User manual

PicoScope 6 overview2
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2 PicoScope 6 overview
PicoScope 6 is Pico Technology's software for PC Oscilloscopes.
Higher performance
Faster capture rates, making it easier to see fast-moving signals
Faster data processing
Better support for the latest PicoScope USB oscilloscopes
Improved usability and appearance
Clearer graphics and text
Tool tips and help messages to explain all features
Easy point-and-click tools for panning and zooming
New features
The latest Windows .NET
technology enabling us to
deliver updates more quickly
Multiple views of the same
data, with individual zoom
and pan settings for each
view
Custom probes manager to
make it easy for you to use
your own probes and sensors
with PicoScope
Advanced triggering
conditions including pulse,
window and logic
Properties sheet displaying
all settings at a glance
Spectrum mode with a fully
optimized spectrum analyzer
Per-channel lowpass filtering
Math channels for creating
mathematical functions of
input channels
Reference waveforms for
storing copies of input
channels
Arbitrary waveform designer
for oscilloscopes with a built-
in arbitrary waveform
generator
Rapid trigger mode to
capture a sequence of
waveforms with the
minimum possible dead time
Windows Explorer integration
to show files as pictures and
convert to other formats
Command-line options for
converting files
Zoom overview for rapidly
adjusting the zoom to show
any part of the waveform
Serial decoding for RS232,
I
2
C and other formats, in real
time
Mask limit testing to show
when a signal goes out of
bounds
Buffer navigator for
searching the waveform
buffer
Alarms to alert you when a
specified event occurs