PicoScope® 6000E Series

PicoScope model:

6426E

6425E

6824E

6424E

6406E

6405E

6804E

6404E

6403E

6428E-D

Post-trigger

delay

PicoScope 7

Zero to > 4x109 samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of 0.8 s in 200 ps steps)

PicoSDK

Zero to > 1x1012 samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of > 200 s in 200 ps steps)

Rapid trigger mode rearm time

700 ns max, 300 ns typical (single channel, 5 GS/s)

Maximum

trigger rate

PicoScope 7

40 000 waveforms in 12 ms

PicoSDK

Number of waveforms up to memory segment count, at a rate of 6 million waveforms per second.

Waveform update rate

Up to 300 000 waveforms per second in PicoScope 7 fast persistence mode

Trigger time-stamping

Each waveform is timestamped with time from previous waveform, with sample-interval resolution. The time resets when any settings are changed.

Auxiliary trigger

Connector type

Rear-panel BNC

Trigger types (triggering scope)

Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic

Trigger types (triggering AWG)

Rising edge, falling edge, gate high, gate low

Input bandwidth

> 10 MHz

Input characteristics

2.5 V CMOS Hi-Z input, DC coupled

Threshold

Fixed threshold, 1.25 V nominal to suit 2.5 V CMOS

Hysteresis

1 V max (V

IH < 1.75V, VIL > 0.75V)

Overvoltage protection

±20 V peak max

Function generator

Standard output signals

Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up, ramp down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine

Output frequency range

Sine/square waves: 100 μHz to 50 MHz

Other waves: 100 μHz to 10 MHz

Output frequency accuracy

Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output frequency resolution

Output frequency resolution

0.002 ppm

Sweep modes

Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments

Sweep frequency range

Sine/square waves: 0.075 Hz to 50 MHz

Other waves: 0.075 Hz to 10 MHz

Swept frequencies down to 100 μHz are possible using PicoSDK with some restrictions

Sweep

frequency

resolution

PicoScope 7

0.075 Hz

PicoSDK

Sweep frequency resolution down to 100 μHz is possible with some restrictions

Triggering

Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger, aux trigger or manually.

Gating

Waveform output can be gated (paused) via aux trigger input or software

Pseudorandom output signals

White noise, selectable amplitude and offset within output voltage range

Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), selectable high and low levels within output voltage range, selectable bit rate up to 50 Mb/s

Output voltage range

±5 V into open circuit; ±2.5 V into 50 Ω

Output voltage adjustment

Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in < 1 mV steps within overall range

DC accuracy

±(0.5% of output voltage + 20 mV)

Amplitude flatness

Sine wave into 50 Ω: < 2.0 dB to 50 MHz

Square: < 0.5 dB to 50 MHz

Other waveforms: < 1.0 dB to 1 MHz, < 2.0 dB to 10 MHz (except sinc)