PC oscilloscopes and MSOs
PicoScope® 3000 Series
Up to 200 MHz analog bandwidth
Deep buffer memory up to 512 MS
MSO models with 16 digital channels
2 or 4 analog channels
1 GS/s real-time sampling
Fast waveform updates
Built-in arbitrary waveform generator
USB 3.0 connected and powered
Automatic measurements
Mask limit testing
Advanced triggers
Serial decoding
Math channels
Spectrum analyzer
Free technical support and updates
Free SDK and example programs
5 year warranty included
www.picotech.com
PicoScope 3000 Series
Power, portability, and performance
The PicoScope 3000 Series PC oscilloscopes are small, light, and portable, while
offering the high-performance specifications required by engineers in the lab or on
the move.
These oscilloscopes offer 2 or 4 analog channels, plus an additional 16 digital channels
on the MSO models. The flexible, high-resolution display options enable you to view
and analyze each signal in fine detail.
Operating together with the PicoScope 6 software, these devices offer an ideal,
cost-effective package for many applications, including embedded systems design,
research, test, education, service, and repair.
High bandwidth and sampling rate
Despite their compact size and low cost, there is no compromise on performance. With input bandwidths up to 200 MHz, the
PicoScope 3000 Series scopes can measure a wide range of signal types, from DC and baseband into RF and all the way up to VHF.
A real-time sampling rate of 1 GS/s allows detailed display of high frequencies. For repetitive signals, the maximum effective sampling rate
can be boosted to 10 GS/s using Equivalent Time Sampling (ETS) mode. With a sampling rate of at least five times the input bandwidth,
PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are well equipped to capture high-frequency signal detail.
High-end features as standard
Buying a PicoScope is not like making a purchase from other manufacturers, where
optional extras considerably increase the price. With our scopes, high-end features such
as resolution enhancement, mask limit testing, serial decoding, advanced triggering, a
spectrum analyzer, math channels, XY mode, segmented memory, a function generator,
and an arbitrary waveform generator are all included in the price.
To protect your investment, both the PC software and the firmware inside the scope can be updated. Pico Technology have a long
history of providing new features through free-of-charge software downloads. Users of our products reward us by becoming lifelong
customers and frequently recommending PicoScopes to their colleagues.
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Deep memory
PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes offer a huge buffer memory, allowing them to sustain high sampling rates across long timebases. For
example, using the 512 MS buffer the PicoScope 3206 and 3406 models can sample at 1 GS/s all the way down to 50 ms/div (500 ms total
capture time).
Powerful tools are included to allow you to manage and examine all
of this data. As well as functions such as mask limit testing and color
persistence mode, the PicoScope 6 software enables you to zoom into
your waveform by several million times. The Zoom Overview window
allows you to easily control the size and location of the zoom area.
Up to 10 000 waveforms can be stored in the segmented waveform
buffer. The Buffer Overview window then allows you to rewind and
review the history of your waveform. No longer will you struggle to
catch an infrequent glitch.
When the trace length is set to be shorter than the scope’s memory,
the PicoScope will automatically configure the memory as a circular
buffer, recording recent waveforms for review. For example, if 1
million samples are captured, up to 500 waveforms will be stored in
oscilloscope memory. Tools such as mask limit testing can then be
used to scan through each waveform to identify anomalies.
x2 000 000
x130 000
x256
x1
PicoScope 3000 Series
• Size
The size of the display is only limited by the chosen PC. With a large
waveform area available, you can select a customizable split-screen
display to view multiple channels or different views of a signal at the
same time. The software can even show multiple oscilloscope and
spectrum analyzer traces at once.
• Resolution
The superior resolution offered by a PC monitor means that even
with multiple views or complex signals, no detail will be lost.
• Flexibility
Each waveform shown in a customized view works with individual
zoom, pan, filter, and measurement tools for ultimate flexibility. The
buffer overview function also allows you to quickly find rare, high-
speed events in a long capture, ensuring you are always viewing the
most relevant data.
• Ease of use
The PicoScope software controls are easy to access and use within
the large display window. You can clearly read all the settings and
data for your waveform.
