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The PicoScope 6000E Series: Capture, control and stream with confidence
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Take advantage of best-in-class bandwidth, sampling rate and memory depth.

Power, portability and performance   Flexibility without compromise
Power, portability and performance   Flexibility without compromise

The PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes are as powerful as any traditional scope, with the advantage of a small form that fits easily on your desk. The 6000E Series has oscilloscopes with up to 3 GHz bandwidth, FlexRes® models with up to 12-bit resolution (up to 16-bit with resolution enhancement enabled), plus up to 4 GS of memory - the deepest as standard in its class. With up to eight analogue channels plus 16 digital channels and an arbitrary waveform generator able to produce up to 50 MHz signals, the PicoScope 6000E Series can ably rise to any task. 

The ultra-deep memory, combined with 40 serial decoders included as standard, creates an oscilloscope that excels at debugging and monitoring digital systems. At the same time, the careful analogue design creates a front end with 60 dB of SFDR, excellent pulse response and minimal crosstalk.

ll of these features are accessible through the free PicoScope software, with regular updates, lifelong technical support and no hidden costs.

  

The PicoScope 6000E Series works with PicoScope 7, PicoSDK®, or PicoLog 6. Combine masks, advanced digital triggers, automated measurements, and actions with up to 40.000 waveforms stored in the buffer to spot rare timing errors, glitches, and dropouts during long tests with no coding required. Or, use the PicoSDK to create your own applications from scratch.

Unlike old-fashioned SCPI interfaces, our C-based DLLs gives access to every single part of the hardware and can stream up to 312 million samples per second. Integrate a PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscope into your setup and use the advanced triggers and precise (single sample resolution) trigger timestamping to monitor system performance with no false positives or negatives.

The PicoScope 6000E's ultra-deep memory is managed on-device with features such as downsampling and data aggregation to reduce latency, while retaining the original capture data if more detailed analysis is required.
     

 

 

PicoScope 6000E Series inputs, outputs and interfaces

The front panel hosts:

• Four or eight analogue channels, with probe detect rings 

• Four channels with Pico Intelligent Probe Interface

• Two digital ports for connecting to TA369 MSO pods, for up to 16 digital channels

• Indicator LEDs for power and status

• Probe compensation pins

On the rear panel you can find the following connections:

• Aux trigger, which can be configured as an input or an output

• 10 MHz input, for synchronising test equipment

• AWG - signal generator and arbitrary waveform generator

• USB3.0 Type A connector

• 12 V DC input

• Ground stud - can be used to reduce noise in some situations

Intelligent probe interface

The PicoScope 6000E Series is equipped with the Intelligent Probe Interface. The scope supplies power to the probe, making the solution compact and requiring no external supply. The scope and probe can also communicate: use the button on the A3000 Series probes to easily start and stop capture.

When you connect a probe to the Intelligent Probe Interface, the oscilloscope automatically detects the probe type and adjust the software and hardware settings to match it.

Spectrum analyser

    
 
The integrated FFT spectrum analyser provides detailed frequency domain analysis, ideal for identifying noise, crosstalk and signal distortion. The spectrum analyser in PicoScope is of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) type, which, unlike a traditional swept spectrum analyser, can display the spectrum of a single, non-repeating waveform. With up to a million points and comprehensive measurement tools, PicoScope's spectrum analysis capabilities are second to none.

With a click of a button, you can display a spectrum plot of the active channels, with a maximum frequency up to the bandwidth of your scope. To focus on a specific frequency range, you can directly set the start and stop values of the analyser frequency axis.

You can display multiple spectrum views alongside oscilloscope views of the same data. A comprehensive set of automatic frequency-domain measurements can be added to the display, including THD, THD+N, SNR, SINAD and IMD. You can even use the AWG and spectrum mode together to perform swept scalar network analysis.		  

The spectrum works with the waveform buffer so you can capture and rewind through thousands of spectrum plots. Or, save time by using mask limit tests to scan through them all automatically. Spectrum masks and measurements also work with PicoScope actions just like in the time domain, so you can leave the spectrum running continuously and choose to save the waveform on a mask failure, or trigger an alarm when the harmonics are too high.

A full range of settings gives you control over the number of spectrum bands (FFT bins), scaling (including log/log) and display modes (instantaneous, average, or peak-hold). A selection of window functions allows you to optimise for selectivity, accuracy or dynamic range.

