PICOSCOPE 2205 MSO - PICO TECHNOLOGY

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PicoScope 2205 MSO

PicoScope® 2205 MSO

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Supplied with a full SDK including example programs • Software compatible with

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 8 • Free Technical Support

25 MHz analog bandwidth

100 MHz max. digital input frequency

200 MS/s mixed signal sampling

Advanced digital triggers

SDK and example programs

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2 ANALOG CHANNELS • 16 DIGITAL CHANNELS • AWG

MSO

CHANNEL

2+16

Introduction

The PicoScope 2205 MSO from Pico Technology is a 2+16 channel,

8-bit resolution oscilloscope. This means that along with 2 analog

channels, the PicoScope 2205 MSO also has 16 digital inputs, so you

can view your digital and analog signals simultaneously.

Full-featured oscilloscope

The PicoScope 2205 MSO is a full-featured oscilloscope. A function

generator and arbitrary waveform generator are built-in and include

a sweep function. It also offers mask limit testing, math and reference

channels, advanced digital triggering, serial decoding, automatic

measurements and color persistence display.

Triggering

The PicoScope 2205 MSO offers a comprehensive set of advanced

digital triggers including: pulse width, windowed and dropout triggers

to help you capture the data you need. Digital triggering reduces

timing 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 resolution.

Digital triggering reduces rearm delay and, combined with the

segmented memory, allows the triggering and capture of events

that happen in rapid sequence. The mask limit testing function can

then scan through these waveforms to highlight failed waveforms for

viewing in the waveform buffer.

The 16 digital inputs 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 single input.

Advanced logic triggers can be set on either the analog or digital

input channels, or both.

Selecting digital channels, or groups

Selecting the digital channels in the software couldn’t be easier. Just

open the user interface ( ), and then drag and drop to add the

channels you want to see. These channels can be arranged into any

order, grouped, renamed, and even temporarily disabled if required.

Arbitrary waveform and function generator

The unit has a built-in signal generator (sine, square, triangle, DC

level). As well as basic controls to set level, offset and frequency,

more advanced controls allow you to sweep over a range of

frequencies.

Also included is a fully programmable arbitrary waveform generator

with a 8 ksample buffer.

Our commitment

To protect your investment, both the API and the firmware inside

the unit can be updated. We have a long history of providing new

features for free via our software downloads. Other companies

make vague promises about future enhancements but we deliver on

our promise of free updates, year after year.

Users of our products reward us by becoming lifelong customers,

frequently recommending us to their colleagues.

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PicoScope 2205 MSO

DIGITAL

ANALOG

VERTICAL (Analog) Number of channels 2

Input connectors BNC

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 25 MHz

Rise time 14 ns

Resolution 8 bits

Input impedance 1 MΩ ±1 % ∥ 14 pF ±2 pF

Input coupling AC/DC

Input sensitivity 10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)

Input ranges ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V

DC accuracy ±3 % of full scale

Noise count ≤ 3 counts

Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)

VERTICAL (Digital) Number of channels 16

Input connectors 2.54 mm, 10 x 2 way connector

Maximum input frequency 100 MHz

Input impedance (with TA136 cable) 200 kΩ ±2 % ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF

Digital threshold range ±5 V

Input dynamic range ±20 V

Overvoltage protection ±50 V

Threshold grouping Two independent threshold controls - Port 0: D7-D0 and Port 1: D15-D8

Threshold selection TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, User Defined

Threshold accuracy ±100 mV

Minimum input voltage swing 500 mV

Channel-to-channel skew < 5 ns

Minimum input slew rate 10 V/μs

HORIZONTAL Max. sampling rate

Ch A / Ch A + 1 digital port:

1 or 2 digital ports:

All other combinations:

200 MS/s

100 MS/s

Maximum equivalent sampling rate

(repetitive signals) 4 GS/s

Maximum sampling rate

(continuous USB streaming)

1 MS/s on all scope channels and digital ports in PicoScope 6 (4 MS/s total)

> 20 MS/s using supplied SDK (PC-dependent)

Buffer memory 48 kS shared between active channels and ports

Buffer memory (continuous streaming) 20 MS in PicoScope software. Up to available PC memory when using supplied SDK

Waveform buffer:

PicoScope software

PicoScope software (rapid trigger mode)

SDK

SDK (user’s software)

10,000 software segments

32 hardware segments

Unlimited

Timebase ranges Real-time: 50 ns/div to 5000 s/div. ETS* mode: 2 ns/div to 5000 s/div.

Timebase accuracy ±100 ppm

Sampling jitter < 300 ps RMS

DYNAMIC

PERFORMANCE

(typical)

Crosstalk > 200:1 up to full bandwidth for equal voltage ranges

Harmonic distortion < –55 dB @ 100 kHz full scale input

SFDR > 55 dB @ 100 kHz full scale input

Noise ≤ 3 counts (all ranges)

Linearity ≤ 1 LSB

Pulse response < 7% overshoot

Bandwidth flatness –3 dB, +0.3 dB from DC to full bandwidth

* (ETS is available on analog channels only)

PicoScope 2205 MSO specifications

TRIGGER

(Main features)

Trigger modes None, Auto, Repeat, Single, Rapid (segmented memory)

Max. pre-trigger capture 100% of capture size

Max. post-trigger delay 4 billion samples

Trigger rearm time < 2 μs on fastest time base

Max. trigger rate 32 waveforms in a 100 μs burst

TRIGGER

(Analog)

Source Ch A, Ch B

Trigger types Rising, falling

Advanced triggers Edge, Window, Pulse width, Window pulse width, Dropout, Window dropout, Interval, Runt pulse,

Logic

Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope.