Advanced display
The PicoScope software provides advanced detail and clarity for viewing your signals. The majority of the display area is dedicated to the
waveform, ensuring that a huge amount of data can be seen at once. Even with a laptop, the viewing area for a PicoScope USB oscilloscope
is far larger than that of a typical benchtop oscilloscope.
PicoScope 3000 Series
PicoScope 3000 Series overview
All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes offer SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity, a sampling rate of 1 GS/s, and a built-in arbitrary waveform
generator (AWG). See the table below for further key specifications for each model.
Analog
channels
Digital
channels Bandwidth Buffer memory
3203D 2-50 MHz 64 MS
3203D MSO 16
3204D 2-70 MHz 128 MS
3204D MSO 16
3205D 2-100 MHz 256 MS
3205D MSO 16
3206D 2-200 MHz 512 MS
3206D MSO 16
3403D 4-50 MHz 64 MS
3403D MSO 16
3404D 4-70 MHz 128 MS
3404D MSO 16
3405D 4-100 MHz 256 MS
3405D MSO 16
3406D 4-200 MHz 512 MS
3406D MSO 16
PicoScope 3000 Series
The 16 digital inputs can be added to the view by dragging and dropping, and
can then be reordered, grouped, and renamed. The channels can be displayed
individually or in arbitrary groups labelled with binary, decimal or hexadecimal
values. A separate logic threshold from –5 V to +5 V can be defined for each 8-bit
input port. The digital trigger can be activated by any bit pattern combined with
an optional transition on any input.
Advanced logic triggers can be set on either the analog or the digital input
channels, or both.
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes
The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO (Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope)
models include 16 digital inputs alongside the standard 2 or 4
analog channels, enabling you to view your digital and analog
signals simultaneously.
To view the digital signals in the PicoScope 6
software, simply click the digital channels button.
Analog
Digital
PicoScope 3000 Series
Advanced digital triggers
Since 1991 Pico Technology have been pioneering the use of digital triggering
and precision hysteresis using the actual digitized data. Traditionally digital
oscilloscopes have used an analog trigger architecture based on comparators,
which can cause time and amplitude errors that cannot always be calibrated out.
Additionally, the use of comparators can often limit the trigger sensitivity at high
bandwidths and can create a long trigger rearm delay.
PicoScopes broke new ground by being the first to use digital triggering. This
method reduces errors and allows our oscilloscopes to trigger on the smallest
signals, even at the full bandwidth. Trigger levels and hysteresis can be set with
high precision and resolution.
Digital triggering also reduces rearm delay and this, combined with the segmented memory, allows the triggering and capture of events that
happen in rapid sequence. At the fastest timebase you can use rapid triggering to collect 10 000 waveforms in under 6 milliseconds. The
mask limit testing function can then scan through these waveforms to highlight any failed waveforms for viewing in the waveform buffer.
As well as simple edge triggers, a selection of time-based triggers are available for both digital and analog inputs.
• The pulse-width trigger allows you to trigger on either high or low pulses, which are shorter or longer than a specified time, or which
fall inside or outside a range of times.
• The interval trigger measures the time between subsequent rising or falling edges. This allows you to trigger if a clock signal falls outside
of an acceptable frequency range, for example.
• The dropout trigger fires when a signal stops toggling for a defined interval of time, functioning as a watchdog timer.
Triggering for digital inputs
The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO models offer a comprehensive set of advanced
triggers for digital channels.
With logic triggering you can trigger the scope 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 channels at once using a hexadecimal or
binary value. You can also combine logic triggering with an edge trigger on any
one of the digital or analog inputs, to trigger on data values in a clocked parallel
bus for example.
PicoScope 3000 Series
Serial decoding
The deep-memory PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding capability across all channels, and can capture thousands of
frames of uninterrupted data, making them ideal devices for the job.
The decoded data can be displayed in the format of your choice: in graph, in table, or both at once.
•In graph format shows the decoded data beneath the waveform on a common time axis, with error frames
marked in red. These frames can be zoomed to investigate signal integrity (SI) issues.
•In table format shows a list of the decoded frames, including the data and all flags and identifiers. You can
set up filtering conditions to display only the frames you are interested in, search for frames with specified
properties, or define a start pattern to signal when the program should list the data.