Scopes for a digital world

The world is getting more digital. While analog measurements remain vital in a digital environment (for tests such as signal integrity, rise time, noise and so on), often the data itself within the signal is what matters.

MSOs (Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes) are oscilloscopes with dedicated digital channels as well as the standard analog inputs. These digital channels have just one bit (logic high or low) but can measure many channels at once—instead of needing a four-channel oscilloscope just to view one bus, an eight-channel digital input can monitor data in, data out, clocks, and multiple address lines. 

  
 

The digital inputs can use any of up to 40 serial decoders (with more being added all the time) as standard, and can even decode multiple different serial protocols at once. 

  

Digital channels can also be displayed as groups with the combined total displayed in a variety of number formats or a single analog value. Advanced logic triggers will wait for a user-defined combination of levels and transitions, so you can customize it completely to your scenario. 

Arbitrary Waveform Generator and Function Generator

All PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes come with a built-in function generator and arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) capable of ±5 V output.

The AWG operates at 14 bits and 200 MS/s. By using a variable sample clock, the jitter that typically appears on waveform edges is avoided. In addition, the AWG is capable of generating accurate frequencies down to 100 µHz. AWG waveforms can be created or modified with the built-in editor, imported from oscilloscope traces or loaded from a spreadsheet, and they can be exported to a .CSV file too.

The function generator is capable of sine and square waves up to 50 MHz. It can also create triangle waves, DC voltages, white noise, PRBS and other waveforms at lower frequencies. It includes controls to adjust the amplitude, offset and frequency, plus frequency sweep functions - ideal for testing and validating amplifiers and filters.

Combine the function generator with trigger tools to output a known number of cycles when certain conditions are met, such as the scope triggering or a mask test limit failing. 

  

Flexible resolution, up to 12 bits

What is FlexRes?

    

A FlexRes® oscilloscope is able to swap between different vertical resolutions, so you can prioritize sampling rate or high resolution, or balance the two. PicoScope 6000E Series FlexRes oscilloscopes make this optimization in the hardware, and so it is more flexible than resolution enhancement or waveform averaging, which are software features. However, FlexRes can be used in combination with resolution enhancement and waveform averaging for even better performance.

An 8-bit scope will have the fastest sample rate and can store more waveforms in its on-board memory. In 8-bit mode your scope can capture and store huge amounts of data for analysis - perfect for decoding digital signals.

A 12-bit scope has 4096 different possible voltage levels, compared to just 256 with 8-bit resolution. The quantisation noise of 8-bit mode is much higher, making the SNR much smaller. Using a high vertical resolution is perfect for low-level analogue signals when any amount of noise is significant.

  

How do we do it?

Typically, digital oscilloscopes increase sample rate by time-interleaving multiple low-resolution ADCs. The interleaving process adds fundamental errors so that the dynamic performance is always worse than that of the individual (8-bit) ADC. 

Pico's FlexRes architecture starts with high-resolution ADCs, each with multiple cores. The image shows one ADC of a FlexRes PicoScope 6000E Series, with four channels active, each ADC core samples at its maximum rate of 1.25 GS/s. The four cores can be fed with phase-shifted timing signals for a single channel. Interleaving four high-resolution cores reduces the dynamic performance vs. one single core, but it is still better than a single low-resolution core (but with all the sampling speed benefits).

Alternatively, to prioritise precision over speed, all four cores are fed the same timing signal. The output of the four is averaged to reduce noise, and the resolution is boosted to 12 bits. The parallelisation improves SNR and non-linearity for excellent dynamic performance.

  

Ultra-deep memory oscilloscope

Pico oscilloscopes punch far above their weight in memory depth. Deep memory allows you to capture data for longer, but then zoom in and analyse the data with no loss of horizontal resolution. The zoom function lets you zoom into your waveform up to 100 million times! PicoScope 7 also allows multiple viewports to display the same signal at different zoom levels - see the details without losing sight of the bigger picture.

Ultra-deep memory combines perfectly with measurements and DeepMeasure™ so that you can analyse a huge amount of data at once, for the most accurate statistics. When viewing digital data, the deep memory allows you to record and decode longer communication periods for more in-depth analysis.

