PC OSCILLOSCOPES WITH ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR
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Benchtop performance in a pocket-sized scope
Up to 1 GS/s sampling rate
Arbitrary waveform generator
Advanced digital triggers
Persistence display modes
USB connected and powered
Free software upgrades
Mask limit testing
Serial bus decoding
PicoScope 2200A Series
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2 CHANNELS • LOW COST • 200 MHz BANDWIDTH
Powerful, portable, and versatile
The PicoScope 2200A Series
oscilloscopes offer a small, light,
modern alternative to bulky
benchtop devices. You can now fit a
200 MHz, 1 GS/s instrument easily
in your laptop bag! They are perfect
for engineers on the move; ideal for
a wide range of applications including
design, test, education, service,
monitoring, fault finding, and repair.
A small form factor is not the only benefit of these PC-based
scopes. With our PicoScope 6 software, high-end features such as
serial decoding and mask limit testing are included as standard. New
functionality is regularly delivered through free upgrades, optimized
with the help of feedback from our customers.
USB connectivity
The USB connection makes printing, copying,
saving, and emailing your data from the field
quick and easy. The high-speed USB interface
allows fast data transfer, while USB powering
removes the need to carry around a bulky external power supply.
Fast sampling
The PicoScope 2200A Series oscilloscopes provide fast real-time
sampling rates up to 1 GS/s, equivalent to a timing resolution of only
1 ns. For repetitive signals, equivalent-time sampling (ETS) mode can
boost the maximum effective sampling rate up to 10 GS/s, allowing
even finer resolution down to 100 ps. All scopes support pre-trigger
and post-trigger capture.
Arbitrary waveform and function generators
All PicoScope 2200A Series oscilloscopes have a built-in arbitrary
waveform generator (AWG). Waveforms can be imported from data
files or created and modified using the built-in graphical AWG editor.
A function generator is also included, with sine, square, triangle, DC
level and many more standard waveforms. As well as level, offset
and frequency controls, advanced options allow you to sweep over a
range of frequencies. Combined with the spectrum peak hold option,
this creates a powerful tool for testing amplifier and filter responses.
Digital triggering
Most digital oscilloscopes still use 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 re-arm delay.
For over 20 years Pico have been pioneering the use of full digital
triggering using the actual digitized data. This reduces trigger errors
and allows our oscilloscopes to trigger on the smallest signals, even at
the full bandwidth. All triggering is digital, resulting in high threshold
resolution within programmable hysteresis and optimal waveform
stability.
On selected models, the reduced re-arm delay provided by digital
triggering, together with segmented memory, allows the capture of
events that happen in rapid sequence. At the fastest timebase, rapid
triggering can capture a new waveform every 2 microseconds until the
buffer is full. The mask limit testing function helps to detect waveforms
that fail to meet your specifications.
PicoScope 2200A Series Oscilloscopes
Advanced triggers
As well as the standard range of triggers found on most oscilloscopes,
the PicoScope 2200A 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.
PicoScope 2200A Series Oscilloscopes
High 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. Decades of oscilloscope design experience can
be seen in improved pulse response and bandwidth flatness. We are
proud of the dynamic performance of our products and publish these
specifications in detail. The result is simple: when you probe a circuit,
you can trust in the waveform you see on the screen.
Color persistence modes
Advanced display modes allow 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, digital color,
or custom display modes.
Spectrum analyzer
With the click of a button, you can open a new window to display
a spectrum plot of selected channels up to the full bandwidth of the
oscilloscope. A comprehensive range of settings gives you control over
the number of spectrum bands, window types and display modes.
PicoScope software allows you to display multiple spectrum views
with different channel selections and zoom factors, and see these
alongside time-domain waveforms of the same data. A comprehensive
set of automatic frequency-domain measurements can be added to
the display, including THD, THD+N, SINAD, SNR and IMD. You can
even use the AWG and spectrum mode together to perform swept
scalar network analysis.
Automatic measurements
PicoScope allows you to automatically 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. Each
measurement includes statistical parameters showing its variability.
For information on the measurements available in scope and
spectrum modes, see Automatic Measurements in the
Specifications table.
15 scope mode measurements
11 spectrum mode measurements
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.
Custom probe settings
The custom probes menu
allows you to correct for
gain, attenuation, offsets and
nonlinearities of probes and
transducers, or convert your
waveform data to different
units such as current, scaled
voltage, temperature,
pressure, power or dB.