PicoScope also includes options to import and export the decoded data using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
In graph
In table
Serial protocols
UART/RS-232
SPI
I2C
I2S
CAN
LIN
FlexRay
USB
Serial decoding for digital signals
The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO models bring extra power to the serial decoding features. You can decode serial data on all analog and
digital inputs simultaneously, giving you up to 20 channels of data with any combination of serial protocols. For example, you can decode
multiple SPI, I²C, CAN bus, LIN bus and FlexRay signals all at the same time!
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Function generator
PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes all
include both a built-in function generator
and an arbitrary waveform generator
(AWG), allowing you to create standard
and custom-defined waveform outputs.
The function generator includes sine,
square, triangle, DC voltage, and a
number of other common modes as
standard. The capability to generate
white noise and pseudo-random binary
sequence (PRBS) outputs is also included.
In addition to basic controls to set level,
offset and frequency, more advanced
controls allow you to sweep over a range
of frequencies and trigger the generator
from a specified event. Combined with the
spectrum peak hold option, this becomes
a powerful tool for testing amplifier and
filter responses.
Arbitrary waveform generator
All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes also include a built-in arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). With most competing oscilloscopes,
you would need to purchase separate hardware to gain this functionality, taking up extra space on your workbench.
The AWG can be used to emulate missing sensor signals during product development, or to stress test a design over the full intended
operating range.
Waveforms can be created or modified using the AWG editor, imported from oscilloscope traces, or loaded from a spreadsheet; with the
PicoScope’s integrated hardware, these tasks can be performed instantly and easily.
PicoScope 3000 Series
HAL3 hardware acceleration
Many oscilloscopes struggle when deep memory is enabled: the screen update rates can slow and the controls can become unresponsive.
The PicoScope 3000D Series oscilloscopes avoid this limitation with the use of a dedicated hardware acceleration engine. This parallel design
enables the oscilloscope to intelligently compile the waveform image from the raw data stored in its memory before transferring it to the
PC, so that the USB connection and PC’s processor performance do not limit capture rates. This allows the continuous capture and display
of over 440 000 000 samples every second. PicoScope oscilloscopes manage deep memory far more effectively than competing PC-based
and benchtop models.
The PicoScope 3000D Series is fitted with third-generation hardware acceleration (HAL3), which allows high waveform update rates and
faster segmented memory and rapid trigger modes. In most cases the data collection speed of the PicoScope will be faster than the USB
transfer rate, so information has to be buffered in high-speed memory on the device. HAL3 allows even deep-memory PicoScopes to
maintain fast waveform update rates regardless of the buffer size.
For example, the PicoScope 3206D can sample at 1 GS/s on timebases as long as 20 ms/div, capturing 200 million samples
per waveform, and still update the screen several times per second. That’s around 500 million sample points each second!
Less intelligent oscilloscopes attempt to reduce the amount of data transferred by using simple decimation, transferring only every nth
sample. This results in the majority (up to 99.999%) of data being lost and a lack of high-frequency information. PicoScope deep-memory
oscilloscopes perform data aggregation instead. Dedicated logic divides the memory into blocks and transfers the minimum and maximum
values of each block to the PC, preserving the high-frequency detail.
For example, a waveform with 100 million samples may be divided into 1000 blocks of 100 000 samples each, with only the minimum and
maximum values for each block being transferred to the PC. If you zoom into the waveform, the oscilloscope will again divide the selected
area into blocks and transfer the minimum and maximum data so that fine detail is viewable without any delay.
In the example above, both waveforms show the same signal using different types of hardware acceleration. The top waveform has used the
aggregation possible with a PicoScope, and as a result the high-frequency spikes are preserved. The bottom waveform has used traditional
decimation, showing a loss of high-frequency information.
In parallel with the data aggregation, other data such as average values are also returned to speed up measurements and to reduce the load
on the PC’s processor.
PicoScope 3000 Series
Signal integrity
Most oscilloscopes are built down to a price. PicoScopes are built up
to a specification.
