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IPicoScope 6 User's Guide

Table of Contents

....................................................................................................................................11 Welcome

....................................................................................................................................22 PicoScope 6 overview

....................................................................................................................................33 Introduction

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1 Legal statement

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2 Upgrades

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3 Trademarks

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4 Contact information

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5 How to use this manual

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6 System requirements

....................................................................................................................................74 Using PicoScope for the first time

....................................................................................................................................85 PicoScope and oscilloscope primer

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1 Oscilloscope basics

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2 PC Oscilloscope basics

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3 PicoScope basics

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1 Capture modes

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2 How do capture modes work with views?

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4 PicoScope window

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5 Scope view

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6 MSO view

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1 Digital view

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2 Digital context menu

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7 XY view

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8 Trigger marker

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9 Post-trigger arrow

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10 Spectrum view

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11 Persistence mode

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12 Measurements table

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13 Resolution enhancement

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14 Pointer tool tip

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15 Signal rulers

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16 Time rulers

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17 Ruler legend

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18 Frequency legend

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19 Properties sheet

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20 Custom probes

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21 Maths channels

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22 Reference waveforms

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23 Serial decoding

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24 Mask limit testing

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25 Alarms