USB Oscilloscope specifications for the PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope 3000 USB Oscilloscope Specifications

       Oscilloscope — Vertical 
   Model PicoScope 3204A/B PicoScope 3205A/B PicoScope 3206A/B 
 Bandwidth (-3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 
 Rise time (calculated) 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns 
 Input channels 2 
 Vertical resolution 8 bits 
 Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits 
 DC accuracy ±3% of full scale 
 Input sensitivity 10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions) 
 Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF  ±1 pF 
 Input type Single–ended, BNC connector 
 Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC 
 Input ranges (full scale) ±50 mV  to ±20 V  in 9 ranges 
 Analogue offset range
 50 mV  to 200 mV  ranges
 500 mV  to 2 V  ranges
 5 V  to 20 V  ranges   
 ±250 mV
±2.5 V
±20 V   
 Overload protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak) 
        Oscilloscope — Horizontal 
   Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
 1 channel in use
 2 channels in use 
500 MS/s
250 MS/s 
 Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals) 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 
 Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode) 1 MS/s  using PicoScope
> 10 MS/s  using the supplied SDK (PC dependent) 
 Buffer memory#
A models
B models 
4 MS
8 MS 
16 MS
32 MS 
64 MS
128 MS 
 Waveform buffer Up to 10,000 waveforms 
 Timebase ranges 2 ns/div to 200 s/div 1 ns/div to 200 s/div 500 ps/div to 200 s/div 
 Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm 
 Sample jitter < 5 ps  RMS 
 # Shared between active channels
       Dynamic Performance (typical) 
   Crosstalk Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges) 
 Harmonic distortion < -50 dB  at 100 kHz  full scale input 
 SFDR 52 dB 
 ADC ENOB 7.6 bits 
 Noise 180 µV  RMS (on most sensitive range) 
 Pulse response < 5% overshoot 
 Bandwidth flatness (+0.3 dB, -3 dB) at scope input, from DC to full bandwidth 
         Triggers 
       Basic triggers Auto, repeat, single, none, rapid (segmented memory) 
 Advanced triggers (Ch A, Ch B) Edge: rising, falling or dual edge with adjustable hysteresis
 Window: signal enters or exits a user–defined voltage range
 Pulse width: a negative or positive pulse is wider or narrower than a set width, or inside/outside a range of widths
 Window pulse width: signal is inside or outside a voltage range for a set time
 Dropout: signal does not cross a voltage threshold for at least a set time
 Window dropout: signal does not enter or exit a voltage range for at least a set time
 Interval: time between two edges is greater or less than a set time, or inside/outside a time range
 Logic: arbitrary logic state of Channels A, B and EXT matches a user–defined pattern
 Runt pulse: signal crosses one voltage threshold and returns without crossing the other 
 Trigger sensitivity (Ch A, Ch B) Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of oscilloscope 
 Maximum pre–trigger capture Up to 100% of capture size 
 Maximum post–trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples 
 Trigger re–arm time < 2 µs  on fastest timebase 
 Maximum trigger rate Up to 10,000 waveforms in a 20 ms  burst 
         External Trigger Input 
   Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed 
 Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF  ±1 pF 
 Input type Front panel BNC connector 
 Bandwidth 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 
 Voltage range ±5 V, DC coupled 
 Overvoltage protection ±100 V  (AC + DC peak) 
        Function Generator (all models) 
   Standard output signals
All models
B models 
Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage
Ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS 
 Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz 
 Output frequency accuracy ±50 ppm 
 Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz 
 Output voltage range ±2 V  with ±1% DC accuracy 
 Amplitude flatness < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz, typical 
 SFDR > 60 dB, 10 kHz  full scale sine wave 
 Connector type Front panel BNC with 600 Ω  output impedance 
 Overvoltage protection ±10 V 
 Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments 
          Arbitrary Waveform Generator (B models only) 
    Update rate 20 MHz 
 Buffer size 8 kS 8 kS 16 kS 
 Resolution 12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV) 
 Bandwidth > 1 MHz 
 Rise time (10 to 90%) < 100 ns 
         Spectrum Analyser 
    Frequency range DC to 60 MHz DC to 100 MHz DC to 200 MHz 
 Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average 
 Window types Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman–Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat–top 
 Number of FFT points Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2 
         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 
0 °C to 50 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy) 
         Physical Properties 
   Dimensions (including connectors) 200 x 140 x 40 mm (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.6 in) 
 Weight < 0.5 kg  (approx < 1.1 lb) 
        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  
 Software development kit 
 Includes drivers and example code for various programming languages including C, Excel and LabVIEW.
  
