PicoScope 3425 PC Oscilloscope Specifications

Oscilloscope
Bandwidth 5 MHz
(3 MHz  on 100 mV  range)
Rise time (calculated) 70 ns
Input channels 4
Vertical resolution 12 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 16 bits
Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
One channel in use
Two channels in use
Three or four channels in use

20 MS/s
10 MS/s
5 MS/s
Record length
One channel enabled, up to 100 ms/div
Two channels enabled, up to 100 ms/div
Three or four channels enabled, up to 100 ms/div
Over 100 ms/div

512 kS/channel
256 kS/channel
128 kS/channel
2 MS/channel
Waveform buffer Up to 10000 waveforms
Input impedance 12.4 MΩ  (on 100 mV  to 5 V  ranges)
10.1 MΩ  (on 10 V  to 400 V  ranges)
Input capacitance 12 pF
Input type Differential voltage,
Touch–proof BNC connectors with 4 mm GND sockets
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Input voltage ranges 100 mV  to 400 V  in 12 ranges
Common–mode voltage range
To ensure measurement accuracy
30 V  (on 100 mV  to 5 V  ranges)
400 V  (on 10V  to 400 V  ranges)
Maximum safe voltages
Differential
Any input above scope GND

400 V
400 V  (600 V  transient)
Measurement category rating CAT 1
Accuracy
Voltage
Time

±1 %
50 ppm
Linearity 12 bits
Noise < 10 LSB
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 temperature range 0 °C  to 40 °C
( 20 °C  to 30 °C  for quoted accuracy)
Operating humidity range Minimum 5% RH non–condensing
Maximum 80% RH non–condensing,
decreasing linearly to 50% at 40 °C
Storage environment
Temperature range
Humidity

-20 °C  to +60 °C
5% to 90% RH, non–condensing
Other environmental conditions Dry environments
Altitudes of up to 2000 m  above sea level
No pollution, or only dry, non–conductive pollution
Physical Properties
Dimensions 255 x 170 x 40 mm  (approx 10.0 x 6.7 x 1.6 in)
Weight 920 g  (approx 2 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
PicoLog for Windows PicoLog data acquisition 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 Includes drivers and example code for various programming languages including C, C#, C++, Delphi, Excel, LabVIEW, VEE and Visual Basic.
Language Support
Software
PicoLog

PicoScope 6

Full support for English, French and German; menus only for Italian, Spanish and Swedish
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
Installation guide
Programmer’s guide

English
English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
English
General
Additional hardware (supplied) Carry case
USB 2.0 cable
User manuals and software CD–ROM
2 x multimeter test probes
4 x screened BNC to 4 mm plug leads
4 x current clamp adaptors
4 x small crocodile clips
4 x large crocodile clips
8 x sprung hook probes
PC interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
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
Lead time Low stock - order soon
Price £975·00  
US$1,608·75*
€1.179,75*

* US Dollar and Euro prices are approximate.

Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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