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PicoScope 3200

This original PicoScope 3200 range (PicoScope 3204, 3205 and 3206) have now been replaced by the PicoScope 3200A and B range.
Listed here are the final specifications for the original PicoScope 3200 range.

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Oscilloscope — Vertical
Model PicoScope 3204 PicoScope 3205 PicoScope 3206
Bandwidth 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 7 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns
Input channels 2 + Ext trigger
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits
DC accuracy ±3%
Input characteristics 1 MΩ in parallel with 20 pF
Input type Single–ended, BNC connector
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Input ranges (full scale) ±100 mV to ±20 V
Overload protection
Signal input
Signal generator / external trigger

±100 V (DC+AC peak)
±30 V (DC+AC peak)
Oscilloscope — Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
One channel in use
Two channels in use

50 MS/s
50 MS/s

100 MS/s
100 MS/s

200 MS/s
100 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals) 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode)
1 kS/s (Record length limited to 65 kS in PicoScope, unlimited when using the supplied API)
Buffer size
One channel in use
Two channels in use

256 kS/channel
128 kS/channel

512 kS/channel
256 kS/channel

1 MS/channel
512 kS/channel
Waveform buffer Up to 10000 waveforms
Timebase ranges 200 ns/div to 100 s/div 100 ns/div to 200 s/div 50 ns/div to 500 s/div
Timebase accuracy 50 ppm
Triggers
Source Ch A, Ch B or External Trigger
Trigger bandwidth 50 MHz 100 MHz 150 MHz
Trigger modes Free run, auto, repeat, single and save to buffer on trigger
Pre/post trigger -100% to +100%
External trigger
Trigger threshold
Resolution
Input characteristics

Variable up to ±20 V
12.2 mV typical
BNC (shared with signal generator), 1 MΩ
Spectrum Analyser
Bandwidth 25 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz
Frequency range DC to 25 MHz DC to 50 MHz DC to 100 MHz
Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average
Window types Blackman, Gaussian, triangular, Hamming, Hann, Blackman–Harris, flat–top, rectangular
Signal Generator
Output Fixed 1 kHz square wave Fixed amplitude, Variable frequency sine/square/triangle wave with single/dual slope sweep options.
Maximum frequency 1 MHz.
Output impedance 600 Ω
PC Requirements
Minimum Processor: Pentium II processor, or equivalent
Memory: 64 MiB (XP) / 512 MiB (Vista) / 1 GiB (Win 7)
Operating system: 32– or 64–bit edition of Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7
Ports: USB 2.0 compliant port
Recommended Processor: 2 GHz Pentium IV processor, or equivalent
Memory: 256 MiB (XP) / 1 GiB (Vista / Win 7)
Operating system: 32– or 64–bit edition of Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (or above), Vista or Windows 7
Ports: USB 2.0 compliant port
Environmental
Operating environment
Temperature range
Humidity

0 °C to 70 °C (25 °C for quoted accuracy)
25% to 75% RH
Physical Properties
Dimensions 140 x 190 x 45 mm   (5.51 x 7.48 x 1.77 in)
Software
PicoScope 6 for Windows PicoScope 6 is your complete test and measurement lab in one application. Features include:
Capture modes: oscilloscope, spectrum and persistence.
Channel maths: calculate the sum, difference, product, inverse or create your own custom function using standard arithmetic, exponential and trigonometric functions.
Mask limiting testing: pass/fail, failure count, total count.
Serial Decoding: decode data from a serial bus such as I²C.
Automated measurements
Scope mode: AC RMS, true RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak–to–peak, rise time and rising rate.
Spectrum mode: frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, total harmonic distortion (THD % and THD dB), total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N), spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR), signal+noise+distortion to signal+noise ratio (SINAD), signal to noise ratio (SNR) and intermodulation distortion (IMD).
Export data formats: comma separated values (CSV), tab delimited (TXT), windows bitmap (BMP), graphics interchange format (GIF), portable network graphics (PNG), MATLAB 4 format (MAT).
Full details for PicoScope 6
PicoLog for Windows PicoLog data acquisition software can collect up to 1 million samples. Features include:
Multiple views — view data as a graph, spreadsheet or text
Parameter scaling — convert raw data into standard engineering units
Math functions — use mathematical equations to calculate additional parameters
Alarm limits — program an alert if a parameter goes out of a specified range
IP networking — transfer measurements via a LAN or over the Internet
Full details on PicoLog
Linux drivers 32–bit drivers and 64–bit drivers
Software development kit Includes drivers and example code for various programming languages including C, C#, C++, Delphi, Excel, LabVIEW, VEE and Visual Basic. Download SDK
Language Support
Software
PicoLog

PicoScope 6

Full support for English, French and German; menus only for Italian, Spanish and Swedish
Full support for: English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
Menus and dialogs only for: 中文 (简体), 正體中文 (繁體), Čeština, Dansk, suomi, Ελληνικά, Magyar, 한국어, 日本語, Norsk, Polski, Português, română, Русский, Svenska, Türkçe
Documentation
User’s guide
Installation guide
Programmer’s guide

English, Français, Deutsch, Español
English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
English
General
Additional hardware (supplied) USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD–ROM
PC interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
Power requirements Powered from USB port#
Compliance European EMC and LVD standards
FCC Rules Part 15 Class A
Warranty 5 years

# In normal operation the PicoScope 320x is powered either from a USB port on your computer or from a powered hub. It is not possible to power this device from an unpowered USB hub. If both the PC and the device under test are referenced to the same ground (earth) then noise/offset problems may occur. This problem is only likely to occur when using a mains powered desktop PC whilst measuring DC coupled (earth referenced) signals of a small amplitude. If this situation occurs a mains power adaptor (supplied) will have to be used to power the unit.