Pico oscilloscope, data logger and automotive diagnostics news

New 12 GHz PicoScope Sampling Oscilloscope

The dual-channel 12 GHz PicoScope 9201 sampling oscilloscope is designed specifically for the complex task of analyzing high-speed electrical signals. It is ideal for many advanced applications.

PC-based (USB 2.0 or LAN), the PicoScope 9201 is made to our usual high-standards yet is only half the price of similar sampling oscilloscopes.

We expect demand for the PicoScope 9201 to be high so find out more about the PicoScope 9201 before everyone else does.

Energy Efficiency at Pico

Follow our journey from energy hog to energy saver in our new Energy Efficiency blog. See how we’re using EnviroMon to save money and make our building more energy efficient.

New Low-Cost USB Oscilloscopes

New to our 2000 oscilloscope series, the PicoScope 2200 range are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and can be used as a dual-chanel oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, data logger and arbitrary waveform generator.

These low-cost USB Oscilloscopes are packed full or features and are ideal for everyone from hobbyists and field service engineers to educational and professional users.

Find out more about the PicoScope 2200s >

New Differential Input Oscilloscope

The new PicoScope 3425 is a 4-channel oscilloscope with differential inputs. These allow you to measure signals that are not referenced to ground without the need for expensive differential preamplifiers or probes.

Find out more about the PicoScope 3425 >

We’ve Moved!

Our spacious new premises are located in the ‘Silicon Fen’ area of the UK, just a few miles away from our previous location. Our new offices will allow us to continue to develop leading-edge test and measurement equipment whilst continuing to provide the first-rate service and support that you have come to expect from Pico.

Pico Labs

Visit Pico Labs and be the first to try out our new software releases.

Currently available from Pico Labs is the latest version of PicoScope Automotive, together with our new Pico Diagnostics automotive software.

COP Extension Leads

Our new Coil-on-Plug extension leads are designed to aid diagnostics on secondary ignition circuits by allowing an HT measurement to be made when there are no, or limited access, to any spark plug leads.

Tell me more about the COP extension leads >

Pico Newsletter

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USB Oscilloscope
Linux Drivers

At Pico we were one of the first test and measurement companies to provide Linux drivers. We have now affirmed our continued support for the Linux operating system with the release of linux drivers for our popular PicoScope 2000 and 3000 USB Oscilloscope Series.

A beta release of these drivers is available from the Pico Labs website.

PicoScope 5000 Wins
The First of Many Awards

The PicoScope 5204 has won a 2008 Best in Test award.

Each year Test & Measurement World present the Best in Test awards to honour important and innovative new products in electronics test, measurement, and inspection. This year Pico is a winner with our ever-popular PicoScope 5000 PC Oscilloscope series.

With class-leading bandwidth, sampling rate and memory depth, and an array of advanced high end features, PicoScope 5000 PC Oscilloscopes give you the features and performance you need without any compromise.

Why the PicoScope 5000 series is so popular >

Windows Vista Compatibility

From release R5.16.2 all products are now compatible with Windows Vista.
Help files for PicoScope and PicoLog are compatible, but EnviroMon and product specific help files are not currently compatible, however, you can download manuals in PDF format.

Fast USB Streaming Driver

The latest Windows driver for the 3224 and 3424 PicoScope USB PC Oscilloscopes is about to open up a new range of applications, thanks to a huge speed increase. With a new streaming mode capable of transferring over six million samples per second, it allows the scope to bypass its own memory buffer and transfer data direct to the PC’s memory. This will allow programs to capture waveforms at high sampling rates over long periods of time, instead of being limited to shorter captures in “block mode”. The driver has a new data aggregation function for fast zooming without loss of detail.

The new driver, with additional functions to support the enhanced streaming mode, comes with a fully documented API and an example program in C++, and is aimed at experienced programmers. The driver is included in versions R5.14.4 and above of the PicoScope software.

Download the latest software >