PicoScope® 5000D Series oscilloscopes

Most digital oscilloscopes gain their

high sampling rates by interleaving

multiple 8-bit ADCs. Despite careful

design, the interleaving process

introduces errors that always make

the dynamic performance worse than

the performance of the individual ADC

cores. The FlexRes architecture employs

multiple high-resolution ADCs at the input

channels in different time-interleaved and

parallel combinations to optimize either

the sampling rate to 1 GS/s at 8 bits, the

resolution to 16 bits at 62.5 MS/s, or other

combinations in between. Coupled with

high signal-to-noise ratio amplifiers and

a low-noise system architecture, FlexRes

technology enables PicoScope 5000D

Series oscilloscopes to capture and

display signals up to 200 MHz with a high

sampling rate, or lower-speed signals

with 256 times more resolution than

typical 8-bit oscilloscopes. Resolution

enhancement—a digital signal processing

technique built into PicoScope 6—can

further increase the effective vertical

resolution of the scope to 20 bits.

The PicoScope 6 software lets you choose

between setting the resolution manually

and leaving the scope in “auto resolution”

mode, where the optimal resolution is used

for the chosen settings.

Here at Pico, we’re proud of the dynamic

performance of our products. Careful

front-end design and shielding reduces

noise, crosstalk and harmonic distortion.

Over 25 years of high-resolution

oscilloscope design experience leads to

improved pulse response and bandwidth

flatness.

Sensitivity at 1:1 zoom is an impressive

2 mV/div at the full resolution of the

oscilloscope. If you need even more

sensitivity, simply switch to high-resolution

mode and zoom in. Combining 14-bit

mode and zoom can provide 200 µV/div

sensitivity while still providing more than

8 bits usable resolution.

FlexRes – how we do it

High signal integrity

PicoScope 5000D Series oscilloscopes feature a USB 3.0 connection, providing lightning-

fast saving of waveforms while retaining compatibility with older USB standards. The

PicoSDK software development kit supports continuous streaming to the host computer

at rates up to 125 MS/s.

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection

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