  
 

The total memory is divided between all active channels, including digital channels if available. The memory can also be segmented in time, so you can set up a trigger and capture data only when it matters - skipping all the dead time in between. Using the PicoScope 7 software, you can have up to a huge 40 000 segments! Searching through that many captures would be incredibly time-consuming, which is why the deep memory combines with the waveform buffer, masks, measurements and persistence modes to help you find glitches and errors quickly

You can also make use of rapid triggering mode, where data is not returned to the PC until all of the segments are full. Pausing communications hugely decreases the re-arm time - perfect for capturing packets of digital data in quick succession. All of the data is stored on the oscilloscope, ready to be retrieved at the end of the capture.

Advanced digital triggers for maximum flexibility
 

Pico Technology pioneered the use of digital triggers back in 1991 and they have only got more powerful since. The flexibility offered by digital triggers allows for a multitude of advanced digital trigger types - more than just edges, PicoScopes can trigger on runt pulses, different length pulses, or even logical combinations of multiple digital or analog signals. Every trigger is accurately timestamped for reference, displayed as either sample intervals or raw time.

PicoScope uses the actual digitised data to trigger. Time and amplitude errors are minimised through filtering, and our digital triggers can trigger on even the smallest signals - there are no limits on slew rate. The trigger is just as accurate at full bandwidth. The trigger levels and hysteresis can be set with the highest precision and resolution.

  

Digital triggers really excel when it comes to advanced trigger types. PicoScope allows triggers based on signal edges (rising, falling, or both) but also pulse characteristics (height, width), timing (rise/fall times, dropouts), and logic. The trigger setup can be a simple threshold or complex windows, so the scope only triggers on what you actually want to see. 

PicoScopes with MSOs can trigger when any or all of the 16 digital inputs match a user-defined pattern. You can specify a condition for each channel individually, or set up a pattern for all the channels together using a hex or binary value.

Logic triggers allow you to combine edges and windows on the analogue inputs: for instance, trigger on the rising edge of A only if B is already high, or trigger if any channel exceeds a predefined voltage range.

Powerful trigger features
 

Configurable trigger hold-off

Trigger holdoff allows the oscilloscope to ignore potentially trigger-firing events for a set period of time after a trigger - perfect for finding the first edge of a burst of data but not triggering on the rest, resulting in a clean capture every time. The hold-off can be configured for any period from 1 ns to more than a day!

High-resolution trigger timestamps

Triggers can also be timestamped with single-sample-interval accuracy. With a 10 GS/s sampling rate, that amounts to 100 ps of resolution. With trigger timestamps, you can identify precisely when an event occurred and easily correlate it with other conditions.

Signal fidelity
PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes have an SFDR of up to 60 dB on FlexRes models. Even on the 3 GHz 6428E-D the crosstalk is better than 200:1 across the entire bandwidth (and over 1000:1 up to 500 MHz). With PicoScope, you can trust in the waveform you see on the screen.  
  Pico has been designing oscilloscopes for over 30 years. With our experience we design our front-ends to minimize noise, crosstalk and harmonic distortion without compromising on metrics such as pulse response and bandwidth flatness. 
     
     
  PicoScope model
Bandwidth (−3 dB) 300 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz 3 GHz
4-channel 8-bit 6403E 6404E 6405E 6406E  
4-channel FlexRes   6424E 6425E 6426E 6428E-D
8-channel 8-bit   6804E      
8-channel FlexRes   6824E      
Model number 6403E 6xx4E 64x5E 64x6E 6428E-D
Vertical (analogue channels)
Bandwidth (−3 dB) 300 MHz 500 MHz 50 Ω ranges: 750 MHz
1 MΩ ranges: 500 MHz		 50 Ω ranges: 1 GHz
1 MΩ ranges: 500 MHz		 50 Ω range: 3 GHz 

Limited to 2.5 GHz on the ±500 mV range due to 3600 V/μs maximum slew rate.
Rise time (calculated) < 1.3 ns < 850 ps 50 Ω ranges: < 475 ps
1 MΩ ranges: < 850 ps		 50 Ω ranges: < 350 ps
1 MΩ ranges: < 850 ps		 50 Ω range: 

