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USB oscilloscopes

PicoScope® 3000 Series

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60 to 250 MHz analog bandwidth

Up to 1 GS/s real-time sampling

2 or 4 analog channels

MSO models with 16 digital channels

Built-in function generator and AWG

Up to 512 MS buffer memory

Hardware-accelerated update rates

USB 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 warrranty included

PicoScope 3000 Series

Power, portability, and performance

The PicoScope 3000 Series USB-powered PC oscilloscopes

are small, light, and portable, while offering a range of 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.

Supported by the advanced 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 a compact size and low cost, there is no compromise on performance. With input bandwidths up to 250 MHz, the PicoScope 3000

Series scopes can be used for a wide range of signal types from DC and baseband into RF and all the way up to VHF.

This is matched by a real-time sampling rate of up to 1 GS/s, allowing detailed display of high frequencies. For repetitive signals, the

maximum effective sampling rate can be boosted to 10 GS/s by using Equivalent Time Sampling (ETS) mode. With a sampling rate of four

or five times the input bandwidth, PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are well equipped to capture high-frequency signal detail.

PicoScope 3000 Series

Deep memory

The PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are also market leaders in offering a huge buffer memory, allowing them to sustain their high

sampling rates across long timebases. For example, using a 512 MS buffer the PicoScope 3207B can sample at 1 GS/s all the way down to

50 ms/div (a 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. A 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.

x2 000 000

x130 000

x256

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PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes - overview

PicoScope

model

USB

2.0

USB

3.0 AWG* Bandwidth Buffer

memory

Max.

sampling

rate

3204D MSO • • 60 MHz 128 MS 1 GS/s

3205D MSO • • 100 MHz 256 MS 1 GS/s

3206D MSO • • 200 MHz 512 MS 1 GS/s

3404D MSO • • 60 MHz 128 MS 1 GS/s

3405D MSO • • 100 MHz 256 MS 1 GS/s

3406D MSO • • 200 MHz 512 MS 1 GS/s

PicoScope

model

USB

2.0

USB

3.0 AWG* Bandwidth Buffer

memory

Max.

sampling

rate

3404A •60 MHz 4 MS 1 GS/s

3404B • • 60 MHz 8 MS 1 GS/s

3405A •100 MHz 16 MS 1 GS/s

3405B • • 100 MHz 32 MS 1 GS/s

3406A •200 MHz 64 MS 1 GS/s

3406B • • 200 MHz 128 MS 1 GS/s

PicoScope

model

USB

2.0

USB

3.0 AWG* Bandwidth Buffer

memory

Max.

sampling

rate

3204A •60 MHz 4 MS 500 MS/s

3204B • • 60 MHz 8 MS 500 MS/s

3205A •100 MHz 16 MS 500 MS/s

3205B • • 100 MHz 32 MS 500 MS/s

3206A •200 MHz 64 MS 500 MS/s

3206B • • 200 MHz 128 MS 500 MS/s

3207A •250 MHz 256 MS 1 GS/s

3207B • • 250 MHz 512 MS 1 GS/s

* Arbitrary waveform generator

2 analog channels

4 analog channels

2 / 4 analog channels

16 digital channels

PicoScope 3000 Series

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. This can cause time and amplitude errors

that cannot always be calibrated out. The use of comparators often limits the trigger sensitivity at high bandwidths and can also create a long

trigger rearm delay.

PicoScopes broke new ground back in 1991 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 20 milliseconds. The

mask limit testing function can then scan through these waveforms to highlight any failed waveforms for viewing in the waveform buffer.

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Function generator

All of the PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include a built-in function generator with sine, square, triangle, and DC modes as standard.

As well as 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. The 3000 Series B and D models also include the capability to generate white noise and pseudo-random

binary sequence (PRBS) outputs.

Arbitrary waveform generator

Selected PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include a built-in arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). With a majority of 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; as the

hardware is integrated, these tasks can be performed instantly and easily.

