Oscilloscope Specifications

Oscilloscope
Variant PicoScope 3204 PicoScope 3205 PicoScope 3206
Bandwidth 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Channels 2 + Ext trigger
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits
Dynamic range 50 dB
Accuracy ±3%
Input ranges (full scale) ±100 mV to ±20 V
Input characteristics 1 MΩ in parallel with 20 pF
Input type Single-ended, BNC connector
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Overload protection ±100 V (signal input)
±30 V (signal generator / external trigger)
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 1000 waveforms
Timebase ranges 5 ns/div to 50 s/div 2 ns/div to 50 s/div 1 ns/div to 50 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) minimum
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 Dimensions
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 modes
Channel maths - calculate the sum, dfference, product, inverse or create your own custom function using standard arithmetic, exponential and trigonometric functions
Automated measurements
Scope mode: AC 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, total power, total harmonic distortion (THD), 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 on PicoScope 6
PicoLog for Windows PicoLog data acqusition 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 and 64-bit
Software development kit A growing collection of drivers and example code for various programming languages
Language support
Software
PicoLog

PicoScope 6

Full support for English, French and German; menus only for Italian and Swedish
Full support for English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Menus and dialogs only for Dutch, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese.
Documentation
User’s guide
Installation guide

English, French, German, Spanish
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
General
Additional hardware (supplied) USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM
PC interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) - cable supplied
Power requirements Powered from USB port#
Compliance FCC, CE
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
Price: Oscilloscope £399.00
$658.35*
€466.83*
£599.00
$988.35*
€700.83*
£799.00
$1318.35*
€934.83*
Price: Oscilloscope Kit
(Oscilloscope, probes and carry case)
£407.00
$671.55*
€476.19*
£607.00
$1001.55*
€710.19*
£807.00
$1331.55*
€944.19*

* US Dollar and Euro prices are approximate.
# 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.

Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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