150 ps Limited to 180 ps on the ±500 mV range due to 3600 V/μs maximum slew rate.
Bandwidth limiter 20 MHz, software-switchable 20 MHz and 200 MHz, software-switchable N/A
Vertical resolution FlexRes™ models: 8, 10 or 12 bits
Other models: 8 bits		 8, 10 or 12 bits
LSB size (quantization step size) 8-bit mode: < 0.4% of input range
10-bit mode (FlexRes models): < 0.1% of input range
12-bit mode (FlexRes models): < 0.025% of input range

Enhanced vertical resolution Resolution enhancement can provide up to 4 bits of additional resolution (improving the ability to see small changes in the waveform). Resolution enhancement provides similar results to waveform averaging, but can be done with single shot-signals.
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 Up to four extra bits beyond ADC resolution
Input connector BNC (f). x10 readout-pin compatible. Intelligent Probe Interface on all channels (4-channel models) or channels C-F (8-channel models)
Input ranges (1 MΩ mode) ±10 mV, ±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V N/A
Input ranges (50 Ω ranges) ±10 mV to ±5 V as above ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV
Input sensitivity (1 MΩ ranges) 2 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions) N/A
Input sensitivity (50 Ω ranges) 2 mV/div to 1 V/div (10 vertical divisions) 10 mV/div to 100 mV/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling (1 MΩ ranges) AC, DC N/A
Input coupling (50 Ω ranges) DC
Input characteristics 50 Ω ±2% 50 Ω ±3% 50 Ω ±1%
1 MΩ ±0.5% || 12 pF ±1 pF N/A
DC gain accuracy (8-bit models) ±(1.5% of signal + 1 LSB) N/A
DC gain accuracy (FlexRes models) N/A ±(0.5% of signal + 1 LSB) ±(1% of signal + 1 LSB) ±(2% of signal + 1 LSB)

DC offset accuracy Can be improved by using the "zero offset" function in PicoScope.

 ±(1% of full scale + 250 μV) ±(2% of full scale + 500 μV)
Analogue offset range (1 MΩ) 

Vertical position adjustment.
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 ±1.25 V (±10 mV to ±1 V ranges)
±20 V (±2 V to ±20 V ranges)		 N/A
Analogue offset range (50 Ω) ±1.25 V (±10 mV to ±1 V ranges)
±20 V (±2 V to ±20 V ranges)		 ±125 mV (±10 mV to ±100 mV ranges)
±1.25 V (±200 mV to ±1 V ranges)
±5 V (±2 V and ±5 V ranges)		 ±400 mV (all ranges)
Analogue offset control accuracy ±0.5% of offset setting; additional to basic DC offset accuracy
Overvoltage protection (1 MΩ ranges) ±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz N/A
Overvoltage protection (50 Ω ranges) 5.5 V RMS max, ±10 V pk max 3 V RMS max, ±6 V pk max
Vertical (digital channels) when used with TA369 8-channel MSO pods
Input channels 16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)
Maximum detectable input frequency 500 MHz (1 Gb/s)
Minimum detectable pulse width 1 ns
Input connector (probe tip) Staggered signal and ground sockets for each channel, to accept 0.64–0.89 mm round or 0.64 mm square pin, 2.54 mm pitch
Input characteristics 101 kΩ ±1% || 3.5 pF ±0.5 pF
Maximum input voltage at probe tip ±40 V up to 10 MHz, derated linearly to ±5 V at 500 MHz
Threshold range and resolution ±8 V in approx. 5 mV steps
Threshold grouping PicoScope software: Two independent threshold controls, one per 8-channel port
PicoSDK: Individual threshold for each channel
Threshold accuracy ±(100 mV +3% of threshold setting)
Minimum input voltage swing (at maximum frequency) 400 mV peak-to-peak
Hysteresis (at DC) PicoScope software: Fixed hysteresis, approx. 100 mV
PicoSDK: Selectable per port; approx. 50 mV, 100 mV, 200 mV or 400 mV
Minimum input slew rate No minimum slew rate requirement
Model number 6403E 6xx4E 64x5E 64x6E 6428E-D
Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (real-time, 8-bit)
1 analogue channel 5 GS/s 10 GS/s
1-2 MSO pods, no analogue channels 5 GS/s
1 analogue channel plus 1 MSO pod 5 GS/s
Up to 2 channels, 0 or 1 analogue 5 GS/s 4-ch models: 5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB and CD.


