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

Waveform buffer (no. of segments)

when using PicoSDK

(12 to 16 bits)

125 000

250 000

500 000

Initial timebase accuracy

±50 ppm (0.005%)

±2 ppm (0.0002%)

±2 ppm (0.0002%)

Timebase drift

±5 ppm/year

±1 ppm/year

±1 ppm/year

Sample jitter

3 ps RMS, typical

ADC sampling

Simultaneous on all enabled channels.

[4]

Any number of 8-bit digital ports can be used in 15-bit and 16-bit modes without affecting the maximum sampling rate.

[5]

Shared between enabled channels, PC dependent, available sample rates vary by resolution.

[6]

Shared between enabled channels.

[7]

Driver buffering up to available PC memory when using PicoSDK. No limit on duration of capture.

Dynamic performance (typical, analog channels)

Crosstalk

Better than 400:1 up to full bandwidth (equal voltage ranges).

Harmonic distortion

8-bit mode:

−60 dB at 100 kHz full scale input

12 to 16-bit modes:

−70 dB at 100 kHz full scale input

SFDR

8 to 12-bit modes:

60 dB at 100 kHz full scale input

14 to 16-bit modes:

70 dB at 100 kHz full scale input

Noise (on ±10 mV range)

8-bit mode:

120 μV RMS

12-bit mode:

110 μV RMS

14-bit mode:

100 μV RMS

15-bit mode:

85 μV RMS

16-bit mode:

70 μV RMS

Bandwidth flatness

(+0.3 dB, −3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth

Triggering (main specifications)

Source

Analog channels, plus: MSO models: Digital D0 to D15; other models: Ext trigger

Trigger modes

None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)

Advanced trigger types (analog

channels)

Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt, logic

Trigger types (analog channels,

ETS)

Rising or falling edge ETS trigger available on ChA only, 8-bit mode only

Trigger sensitivity (analog

channels)

Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope

Trigger sensitivity (analog channels,

ETS)

At full bandwidth: typical 10 mV peak to peak

Trigger types (digital inputs)

MSO models only: Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, pattern, mixed signal

Maximum pre-trigger capture

Up to 100% of capture size.