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ssadka
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Set device resolution

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Hi, I'm using a PicoScope 4824.
how can I set the resolution to 16 bits?

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The 4824 is a 12bit device, it is possible in the PicoScope 6 software to use a feature to increase the resolution, this is Resolution Enhancement and can found under each channels options button.
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thanks but I want to change the resolution via the driver API functions. Is it possible?

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There is no function in the driver for this as it just returns raw data.

What you can do is implement a moving average filter using 256 samples to get 4 additional bits of resolution, as shown in the table on the link.
Just read in 256 samples and average them replacing sample 1, then move to sample 2 and average the next 256 values and replace sample 2. Repeat this through the data set and you will have your 16 bit data.
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