Careful front-end design and shielding reduces noise, crosstalk, and
harmonic distortion. Years of oscilloscope design experience can be
seen in improved bandwidth flatness, low distortion, and excellent
pulse response. We are proud of the dynamic performance of our
products, and publish their specifications in detail.
The result is simple: when you probe a circuit, you can trust in the
waveform you see on the screen.
High-speed data acquisition and digitizer
The supplied drivers and software development kit (SDK) allows you to write your own software or interface to popular third-party
software packages such as National Instruments’ LabVIEW and MathWorks’ MATLAB.
The driver supports data streaming, a mode which captures gap-free continuous data over USB direct to the PC at rates of up to 125 MS/s
(subject to PC specifications). The capture size is limited only by available PC storage.
Beta drivers are also available for use with Raspberry Pi,
BeagleBone Black, and similar ARM-powered platforms. These
drivers enable you to control your PicoScope using these small,
single-board Linux computers.
Spectrum analyzer
By simply clicking the spectrum button you can display a spectrum plot of selected channels up to the full bandwidth of the oscilloscope.
A full range of settings gives you control over the number of spectrum bands, window types, and display modes (instantaneous, average, or
peak hold).
You can display multiple spectrum views with different channel selections and zoom factors, and place these alongside time-domain 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.
PicoScope 3000 Series
Benefits of USB connectivity
All PicoScope 3000D Series oscilloscopes feature a SuperSpeed USB
3.0 connection, providing high-speed data transfer whilst remaining
compatible with older USB systems. A USB oscilloscope offers
many benefits over a traditional benchtop device:
• Size and portability
These compact, portable scopes are ideal for use both in the lab and
in the field. Unlike traditional benchtop instruments, PicoScopes take
up less space on your workbench and easily fit in to your laptop bag
or tool case. PicoScope 3000D Series oscilloscopes can be powered
from the USB port, removing the need to carry an external power
supply.
• Flexibility
The PicoScope software offers a breadth of advanced features via a user-friendly interface. As well as the standard Windows installation,
PicoScope Beta software also works effectively on Linux and Mac operating systems, giving you the freedom to choose which platform you
operate your PicoScope from.
• File sharing
PC connectivity makes printing, copying, saving and emailing your data from the field quick and easy.
• Advanced display
Laptop screens and desktop monitors offer higher resolution, larger size and greater flexibility for displaying your signal.
• Value
With PicoScope you only pay for the specialised scope hardware. You don’t need to repurchase the hardware already available on your PC.
• Updates
As the scope is connected to your computer, both the PicoScope software and the device’s firmware can be quickly updated free of charge.
• Fast transfer rates
A USB 3.0 connection provides fast saving of waveforms when using the PicoScope software, and fast gap-free continuous streaming of up
to 125 MS/s when using the SDK. The quick transfer rates ensure a fast screen update speed, even when collecting large amounts of data.
Math channels
The integrated math functions of PicoScope 6 allow you to
perform a variety of mathematical calculations on the input
signals of your PicoScope oscilloscope. With the click of a
button you can invert, add, subtract, multiply and divide
channels, or create your own functions.
To add a math channel, just click a button and a wizard will
guide you through the process. You can quickly select one of
the built–in functions, such as inversion or addition, or open
the equation editor to create complex functions involving
filters (low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop filters),
trigonometry, exponentials, logarithms, statistics, integrals and
derivatives. You can control the entire process using either
your mouse or keyboard.
With PicoScope math channels you can display up to eight real
or calculated channels in each scope view. If you run out of
space, just open another scope view and add more.
Custom probe settings
Custom probes allow you to correct for gain, attenuation, offsets and nonlinearities of probes, transducers, and other sensors, or convert
to different measurement units such as current, power or temperature. Definitions for standard Pico-supplied probes are built in, but you
can also create your own using linear scaling or even an interpolated data table, and save them for later use.
PicoScope 3000 Series
Color Persistence mode allows you to see old and new data superimposed, with new or more frequent data in a brighter color or shade.
This makes it easy to see glitches and dropouts and to estimate their relative frequency. Simply click the persistence button and choose
between analog intensity, digital color, and fast display modes, or create your own custom rules.