8-ch models: 5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of ABCD and EFGH.

 5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB and CD.
Up to 4 channels, 2 analogue 2.5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB and CD.

 4-ch models: 2.5  GS/s
8-ch models: 2.5 

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB, CD, EF and GH.

 2.5 GS/s
Up to 4 channels, 3 or 4 analogue 1.25 GS/s 4-ch models: 2.5 GS/s
8-ch models: 2.5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB, CD, EF and GH.

 2.5 GS/s
Up to 8 channels 1.25 GS/s
More than 8 channels N/A 625 MS/s N/A
Maximum sampling rate (real-time, 10-bit, FlexRes models only)
1 channel N/A 5 GS/s
Up to 2 channels 6824E: 2.5  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB, CD, EF and GH.


6424E: 2.5 GS/s		 2.5 GS/s
Up to 4 channels 1.25 GS/s
Up to 8 channels 625 MS/s
More than 8 channels N/A 6424E: N/A
6824E: 312.5 MS/s		 N/A
Max. sampling rate (real time, 12-bit, up to 2 channels, FlexRes models only)
1 to 2 analog channels plus 0 to 2 digital ports N/A 6824E: 1.25  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of ABCD and EFGH.


6424E: 1.25  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB and CD.

 1.25  

GS/s No more than one channel from each of AB and CD.
Max. sampling rate, USB 3.0 streaming mode (split between active channels, PC dependent)
PicoScope software ∼20 MS/s
PicoSDK ∼312 MS/s (8-bit mode)
∼156 MS/s (10/12-bit modes, FlexRes models)		 ∼312 MS/s (8-bit mode)
∼156 MS/s (10/12-bit modes, FlexRes models)
Max. sampling rate to on-device buffer (continuous USB streaming of raw or downsampled data, split between enabled channels)
PicoSDK only 1.25 GS/s 1.25 GS/s (8-bit mode)
625 MS/s (10/12-bit modes, FlexRes models)
Capture memory (shared between active channels)
8-bit models 1 GS 2 GS
FlexRes models, 8-bit mode N/A 4 GS
FlexRes models, 10/12-bit mode 2 GS
Maximum single capture duration at maximum sampling rate
PicoScope software 200 ms
PicoSDK, 8-bit models 200 ms 400 ms
PicoSDK, FlexRes models, 8-bit mode N/A 800 ms
PicoSDK, FlexRes models, 10-bit mode 400 ms
PicoSDK, FlexRes models, 12-bit mode 1600 ms
Capture memory (continuous streaming) 100 MS in PicoScope software.
Buffering using full device memory when using PicoSDK, no limit on total duration of capture.
Waveform buffer (number of segments, PicoScope software) 40 000
Waveform buffer (number of segments, PicoSDK) 1 000 000 2 000 000
Timebase ranges 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div
Initial timebase accuracy ±2 ppm
Timebase drift ±1 ppm/year
ADC sampling Simultaneous sampling on all enabled analogue and digital channels
External reference clock
Input characteristics Hi-Z, AC coupled (< 1 KΩ at 10 MHz)
Input frequency range 10 MHz ±50 ppm
Input connector Rear-panel BNC(f), dedicated
Input level 200 mV to 3.3 V peak to peak
Overvoltage protection ±5 V peak max.
The external reference clock synchronizes both the scope and the AWG.
Model number 6403E 6xx4E 64x5E 64x6E 6428E-D
Dynamic performance
Crosstalk 1200:1 (±10 mV to ±1 V ranges)
300:1 (±2 V to ±20 V ranges)		 2500:1 (±10 mV to ±1 V ranges)
600:1 (±2 V to ±20 V ranges)		 1000:1 up to 500 MHz
200:1 up to 3 GHz
From DC to bandwidth of victim channel, equal voltage ranges
Harmonic distortion, 8-bit mode −50 dB at 1 MHz full scale
Harmonic distortion, 10/12-bit mode, FlexRes models N/A −60 dB at 1 MHz full scale, typical −60 dB

SFDRSpurious free dynamic range

 , 8-bit models		 > 50 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges N/A