         Language Support 
    Software
  PicoScope 6 
 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, 日本語, Norsk, Polski, Português, română, Русский, Svenska, Türkçe  
 Documentation
 User’s guide
 Programmer’s guide
 Quick Start Guide   
English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, 中文 
English
English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español  
         General 
    Data sheet English, 中文 (简体), Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano 
 Additional hardware (supplied) USB 2.0 cable, 2 x oscilloscope probes in probe case, user manuals and software CD–ROM 
 PC interface USB 2.0 
 Power requirements Powered from USB port 
 Compliance European EMC and LVD standards
FCC Rules Part 15 Class A
RoHS compliant 
 Total Satisfaction Guarantee In the event that this product does not fully meet your requirements you can return it for an exchange or refund. To claim, the product must be returned in good condition within 14 days. 
 Warranty 5 years 
         Ordering Information 
   Model PicoScope 3204A PicoScope 3205A PicoScope 3206A 
 Cat number PP708 PP710 PP712 
 Lead time In stock In stock In stock 
 Price  £399·00  
US$658·35*
€482,79*
   £599·00  
US$988·35*
€724,79*
   £799·00  
US$1,318·35*
€966,79*
  
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 Model PicoScope 3204B PicoScope 3205B PicoScope 3206B 
 Cat number PP709 PP711 PP713 
 Lead time In stock In stock In stock 
 Price  £499·00  
US$823·35*
€603,79*
   £699·00  
US$1,153·35*
€845,79*
   £899·00  
US$1,483·35*
€1.087,79*
  
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Oscilloscope — Vertical
Model	PicoScope 3204A/B	PicoScope 3205A/B	PicoScope 3206A/B
Bandwidth (-3 dB)	60 MHz	100 MHz	200 MHz
Rise time (calculated)	5.8 ns	3.5 ns	1.75 ns
Input channels	2
Vertical resolution	8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution	12 bits
DC accuracy	±3% of full scale
Input sensitivity	10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input characteristics	1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF ±1 pF
Input type	Single–ended, BNC connector
Input coupling	Software selectable AC/DC
Input ranges (full scale)	±50 mV to ±20 V in 9 ranges
Analogue offset range 50 mV to 200 mV ranges 500 mV to 2 V ranges 5 V to 20 V ranges	±250 mV ±2.5 V ±20 V
Overload protection	±100 V (DC + AC peak)

Oscilloscope — Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (single shot) 1 channel in use 2 channels in use	500 MS/s 250 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals)	2.5 GS/s	5 GS/s	10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate (continuous streaming mode)	1 MS/s using PicoScope > 10 MS/s using the supplied SDK (PC dependent)
Buffer memory^# A models B models	4 MS 8 MS	16 MS 32 MS	64 MS 128 MS
Waveform buffer	Up to 10,000 waveforms
Timebase ranges	2 ns/div to 200 s/div	1 ns/div to 200 s/div	500 ps/div to 200 s/div
Timebase accuracy	±50 ppm
Sample jitter	< 5 ps RMS

Dynamic Performance (typical)
Crosstalk	Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges)
Harmonic distortion	< -50 dB at 100 kHz full scale input
SFDR	52 dB
ADC ENOB	7.6 bits
Noise	180 µV RMS (on most sensitive range)
Pulse response	< 5% overshoot
Bandwidth flatness	(+0.3 dB, -3 dB) at scope input, from DC to full bandwidth

