PicoScope 3224 Oscilloscope Specifications

Oscilloscope
Bandwidth 10 MHz
Channels 2
Vertical resolution 12 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 16 bits
Dynamic range 72 dB
Accuracy 1%
Input ranges (full scale) ±20 mV to ±20 V in 10 ranges
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 on single input
Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
One channel in use
Two channels in use

20 MS/s
10 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode)
1 MS/s (Record length limited to 2 MS in PicoScope, unlimited when using the supplied API)
Buffer memory 512 kS
Buffer memory (in streaming mode) 2 M samples per channel
Waveform buffer Up to 1000 waveforms
Timebase ranges 500 ns/div to 50 s/div in 25 ranges
Timebase accuracy 100 ppm
Triggers
Source Ch A or Ch B
Trigger modes Free run, auto, repeat, single and save to buffer on trigger
Advanced triggers Window trigger, window pulse, dropout trigger, window dropout trigger, variable trigger hysteresis
Pre/post trigger -100% to +100%
Spectrum Analyser
Bandwidth 10 MHz
Frequency range DC to 10 MHz
Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average
Window types Blackman, Gaussian, triangular, Hamming, Hann, Blackman-Harris, flat-top, rectangular
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
Humidity

+20 °C to +30 °C for quoted accuracy, 0 °C to +70 °C overall.
20 to 90% 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

Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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