PicoScope 4000 Series USB Oscilloscopes

PicoScope 4226 and 4227 USB Oscilloscope Specifications

         Oscilloscope — Vertical 
   Model PicoScope 4226 PicoScope 4227 
 Bandwidth 50 MHz  100 MHz 
 Rise time (calculated) 7 ns 3.5 ns 
 Input Channels 2 
 Vertical resolution 12 bits 
 Enhanced vertical resolution 16 bits 
 DC accuracy ±1% 
 Input sensitivity 10 mV/div  to 4 V/div 
 Input characteristics 1 MΩ  in parallel with 16 pF  ±2 pF 
 Input type Single–ended, BNC connector 
 Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC 
 Input ranges (full scale) ±50 mV  to ±20 V 
 Overload protection ±100 V  (DC+AC peak) 
             Oscilloscope — Horizontal 
   Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
 1 channel in use
 2 channels in use 
125 MS/s
125 MS/s
250 MS/s
125 MS/s 
 Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals) 10 GS/s 
 Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode) 1 MS/s  using PicoScope
13 MS/s  using the supplied SDK (PC dependent) 
 Buffer memory 32 M  samples shared between active channels 
 Waveform buffer Up to 10000 waveforms 
 Timebase ranges 100 ns/div to 200 s/div 50 ns/div to 200 s/div 
 Timebase accuracy 50 ppm 
             Triggers 
    Source Ch A, Ch B, Ext 
 Trigger modes Auto, repeat, single, none 
 Basic triggers
(Ch A, Ch B, Ext) 
Rising edge, falling edge 
 Advanced triggers
 (Ch A, Ch B) 
Edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed, delayed, logic 
 Maximum pre trigger capture 100% of capture size 
 Maximum post trigger delay 50 s 
 Trigger level Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range in 1 LSB steps 
 Trigger re-arm time 1 µs  (fastest timebase, rapid trigger) 
             External Trigger Input 
   Connector BNC 
 Bandwidth 100 MHz 
 Impedance 1 MΩ  in parallel with 8 pF  ± 2pF 
 Voltage range ±20 V 
 Threshold range ±150 mV  to ±20 V 
 Coupling DC 
 Overload protection ±100 V 
           Function Generator / Arbitrary Waveform Generator 
   Connector BNC 
 Standard waveforms Sine, square, triangle, ramp (up/down), sin (x)/x, Gaussian, half–sine, white noise, DC level 
 Sweep mode Support for all the period signals including arbitrary waveforms 
 Function generator frequency range DC to 100 kHz 
 Buffer size 8192 samples 
 DAC update rate 20 MS/s 
 DAC resolution 12 bits 
 Bandwidth 100 kHz 
 DC accuracy 1% 
 Output range ±250 mV  to ±2 V 
 Output offset range ±1 V 
 Maximum combined output ±2.5 V 
 Output resistance 600 Ω 
 Overload protection ±10 V 
                Spectrum Analyser 
    Bandwidth 50 MHz 100 MHz 
 Frequency range DC to 50 MHz DC to 100 MHz 
 Maximum number of bins 1,048,576 
 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)
 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 45 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)
5 to 80% RH, non-condensing 
 Storage environment
 Temperature range
 Humidity 
 -20 to +60°C
 5 to 95% RH, non-condensing 
           Physical Properties 
   Dimensions 200 x 140 x 35 mm  (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.4 in) 
 Weight <500 g (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, LabVIEW and Visual Basic.
  
             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   
English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, 中文 
English  
            General 
    Additional hardware (supplied) 2 high–impedance probes, USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM and hard carrying case 
 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 In stock In stock 
Price    £699·00  
US$1,153·35*
€845,79*
    
         £899·00  
US$1,483·35*
€1.087,79*
    
      
   

Oscilloscope — Vertical
Model	PicoScope 4226	PicoScope 4227
Bandwidth	50 MHz	100 MHz
Rise time (calculated)	7 ns	3.5 ns
Input Channels	2
Vertical resolution	12 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution	16 bits
DC accuracy	±1%
Input sensitivity	10 mV/div to 4 V/div
Input characteristics	1 MΩ in parallel with 16 pF ±2 pF
Input type	Single–ended, BNC connector
Input coupling	Software selectable AC/DC
Input ranges (full scale)	±50 mV to ±20 V
Overload protection	±100 V (DC+AC peak)

Oscilloscope — Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (single shot) 1 channel in use 2 channels in use	125 MS/s 125 MS/s	250 MS/s 125 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals)	10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate (continuous streaming mode)	1 MS/s using PicoScope 13 MS/s using the supplied SDK (PC dependent)
Buffer memory	32 M samples shared between active channels
Waveform buffer	Up to 10000 waveforms
Timebase ranges	100 ns/div to 200 s/div	50 ns/div to 200 s/div
Timebase accuracy	50 ppm

Triggers
Source	Ch A, Ch B, Ext
Trigger modes	Auto, repeat, single, none
Basic triggers (Ch A, Ch B, Ext)	Rising edge, falling edge
Advanced triggers (Ch A, Ch B)	Edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed, delayed, logic
Maximum pre trigger capture	100% of capture size
Maximum post trigger delay	50 s
Trigger level	Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range in 1 LSB steps
Trigger re-arm time	1 µs (fastest timebase, rapid trigger)

External Trigger Input
Connector	BNC
Bandwidth	100 MHz
Impedance	1 MΩ in parallel with 8 pF ± 2pF
Voltage range	±20 V
Threshold range	±150 mV to ±20 V
Coupling	DC
Overload protection	±100 V

Function Generator / Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Connector	BNC
Standard waveforms	Sine, square, triangle, ramp (up/down), sin (x)/x, Gaussian, half–sine, white noise, DC level
Sweep mode	Support for all the period signals including arbitrary waveforms
Function generator frequency range	DC to 100 kHz
Buffer size	8192 samples
DAC update rate	20 MS/s
DAC resolution	12 bits
Bandwidth	100 kHz
DC accuracy	1%
Output range	±250 mV to ±2 V
Output offset range	±1 V
Maximum combined output	±2.5 V
Output resistance	600 Ω
Overload protection	±10 V

Spectrum Analyser
Bandwidth	50 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency range	DC to 50 MHz	DC to 100 MHz
Maximum number of bins	1,048,576
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) 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 45 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy) 5 to 80% RH, non-condensing
Storage environment Temperature range Humidity	-20 to +60°C 5 to 95% RH, non-condensing

Physical Properties
Dimensions	200 x 140 x 35 mm (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.4 in)
Weight	<500 g (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, LabVIEW and Visual Basic.

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	English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, 中文 English

General
Additional hardware (supplied)	2 high–impedance probes, USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM and hard carrying case
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	In stock	In stock
Price	£699·00 US$1,153·35* €845,79*	£899·00 US$1,483·35* €1.087,79*

* US Dollar and Euro prices are approximate.
Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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PicoScope 4000 Series USB Oscilloscopes

PicoScope 4226 and 4227 USB Oscilloscope Specifications