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6.5.8.2

Power management page

Location:

Tools > Preferences > Power Management

Purpose:

controls features of the oscilloscope that affect its power consumption

Capture Rate

This control limits the speed at which PicoScope captures data from the scope device.

The other PicoScope settings, the type of scope device and the speed of the computer

will all affect whether this limit can actually be reached. PicoScope automatically

selects the appropriate limit according to whether your computer is running on

batteries or on mains (line) power.

The settings are in captures per second. By default, the capture rate is set to

"Unlimited" when your computer is running on Mains (line) power, for maximum

performance. If other applications run too slowly on your PC whilst PicoScope is

capturing, then reduce the capture rate limit. When your computer is running on

Battery power, PicoScope imposes a performance limit to save the battery. You can

increase this limit manually, but this will cause the battery power to drain very

quickly.