PicoScope’s new Fast Persistence mode can collect over 100 000 waveforms per second, overlaying them all with color-coding or intensity-
grading to show which areas are stable and which are intermittent. Faults that previously took minutes to find now appear within seconds.
Color persistence mode
PicoScope 3000 Series
Automatic measurements
PicoScope allows you to display a table of
calculated measurements for troubleshooting
and analysis.
Using the built-in measurement statistics
you can see the average, standard deviation,
maximum and minimum of each measurement
as well as the live value. You can add as many
measurements as you need on each view. For
a full list of the measurements available in both
scope and spectrum modes, see Automatic
Measurements in the Specifications table.
Mask limit testing
Mask limit testing allows you to compare live signals against known good signals, and is designed for production and debugging
environments. Simply capture a known good signal, draw a mask around it, and then attach the system under test. PicoScope will capture
any intermittent glitches and can show a failure count and other statistics in the Measurements window.
The numerical and graphical mask editors can be used separately or in combination, allowing you to enter accurate mask specifications,
modify existing masks, and import and export masks as files.
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Application examples
Testing on the move
The PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes slip easily into a laptop bag, so you don’t need to carry bulky benchtop instruments to perform
on-site troubleshooting. Being powered via a USB connection, your PicoScope can simply be plugged into your laptop and used for
measuring wherever you are. The PC connection also makes saving and sharing your data quick and easy: in a matter of seconds you can
save your scope traces to review later, or attach the complete data file to an email for analysis by other engineers away from the test site.
As PicoScope 6 is free to download by anyone, colleagues can use the full capabilities of the software, such as serial decoding and spectrum
analysis, without needing an oscilloscope themselves.
Embedded debugging
You can test and debug a complete signal-processing chain using a PicoScope 3406D MSO.
Use the built-in arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) to inject single-shot or continuous analog signals. The response of your system can
then be observed in both the analog domain, using the four 200 MHz input channels, and in the digital domain with 16 digital inputs at up to
100 MHz. Follow the analog signal through the system while simultaneously using the built-in serial decoding function to view the output of
an I2C or SPI ADC.
If your system drives a DAC in response to the analog input changing, you can decode the I2C or SPI communication to that as well as its
analog output. This can all be performed simultaneously using the 16 digital and 4 analog channels.
Using the deep 512 MS buffer memory, you can capture the complete response of your system without sacrificing the sampling rate, and
zoom in on the captured data to find glitches and other points of interest.
PicoScope 3000 Series
PicoScope 6 software
The PicoScope software display can be as simple or as detailed as you
need. Begin with a single view of one channel, and then expand the
display to include up to four live channels, plus math channels and
reference waveforms.
Tools > Serial decoding: Decode multiple serial data
signals and display the data alongside the physical signal or
as a detailed table.
Tools > Reference channels: Store waveforms in
memory or on disk and display them alongside live inputs.
Ideal for diagnostics and production testing.
Tools > Masks: Automatically generate a test mask from
a waveform or draw one by hand. PicoScope highlights
any parts of the waveform that fall outside the mask and
shows error statistics.
Movable axes: The vertical axes
can be dragged up and down.
This feature is particularly useful
when one waveform is obscuring
another. There’s also an Auto
Arrange Axes command.
Zoom overview:
Click and drag for
quick navigation in
zoomed views.
Spectrum view:
View FFT data
alongside scope
view or in dedicated
spectrum mode.
Automatic measurements: Display
calculated measurements for trouble-
shooting and analysis. You can add as many
measurements as you need on each view.
Each measurement includes statistical
parameters showing its variability.
Trigger toolbar:
Quick access to
main controls, with
advanced triggers in
a pop-up window.
Ruler legend: Absolute and
differential ruler measurements
are listed here.
Channel options: Set axis offset and scaling,
DC offset, zero offset, resolution enhancement,
custom probes, and filtering here.
Rulers: Each axis has two rulers that can
be dragged across the screen to make
quick measurements of amplitude, time and
frequency.
Function generator: Generates standard signals or arbitrary
waveforms. Includes frequency sweep mode.
Auto setup button:
Configures the timebase
and voltage ranges for
stable display of signals.
Oscilloscope controls: Controls such as voltage range, channel
enable, timebase and memory depth are placed on the toolbar for
quick access, leaving the main display area clear for waveforms.