SFDRSpurious free dynamic range

 , FlexRes models		 N/A > 60 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges > 60 dB on ±50 mV to ±500 mV ranges
Noise, 8-bit models < 200 μV RMS on most sensitive range N/A
Noise, FlexRes models < 150 μV RMS on most sensitive range < 700 μV RMS on ±50 mV range
Linearity, 8-bit mode < 2 LSB
Linearity, 10-bit mode, FlexRes models N/A < 4 LSB (FlexRes models) < 4 LSB
Bandwidth flatness (+0.3 dB, -3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth (+1 dB, -3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
Low frequency flatness < ±3% (or ±0.3 dB) from DC to 1 MHz
Triggering (main specifications)
Source Any analogue channel, AUX trigger or digital channels (if available)
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Advanced trigger types (analogue channels) Edge (rising, falling, rising-or-falling), window (entering, exiting, entering-or-exiting), pulse width (positive or negative or either pulse), window pulse width (time inside, time outside or either), level dropout (including high/low or either), window dropout (including inside, outside or either), interval, runt (positive or negative), transition time (rise/fall), logic

logic trigger capabilities:
AND or OR function of any number of trigger sources (analogue channels, MSO ports, AUX input)
NAND/NOR/XOR/XNOR of up to four trigger sources plus AUX input
User-defined Boolean function of up to four trigger sources plus AUX input (PicoSDK only)
Advanced trigger types (digital channels if available) Edge (rising, falling, rising-or-falling), pulse width (positive, negative, either), level dropout (including high, low, either), interval, digital pattern (combination of any digital input states qualified by one edge), logic (mixed signal)
Trigger sensitivity (analog channels) Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope, with adjustable hysteresis
Pre-trigger capture Up to 100% of capture size
Triggering (timing)
Post-trigger delay PicoScope software: 0 to > 4 × 109 samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of up to 0.8 s in 200 ps steps)
PicoSDK: 0 to > 1012 samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of 0 to > 200 s in 200 ps steps)
Trigger holdoff by time Delay re-arming the trigger after each trigger event by a user-set time, up to 4 × 109 sample intervals.
Rapid trigger mode rearm time 700 ns max, 300 typical (single channel, 5 GS/s)
Maximum trigger rate PicoScope software: 40 000 waveforms in 12 ms
PicoSDK: Number of waveforms up to memory segment count, at a rate of 6 million waveforms per second.
Waveform update rate Up to 300 000 waveforms per second in PicoScope 7 fast persistence mode.
Trigger time-stamping Each waveform is timestamped in sample intervals (PicoSDK) or time (PicoScope software) from previous waveform.
The time resets when any settings are changed.
Auxiliary trigger input
Connector type Rear-panel BNC(f)
Trigger types (triggering the scope) Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Trigger types (triggering the AWG) Rising edge, falling edge, gate high, gate low
Input bandwidth > 10 MHz
Input characteristics 2.5 V CMOS Hi-Z input, DC coupled
Threshold Fixed threshold, 1.25 V nominal to suit 2.5 V CMOS
Hysteresis 1 V max (VIH < 1.75 V, VIL > 0.75 V)
Overvoltage protection ±20 V peak max.

Function generator PicoScopes are equipped with a signal generator. The output frequency, voltage and shape can be configured. It is ideal for R&D but also validation and repair.
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Connector type Rear-panel BNC(f)
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up/down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine
Output frequency range Sine/square waves: 100 μHz to 50 MHz
Other waves: 100 μHz to 10 MHz
Output frequency accuracy Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output frequency resolution
Output frequency resolution 0.002 ppm
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Sweep frequency range Sine/square waves: 0.075 Hz to 50 MHz
Other waves: 0.075 Hz to 10 MHz
Swept frequencies down to 100 μHz are possible using PicoSDK, with some restrictions
Sweep frequency resolution PicoScope 7: 0.075 Hz
PicoSDK: Sweep frequency down to 100 μHz is possible with some restrictions
Triggering Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger, aux trigger or manually
Gating Waveform output can be gated (paused) via aux trigger input or software
Pseudorandom output signals White noise, selectable amplitude and offset within output voltage range
Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), selectable high and low levels within output voltage range, selectable bit rate up to 50 Mb/s
Output voltage range ±5 V into open circuit; ±2.5 V into 50 Ω
Output voltage adjustment Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in < 1 mV steps within overall range
DC accuracy ±(0.5% of output voltage + 20 mV)
Amplitude flatness Sine wave into 50 Ω: < 2.0 dB to 50 MHz
Square: 0.5 dB to 50 MHz
Other waveforms: < 1.0 dB to 1 MHz, < 2.0 dB to 10 MHz (except sinc)
SFDR 70 dB (10 kHz 1 V peak to peak sine into 50 Ω)
Output noise < 700 μV RMS (DC output, filter enabled, into 50 Ω)
Output resistance 50 Ω ± 3%
Overvoltage protection ±20 V peak max.

