User manual

Quick Start Guide PicoScope USB Oscilloscope
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1.3 Contents
Please check that your PicoScope PC Oscilloscope package contains:
• PicoScope PC Oscilloscope
• USB cable
• Pico software disc
• Quick Start Guide
Some product packs and scope bundles may contain additional items. See the
User’s Guide for a full contents list.
1.4 System requirements
To ensure that PicoScope operates correctly, you must have a computer with at least
the minimum system requirements, as shown in the following table. The performance
of the PicoScope software will improve with a more powerful PC, and will benet from
a multi–core processor.
Item Minimum specication Recommended specication
Operating system Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
32– or 64–bit (not Windows RT).
Processor 300 MHz 1 GHz
Memory 256 MB 512 MB
Free disk space* 1 GB 2 GB
Ports USB 1.1 port USB 2.0/3.0 port**
* The PicoScope software does not use all the disk space specied in the table. The
free space is required to make Windows run eciently.
** Oscilloscopes which use USB 3.0 may not achieve the maximum specications
when plugged in to a USB 2.0 port.