Definitions can be saved to
disk for later use. Definitions for standard Pico-supplied oscilloscope
probes and current clamps are built in, but you can also create your
own using linear scaling or even an interpolated data table.
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 (where
available), 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.
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.
Serial decoding
The PicoScope 2200A Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding
capability as standard. The decoded data can be displayed in the
format of your choice: In view, In window, or both at once.
•In view 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 window 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.
It is also possible to create a spreadsheet to decode the hexadecimal
data into user-defined text strings.
High-speed data acquisition and digitizing
The supplied drivers and software development kit allow you to both
write your own software and interface to popular third-party software
packages such as LabVIEW and MATLAB.
The drivers support data streaming, a mode that captures gap-free
continuous data over the USB port directly to the PC’s RAM or hard
disk at a rate of 1 to 9.6 MS/s, so you are not limited by the size of the
scope’s buffer memory. Sampling rates in streaming mode are subject
to PC specifications and application loading.
PicoScope 2000 Series Oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2200A Series Oscilloscopes
Serial protocols
UART/RS-232
SPI
I2C
I2S
CAN
LIN
The PicoScope 6 Software
Oscilloscope controls: Controls such as voltage range, scope
resolution, channel enable, timebase and memory depth are placed
on the toolbar for quick access, leaving the main display area clear
for waveforms.
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 independently.
Math channels: Combine input channels and reference
waveforms using simple arithmetic, or create custom
equations with trigonometric and other functions.
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.
Ruler legend: Absolute and differential
ruler measurements are listed here.
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.
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.
Rulers: Each axis has two rulers that can be dragged across
the screen to make quick measurements of amplitude, time
and frequency.
Channel options: Offset, scaling, resolution
enhancement, custom probes.
Automatic measurements:
Display calculated measurements
for troubleshooting 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.
Trigger marker: Drag
to adjust trigger level
and pre-trigger time.
Auto setup button: Configures
the timebase and voltage ranges
for stable display of signals.
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 any number of live channels,
math channels and reference 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.
Signal generator: Generates standard signals or arbitrary
waveforms. Includes frequency sweep mode.
PRODUCT SELECTOR
MODEL PicoScope
2204A
PicoScope
2205A
PicoScope
2206A
PicoScope
2207A
PicoScope
2208A
Bandwidth (-3 dB) 10 MHz 25 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Maximum sampling rate 100 MS/s 200 MS/s 500 MS/s 1 GS/s 1 GS/s
Buffer memory 8 kS 16 kS 32 kS 40 kS 48 kS
Function generator + AWG 100 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 1 MHz 1 MHz
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
VERTICAL
Input channels 2
Bandwidth (-3 dB) 10 MHz 25 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 35 ns 14 ns 7 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution Up to 12 bits
Input ranges ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
Input sensitivity 10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling AC / DC
Input characteristics BNC, 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF BNC, 1 MΩ ∥ 13 pF
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjustment) -
±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)
DC accuracy ±3% of full scale
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
HORIZONTAL (TIMEBASE)
Maximum sampling rate 1 ch.
(real-time) 2 ch. 100 MS/s
50 MS/s
200 MS/s (ChA)
100 MS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
1 GS/s
500 MS/s
1 GS/s
500 MS/s
Equivalent sampling rate (ETS) 2 GS/s 4 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate (streaming) 1 MS/s 9.6 MS/s
Timebase ranges 10 ns to 5000 s/div 5 ns to 5000 s/div 2 ns to 5000 s/div 1 ns to 5000 s/div 500 ps to 5000 s/div
Buffer memory
(shared between active channels) 8 kS 16 kS 32 kS 40 kS 48 kS
Buffer memory (streaming mode) 2 MS per channel in PicoScope software. 100 MS (shared) in PicoScope software.
Up to available PC memory when using SDK.
Maximum buffers (normal triggering) 10 000
Max. buffers (rapid block triggering) Not available 32
Timebase accuracy ±100 ppm ±50 ppm
Sample jitter < 30 ps RMS < 5 ps RMS
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE (typical)
Crosstalk (full bandwidth) Better than 200:1 (equal ranges) Better than 400:1 (equal ranges)
Harmonic distortion < –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input
SFDR > 52 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input
Noise < 150 µV RMS (±50 mV range) < 200 µV RMS (±50 mV range)
Bandwidth flatness (at scope input) (+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
TRIGGERING
Sources Ch A, Ch B
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Advanced triggers Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic.