Arbitrary waveform generator The arbitrary waveform generator uses the same output as the function generator. While the function generator uses predefined signals such as sine, square or PRBS, an arbitrary waveform generator can produce any waveform and supports import from .CSV files or live traces.
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Update rate Variable from < 1 S/s to 200 MS/s with < 0.002 ppm resolution
Buffer size 40 kS
Vertical resolution 14 bits (output step size < 1 mV)
Analog filters 50 MHz selectable filter (5-pole, 30 dB/octave)
Bandwidth (−3 dB) No filter: 100 MHz
Filtered: 50 MHz
Rise time (10 to 90%) No filter: 3.5 ns
Filtered: 6 ns
Sweep modes, triggering, frequency accuracy and resolution, voltage range and accuracy and output characteristics as for function generator.

Spectrum analyser. The spectrum view plots amplitude vs. frequency and is ideal for finding noise, crosstalk or distortion. The spectrum analyser in PicoScope uses an FFT, which, unlike a traditional swept spectrum analyser, can display the spectrum of a single, non-repeating waveform.
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Frequency range DC to oscilloscope's rated bandwidth
Display modes Magnitude, average, peak hold
Y axis Logarithmic (dBV, dBu, dBm, arbitrary dB) or linear (volts)
X axis Linear or logarithmic
Windowing functions Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Number of FFT points Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2
Probe support
Intelligent probe interface Intelligent probe interface on four channels supporting A3000 Series active probes. Probe interface supplies power to and controls the probe.
Probe detection Automatic detection of Pico P2036 and P2056 x10 passive oscilloscope probes and A3000 Series active probes.
Probe compensation pin 1 kHz, 2 V peak to peak square wave, 600 Ω output
Probe compensation pin rise time < 50 ns

Math channels PicoScope math channels can be used to apply a variety of software-based filter functions during or after capture. Filtered and unfiltered waveforms can be viewed at the same time.
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Functions −x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, ceiling, floor, top, base, amplitude, derivative, integral, rise time, fall time, RMS, RMS ripple, phase, delay, deskew, true power, apparent power, reactive power, power factor, DC power, crest factor, area AC, positive area at AC, negative area at AC, absolute area at AC, area at DC, positive area at DC, negative area at DC, absolute area at DC
Trigonometric functions sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh
Filter functions Low pass, high pass, band pass, band stop
Graphing functions functions Frequency, duty cycle (positive and negative)
Buffer functions Min, max, average, peak
Operands All analog channels, all digital channels if available, T (time), reference waveforms, pi, constants

Automatic measurements PicoScope's automated measurements system makes a huge number of different measurements easy. Select which measurements you want to make and PicoScope will automatically track their values and related statistics.
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Scope mode Absolute area at AC/DC, AC RMS, amplitude, apparent power, area at AC/DC, base, crest factor, cycle time, DC average, DC power, duty cycle, edge count, fall time, falling edge count, falling rate, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, negative area at AC, negative area at DC, negative duty cycle, negative overshoot, peak to peak, phase, positive area at AC, positive area at DC, positive overshoot, power factor, reactive power, rise time, rising edge count, rising rate, top, true power, true RMS
Spectrum mode Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD%, THD dB, THD+N, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics Minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation

DeepMeasure™ DeepMeasure delivers automatic measurements of important waveform parameters on up to a million waveform cycles with each triggered acquisition. Results can be easily sorted, analyzed and correlated with the waveform display.
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Parameters Cycle number, cycle time, frequency, low pulse width, high pulse width, duty cycle (high), duty cycle (low), rise time, fall time, undershoot, overshoot, max voltage, min voltage, voltage peak to peak, start time, end time

