of time-based triggers are available for both digital and analog inputs.

  • Page 16: Digital Channels

    –5 V to +5 V can be defined for each 8-bit input port. The digital trigger can be activated by any bit pattern combined with an optional transition on any input. Advanced logic triggers can be set on either the analog or the digital input channels, or both. PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 17 MSO digital signal digital inputs. mode. Show by level: Group bits Display format: Display selected into fields and then display bits individually or as groups in as an analog level. numerical or ASCII format. PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 18: Application Examples

    Testing on the move The PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes slip easily into a laptop bag, so you don’t need to carry bulky benchtop instruments to perform on-site troubleshooting. Being powered via a USB connection, your PicoScope can simply be plugged into your laptop and used for measuring wherever you are.
  • Page 19 Trigger rearm time < 2 μs on fastest timebase < 1 μs on fastest timebase Up to 10 000 waveforms Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst in a 10 ms burst PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 20 Operating: 0 °C to 50 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy) Temperature range Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C Operating: 5% RH to 80% RH non-condensing Humidity range Storage: 5% RH to 95% RH non-condensing PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 21 Up to 100% of capture size Maximum post-trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples (selectable in 1 sample steps) Trigger re-arm time < 2 µs on fastest timebase Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 22 Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy) Temperature range Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C Operating: 5% RH to 80% RH non-condensing Humidity range Storage: 5% RH to 95% RH non-condensing PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 23 100 MS in PicoScope software. Up to available PC memory when using supplied SDK. Maximum buffer segments 10 000 Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±2 ppm ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±2 ppm Sample jitter < 3 ps RMS typical PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 24 Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (15 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy). Temperature range Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C Operating: 5% RH to 80% RH non-condensing. Humidity range Storage: 5% RH to 95% RH non-condensing * analog channels only PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 25: Common Specifications For All Models

    Output functions copy to clipboard, print Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Languages German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish PicoScope 3000 Series...
  • Page 26 Ch A 16 digital inputs Ch B AWG and Earth terminal function generator 4-channel MSO models Ch A Earth power terminal Ch B input 16 digital inputs Ch C AWG and USB port function generator Ch D PicoScope 3000 Series...

  • Page 27: Kit Contents

    Probes All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are supplied with two or four probes (quantity to match the number of analog channels), which are chosen to obtain the specified system bandwidth. See the table below for more information on which probes are included and how to order additional probes.

  • Page 28: Ordering Information

    PicoScope 3406D MSO 200 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG 1499 2473 1814 * Prices are correct at the time of publication. VAT not included. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering. ** Arbitrary waveform generator More oscilloscopes in the PicoScope range... PicoScope...

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