PicoScope® 5000D Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 5000D Series

Technical Specifications

PicoScope 5242D

and 5242D MSO

2-channel, 60 MHz

PicoScope 5442D

and 5442D MSO

4-channel, 60 MHz

PicoScope 5243D

and 5243D MSO

2-channel, 100 MHz

PicoScope 5443D

and 5443D MSO

4-channel, 100 MHz

PicoScope 5244D

and 5244D MSO

2-channel, 200 MHz

PicoScope 5444D

and 5444D MSO

4-channel, 200 MHz

Vertical (analog channels)

Analog input channels

2

4

2

4

2

4

Input type

Single-ended, BNC(f) connector

Bandwidth (–3 dB)

60 MHz

100 MHz[1]

200 MHz[1]

Rise time (calculated)

5.8 ns

3.5 ns[1]

1.75 ns[1]

Bandwidth limiter

20 MHz, selectable

Vertical resolution[2]

8, 12, 14, 15 or 16 bits

LSB size (quantization step size)[2]

8-bit mode:

< 0.6% of input range

12-bit mode:

< 0.04% of input range

14-bit mode:

< 0.01% of input range

15-bit mode:

< 0.005% of input range

16-bit mode:

< 0.0025% of input range

Enhanced vertical resolution

Hardware resolution + 4 bits

Input ranges

±10 mV to ±20 V full scale, in 11 ranges

Input sensitivity

2 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)

Input coupling

AC / DC

Input characteristics

1 MΩ ±1% || 14 ±1 pF

Gain accuracy

12 to 16-bit modes:

±0.5% of signal ±1 LSB[3]

8-bit mode:

±2% of signal ±1 LSB[3]

Offset accuracy

±500 µV ±1% of full scale[3]

Offset accuracy can be improved by using the zero offset function in PicoScope 6.

Analog offset range

(vertical position adjust)

±250 mV (10, 20, 50, 100, 200 mV ranges)

±2.5 V (500 mV, 1 V, 2 V ranges)

±20 V (5, 10, 20 V ranges)

Analog offset control accuracy

±0.5% of offset setting, additional to basic DC offset accuracy

Overvoltage protection

±100 V (DC + AC peak)

[1]

In 16-bit mode, bandwidth reduced to 60 MHz and rise time increased to 5.8 ns.

[2]

On ±20 mV range, in 14 to 16-bit modes, hardware resolution reduced by 1 bit. On ±10 mV range, hardware resolution reduced by 1 bit in 12-bit mode, 2 bits in 14 to 16-bit modes.

[3]

Between 15 and 30 °C after 1 hour warm-up.

Vertical (digital channels) – D MSO models only

Input channels

16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)

Input connector

2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector

Maximum input frequency

100 MHz (200 Mbit/s)

Minimum detectable pulse width

5 ns