Technical specifications |
Specifications |
Bandwidth | 10 MHz |
2 channel | 2204A |
Oscilloscope — vertical (analog inputs) |
Bandwidth | 10 MHz |
Rise time (calculated) | 35 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 vertical divisions) | 10 mV/div to 4 V/div |
Input coupling | AC / DC |
Input connector | BNC(f) |
Input characteristics | 1 MO ± 1% ? 15 pF ± 2 pF |
Analog offset range (vertical position adjustment) | None |
Analog offset control accuracy | N/A |
DC accuracy | ±3% of full scale ±200 µV |
Overvoltage protection | ±100 V (DC + AC peak) |
Oscilloscope — vertical (digital inputs, MSOs 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 | 200 kO ±2% ? 8 pF ±2 pF |
Input dynamic range | ±20 V |
Digital threshold range | ±5 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 |
Port threshold accuracy | ±350 mV (inclusive of hysteresis) |
Hysteresis | < ±250 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)* | 100 MS/s |
Equivalent sampling rate (ETS mode) | 2 GS/s |
Maximum sampling rate (USB streaming) | 1 MS/s |
Shortest timebase | 10 ns/div |
Longest timebase | 5000 s/div (approx 14 hours per waveform in chart recorder view) |
Buffer memory (block mode)* | 8 kS |
Buffer memory (USB streaming mode) | 100 MS (shared between active channels) |
Waveform buffers | 10?000 |
Maximum waveforms per second | 2000 |
Initial timebase accuracy | ±100 ppm |
Timebase drift | ±5 ppm / year |
Sample jitter | 30 ps RMS typical |
ADC sampling | Simultaneous |
Dynamic performance (typical) |
Crosstalk (full bandwidth, equal ranges) | Better than 200:1 |
Harmonic distortion | < –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical |
SFDR (100 kHz, full-scale input, typical) | > 52 dB |
Noise | < 150 µV RMS (±50 mV range) |
Bandwidth flatness | (+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth |
Triggering |
Sources | Ch A, Ch B, Ch C, Ch D. Any MSO digital channel |
Trigger modes | None, auto, repeat, single |
Advanced triggers | Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic |
Trigger types, ETS | Rising or falling edge |
Trigger sensitivity, real-time | Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth |
Trigger sensitivity, ETS | 10 mV p-p, typical, at full bandwidth |
Maximum pre-trigger capture | 100% of capture size |
Maximum post-trigger delay | 4 billion samples |
Trigger rearm time in rapid trigger mode | N/A |
Max. waveforms in rapid trigger mode | N/A |
Function generator |
Standard output signals | Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine |
Pseudorandom output signals | None |
Standard signal frequency | DC to 100 kHz |
Sweep modes | Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments |
Triggering | None |
Output frequency accuracy | Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output frequency resolution |
Output frequency resolution | < 0.02 Hz |
Output voltage range | ±2 V |
Output adjustments | Any amplitude and offset within ±2 V range |
Amplitude flatness (typical) | < 1 dB to 100 kHz |
DC accuracy | ±1% of full scale |
SFDR (typical) | > 55 dB at 1 kHz full-scale sine wave |
Output characteristics | Front panel BNC, 600 O output impedance |
Overvoltage protection | ±20 V |
Arbitrary waveform generator |
Update rate | 1.548 MHz |
Buffer size | 4 kS |
Resolution | 12 bits |
Bandwidth | > 100 kHz |
Rise time (10% to 90%) | < 2 µs |
Spectrum analyzer |
Frequency range | DC to analog bandwidth of oscilloscope |
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, up to a maximum of 1 048 576 points |
Math channels and Software filters |
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, duty |
Software filters | Highpass, lowpass, bandpass, bandstop |
Operands | A, B (input channels), C, D (input channels, 4-channel models only), T (time), reference waveforms, constants, pi, digital channels (MSO models only) |
Automatic measurements |
Scope mode | AC RMS, true RMS, frequency, cycle time, duty cycle, DC average, falling rate, rising rate, low pulse width, high pulse width, fall time, rise time, minimum, maximum, peak to peak |
Spectrum mode | Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, THD dB, SNR, SINAD, SFDR, total power, average amplitude at peak, THD %, THD+N, IMD |
Statistics | Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation |
Serial decoding |
Protocols | 1-Wire, ARINC 429, CAN, CAN FD, DALI, DCC, DMX512, FlexRay, Ethernet 10Base-T, USB 1.1, I²C, I²S, LIN, Manchester, MODBUS, PS/2, SPI, SENT, UART/RS-232 (subject to bandwidth and sampling rate of chosen oscilloscope model) |
Mask limit testing |
Mask generation | Numeric (automatic) or Graphical (manual) |
Statistics | Pass/fail, failure count, total count |
Available actions on mask fail | Beep, play sound, stop capture, save waveform, trigger signal generator / AWG, run executable |
Display |
Interpolation | Linear or sin(x)/x |
Persistence modes | Digital color, analog intensity, custom, fast or none |
SDK / API details and specifications for customers writing their own software |
Supplied drivers | 32 and 64-bit drivers for Windows 7, 8 and 10 Linux drivers macOS drivers |
Example code | C, C#, Excel VBA, VB.NET, LabVIEW, MATLAB |
Maximum USB streaming sampling rate* | 1 MS/s |
Buffer memory in USB streaming mode* | Limited only by PC |
Segmented memory buffers* | N/A |
Software |
Windows software | PicoScope for Windows PicoSDK Software development kit (SDK) Windows 7, 8 or 10 recommended (read more) |
macOS software | PicoScope for macOS (beta: feature list) Software development kit (SDK) OS versions: see release notes |
Linux software | PicoScope for Linux (beta: feature list) Software development kit (SDK) See Linux Software & Drivers for details of supported distributions |
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 |
General |
Package contents | PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscope 2 or 4 switchable 10:1/1:1 oscilloscope probes (except for PicoScope 2204A / 2205A when purchased without probes) TA136 digital cable (MSOs only) 2 × TA139 pack of 10 logic test clips (MSOs only) USB cable Quick start guide |
PC connectivity | USB 2.0 (USB 3.0/3.1 compatible). |
Power requirements | Powered from USB port |
Dimensions | (including connectors and feet) 142 x 92 x 18.8 mm |
Weight | < 0.2 kg (7 oz) |
Temperature range, operating | 0 °C to 50 °C |
Temperature range, operating, for stated accuracy | 15 °C to 30 °C |
Temperature range, storage | –20 °C to +60 °C |
Humidity range, operating | 5% to 80% RH non-condensing |
Humidity range, storage | 5% to 95% RH non-condensing |
Altitude range | up to 2000 m |
Pollution degree | 2 |
Safety approvals | Designed to EN 61010-1:2010 |
Environmental approvals | RoHS, WEEE |
EMC approvals Tested to meet | EN61326-1:2013 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B |
Languages supported Simplified | Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
Warranty | 5 years |