Datasheet

High signal integrity
Most oscilloscopes are built down to a price; ours are built up to
a specification.
Our engineers use careful front-end design and shielding to
reduce noise, crosstalk and harmonic distortion. With decades of
oscilloscope experience, we know how to design for optimal pulse
response and bandwidth flatness.
PicoScope 6000 Series PC Oscilloscopes
High-end features as standard
Buying a scope from some companies is a bit like buying a car.
By the time you have added all the optional extras you need,
the price has gone up considerably. With the PicoScope 6000
Series, high-end features such as mask limit testing, serial decoding,
advanced triggering, measurements, math, XY mode, digital
filtering, segmented memory and even a signal generator are all
included in the price.
To protect your investment, both the PC software and firmware
inside the unit can be updated. We have a long history of providing
new features for free as software downloads. Other companies
make vague promises about future enhancements but we deliver
on our promises year after year. Users of our products reward us
by becoming lifelong customers, frequently recommending us to
their colleagues.
Hardware acceleration
On some oscilloscopes, enabling deep memory has a penalty:
the screen update rate slows down and the controls become
unresponsive as the processor struggles to cope with the amount
of data. Thanks to the hardware acceleration inside PicoScope
deep-memory oscilloscopes, you can collect waveforms containing
hundreds of millions of samples while keeping fast screen update
r at e s and a responsive user interface. Dedicated hardware inside
the oscilloscope processes multiple streams of data
in parallel to construct the waveform that will be
displayed on the screen. This is done far faster than
any PC processor could manage, and together
with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data transfer
eliminates any bottlenecks between the
oscilloscope and the PC.
For example, the scope may be set to capture
100 000 000 samples but the PicoScope display
window may be only 1000 pixels wide. In this case,
the scope intelligently compresses the data into 1000
blocks of 100 000 samples each. Unlike simple decimation,
which throws away most of the data, PicoScope hardware
acceleration guarantees that you see any high-frequency details
such as narrow glitches, even when the display is zoomed out.
Probes included
Your PicoScope 6000 Series scope is supplied complete with
four wideband, high-impedance probes. These probes have been
designed for use with individual models of the PicoScope 6000
Series and are factory-compensated to match each scope’s
input characteristics. Each high-quality probe is supplied with a
range of accessories for convenient and accurate high-frequency
measurements.
A comprehensive range of alternative probes is also available.
Probe specifications
TA150 TA133
Attenuation
10:1
Resistance at probe tip
10 MΩ
Capacitance at probe tip
9.5 pF
Scope input impedance
1 MΩ
Compatibility
PicoScope 6402C/D,
PicoScope 6403C/D
PicoScope 6404C/D
Bandwidth (3 dB)
350 MHz 500 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%)
1 ns 700 ps
Compensation range
10 to 25 pF
Safety standard
IEC/EN 61010-031
Cable length
1.3 m
Probe accessories included
TA133 only
• Spring tip 0.5 mm
• Ground blade 2.5 mm
• 2 self-adhesive copper pads
• Protection cap 2.5 mm
• IC caps 0.5 to 1.27 mm pitch
• PCB adapter kit 2.5 mm
TA133 and TA150
• Instruction manual
• Solid tip 0.5 mm
• Coding rings, 3 x 4 colors
• Ground lead 15 cm
• Ground spring 2.5 mm
• Trim tool
• Insulating cap 2.5 mm
• Sprung hook 2.5 mm