PicoScope 4000 series oscilloscope reviews

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Marc Dekenah
PicoScope 4824

4824 knocks spots off most PQ recorders.
Long term power quality recordings are one thing, and handled well by most PQ recorders, but damaging transients often remain undetected as result of the poor input performance of even some eye-watering expensive PQ kit. The 4824 is able to detect these transients; this proved while locating the reason for data centres going down, crashing robotic arms, etc. Having 8 channels means all voltages and currents are simultaneously captured. This is now my diagnostic instrument of choice, often paired with a 5442B when a few extra channels are needed.

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	Frequency and power range	Sweep types, length and speed	Port interfaces and match	Dynamic range	Trace noise stability and accuracy	Features summary
Pico Technology PicoVNA 106 $5995	0.3 MHz to 6 GHz at 10 Hz resolution –20 to 6 dBm	Frequency: Linear CW Linear + Dwell Power: Linear up to 10001 pts at 5 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports with bias-Ts Load 46 / 16 dB Source 46 / 16 dB Directivity 47 dB	Typically: 118 dB @10 Hz Guaranteed: 108 dB 10–4000 MHz 100 dB 0.3–6000 MHz	± 0.005 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.1 dB, ±1° Reflection: ±0.5 dB, ±4°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain, P1dB utility, AM to PM utility
Copper Mountain Cobalt C1209 $22,495	0.1 MHz to 9 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –60 to 15 dBm	Frequency: Linear Logarithmic Segmented Power: Linear up to 500001 pts at 48 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 46 / 20 dB Source 40 / 20 dB Directivity 46 / 20 dB	Typically: 162 dB @1 Hz Guaranteed: 148 dB 1–8000 MHz 138 dB 1–9000 MHz	± 0.001 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured in 3 kHz bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.1 dB, ±1° Reflection: ±0.4 dB, ±3°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain, Time Gating, P1dB utility, Mixed Frequency
Copper Mountain S5065 $12,995	0.01 MHz to 6.5 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –50 to 5 dBm	Frequency: Linear Logarithmic Segmented Power: Linear up to 200001 pts at 7 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 46 / 18 dB Source 40 / 18 dB Directivity 46 / 18 dB	Typically: 130 dB @1 Hz Guaranteed: 125 dB 0.3–4800 MHz 120 dB 0.3–6500 MHz 75 dB 0.1–6500 MHz	± 0.0021 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured in 3 kHz bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.1 dB, ±1° Reflection: ±0.4 dB, ±3°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain, Time Gating, P1dB utility, Mixed Frequency
Anritsu Shockline MS46122B-010 $17,490	1 MHz to 8 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –20 to 5 dBm	Frequency: Linear CW + dwell Logarithmic Segmented up to 16001 pts at 3.8 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 42 / 8 dB Source 33 / 8 dB Directivity 42 dB / 8 dB	Typically: 110 dB @10 Hz Guaranteed: ≥100 dB 10 MHz–8 GHz	± 0.006 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.08 dB, ±0.5° Reflection: ±0.37 dB, ±2.2°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain ($ opt), Time Gating ($ opt), Mixed Frequency, kQ product / ɳmax
Anritsu Shockline MS46322A-008 $22,973	0.05 MHz to 8 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –20 to 5 dBm	Frequency: Linear CW + dwell Logarithmic Segmented up to 16001 pts at 3.8 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 42 / 8 dB Source 33 / 8 dB Directivity 42 dB / 8 dB	Typically: 115 dB @10 Hz Guaranteed: ≥100 dB 10 MHz–8 GHz	± 0.006 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.08 dB, ±0.5° Reflection: ±0.37 dB, ±2.2°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain ($ opt), Time Gating ($ opt), Mixed Frequency, kQ product / ɳmax
Tektronix TTR506A $12,000	0.1 MHz to 6 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –50 to 7 dBm	Frequency: Linear Logarithmic up to No spec. pts at No spec. s2p/ms*	N(f) ports with bias-Ts Load 37 / 7 dB Source 34 / 25 dB Directivity 36 / 25 dB	Typically: 122 dB @No spec. Hz Guaranteed: ≥124 dB typ. 2–200 MHz ≥125 dB 200 MHz–3 GHz ≥122 dB 3–6 GHz	± 0.008 dB RMS ± 0.015 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.2 dB, ±2° Reflection: ±No spec. dB, ±°	Reference Offset ? Embed / De-embed ?
Keysight ENA E5063A-265	0.1 MHz to 6.5 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –20 to 0 dBm	Frequency: Linear Logarithmic Segmented up to 10001 pts at 5 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 45 / 11 dB Source 44 / 25 dB Directivity 52 / 25 dB	Typically: 122 dB @10 Hz Guaranteed: >93 dB 0.3–8.5 MHz >116 dB 8.5 MHz to 4.34 GHz >112 dB 4.43 GHz to 6.5 GHz	± 0.005 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.07 dB, ±0.5° Reflection: ±0.13 dB, ±0.9°	Reference Offset, Embed / De-embed, Time Domain ($ opt), kQ product / ɳmax
Rohde & Schwarz ZVL6 $28,485	0.009 MHz to 6 GHz at 1 Hz resolution –50 to 10 dBm	Frequency: Linear Logarithmic Segmented up to 4001 pts at 3.3 s2p/ms*	N(f) ports Load 46 / 14 dB Source 40 / 14 dB Directivity 46 / - dB	Typically: 123 dB @10 Hz Guaranteed: >115 dB 20 MHz to 5 GHz >105 dB 7 MHz to 6 GHz	± 0.005 dB RMS ± 0.02 dB/°C. Measured at maximum bandwidth. Transmission: ±0.2 dB,± 2° Reflection: ±1 dB, ±6°	Reference Offset, Time Domain ($ opt), Time Gating ($ opt)
All prices and specifications retrieved from manufacturer/distributors on June 1^st 2017

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PicoScope 4000 series oscilloscope reviews

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