Zoom and pan tools: PicoScope makes it easy to zoom into
large waveforms. Either use the zoom-in, zoom-out and pan
tools, or click and drag in the Zoom Overview window for
fast navigation.
Trigger marker: Drag the marker to adjust trigger level and
pre-trigger time.
Waveform replay tools: PicoScope automatically records
up to 10 000 of the most recent waveforms. You can quickly
scan through to look for intermittent events, or use the
Buffer Navigator to search visually.
Views: PicoScope is carefully designed to make
the best use of the display area. The waveform
view is much bigger and higher resolution than a
typical benchtop scope. You can add new scope and
spectrum views with automatic or custom layouts.
PicoScope 3000 Series
PicoScope 6 software with mixed digital and analog signals
The flexibility of the PicoScope 6 software interface allows high-resolution viewing of up
to 16 digital and 4 analog signals at once. You can use the whole of your PC’s display to
view the waveforms, ensuring you never miss a detail again.
Display format: Display selected
bits individually or as groups in
numerical or ASCII format.
Show by level: Group bits
into fields and then display
as an analog level.
Digital channels button: Set up and
display digital inputs. View analog and
digital signals on the same timebase.
Oscilloscope controls: PicoScope’s full analog-domain
controls, including zoom, filtering, and function
generator, are all available in MSO digital signal mode.
Split-screen display: PicoScope can display
both analog and digital signals at the same time.
The split-screen display can be adjusted to give
more or less space to the analog waveforms.
Analog waveforms: View
analog waveforms time-
correlated with digital inputs.
Advanced triggers: Additional
Digital and Logic trigger options
are available for digital channels.
Rename: The digital channels and groups
can be renamed. Groups can be expanded
or collapsed in the digital view.
Rulers: Drawn across both
analog and digital panes so signal
timings can be compared.
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
Vertical (analog)
Analog input channels 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
Input type Single-ended, BNC connector
Bandwidth (–3 dB) 50 MHz 70 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 7.0 ns 5.0 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns
Bandwidth limiter 20 MHz, selectable
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits in PicoScope software
Input ranges ±20 mV to ±20 V full scale in 10 ranges
Input sensitivity 4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling AC / DC
Input characteristics 1MΩ∥ 14 pF
DC accuracy ±3 % of full scale ±200 μV
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjust)
±250 mV (20 mV, 50 mV, 100 mV, 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV, 1 V, 2 V ranges)
±20 V (5 V, 10 V, 20 V ranges)
Offset adjust accuracy ±1% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Vertical (digital) - D MSO models only
Input channels 16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)
Input connectors 2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
Maximum input frequency 100 MHz (200 Mb/s)
Minimum detectable pulse
width 5 ns
Input impedance 200kΩ±2% ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
Input dynamic range ±20 V
Threshold range ±5 V
Threshold grouping Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
Threshold selection TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined
Threshold accuracy ±100 mV
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
Vertical (digital) continued...
Minimum input voltage swing 500 mV pk-pk
Channel-to-channel skew 2 ns, typical
Minimum input slew rate 10 V/µs
Overvoltage protection ±50 V
Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate
(real-time)
1 GS/s: 1 analog channel in use
500 MS/s: up to 2 analog channels or digital ports* in use
250 MS/s: up to 4 analog channels or digital ports* in use
125 MS/s: over 4 analog channels or digital ports* in use
*A digital port contains 8 digital channels
Maximum equivalent-time
sampling (ETS) rate
(repetitive signals)
2.5 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming)
10 MS/s in PicoScope software, divided between active channels (PC dependent)
125 MS/s using the supplied SDK, divided between active channels (PC dependent)
Maximum capture rate 100 000 waveforms per second (PC dependent)
Buffer memory 64 MS 128 MS 256 MS 512 MS
Buffer memory (streaming) 100 MS in PicoScope software. Up to available PC memory when using supplied SDK.
