CartPC-Based Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers and Multimeters
PC-based oscilloscopes open up many new applications in education: from looking at the waveforms of musical instruments through to measuring the speed of light. PC-based oscilloscopes offer many advantages over traditional benchtop instruments — ease of use, low cost, small size and portability to name but a few.
Pico oscilloscopes are supplied with PicoScope software which turns a PC into an oscilloscope, spectrum analyser and a meter. These oscilloscopes can also be used with PicoLog data logging software for high speed data logging experiments.
PicoScope PC oscilloscopes use the PCs you already own so give large colour displays (so the whole class can see) and the ability to save and print waveforms. Data can easily be exported to other Windows applications (e.g. Excel or Word) for further analysis or for writing reports. All the required software is included with the products, there are no licensing requirements — you can use the software on as many PCs as you like, and free software updates are available from our website.
Pico has a wide range of oscilloscope products, listed below are the ones we consider to be most suited to educational use:
For PCs with USB ports:
- PicoScope 2000 entry-level oscilloscopes — single and dual-channel, low-cost, USB oscilloscopes
- PicoScope 3000 oscilloscopes — high-speed/performance, 2 and 4-channel, USB oscilloscopes
For PCs without USB ports:
DrDAQ Data Logger
DrDAQ PC based data logger with built in sensors for temperature, light and sound
The DrDAQ is a low cost data logger from Pico Technology. It is supplied ready to use with all software and cables. It is ideal for a large variety of classroom science experiments.
- Very low cost
- Built in sensors for light, sound (level and waveforms) and temperature
- Measure pH — just plug in any standard pH electrode
- Measure voltages and resistances
- Sockets for external sensors (temperature, humidity, etc)
- Use DrDAQ to capture fast signals (eg sound waveforms)
- Outputs for control experiments
- Simply plug in to your PC and measure
- Data logging software included
Educational Kits
Pico Magnetic Induction Kit
The Pico Magnetic Induction Kit provides a simple and effective method for students to investigate the concepts of Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction. A small bar magnet is dropped down the tube and, as it passes through the coil, an electromagnetic field (emf) is induced. The output pulse can be viewed using a Pico PC oscilloscope, a DrDAQ data logger or most other types of digital storage oscilloscopes.
The Magnetic Induction Kit can be used to demonstrate electromagnetic induction, the direction of induced currents and variation of the size of induced emf with velocity. It can also be used as a student-based investigation, either with full instructions or as an open investigation where the students research the concepts.
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