ETS mode: Typical 10 mV p-p, at full bandwidth

TRIGGER

(Digital)

Source D15 to D0

Trigger types Combined Level and Edge

Advanced triggers Data pattern (can be grouped by user)

TRIGGER

(Logic)

Source Ch A, Ch B, and D15 to D0

Trigger types Logic trigger across analog and digital inputs (using AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR)

FUNCTION

GENERATOR/

ARBITRARY

WAVEFORM

GENERATOR

Connector Rear panel, BNC

Standard waveforms Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, gaussian, half-sine, white noise

Standard signal frequency DC to 100 kHz

Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start / stop frequencies and increments

Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz

Output voltage range ±2 V

Output voltage adjustment Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in 1 mV steps within overall ±2 V range

Amplitude flatness < 1 dB to 100 kHz

DC accuracy ±1 % of full scale

SFDR > 55 dB @ 1 kHz, full scale sine wave

Output resistance 600 Ω

Overvoltage protection ±10 V

AWG update rate 2 MS/s

AWG buffer size 8 ksamples

AWG resolution 12 bits

AWG bandwidth 100 kHz

AWG rise time (10-90 %) < 2 μs

Buffer index mode Repeat

Phase accumulator 32 bits

Pk-pk output range ±250 mV to ±2 V

Arbitrary Waveform Downloadable user defined waveforms. 1 sample to 8 ksamples (user-selectable)

SPECTRUM

ANALYZER

Frequency range DC to 25 MHz

Display modes Magnitude, average, peak hold

Windowing functions Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top

Number of FFT points Selectable from 128 to half available buffer memory in powers of 2

MATH

CHANNELS Functions +, −, *, /, sqrt, ^, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan,

sinh, cosh, tanh, derivative, integral, freq, min, max, average, peak

Operands A, B (input channels), T (time), reference waveforms, constants, pi

AUTOMATIC

MEASUREMENTS Oscilloscope AC RMS, true RMS, DC average, cycle time, frequency, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time,

rising rate, rise time, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak to peak

Spectrum Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak,

total power, THD %, THD dB, THD plus noise, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD

Statistics Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation

SERIAL

DECODING Protocols I²C, I2S, SPI, RS-232/UART, CAN, LIN, FlexRay

MASK LIMIT

TESTING Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count

DISPLAY Interpolation Linear

Persistence modes Digital color, analog intensity, custom, or none

Specifications continued...

TA136

• 20-way 25 cm digital cable

Specifications continued...

Product packs and accessories

Product Packs

The following Product Packs are available for the PicoScope 2205 MSO:

PP798

• PicoScope 2205 MSO

• TA136 digital cable

• 2 x TA139 pack of 10 test clips

• 2 x MI007 probes

• PicoScope probe pouch

• Software and Reference CD

• Quick Start Guide

• USB cable

Accessories

The following accessories for the PicoScope 2205 MSO

are also available separately:

PP823

• PicoScope 2205 MSO

• Software and Reference CD

• Quick Start Guide

• USB cable

PP787

• 2 x MI007 probes

• PicoScope probe pouch

TA139

• Pack of 10 test clips

GENERAL PC connectivity USB 2.0 hi-speed

Dimensions 200 x 140 x 40 mm (including connectors)

Weight < 0.5 kg

Power requirements Powered from USB port

Operating: Temperature range

Humidity range

0 °C to 50 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy)

5% to 80% RH, non-condensing

Storage: Temperature range

Humidity range

−20 °C to +60 °C

5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

Safety approvals Designed to EN 61010-1:2010

EMC approvals CE: Tested to EN61326-1:2006. FCC: Tested to part 15 subpart B

Environmental approvals RoHS and WEEE compliant

Software/PC requirements PicoScope 6, SDK and example programs. Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista,

Windows 7 or 8 (32-bit or 64-bit).

Languages (software and manuals) English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Languages (software only) Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek,

Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

*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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ORDER CODE PART DESCRIPTION GBP* USD* EUR*

PP823 PicoScope 2205 MSO 299 493 362

PP798 PicoScope 2205 MSO kit 349 576 422

TA136 25 cm digital cable 10 17 12

TA139 Pack of 10 clips 18 30 22

PP787 2 x 60 MHz MI007 probes with probe pouch 30 50 36

Ordering information

Ch A

Ch B

20-way digital

connector

The front panel of the PicoScope 2205 MSO has two BNC analog

input channels and a 20-way connector with 16 digital inputs.

The rear panel of the PicoScope 2205 MSO has two

connections: a USB port for connection to the PC, and

a BNC for the AWG/function generator connection.

USB

Arbitrary waveform

generator and

function generator

PicoScope 2205 MSO connections

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Have you seen our PicoScope 2000 Series data sheet?

It shows the full range of features available with the PicoScope software, making your PicoScope 2000

Series oscilloscope even more powerful. This includes how to use your oscilloscope as a spectrum

analyzer. All of these capabilities are included in the price of your oscilloscope.

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