Triggers
Basic triggers	Auto, repeat, single, none, rapid (segmented memory)
Advanced triggers (Ch A, Ch B)	Edge: rising, falling or dual edge with adjustable hysteresis Window: signal enters or exits a user–defined voltage range Pulse width: a negative or positive pulse is wider or narrower than a set width, or inside/outside a range of widths Window pulse width: signal is inside or outside a voltage range for a set time Dropout: signal does not cross a voltage threshold for at least a set time Window dropout: signal does not enter or exit a voltage range for at least a set time Interval: time between two edges is greater or less than a set time, or inside/outside a time range Logic: arbitrary logic state of Channels A, B and EXT matches a user–defined pattern Runt pulse: signal crosses one voltage threshold and returns without crossing the other
Trigger sensitivity (Ch A, Ch B)	Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of oscilloscope
Maximum pre–trigger capture	Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post–trigger delay	Up to 4 billion samples
Trigger re–arm time	< 2 µs on fastest timebase
Maximum trigger rate	Up to 10,000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst

External Trigger Input
Trigger types	Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed
Input characteristics	1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF ±1 pF
Input type	Front panel BNC connector
Bandwidth	60 MHz	100 MHz	200 MHz
Voltage range	±5 V, DC coupled
Overvoltage protection	±100 V (AC + DC peak)

Function Generator (all models)
Standard output signals All models B models	Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage Ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
Standard signal frequency	DC to 1 MHz
Output frequency accuracy	±50 ppm
Output frequency resolution	< 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range	±2 V with ±1% DC accuracy
Amplitude flatness	< 0.5 dB to 1 MHz, typical
SFDR	> 60 dB, 10 kHz full scale sine wave
Connector type	Front panel BNC with 600 Ω output impedance
Overvoltage protection	±10 V
Sweep modes	Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments

Arbitrary Waveform Generator (B models only)
Update rate	20 MHz
Buffer size	8 kS	8 kS	16 kS
Resolution	12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV)
Bandwidth	> 1 MHz
Rise time (10 to 90%)	< 100 ns

Spectrum Analyser
Frequency range	DC to 60 MHz	DC to 100 MHz	DC to 200 MHz
Display modes	Magnitude, peak hold, average
Window types	Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman–Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat–top
Number of FFT points	Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2

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	0 °C to 50 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)

Physical Properties
Dimensions (including connectors)	200 x 140 x 40 mm (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.6 in)
Weight	< 0.5 kg (approx < 1.1 lb)

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
Software development kit	Includes drivers and example code for various programming languages including C, Excel and LabVIEW.

Language Support
Software PicoScope 6	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, 日本語, Norsk, Polski, Português, română, Русский, Svenska, Türkçe
Documentation User’s guide Programmer’s guide Quick Start Guide	English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, 中文 English English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español

General
Data sheet	English, 中文 (简体), Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano
Additional hardware (supplied)	USB 2.0 cable, 2 x oscilloscope probes in probe case, user manuals and software CD–ROM
PC interface	USB 2.0
Power requirements	Powered from USB port
Compliance	European EMC and LVD standards FCC Rules Part 15 Class A RoHS compliant
Total Satisfaction Guarantee	In the event that this product does not fully meet your requirements you can return it for an exchange or refund. To claim, the product must be returned in good condition within 14 days.
Warranty	5 years

Ordering Information
Model	PicoScope 3204A	PicoScope 3205A	PicoScope 3206A
Cat number	PP708	PP710	PP712
Lead time	In stock	In stock	In stock
Price	£399·00 US$658·35* €482,79*	£599·00 US$988·35* €724,79*	£799·00 US$1,318·35* €966,79*
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Order from a distributor	Find my local distributor

Model	PicoScope 3204B	PicoScope 3205B	PicoScope 3206B
Cat number	PP709	PP711	PP713
Lead time	In stock	In stock	In stock
Price	£499·00 US$823·35* €603,79*	£699·00 US$1,153·35* €845,79*	£899·00 US$1,483·35* €1.087,79*
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Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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