When you buy one of our PC-based oscilloscopes you don’t just get an oscilloscope: you also get a spectrum analyzer and data logger. Some models even include a built-in signal generator or arbitrary waveform generator. So with a Pico Technology PC oscilloscope you really do get a complete test and measurement lab in one cost-effective unit.
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COMPACT AND PORTABLE UNITSUnlike traditional bench-top instruments that contain a PC as well as the measuring hardware, Pico Technology’s PC oscilloscopes are light and portable. When used with a laptop computer, a PC oscilloscope allows you to carry a complete electronics lab in the same bag as your PC. |  |
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A COMPLETE TEST AND MEASUREMENT LAB IN ONE UNITWhen you buy one of our PC-based oscilloscopes you don’t just get an
oscilloscope: you also get a spectrum analyzer and data logger. Some models
even include a built-in signal generator or arbitrary waveform generator. So
with a Pico Technology PC oscilloscope you really do get a complete test and
measurement lab in one cost-effective unit. |
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LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORTFree lifetime technical support is available for all customers, whether you would
like one of our team to answer your query or to advise you on the best products
to suit your needs. |
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5 YEAR WARRANTYWe cover our most popular products with a five-year warranty against
manufacturing defects. This covers 15 USB oscilloscope models and 5 USB data
loggers. |
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FREE SOFTWARE UPDATESIf you’re lucky you can return a traditional DSO to the supplier for a firmware
upgrade and maybe get improved functionality. With a PC-based oscilloscope
new features and improved functionality can be added at any time with a simple
software update. These free software updates mean that a PC oscilloscope is
one of the few things that can actually become more powerful and useful with
age. |
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USE YOUR PC MONITOR AS A LARGE AND DETAILED COLOUR DISPLAYThe display of a traditional oscilloscope is limited by the physical size of the
oscilloscope, and may only be a single colour. With a PC oscilloscope your
computer controls the display, so not only do you get a full colour display, but
the display can be the size of your monitor, projector or plasma display. (If you
have the time and money you could even connect your PC oscilloscope up to the
screens at Piccadilly Circus or Times Square and earn yourself a Guinness World
Record for the largest oscilloscope display in the world!) |
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CAPTURED WAVEFORMS AND INSTRUMENT SETTINGS CAN EASILY BE SHARED WITH OTHERSNeed to show your customer or colleague the signal you have captured? Just save
the waveform and email them a copy. They don’t have a copy of the oscilloscope
software? No problem - just export it as text, an image or in a binary format for
use with third-party software. (If they want to set up their equipment to run the
same test, simply send them the oscilloscope settings too.) |
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AFFORDABLE EXPERTISEPico Technology offers you a wide range of oscilloscopes to meet any specification, all with our expertise included in one low-cost payment. PicoScope software is included in the price, with free upgrades for life. A 5 year warranty comes as standard with all real-time USB PicoScopes, as well as access to our technical support team for all the peace of mind you need. |
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HUGE BUFFER MEMORYThese days most digital oscilloscopes have high sampling rates, but many of them
let you down with a tiny memory buffer which means that you can only use the
maximum sampling rate on a few timebases. We offer memory options from 8
kS to an enormous 1 GS with our PicoScope 6000 Series*; this is the deepest
buffer memory available as standard on any oscilloscope. This huge buffer allows
it to capture at 5 GS/s down to 20 ms/div - that’s a total duration of 200 ms.
Managing all this data calls for some powerful tools, so PicoScope has a maximum
zoom factor of 100 million.
*Correct at time of printing. |
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HIGH BANDWIDTH, HIGH SAMPLING RATEPicoScopes offer a range of bandwidth and sampling rate choices to suit any
application. Bandwidth options range from 20 MHz to 12 GHz, and sampling
rates range from 50 MS/S to 5 GS/s. For the PicoScope 6000 the 350 MHz
analog bandwidth is complemented by a real-time sampling rate of 5 GS/s and
ETS mode boosts the maximum sampling rate for repetitive signals to up to
100 GS/s. This gives it the ability to digitise signals accurately and with minimal
distortion. |
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PRICEPicoScope oscilloscopes offer the most cost-effective way to get the specifications
you want. Prices range from £125 to £6995.
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RESOLUTIONPicoScope oscilloscopes offer resolution options from 8 to 16 bits. |
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PICOSCOPE 6 SOFTWARE SUPPLIED WITH ALL OSCILLOSCOPESOur PicoScope 6 Software is supplied free with all of our PC oscilloscopes. We
are continually seeking to improve our software with added functionality and
useful features, which are free to download in software updates throughout the
year. Our newsletter and website lets you know when the latest software releases
are available. |
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