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Hardware acceleration and data aggregation

For a majority of setups, the data collection speed of the PicoScope will be faster than the USB transfer rate, and so information has to be

stored in high-speed memory on the device. However, even deep-memory devices are required to have fast waveform update rates. For

instance, the PicoScope 3207B can sample at 1 GS/s for timebases as long as 20 ms/div, capturing 200 million samples per waveform, and

still update several times per second.

To ensure these fast waveform update rates, and to prevent a bottleneck of raw data, hardware acceleration is required

to avoid the PC’s CPU having to process every sample. Hardware acceleration enables the oscilloscope to intelligently

compress the raw ADC data stored in its memory before transferring it to the PC.

Traditionally, the oscilloscope would perform a simple decimation and only transfer every nth sample, resulting in the vast majority of data

being lost (up to 99.999%) 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 data. For example, a waveform with 100 million

samples may be divided into 1 000 blocks of 100 000 samples each, with only the minimum and maximum values for each block being

transferred back to the PC. If a zoom is applied to the waveform, the oscilloscope will again divide the selected area into blocks and transfer

the minimum and maximum data, so that fine detail is rapidly viewable.

In the example above, both waveforms show the same signal, but 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, and shows a loss of signal data.

In parallel with the data aggregation, other data such as average

values are also returned to speed up measurements and to reduce

the number of occasions where we do have to use the PC’s

processor.

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.

Furthermore, as the hardware acceleration is performed with an FPGA, improvements to your scope’s hardware can be made through

regular, free software upgrades: no physical updates to your PicoScope are required.

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Spectrum analyzer

With the click of a 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.

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 and low distortion.

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.

PicoScope 3000 Series

USB connectivity

The USB connection not only allows high-speed data acquisition and

transfer, but also makes printing, copying, saving, and emailing your

data from the field quick and easy. USB powering removes the need

to carry around a bulky external power supply, making the kit even

more portable for the engineer on the move.

Selected PicoScope 3000 Series

oscilloscopes now also feature a

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection,

making the already-optimized

process of data transfer even faster.

Further benefits of a USB 3.0 connection include faster saving of

waveforms and faster gap-free continuous streaming of up to

125 MS/s when using the SDK, while the scope is still backward-

compatible with older USB systems.

High-end features as standard

Buying a PicoScope is not like making a purchase from other

oscilloscope companies, where optional extras considerably increase

the price. With our scopes, high-end features such as resolution

enhancement, mask limit testing, serial decoding, advanced

triggering, automatic measurements, math channels, XY mode,

segmented memory, and a signal generator are all included in the

price.

To protect your investment, both the PC software and firmware

inside the scope can be updated. Pico Technology have a long

history of providing new features for free through software

downloads. We deliver on our promises of future enhancements

year after year, unlike many other companies in the field. Users

of our products reward us by becoming lifelong customers and

frequently recommending us to their colleagues.

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Advanced display

The PicoScope software dedicates almost all of the display area to the waveform. This ensures that the maximum amount of data is seen at

once. Even with a laptop the viewing area is much bigger and of a higher resolution than with a typical benchtop scope.

With a large display area available, you can also create a customizable split-screen display, and view multiple channels or different variants of

the same signal at the same time. As the example below shows, the software can even show both oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer traces

at once. Additionally, each waveform shown works with individual zoom, pan, and filter settings for ultimate flexibility.

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Color persistence mode allows you to see old and new data superimposed, with new data in a brighter color or shade. This makes it easy to

see glitches and dropouts and to estimate their relative frequency. Choose between analog persistence and digital color, or create custom

display modes.

Math channels

With PicoScope 6 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.

Custom probe settings

Custom probes allow you to correct for gain, attenuation, offsets and nonlinearities of probes and transducers, 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.

Color persistence mode

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Serial decoding

The deep-memory PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding capability across all channels, and are ideal for this job as

they can capture thousands of frames of uninterrupted data.

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 noise or distortion.

• 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 can also import a spreadsheet to decode the numerical data into user-defined text strings.

