Datasheet

PicoScope 2000 Series
Serial decoding
The PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding capability as standard. Display the decoded data in the format of your
choice: as a graph, in a table, or both at once.
• Graph format shows the decoded data beneath the waveform on a common time axis, with error frames marked in red. You can zoom
in on these frames to investigate noise or distortion. The data packets are broken down into their component fields, making it easier
than ever to locate and identify problems signals, and each packet field is assigned a different color: in the CAN bus example below, the
address is colored orange, the DLC green and the data content indigo. Color coding is available in PicoScope 6.12 or later, available for
download from www.picotech.com.
• Table 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 link decoded numeric data to user-defined text strings, for ease of reading.
With the PicoScope 2000 Series, you can decode up to 15 serial protocols, including 1-Wire, CAN, I
2
C, I
2
S, LIN, SENT, SPI and UART/RS-
232, depending on the bandwidth and sampling rate of the oscilloscope model. Please see the specification table for the full list.
PicoScope also includes options to import and export the decoded data using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Serial decoding for digital signals
The PicoScope 2000 Series MSO models bring extra power to the serial decoding features. You can decode serial data on all analog and
digital inputs simultaneously, giving you up to 18 channels of data with any combination of serial protocols. For example, you can decode
multiple SPI, I²C, CAN bus, LIN bus and FlexRay signals all at the same time!