Maximum waveform
buffer segments
10 000 in PicoScope software
130 000 using the supplied SDK 250 000 using the supplied SDK 500 000 using the supplied SDK 1 000 000 using the supplied SDK
Timebase ranges 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 500 ps/div to 5000 s/div
Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±2 ppm
Timebase drift per year ±5 ppm ±5 ppm ±1 ppm ±1 ppm
Sample jitter 3 ps RMS typical
ADC sampling Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels
Dynamic performance
Crosstalk Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges), typical
Harmonic distortion –50 dB at 100 kHz full scale input, typical
SFDR 52 dB at 100 kHz full scale input, typical
Noise 110 µV RMS on 20 mV range, typical 110 µV RMS on 20 mV range, typical 160 µV RMS on 20 mV range, typical 160 µV RMS on 20 mV range, typical
Bandwidth flatness (+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth, typical
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
Triggering
Source
Analog channels (all models)
EXT trigger (D models only)
Digital channels (D MSO models only)
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Maximum pre-trigger
capture Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples, selectable in 1 sample steps
Trigger rearm time < 0.7 µs at 1 GS/s sampling rate
Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 6 ms burst at 1 GS/s sampling rate, typical
Triggering for analog channels
Advanced trigger types Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse
Trigger types (ETS mode) Rising edge, falling edge (available on channel A only)
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope
Trigger sensitivity
(ETS mode) 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth, typical
External trigger input - D models only
Ext trigger connector type Front panel BNC
Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Input characteristics 1MΩ∥ 14 pF
Bandwidth 50 MHz 70 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Threshold range ±5 V
Coupling DC
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Triggering for digital channels - D MSO models only
Trigger types Pattern, edge, combined pattern and edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
Function generator
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up, ramp down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine.
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 1 Mb/s
Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Triggering Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger or manually.
Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±2 V
Output voltage adjustments Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximately 1 mV steps within overall ±2 V range
Amplitude flatness < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz, typical
DC accuracy ±1% of full scale
SFDR > 60 dB, 10 kHz full scale sine wave, typical
Output resistance 600Ω
Connector type Front panel BNC (D models)
Rear panel BNC (D MSO models)
Overvoltage protection ±20 V
Arbitrary waveform generator
Update rate 20 MHz
Buffer size 32 kS
Resolution 12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV)
Bandwidth > 1 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%) < 120 ns
Additional AWG specifications, including sweep modes, triggering, frequency accuracy, frequency resolution, voltage range, DC accuracy, and other output characteristics, are as the function generator.
Probe compensation pin
Output impedance 600Ω
Output frequency 1 kHz
Output level 2 V p-p, typical
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
Spectrum analyzer
Frequency range DC to maximum bandwidth of scope
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
Math channels
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, freq, derivative, integral, min, max, average, peak, delay, highpass, lowpass, bandpass, bandstop
Operands All analog and digital input channels, reference waveforms, time, constants, π
Automatic measurements (analog channels only)
Oscilloscope 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, standard deviation
Serial decoding
Protocols CAN, FlexRay, I²C, I²S, LIN, SPI, UART/RS-232, USB
Mask limit testing
Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count
Display
Interpolation Linear or sin(x)/x
Persistence modes Digital color, analog intensity, fast, advanced
PicoScope
3203D and
3203D MSO
PicoScope
3403D and
3403D MSO
PicoScope
3204D and
3204D MSO
PicoScope
3404D and
3404D MSO
PicoScope
3205D and
3205D MSO
PicoScope
3405D and
3405D MSO
PicoScope
3206D and
3206D MSO
PicoScope
3406D and
3406D MSO
General
PC connectivity USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (USB 2.0 compatible)
PC connector type USB 3.0 type B
Power requirements Powered from a single USB 3.0 port or two USB 2.0 ports (dual cable supplied).
4-channel models: AC adaptor included for use with USB ports that supply less than 1200 mA
Dimensions 190 mm x 170 mm x 40 mm including connectors
Weight < 0.5 kg
Temperature range Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (15 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy).
Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C
Humidity range Operating: 5% RH to 80% RH non-condensing
Storage: 5% RH to 95% RH non-condensing
Altitude range Up to 2000 m
Pollution degree Pollution degree 2
Safety approvals Designed to EN 61010-1:2010
EMC approvals Tested to EN 61326-1:2006 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Environmental approvals RoHS and WEEE compliant
Software included PicoScope 6 for Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (not Windows RT), 32- or 64- bit
SDKs and example programs (C, Visual Basic, Excel VBA, LabVIEW) for Windows.
