PICOSCOPE 4224 - PICO TECHNOLOGY

HIGH-PRECISION USB OSCILLOSCOPES

PicoScope® 4000 Series

Supplied with SDK including example programs

Software compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8

Free technical support

32 MS buffer

12 bit resolution

80 MS/s sampling

20 MHz bandwidth

2 or 4 channels

2 channel IEPE model

USB powered

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IEPE

32 MS BUFFER

12 BITS

For detailed waveforms and accurate measurements

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PicoScope features at a glance

•20MHzoscilloscopeandFFTspectrumanalyzer

•26automaticmeasurements

•Masklimittestingwithalarms

•Serialbusdecoding

•Per-channellow-passfiltering

•Softwareresolutionenhancementto16bits

•Mathchannelswithbasicandadvancedfunctions

•Referencewaveforms

•Waveformbufferwithupto10,000segmentsandoverviewwindow

•Digitalcolorandanalogintensitypersistencedisplaymodes

•XYmode

All-in-one instruments

ThePicoScope4000SeriesPCOscilloscopesareextremelyversatile,withanoscilloscopeandspectrum

analyzerincludedineverymodel.

PicoScope 4224 IEPE

The2-channelIEPEversioniscompatiblewithindustry-standardIEPE(integratedelectronicspiezoelectric)

accelerometersandmicrophones,makingitsuitableforavarietyofmeasurementapplicationsincludingnoise

andvibrationanalysis.

Convenience and speed

ThePicoScope4000SeriesscopesobtaintheirpowerfromtheUSB2.0interface,sothere’snoneedforan

externalpowersupply.TheUSBportalsodelivershigh-speeddatatoyourPCtogiveyouaresponsive,high-

resolutiondisplay.Amaximumsamplingrateof80MS/siscombinedwithahighresolutionof12bits,giving

you16timesbetterverticalresolutionthanmoststandardscopes.

Deep memory

The32Msamplebufferis‘alwayson’.Thereisneveracompromisebetweenbuffersizeandwaveformupdate

rate,becausethePicoScope4000Seriesalwaysmaximisesbothatthesametime.Nowyoucancaptureevery

waveformwithfulldetailwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.

Advanced software

ThescopesarebundledwiththelatestversionofPicoScopeforWindows.PicoScopeiseasytouseandcan

exportdatainavarietyofgraphical,textandbinaryformats.AlsoincludedareWindowsdriversandexample

programs.

Mask limit testing

PicoScopeallowsyoutodrawamaskaroundanysignalwithuser-definedtolerances.Thishasbeendesigned

specificallyforproductionanddebuggingenvironments,enablingyoutocomparesignals.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.

Math channels

WithPicoScopeyoucanperformavarietyofmathematical

calculationsonyourinputsignalsandreferencewaveforms.

Usethebuilt-inlistforsimplefunctionssuchasadditionandinversion,

oropentheequationeditorandcreatecomplexfunctionsinvolving

trigonometry,exponentials,logarithms,statistics,integralsand

derivatives.

Advanced triggers

Aswellasthestandardrangeoftriggersfoundonmostoscilloscopes,

thePicoScope4000Seriesoffersoneofthebestselectionsof

advancedtriggersavailable.Theseincludepulsewidth,windowedand

dropouttriggerstohelpyoufindandcaptureyoursignalquickly.

