Date: 08/07/2012

Oscilloscopes from PicoScope are extended with sampling rate of 1GS/s

The 3000 Series oscilloscopes from PicoScope are expanded to include six new 4–channel models. The new oscilloscopes offer a maximum sampling rate of 1 GS/s (up to 10 GS/s effective for repetitive signals), a range of input bandwidths from 60 MHz to 200 MHz, and buffer memory depths from 4 M to 128 M samples. The new FlexiPower system allows the scopes to run on either USB or AC power. With an option of either a built–in function generator or a built–in arbitrary waveform generator, and are packed in a slim case design.

The PicoScope oscilloscope software also includes serial decoding, mask limit testing, segmented memory and advanced triggers. Other built–in features include persistence displays with fast waveform update rates, math channels, automatic measurements with statistics, programmable alarms, and decoding of I²C, UART/RS232, SPI, CAN bus, LIN and FlexRay signals. Updates to the software are released regularly, free of charge.

The advanced triggering modes include pulse width, interval, window, window pulse width, level dropout, window dropout, runt pulse, variable hysteresis, and logic. All triggering is digital, ensuring lower jitter, greater accuracy and higher voltage resolution than the analog triggering found on many competing scopes.

A free Software Development Kit (SDK) allows to control the new scopes from your own custom applications. The SDK includes example programs in C, C++, Excel and LabVIEW, and can be used with any language that supports C calling conventions. The PicoScope software and SDK are compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The PicoScope 3000 Series 4–channel oscilloscopes are available now from Pico distributors worldwide and from www.picotech.com. Prices range from only £599 for the 60 MHz PicoScope 3404A with function generator to only £1349 for the 200 MHz PicoScope 3406B with AWG, including four probes and a 5–year warranty.