Optional free software PicoScope 6 Beta and SDKs for Linux and Mac OS X.
Output file formats bmp, csv, gif, jpg, mat, pdf, png, psdata, pssettings, txt
Output functions copy to clipboard, print
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
PicoScope 3000 Series
4-channel MSO models
2-channel MSO models
Connections
USB port
Ch B
Ch A
Earth terminal
AWG and
function
generator
16 digital
inputs
Ch B
Ch A
Ch D
Ch C
USB port
Earth
terminal
AWG and
function
generator
DC
power
input
Ch B
Ch A
Ch D
Ch C External trigger
AWG and
function generator
Probe compensation pin
Ch B
Ch A
External trigger
AWG and
function generator Earth terminal
USB port
2-channel models
Probe compensation pin
Probe compensation pin
16 digital
inputs
Probe compensation pin
USB port
Earth
terminal
DC
power
input
4-channel models
PicoScope 3000 Series
MSO kit contents
PicoScope 3000D MSO kits also contain:
•TA136digitalcable
•TA139packof10testclips(x2)
Kit contents
All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscope kits contain:
•PicoScope3000Seriesoscilloscope
•Switchablex1/x10probes(2or4)incarryingcase
•QuickStartGuide
•SoftwareandreferenceCD
•USB3.0cable
•Double-headedUSB2.0cable
•ACpoweradaptor(4-channelmodelsonly)
Probes
All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are supplied with two or four probes (to match the number of analog channels), which are chosen
to obtain the specified system bandwidth. See the table below for more information on which probes are included and how to order
additional probes.
Order code Description PicoScope models supplied with GBP* USD* EUR*
MI007 60 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 50 MHz models 15 25 19
TA132 150 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 70 MHz and 100 MHz models 20 33 26
TA131 250 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 200 MHz models 25 42 32
* Prices are correct at the time of publication. VAT not included. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.
USB connectivity and power
All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are supplied with a USB 3.0
cable for SuperSpeed connectivity. A double-headed USB 2.0
cable is also supplied, to provide additional power when using the
oscilloscope with older PCs.
For PicoScope 3000 models with 4 analog channels, the supplied
AC power adaptor may be required if the USB port(s) provide less
than at total of 1200 mA to the instrument.
USB 3.0 cable USB 2.0 cable, double-headed
Ordering information
* Prices are correct at the time of publication. VAT not included. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.
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PicoScope
2000 Series
Ultra-compact
and handheld
PicoScope
4000 Series
High precision
12 to 16 bits
PicoScope
5000 Series
Flexible resolution
8 to 16 bits
PicoScope
6000 Series
High performance
Up to 1 GHz
PicoScope
9000 Series
Sampling scopes
and TDR to 20 GHz
Order
code Model number Description GBP* EUR* USD*
PP958 PicoScope 3203D 50 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope £349 €423 $576
PP956 PicoScope 3203D MSO 50 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £499 €604 $824
PP959 PicoScope 3204D 70 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope £449 €544 $741
PP931 PicoScope 3204D MSO 70 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £599 €725 $989
PP960 PicoScope 3205D 100 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope £599 €725 $989
PP932 PicoScope 3205D MSO 100 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £749 €907 $1236
PP961 PicoScope 3206D 200 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope £849 €1028 $1401
PP933 PicoScope 3206D MSO 200 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £999 €1209 $1649
PP962 PicoScope 3403D 50 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope £549 €665 $906
PP957 PicoScope 3403D MSO 50 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £699 €846 $1154
PP963 PicoScope 3404D 70 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope £699 €846 $1154
PP934 PicoScope 3404D MSO 70 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £849 €1028 $1401
PP964 PicoScope 3405D 100 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope £949 €1149 $1566
PP935 PicoScope 3405D MSO 100 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £1095 €1325 $1807
PP965 PicoScope 3406D 200 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope £1295 €1567 $2137
PP936 PicoScope 3406D MSO 200 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope £1445 €1749 $2385
