Datasheet

PicoScope 2000 Series
Detailed specifications: 4-channel oscilloscopes
PicoScope
2405A
PicoScope
2406B
PicoScope
2407B
PicoScope
2408B
VERTICAL
Bandwidth (–3 dB) 25 MHz 50 MHz 70 MHz 100 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 14 ns 7 ns 5 ns 3.5 ns
Software lowpass filter Not applicable Configurable lowpass filter
Vertical resolution 8 bits 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution Up to 12 bits Up to 12 bits
Input ranges
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV,
±200 mV, ±500 mV,
±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,
±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
Input sensitivity
4 mV/div to 4 V/div
(10 vertical divisions)
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling AC / DC AC / DC
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF 1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
Input connector Single-ended, BNC(f) Single-ended, BNC(f)
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjustment)
±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)
±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)
±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)
±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)
Analog offset control accuracy
±1% of offset setting, additional to
basic DC accuracy
±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC accuracy
DC accuracy ±3% of full scale ±200 μV ±3% of full scale ±200 μV
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz ±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz
HORIZONTAL (TIMEBASE)
Maximum sampling rate 1 ch.
(real-time) 2 ch.
3 or 4 ch.
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
125 MS/s
1 GS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
Equivalent-time sampling rate (ETS) 5 GS/s 10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate (USB streaming) 1 MS/s (5 MS/s with SDK) 9.6 MS/s (31 MS/s with SDK)
Shortest timebase 2 ns/div 2 ns/div 1 ns/div
Longest timebase 5000 s/div 5000 s/div
Buffer memory (block mode, shared
between active channels)
48 kS 32 MS 64 MS 128 MS
Buffer memory (USB streaming mode,
PicoScope software)
100 MS (shared between active
channels)
100 MS (shared between active channels)
Buffer memory (USB streaming mode, SDK) Up to available PC memory Up to available PC memory
Waveform buffers (PicoScope software) 10 000 10 000
Maximum waveforms per second 2000 80 000
Initial timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±50 ppm
Timebase drift ±5 ppm/year ±5 ppm/year
Sample jitter 20 ps RMS, typical 3 ps RMS, typical
ADC sampling
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled
channels
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE (typical)
Crosstalk (full bandwidth, equal ranges) Better than 300:1 Better than 300:1
Harmonic distortion
< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input,
typical
< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical
SFDR (100 kHz, full-scale input, typical)
±20 mV range: > 44 dB
±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB
±20 mV range: > 44 dB
±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB
Noise (±20 mV range) <150 µV RMS < 220 μV RMS < 300 μV RMS
Bandwidth flatness
(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full
bandwidth, typical
(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth, typical