In graph

In table

Serial protocols

UART/RS-232

SPI

I2C

I2S

CAN

LIN

FlexRay

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’s RAM or hard disk

at rates of up to 125 MS/s and capture sizes limited only by available PC storage. Sampling rates in streaming mode are subject to PC

specifications and application loading.

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 information on the measurements

available in 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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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.

PicoScope: The 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.

Rulers: Each axis has two rulers that can be

dragged across the screen to make quick

measurements of amplitude, time and frequency.

Views: PicoScope is carefully designed to

make the best use of the display area. The

waveform view is much bigger and of a higher

resolution than with a typical benchtop scope.

You can add new scope and spectrum views

with automatic or custom layouts.

Signal 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.

PicoScope 6 software with analog 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.

PicoScope 3000 Series

The PicoScope 3000 Series Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes (MSOs)

include 16 digital inputs alongside the standard 2 or 4 analog

channels, so that you can view your digital and analog signals

simultaneously.

These models include the same features as other PicoScope 3000

Series oscilloscopes, such as SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity,

deep memory, and a built-in arbitrary waveform generator, as

well as functions such as mask limit testing, math and reference

channels, advanced triggers, serial decoding, and automatic

measurements.

Mixed-signal oscilloscopes

Serial decoding for digital signals

The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO models bring extra power to

the serial decoding features outlined in Serial decoding for analog

signals. 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!

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 rather like a watchdog

timer.

Digital triggers

The PicoScope 3000 Series MSO models offer a comprehensive set of advanced triggers covering both the analog and digital inputs, to help

you capture the data you need.

Logic triggering allows you to 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.

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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 input.

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

channels, or both.

Digital channels

To view the digital signals in the PicoScope 6 software, simply click the digital channels button. Channels can be added to the view by

dragging and dropping, and can then be reordered, grouped, and renamed.

Analog

Digital

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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.

PicoScope 6 software with digital signals

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.

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.

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 signal generator,

are all available in MSO digital signal

mode.

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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.

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.

PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope 3204 A/B PicoScope 3205 A/B PicoScope 3206 A/B PicoScope 3207 A/B

Vertical

Input channels 2 channels, BNC single-ended

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 250 MHz

Rise time (calculated) 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns 1.4 ns

Vertical resolution 8 bits

Input ranges ±50 mV to ±20 V full scale in 9 ranges

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

Input coupling AC / DC

Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±1%, in parallel with 13 pF ±1 pF

DC accuracy ±3% of full scale

Analog offset range

(vertical position adjust)

±250 mV (50 mV to 200 mV ranges)

±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)

±20 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)

Offset adjust accuracy ±1% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy

Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)

Horizontal

Maximum sampling rate

(real-time)

500 MS/s (1 channel in use)

250 MS/s (2 channels in use)

1 GS/s (1 ch. in use)

500 MS/s (2 chs. in use)

Maximum equivalent-time

sampling rate

(repetitive signals)

2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 10 GS/s

Maximum sampling rate

(streaming)

10 MS/s in PicoScope software

> 10 MS/s using the supplied SDK (PC-dependent)

10 MS/s in PicoScope

software

125 MS/s when using

supplied SDK

(PC-dependent)

Timebase ranges

(real-time) 2 ns/div to 5000 s/div 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 500 ps/div to 5000 s/div 500 ps/div to 5000 s/div

Buffer memory 4 MS

(A model)

8 MS

(B model)

16 MS

(A model)

32 MS

(B model)

64 MS

(A model)

128 MS

(B model)

256 MS

(A model)

512 MS

(B model)

Buffer memory

(streaming)

100 MS in PicoScope software

Up to available PC memory when using supplied SDK

Maximum buffer segments 10 000

Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±1 ppm/year

Sample jitter < 5 ps RMS typical < 3 ps RMS typical

Triggering

Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)

Advanced trigger types Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse

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

Trigger types (ETS mode) Rising edge, falling edge

Trigger sensitivity

(ETS mode) 10 mV p-p typical (at full bandwidth)

