PicoScope^® 6407

High-speed USB digitizer

The PicoScope 6407 Digitizer is a compact USB plug-in device that turns your PC or laptop into a 4-channel, high-speed digitizer / PC oscilloscope.

PicoScope 6407 Specifications

Oscilloscope — vertical
Input channels	4
Bandwidth (–3 dB)	1 GHz
Rise time (calculated)	350 ps
Input type	SMA
Resolution	8 bits
Enhanced resolution	12 bits
Input sensitivity	20 mV/div
Input range (full scale)	±100 mV
Input coupling	DC
Input impedance	50 Ω ±2%
DC accuracy	±3% of full scale
Overvoltage protection	±2 V (DC + peak AC)

Oscilloscope — horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (single-shot)	1 channel in use: 5 GS/s 2 channels in use: 2.5 GS/s (using A+C, A+D, B+C, B+D) 3 or 4 channels in use: 1.25 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate (continuous streaming mode)	9.7 MS/s using PicoScope >10 MS/s using the supplied SDK (PC-dependent)
Timebase ranges Real-time ETS	1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 50 ps/div to 200 s/div
Buffer memory (shared between active channels)	1 GS
Maximum buffer segments	10,000
Timebase accuracy	±5 ppm

Dynamic performance (typical)
Crosstalk DC to 100 MHz 100 MHz to 1 GHz	100:1 30:1
Step response	±3% after 3 ns, typical
Noise	<0.5 mV RMS

Triggering (general)
Trigger modes	Free run, single, repeat, auto, rapid, ETS
Maximum pre-trigger capture	Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay	Up to 4 billion samples
Maximum trigger rate	Up to 10,000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst
Rearm time	<1 µs on fastest timebase

Triggering (analog inputs)
Trigger types	Rising or falling edge with adjustable hysteresis, pulse width, window, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, delay, interval, level, logic, runt pulse
Trigger sources	Channels A to D, AUX
Trigger level	Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range
Trigger sensitivity	1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope

Auxiliary trigger (AUX) input
Trigger types	Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Input impedance	50 Ω ±1%
Input type	Rear panel BNC
Input coupling	DC
Voltage range	±5 V
Threshold range	±1 V
Bandwidth	25 MHz
Overvoltage protection	±5 V (DC + AC peak)

Reference clock input (SDK only)
Clock input characteristics	50 Ω, BNC, ±1 V, DC coupled
Frequency range	5, 10, 20, 25 MHz, user-selectable
Connector	Rear-panel BNC, shared with AUX trigger
Level	Adjustable threshold, ±1 V
Overvoltage protection	±5 V

Function generator
Standard waveforms	Sine, square, triangle, ramp (up/down), sin (x)/x, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS, DC level
Frequency range	DC to 20 MHz
Frequency accuracy	Same as scope timebase accuracy
Output voltage range (peak to peak)	±250 mV to ±2 V (into high-impedance load)
Offset adjustment	±1 V (maximum combined output ±2.5 V)
Amplitude flatness	1.5 dB DC to 20 MHz, typical
Connector type	Rear-panel BNC
Overvoltage protection	±5 V

Arbitrary waveform generator
Update rate	200 MS/s
Buffer size	16,384 samples
Resolution	12 bits
Bandwidth	20 MHz
Rise time (10%–90%, calculated)	10 ns, typical

Spectrum analyzer
Frequency range	DC to 2.5 GHz
Display modes	Magnitude, peak hold, average
Windowing functions	Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman–Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Number of FFT points	From 128 to 1,048,576
Scale / units	X axis : linear or log 10 Y axis : logarithmic (dbV, dBu, dBm, arbitrary) or linear (volts)

Math channels
General functions	−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, derivative, integral, delay
Filter functions	Low pass, high pass, band stop, band pass
Graphing functions	Frequency, duty cycle
Multi-waveform functions	Min, max, average, peak
Operands	Input channel, reference waveforms, time, constants, pi

Automatic 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, rising rate.
Spectrum mode	Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD %, THD dB, THD+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation

Serial decoding
Protocols	1-Wire, ARINC 429, BroadR-Reach, CAN, CAN FD, DALI, DCC, DMX512, Ethernet (10Base-T, 100Base-TX), FlexRay, I²C, I²S, LIN, Manchester, MODBUS, PS/2, SENT, SPI, UART/RS-232, USB 1.0
Inputs	All input channels with any mixture of protocols

Mask limit testing
Mask generation	Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry
Actions	Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm
Statistics	Pass/fail, failure count, total count

Alarms
Initiating events	Capture, buffer full, mask fail
Alarm actions	Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator

Display
Interpolation	Linear or sin(x)/x
Persistence modes	Digital color, analog intensity, fast, custom

Data export
Output file formats	BMP, CSV, GIF, JPG, MATLAB 4, PDF, PNG, PicoScope data, PicoScope settings, TXT
Output functions	Copy to clipboard, print

Environmental
Temperature range (operating)	0 °C to 40 °C
Temperature range (stated accuracy)	20 °C to 30 °C
Temperature range (storage)	–20 °C to +60 °C
Humidity range (operating)	5% to 80% RH non-condensing
Humidity range (storage)	5% to 95% RH non-condensing
IP rating	IP 20

Physical properties
Dimensions	255 x 170 x 40 mm (approx 10 x 6.7 x 1.6 in)
Weight	<1 kg (approx 2 lb 2 oz)

Software
Windows software	PicoScope for Windows Software development kit (SDK) Windows 7, 8 or 10 recommended (read more)
macOS software	PicoScope for macOS Software development kit (SDK) OS versions: see release notes
Linux software	PicoScope for Linux Software development kit (SDK) See Linux Software & Drivers for details of supported distributions
Languages	Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

General
Additional hardware (supplied)	USB 2.0 cable, carry case, user manuals
PC interface	USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 and USB 1.1 compatible; USB 1.1 not recommended)
Power supply AC adaptor	12 V ±2 V @ 3.5 A External adaptor supplied (suitable for USA, UK, Europe and Australasia)
Safety approvals	European LVD standard
EMC approvals	European EMC standard FCC Rules Part 15 Class A
Environmental approvals	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

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