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzer

Quick and powerful zoom

Mask limit testing

Math channels

Advanced triggers

PicoScope 4000 Series

MODEL SELECTOR

MODEL BANDWIDTH CHANNELS SAMPLING BUFFER MEMORY EXT TRIG AWG

PicoScope 4424 20 MHz 4 80 MS/s 32 MS No No

PicoScope 4224 20 MHz 2 80 MS/s 32 MS No No

PicoScope 4224 IEPE 20 MHz 2 80 MS/s 32 MS No No

SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL PicoScope 4424 PicoScope 4224 PicoScope 4224 IEPE

Passive Probe Mode IEPE Interface Mode

INPUTS

Number of channels 4 BNC inputs 2 BNC inputs 2 BNC inputs

Analog bandwidth DC to 20 MHz DC to 20 MHz 1.6 Hz to 20 MHz

(10 MHz on ±50 mV range)

Rise time (10% to 90%, calculated) 17.5 ns (35 ns on ±50 mV range)

Voltage ranges ±50 mV to ±100 V in 11 ranges ±50 mV to ±20 V in 9 ranges

Sensitivity 10 mV/div to 20 V/div 10 mV/div to 4 V/div

Graphing frequency measurement 20 Hz, 200 Hz, 2 kHz, and 20 kHz ranges

Vertical resolution 12 bits (up to 16 bits with resolution enhancement)

Input coupling AC or DC, software-controlled

Input impedance   

Overvoltage protection ±200 V ±100 V

SAMPLING

Timebases 100 ns/div to 5000 s/div

Maximum sampling rate (real time)

1/2 channels: 80 MS/s* 80 MS/s 80 MS/s

3/4 channels: 20 MS/s

*To achieve the stated sampling rate with two channels, choose one channel from A or B and one from C or D.

Buffer size 32 MS shared between active channels

TRIGGERING

Sources Any input channel

Modes None, single, repeat, auto, rapid

Trigger types Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed

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Timebase accuracy 50 ppm

DC accuracy 1% of full scale

Trigger resolution 1 LSB

Trigger re-arm time 

ENVIRONMENT

Temperature range

Operating: 0 °C to 45 °C

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Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C

Humidity range Operating: 5% to 80% RH, non-condensing

Storage: 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

PC connection USB 2.0. Compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 3.0.

PC operating system Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (not Windows RT). 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Power supply Powered by USB port

Dimensions 200 mm x 140 mm x 38 mm including connectors

Weight < 500 g

Compliance EU EMC and LVD Standards

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PicoScope 4000 Series

PicoScope USB Oscilloscope

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快速入门指南

UK headquarters:

Pico Technology

James House

Colmworth Business Park

St. Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 8YP

United Kingdom

 +44 (0) 1480 396 395

 +44 (0) 1480 396 296

 sales@picotech.com

ORDER CODE PART DESCRIPTION GBP USD* EUR*

PP493 PicoScope 4424 oscilloscope 799 1319 967

PP479 PicoScope 4424 oscilloscope kit 825 1362 999

PP492 PicoScope 4224 oscilloscope 499 824 604

PP478 PicoScope 4224 oscilloscope kit 519 857 628

PP695 PicoScope 4224 IEPE oscilloscope 599 989 725

Ordering information

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USA headquarters:

Pico Technology

320 N Glenwood Blvd

Tyler

Texas 75702

United States

 +1 800 591 2796

 +1 620 272 0981

 sales@picotech.com

Errors and omissions excepted. Windows is a registered trade mark of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and other countries. Pico Technology and

PicoScope are internationally registered trade marks of Pico Technology Ltd.

*Prices are correct at the time of publication. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.

If your next application requires a different scope, consider one from the range of PicoScopes below.

What do I get?

The PicoScope 4000 Series oscilloscope kits contain the following items. The

scopes are also available without accessories.

PicoScope 4000 Series PC oscilloscope

Passive x1/x10 60 MHz probes (2 with PicoScope 4224, 4 with PicoScope 4424)

USB 2.0 cable

PicoScope software CD

Quick start guide

Tough, padded carrying case

PicoScope

5000 Series

Flexible resolution

8 to 16 bits

PicoScope

3000 Series

General -purpose

2 and 4 channel

PicoScope

2000 Series

Ultra-compact

and handheld

PicoScope

6000 Series

High performance

Up to 1 GHz

PicoScope

9000 Series

20 GHz sampling

with TDR/TDT