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 < 2 μs on fastest timebase < 1 μs on fastest timebase

Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst Up to 10 000 waveforms

in a 10 ms burst

Detailed specifications for 2-channel models

PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope 3204 A/B PicoScope 3205 A/B PicoScope 3206 A/B PicoScope 3207 A/B

External trigger input

Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed

Input characteristics Front panel BNC, 1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 13 pF ±1 pF

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 250 MHz

Threshold range ±5 V, DC coupled

Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)

Function generator

Standard output signals All models: sine, square, triangle, DC voltage

B models only: ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS

Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz

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

Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope

Output frequency

resolution < 10 mHz < 25 mHz

Output voltage range ±2 V

Output voltage

adjustments Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximate 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

Output characteristics Front panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance

Overvoltage protection ±20 V

Arbitrary waveform generator (B models only)

Update rate 20 MS/s 100 MS/s

Buffer size 8 kS 8 kS 16 kS 32 kS

Resolution 12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV)

Bandwidth > 1 MHz

Rise time (10% to 90%) < 120 ns

Physical specifications

PC connectivity USB 2.0 USB 3.0

(USB 2.0 compatible)

Dimensions 200 mm x 140 mm x 40 mm (including connectors)

Weight < 0.5 kg

Temperature range Operating: 0 °C to 50 °C (20 °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

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Detailed specifications for 4-channel models

PicoScope 3404 A/B PicoScope 3405 A/B PicoScope 3406 A/B

Vertical

Input channels 4 channels, BNC single-ended

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz

Rise time (calculated) 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns

Vertical resolution 8 bits

Input ranges ±50 mV to ±20 V full scale in 9 ranges

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

Input coupling AC / DC

Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±1%, in parallel with 14 pF ±1 pF

DC accuracy ±3% of full scale

Analog offset range

(vertical position adjust)

±250 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)

Horizontal

Maximum sampling rate

(real-time)

1 GS/s (1 channel in use)

500 MS/s (2 channels in use)

250 MS/s (3 or 4 channels in use)

Maximum equivalent-time

sampling rate

(repetitive signals)

2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s

Maximum sampling rate

(streaming)

10 MS/s in PicoScope software

> 10 MS/s using the supplied SDK (PC-dependent)

Timebase ranges (real-time) 2 ns/div to 5000 s/div 1 ns/div to 5000 s/div 500 ps/div to 5000 s/div

Buffer memory 4 MS

(A model)

8 MS

(B model)

16 MS

(A model)

32 MS

(B model)

64 MS

(A model)

128 MS

(B model)

Buffer memory (streaming) 100 MS in PicoScope software. Up to available PC memory when using supplied SDK.

Maximum buffer segments 10 000

Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm

Sample jitter < 3 ps RMS typical

Triggering

Trigger modes Auto, none, rapid, repeat, single (segmented memory)

Advanced trigger types Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse

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

Trigger types (ETS mode) Rising edge, falling edge

Trigger sensitivity (ETS mode) 10 mV p-p typical (at full bandwidth)

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 re-arm time < 2 µs on fastest timebase

Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst

PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope 3404 A/B PicoScope 3405 A/B PicoScope 3406 A/B

External trigger input

Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed

Input characteristics Front panel BNC, 1 MΩ ±1% in parallel with 14 pF ±1 pF

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz

Threshold range ±5 V, DC coupled

Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)

Function generator

Standard output signals All models: sine, square, triangle, DC voltage.