Trigger types, ETS Rising or falling edge
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth
In ETS mode, typical 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth
Maximum pre-trigger capture 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay 4 billion samples
Trigger re-arm time PC-dependent < 2 μs on fastest timebase
Maximum trigger rate PC-dependent Up to 32 waveforms in a 64 μs burst
PicoScope 2200A Series Oscilloscopes - Specifications
PicoScope 2204A PicoScope 2205A PicoScope 2206A PicoScope 2207A PicoScope 2208A
FUNCTION GENERATOR
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine
Pseudorandom output signals None White noise, PRBS
Standard signal frequency DC to 100 kHz DC to 1 MHz
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Triggering - Free-run or up to 1 billion waveform cycles or frequency sweeps.
Triggered from scope trigger or manually.
Output frequency accuracy ±100 ppm ±50 ppm
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±2 V
Output adjustments Any amplitude and offset within ±2 V range
Amplitude flatness (typical) < 1 dB to 100 kHz < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz
DC accuracy ±1% of full scale
SFDR (typical) > 55 dB at 1 kHz full-scale sine wave > 60 dB at 10 kHz full-scale sine wave
Output characteristics Front panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance
Overvoltage protection ±10 V
ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR
Update rate 2 MS/s 20 MS/s
Buffer size 4 kS 8 kS
Resolution 12 bits
Bandwidth > 100 kHz > 1 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%) < 2 µs < 120 ns
SPECTRUM ANALYZER
Frequency range DC to 10 MHz DC to 25 MHz DC to 50 MHz DC to 100 MHz DC to 200 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 −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 A, B (input channels), T (time), reference waveforms, constants, Pi
AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS
Scope 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 plus noise, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation
SERIAL DECODING
Protocols CAN, LIN, I²C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I²S, FlexRay
MASK LIMIT TESTING
Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count
DISPLAY
Interpolation Linear or sin(x)/x
Persistence modes Digital color, analog intensity, custom, or none
GENERAL
PC connectivity USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 and 3.0 compatible). USB cable included.
Power requirements Powered from USB port
Dimensions (including connectors) 142 x 92 x 19 mm
Weight < 0.2 kg (7 oz)
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% to 80% RH non-condensing. Storage: 5% to 95% RH non-condensing.
Safety approvals Designed to EN 61010-1:2010
Compliance RoHS, WEEE, and LVD compliant. Tested to meet EN61326-1:2006 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B.
Software included PicoScope 6, Windows and Linux SDK, example programs (C, Visual Basic, Excel VBA, LabVIEW)
PicoScope software PC requirements Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (not Windows RT). 32- or 64-bit
Languages (manual) Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Languages (software interface) Chinese (simplified & traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Specifications continued...
ORDER CODE DESCRIPTION GBP* USD* EUR*
PP917 PicoScope 2204A 10 MHz oscilloscope without probes 99 163 120
PP906 PicoScope 2204A 10 MHz oscilloscope 119 196 144
PP907 PicoScope 2205A 25 MHz oscilloscope 199 328 241
PP908 PicoScope 2206A 50 MHz oscilloscope 299 493 362
PP909 PicoScope 2207A 100 MHz oscilloscope 399 658 483
PP910 PicoScope 2208A 200 MHz oscilloscope 499 823 604
Pack contents
• PicoScope 2200A Series oscilloscope
• USB cable
• Two x1/x10 passive probes (kits PP906 to
PP910)
• Quick Start Guide
• Software and reference CD
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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USB port
Ch A
Ch B
Arbitrary waveform
generator
Matching probes included
Two x1/x10 passive probes are included,
chosen to match the bandwidth of your scope.
PicoScope
model
Probes included (kits
PP906 to PP910)
Order
code
2204A
2205A
2206A
60 MHz probes (2) MI007
2207A 150 MHz probes (2) TA132
2208A 250 MHz probes (2) TA131
Hand-held oscilloscopes
Also available in the PicoScope 2000 Series,
the PicoScope 2104 and 2105 single-channel
hand-held oscilloscopes are the ultimate in
compact design.
See www.picotech.com for details.
For deeper memory, or higher or flexible resolution, see the PicoScope 3000, 4000 and 5000 Series oscilloscopes.
