Datasheet

PicoScope 2000 Series
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 rearm delay.
For 25 years, Pico Technology has been pioneering the use of full digital triggering using the actual digitized data. This eliminates trigger
errors and allows our oscilloscopes to trigger on the smallest signals, even at the full bandwidth. All triggering is digital, resulting in a
threshold resolution equal to the digitizing resolution, with programmable hysteresis and optimal waveform stability.
The reduced rearm delay provided by digital
triggering, together with segmented memory,
allows the capture of events that happen in rapid
sequence. Rapid triggering, available on most
models, can capture a new waveform every 1 or
2 microseconds, depending on the model, at the
fastest timebase, until the buffer is full. The mask
limit testing function helps to detect waveforms
that fail to meet your specifications.
As well as the standard range of triggers found
on most oscilloscopes, the PicoScope 2000 Series
offers one of the best selections of advanced
triggers available. These include pulse width,
window and dropout triggers to help you find and
capture your signal quickly.
Arbitrary waveform and function generators
All PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes have a built-in function generator and arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). The function generator
can produce sine, square, triangle and DC level waveforms, and many more besides, while the AWG allows you to import waveforms from
data files or create and modify them using the built-in graphical AWG editor.
As well as level, offset and frequency controls, advanced options allow you to sweep over a range of frequencies. Combined with the
advanced spectrum mode, with options including peak hold, averaging and linear/log axes, this creates a powerful tool for testing amplifier
and filter responses.