B models only: ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS

Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz

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

Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope

Output frequency resolution < 10 mHz

Output voltage range ±2 V

Output voltage adjustments Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximate 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

Output characteristics Front panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance

Overvoltage protection ±20 V

Arbitrary waveform generator (B models only)

Update rate 20 MS/s

Buffer size 8 kS 8 kS 16 kS

Resolution 12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV)

Bandwidth > 1 MHz

Rise time (10% to 90%) < 120 ns

Probe compensation output

Impedance 600 Ω

Frequency 1 kHz square wave

Level 2 V pk-pk

Physical specifications

PC connectivity USB 2.0

Dimensions 190 mm x 170 mm x 40 mm (including connectors)

Weight < 0.5 kg

Temperature range Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (20 °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

PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope

3204D MSO

PicoScope

3205D MSO

PicoScope

3206D MSO

PicoScope

3404D MSO

PicoScope

3405D MSO

PicoScope

3406D MSO

Vertical (analog)

Input channels 2 channels, BNC single-ended 4 channels, BNC single-ended

Bandwidth (–3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz

Rise time (calculated) 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns

Vertical resolution 8 bits

Input ranges ±20 mV to ±20 V full scale in 10 ranges

Input sensitivity 4 mV/div to 4 V/div in 10 vertical divisions

Input coupling AC / DC

Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±1%, in parallel with 14 pF ±1 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)

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

Minimum detectable pulse width 5 ns

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 (D0 to D7), Port 1 (D8 to D15)

Threshold selection TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined

Threshold accuracy ±100 mV

Minimum input voltage swing 500 mV pk-pk

Channel-to-channel skew < 2 ns typical

Minimum input slew rate 10 V/µs

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 (5 or more analog channels or digital ports* in use)

*A digital port contains 8 digital channels

Maximum equivalent-time

sampling rate (repetitive signals)* 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s

Maximum sampling rate

(streaming)

10 MS/s in PicoScope software

125 MS/s when using the supplied SDK (PC-dependent)

Timebase ranges 2 ns/div to

5000 s/div

1 ns/div to

5000 s/div

500 ps/div to

5000 s/div

2 ns/div to

5000 s/div

1 ns/div to

5000 s/div

500 ps/div to

5000 s/div

Buffer memory 128 MS 256 MS 512 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 buffer segments 10 000

Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±2 ppm ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±2 ppm

Sample jitter < 3 ps RMS typical

Detailed specifications for MSO models

PicoScope 3000 Series

PicoScope

3204D MSO

PicoScope

3205D MSO

PicoScope

3206D MSO

PicoScope

3404D MSO

PicoScope

3405D MSO

PicoScope

3406D MSO

Triggering (all)

Trigger modes Auto, none, rapid, repeat, single (segmented memory)

Advanced trigger types* Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse

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

Trigger types (ETS mode)* Rising edge, falling edge

Trigger sensitivity (ETS mode)* 10 mV p-p typical (at full bandwidth)

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 re-arm time < 2 µs on fastest timebase

Maximum trigger rate Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst

Triggering (digital)

Source D0 to D15

Trigger types Combined pattern and edge

Advanced triggers Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic

Function generator

Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS

Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz

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

Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope

Output frequency resolution < 10 mHz

Output voltage range ±2 V

Output voltage adjustment Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximate 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

Output characteristics Rear panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance

Overvoltage protection ±20 V

Arbitrary waveform generator (AWG)

Update rate 20 MS/s

Buffer size 32 kS

Resolution 12 bits (output step size approximately 1 mV)

Bandwidth > 1 MHz

Rise time (10% to 90%) < 120 ns

Probe compensation output

Impedance 600 Ω

Frequency 1 kHz

Level 2 V pk-pk

Physical specifications

PC connectivity USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible)

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

* analog channels only

PicoScope 3000 Series

All models

Dynamic performance

Crosstalk Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges)

Harmonic distortion < –50 dB at 100 kHz full scale input

SFDR 52 dB typical

Noise 180 µV RMS (on most sensitive range)

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

Spectrum analyzer

Frequency range DC to maximum bandwidth of scope

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 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

Operands All input channels, reference waveforms, time, constants, π

Automatic masurements (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

Mask limit testing

Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count

Display

Interpolation Linear or sin(x)/x

Persistence modes Digital color, analog intensity, custom, none

General

Power requirements

USB 2.0 models: powered from single USB port

USB 3.0 models: powered from single USB 3.0 port or two USB 2.0 ports (dual cable supplied)

For 4-channel models, use a USB port supplying at least 1200 mA, or use the AC adaptor supplied.

