Data Sheet

PicoScope
®
5000D Series oscilloscopes
Most digital oscilloscopes gain their high
sampling rates by interleaving multiple
8-bit ADCs. Despite careful design,
the interleaving process introduces
errors that always make the dynamic
performance worse than the performance
of the individual ADC cores. The FlexRes
architecture employs multiple
high-resolution ADCs at the input channels
in different time-interleaved and parallel
combinations to optimize either the
sampling rate to 1 GS/s at 8 bits, the
resolution to 16 bits at 62.5 MS/s, or
other combinations in between. Coupled
with high signal-to-noise ratio ampliers
and a low-noise system architecture,
FlexRes technology enables PicoScope
5000D Series oscilloscopes to capture
and display signals up to 200 MHz with
a high sampling rate, or lower-speed
signals with 256 times more resolution
than typical 8-bit oscilloscopes. Resolution
enhancement—a digital signal processing
technique built into PicoScope6 can
further increase the effective vertical
resolution of the scope to 20bits.
The PicoScope 6 software lets you choose
between setting the resolution manually
and leaving the scope in “auto resolution”
mode, where the optimal resolution is
used for the chosen settings.
TIMING
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125 MS/s
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TIME-INTERLEAVED
PARALLEL
Here at Pico, we’re proud of the dynamic
performance of our products. Careful
front-end design and shielding reduces
noise, crosstalk and harmonic distortion.
Over 25 years of high-resolution
oscilloscope design experience leads to
improved pulse response and bandwidth
atness.
Sensitivity at 1:1 zoom is an impressive
2mV/div at the full resolution of the
oscilloscope. If you need even more
sensitivity, simply switch to high-resolution
mode and zoom in. Combining 14-bit
mode and zoom can provide 200µV/div
sensitivity while still providing more than
8bits usable resolution.
FlexRes – how we do it High signal integrity
PicoScope 5000D Series oscilloscopes feature a USB3.0 connection, providing lightning-
fast saving of waveforms while retaining compatibility with older USB standards. The
PicoSDK software development kit supports continuous streaming to the host computer
at rates up to 125 MS/s.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection