User manual

Programming with the PicoScope 6000 Series20

3.8

Combining several oscilloscopes

It is possible to collect data using up to 64 PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscopes at the

same time, depending on the capabilities of the PC. Each oscilloscope must be

connected to a separate USB port. The ps6000OpenUnit function returns a handle to

an oscilloscope. All the other functions require this handle for oscilloscope

identification. For example, to collect data from two oscilloscopes at the same time:

CALLBACK ps6000BlockReady(...)

// define callback function specific to application

handle1 = ps6000OpenUnit()

handle2 = ps6000OpenUnit()

ps6000SetChannel(handle1)

// set up unit 1

ps6000RunBlock(handle1)

ps6000SetChannel(handle2)

// set up unit 2

ps6000RunBlock(handle2)

// data will be stored in buffers

// and application will be notified using callback

ready = FALSE

while not ready

ready = handle1_ready

ready &= handle2_ready

Note: an external clock may be fed into the AUX input to provide some degree of

synchronization between multiple oscilloscopes.