Datasheet

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.
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