User Manual

PicoScope 4000 Series User's Guide 1

1 Welcome

Thank you for buying a Pico Technology product!

The PicoScope 4000 Series of PC Oscilloscopes from

Pico Technology is a range of compact units designed to

replace traditional bench-top models costing many times

the price. This guide covers the various PicoScope 4000

Series Oscilloscopes.

The following models are available in the PicoScope 4000 series:

PicoScope 4262

5 MHz 16-bit 2-channel oscilloscope

PicoScope 4224

20 MHz 12-bit 2-channel oscilloscope

PicoScope 4224 IEPE

20 MHz 12-bit 2-channel IEPE oscilloscope

PicoScope 4424

20 MHz 12-bit 4-channel oscilloscope

PicoScope 4226

50 MHz 12-bit 2-channel oscilloscope

PicoScope 4227

100 MHz 12-bit 2-channel oscilloscope

Here are some of the benefits provided by your new PicoScope 4000 Series PC

Oscilloscope:

Portability: Take the unit with you and plug it in to any Windows PC.

Performance: Up to 16-bit resolution, large buffer with up to 32 M samples, fast

USB 2.0 interface.

Flexibility: Use as an oscilloscope, spectrum analyser or high-speed data

acquisition interface.

Programmability: The PicoScope 4000 series API lets you write your own

programs, in your chosen programming language, to control all the features of the

scope.

Long-term support: Software upgrades are available to download from our

website. You can also call our technical specialists for support. You can continue to

use both of these services free of charge for the lifetime of the product.

Value for money: You don't have to pay twice for all the features that you

already have in your PC. The PicoScope 4000 Series scope unit contains the special

hardware you need and nothing more.

Convenience: The software makes full use of the large display, storage, user

interface and networking built in to your PC.

IEPE capability: The PicoScope 4224 two-channel IEPE (Integrated Electronics

Piezo Electric) model allows you to connect industry-standard sensors such as

accelerometers and microphones without requiring an external IEPE power supply.

Programming with the PicoScope 4000 Series

An Application Programming Interface (API) is supplied free of charge with the

PicoScope 4000 Series scopes. You can download and install it from our website at

www.picotech.com. The software includes a Programmer's Guide in PDF format.