Serial decoding Serial decoders take a bitstream that uses a known protocol and translate it into a series of packets or messages. Use a link table to convert it into human-readable strings to really speed up your debugging and testing.
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Protocols 1-Wire, 10BASE-T1S, ARINC 429, BroadR-Reach, CAN, CAN FD, CAN J1939, CAN XL, DALI, DCC, DMX512, Ethernet (10Base-T), Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX), FlexRay, I²C, I²S, I³C BASIC v1.0, LIN, Manchester (single ended and differential), MIL-STD-1553, MODBUS (ASCII and RTU), NMEA-0183, Parallel bus, PMBUS, PS/2, PSI5 (Sensor), Quadrature, SBS Data, SENT (Fast, SPC, Slow), SMBUS, SPI (SDIO and MISO/MOSI), UART/RS-232, Extended UART, USB (1.0/1.1), Wind sensor. Subject to number of channels and bandwidth available.
Inputs All input channels (analog and digital) with any mixture of protocols

Mask limit testing Mask limit testing lets you compare live signals against a known good mask: ideal for production and debugging environments. Masks can be combined with the waveform buffer or actions to increase your efficiency.
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Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count
Mask creation Auto-generated from waveform or imported from file

Actions The PicoScope software allows you to carry out actions when a condition is met. Automate alerts or test sequences without having to write any code.
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Available actions Stop capture, restart capture, save data, play sound, trigger signal generator, run .exe, export serial decoding data
Triggers Every capture, buffer full, mask fail, mask pass, measurement limit fail, measurement limit pass
Display
Display modes Scope, XY scope, persistence, spectrum
Interpolation Linear or sin(x)/x

Persistence modes In persistence mode you can display multiple waveforms, stacked up. Newer or more frequent data can be displayed brighter, helping you spot glitches and to estimate how long they happen.
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 Time, frequency, fast
Output file formats csv, mat, pdf, png, psdata, pssettings, txt
Output functions Copy to clipboard, print
Software
Windows Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit only) PicoScope 7, PicoLog 6, PicoSDK (Users writing their own apps can find example programs for all platforms on the Pico Technology organization page on GitHub).
macOS macOS 15 (Sequoia) and 14 (Sonoma) PicoScope 7, PicoLog 6 and PicoSDK.
Linux Ubuntu (24.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS), openSUSE (15.5 and 15.4) PicoScope 7 software and drivers, PicoLog 6 (including drivers). See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only.
Raspberry Pi 4B and 5 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS Picolog 6 (including drivers). See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only.
Languages PicoScope 7 English (UK), English (US), Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Netherlands Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
PicoLog 6 English (UK), English (US), Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish
General
PC connectivity USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or above for best performance (USB 2.0 minimum)
USB connector Type B
Power requirements 12 V DC from supplied PSU. Up to 5 A (scope only) or up to 7 A (including scope-powered accessories)
Ground terminal Functional ground terminal accepting wire or 4 mm plug, rear-panel
Thermal management Automatic fan with speed control for low noise
Dimensions 245 × 192 × 61.5 mm
Weight 2.2 kg (scope only)
5.6 kg (in carry case with PSU and cables)
Ambient temperature range Operating: 0 to 40 °C
Stated accuracy: 15 to 30 °C after 20-minute warm-up
Storage: −20 to +60 °C
Humidity range Operating: 5 to 80 %RH non-condensing
Storage: 5 to 95 %RH non-condensing
Altitude range Up to 2000 m
Pollution degree EN 61010 pollution degree 2: "Only nonconductive pollution occurs except that occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation is expected"
Safety compliance Designed to EN 61010-1
EMC compliance Tested to EN 61326-1 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Environmental compliance RoHS, REACH, WEEE
Warranty 5 years

Standard passive probes

Our ergonomically designed passive oscilloscope probes are suitable for use with all major brands of oscilloscopes as well as the PicoScope range of USB Oscilloscopes. Passive probes don't require a power supply or batteries so are lightweight and easily portable.

Read our free guide: How to Tune x10 Oscilloscope Probes.

Passive probe accessories

Our ergonomically designed passive oscilloscope probes are suitable for use with all major brands of oscilloscopes as well as the PicoScope range of USB Oscilloscopes. Passive probes don't require a power supply or batteries so are lightweight and easily portable.

Read our free guide: How to Tune x10 Oscilloscope Probes.