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 Windows and Linux). Windows and Linux SDK.

Example programs (C, Visual Basic, Excel VBA, LabVIEW).

PC requirements Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (not Windows RT)

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

Common specifications for all models

PicoScope 3000 Series

Connections

Ch B

Ch A

External trigger

AWG and

function generator USB port

2-channel models

16 digital inputs

USB port

Ch B

Ch A

Earth terminal

AWG and

function generator

2-channel MSO models

16 digital inputs

Ch B

Ch A

Ch D

Ch C USB port

Earth

terminal

AWG and

function generator

power

input

4-channel MSO models

Ch B

Ch A

Ch D

Ch C External trigger

AWG and

function generator

DC power

input

USB port

Earth terminal

4-channel models

Probe compensation pin

PicoScope 3000 Series

MSO kit contents

PicoScope 3000D MSO kits also contain:

• TA136 digital cable

• TA139 pack of 10 test clips (x2)

Kit contents

All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscope kits contain:

• PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscope

• Switchable x1/x10 probes (2 or 4) in carrying case

• Quick Start Guide

• Software and reference CD

• USB cable(s)*

• AC power adaptor (selected models)*

* see table below

Probes

All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are supplied with two or four probes (quantity 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 Models supplied with

MI007 60 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 3204, 3404 A, B and D MSO

TA132 150 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 3205, 3405 A, B and D MSO

TA131 250 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 3206, 3406 A, B and D MSO

TA160 250 MHz x1/x10, 1.2 m probe 3207 A and B

USB connectivity and power

All PicoScope 3000 Series oscilloscopes are supplied with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 cable to match

the scope’s specifications. To ensure that the USB 3.0 model scopes work effectively with older

USB systems, and to supply extra power for all scopes with 4 analog channels, a double-headed

USB 2.0 cable is also provided with selected models. This cable enables you to use a second USB

port for additional power.

For PicoScope 3000 models with 4 analog channels, the supplied AC power adaptor may be

required if the USB port(s) provide less than 1200 mA.

USB 2.0 cable

USB 3.0 cable

USB 2.0 cable, double-headed

Analog

channels

Scope USB

connection

USB 2.0

cable

USB 2.0

double-headed

cable

USB 3.0

cable

AC power

adaptor

22.0 •

3.0 • •

42.0 • • •

3.0 •••

Ordering information

Order code Model number Description

PP708 PicoScope 3204A 60 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope

PP709 PicoScope 3204B 60 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope with AWG*

PP710 PicoScope 3205A 100 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope

PP711 PicoScope 3205B 100 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope with AWG

PP712 PicoScope 3206A 200 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope

PP713 PicoScope 3206B 200 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope with AWG

PP875 PicoScope 3207A 250 MHz 2-channel USB 3.0 oscilloscope

PP876 PicoScope 3207B 250 MHz 2-channel USB 3.0 oscilloscope with AWG

PP846 PicoScope 3404A 60 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope

PP847 PicoScope 3404B 60 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope with AWG

PP848 PicoScope 3405A 100 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope

PP849 PicoScope 3405B 100 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope with AWG

PP850 PicoScope 3406A 200 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope

PP851 PicoScope 3406B 200 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope with AWG

PP931 PicoScope 3204D MSO 60 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

PP932 PicoScope 3205D MSO 100 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

PP933 PicoScope 3206D MSO 200 MHz 2-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

PP934 PicoScope 3404D MSO 60 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

PP935 PicoScope 3405D MSO 100 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

PP936 PicoScope 3406D MSO 200 MHz 4-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope with AWG

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PicoScope

2000 Series

Ultra-compact

and handheld

PicoScope

3000 Series

General-purpose

and MSO models

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

* Arbitrary waveform generator