Datasheet

VERTICAL (analog) PicoScope 3204A/B/MSO PicoScope 3205A/B/MSO PicoScope 3206A/B/MSO PicoScope 3207A/B
Bandwidth (-3 dB) 60 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 250 MHz
Rise time (calculated, 10% to 90%) 5.8 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns 1.4 ns
Input connectors BNC
Resolution 8 bits
Input characteristics 2 channels, 1 MΩ ±1%, in parallel with 12 to 13 pF
Input coupling AC/DC
Input sensitivity 10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input ranges ±50 mV to ±20 V in 9 ranges
DC accuracy ±3% of full scale
Analog offset range ±250 mV (50 mV to 200 mV ranges), ±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges), ±20 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)
Analog offset accuracy < ±1%
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
VERTICAL (digital) PicoScope 3204 MSO PicoScope 3205 MSO PicoScope 3206 MSO
N/A
Number of channels
16
Input connectors
2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
Maximum input frequency
100 MHz
Minimum detectable pulse width
5 ns
Input impedance (with TA136 cable)
200 kΩ ±2 % ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
Digital threshold range
±5 V
Input range
±20 V
Overvoltage protection
±50 V
Threshold grouping
Two independent threshold controls: port 0 (D7-D0) and port 1 (D15-D8)
Threshold selection
TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined
Threshold accuracy
±100 mV
Minimum input voltage swing
500 mV
Channel-to-channel skew
< 5 ns
Minimum input slew rate
10 V/μs
HORIZONTAL PicoScope 3204A/B/MSO PicoScope 3205A/B/MSO PicoScope 3206A/B/MSO PicoScope 3207A/B
Max. sampling rate
Ch A or B
Ch A or B + 1 digital port (MSO only)
1 or 2 digital ports (MSO only)
All other combinations (all models)
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
1 GS/s
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500 MS/s
Sampling rate (repetitive sampling) 2.5 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 10 GS/s
Sampling rate (cont. USB streaming) Up to 10 MS/s in PicoScope software. PC-dependent using SDK.
Timebase ranges 2 ns/div to 1000 s/div 1 ns/div to 1000 s/div 500 ps/div to 1000 s/div 100 ps/div to 1000 s/div
Buffer memory* (A models) 4 MS 16 MS 64 MS 256 MS
Buffer memory* (B/MSO models) 8 MS 32 MS 128 MS 512 MS
Buffer memory (streaming) 100 MS in PicoScope software. All available memory with SDK.
Waveform buffer (no. of segments) 1 to 10,000
Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm ±2 ppm ±1 ppm/year
Sample jitter < 5 ps RMS
* Shared between active channels
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE (typical; analog channels)
Crosstalk Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges)
Harmonic distortion < –50 dB at 100 kHz full scale input
SFDR 52 dB typical
ADC ENOB 7.6 bits
Noise 180 µV RMS (on most sensitive range)
Bandwidth flatness (+0.3 dB, –3 dB) at scope input, from DC to full bandwidth
TRIGGERING
Main features
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Pre-trigger capture Max. 100% of capture size
Post-trigger delay Max. 4 billion samples
Trigger re-arm time < 2 μs on fastest timebase < 1 μs on fastest timebase
Max. trigger rate Up to 10,000 waveforms in a 20 ms burst ... in a 10 ms burst
On analog inputs
Source Ch A, Ch B
Trigger types Rising/falling edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt pulse, logic
Trigger sensitivity
Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope.
ETS mode: typical 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth
On digital inputs
(MSO only)
Source D15 to D0
N/ATrigger types Combined level and edge
Advanced triggers Data pattern (adjustable grouping)
Logic trigger
Source Ch A, Ch B, EXT (not MSOs), D15 to D0 (MSOs only)
Logic AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR or XNOR of all inputs
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