Newsletter - See the new 5 GHz PicoScope at Embedded World!
Test and Measurement News
January 2019
See the new 5 GHz PicoScope at Embedded World!
The PicoScope 9404 is the first of its kind: a sampler-extended real-time oscilloscope (SXRTO). It's as easy to use as a real-time scope but gives you a choice of real-time or equivalent-time sampling.
5 GHz bandwidth
1 TS/s effective sampling rate
4 channels
12-bit resolution
Under $15,000
Register your interest on our home page and be one of the first to receive the data sheet.
Focus on: PicoScope 6000 Series deep-memory scopes
The PicoScope 6000 Series is the ultimate real-time USB oscilloscope. High-end features such as serial decoding, mask limit testing and segmented memory are included as standard.
At European Microwave Week 2018 we introduced two new VNA check standards. These are companion items to a vector network analyzer, used to validate the accuracy of a network analysis test setup and its calibration before, during or after a sequence of measurements.
Two models are available: an insertable male-female and a non-insertable female-female.
The "Be-greifen" research project, run by a German consortium, aims to use tangible technology to attract young students to science and engineering. One recent example combines a PicoScope oscilloscope with AR (augmented reality) to make CAN Bus waveforms come alive.
The system displays traces from a PicoScope 5000 Series scope, as well as circuit schematics and component data, right next to the device under test.
PicoLog 6.1.8 released
The latest stable release of Picolog provides these new features:
Support for the TC-08 terminal board
Support for PicoScope 4224, 4424, 4224 IEPE and 4262 oscilloscopes
Excellent product. We have 6 of these (plus one of the older RS232 versions) and use them mainly for thermal characterization of LV and MV switchgear designs with typically 30-40 thermocouples. Software is quick and easy to set up and use, multiple devices allow a large number of points to be monitored simultaneously. The units are also easy to keep in calibration (using our certified calibration and test provider) to ensure compliance with ISO9001. Highly recommended. --picotech.com
PicoScope 2205A
One of the best tools that i use for troubleshooting.
It's very small and fits to my laptop bag, so i can carry it around the world.
Everything works fine and the CAN analyser is a very good tool when i work in a wind turbine. --picotech.com
PicoScope 2408B
MrW0lf has posted a detailed review of the performance his PicoScope on EEVblog. He found bandwidth and accuracy to be better than our published specifications. --eevblog.com
Frequency Response Analyzer update
Roland van Roy, Senior FAE Manager, Richtek, shows how to measure loop gain and phase in a buck converter using a PicoScope 5000 Series oscilloscope. Roland also explains how to make the signal injection transformer needed for the measurement.
The frequency response analyzer (FRA) software used in the video is available through links on our "Frequency Response Analyzer with Bode Plots" forum post.
Please visit Pico Exhibitions for the latest list of exhibitions and trade shows that Pico and its representatives will be attending.
We're hiring!
Thanks to our continuing success and growth Pico are always seeking talented people to join our company.
Please visit https://jobs.picotech.com/ to see our current vacancies. We look forward to hearing from you!
Software releases
Our latest software releases are available as free downloads. To check which release you are using, start the software and select Help > About.
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At the same time we've released a new set of data sheets for all PicoLog data loggers. Now it's easier to find the technical data you need.
