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PicoScope 2203, 2204, 2205

User's Guide

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PC Oscilloscopes

Summary of Contents for PicoScope 2203

Page 1: ...Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Limited All rights reserved PicoScope 2203 2204 2205 User s Guide ps2203 en 1 PC Oscilloscopes ...

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Page 3: ...3 Safety warning 4 4 FCC notice 4 5 CE notice 5 6 Software licence conditions 6 7 Trademarks 6 8 Warranty 6 9 Company details 7 3 Product information 7 1 What do I get 7 2 System requirements 8 3 Installation instructions 9 4 Connections 9 1 Connector diagrams 10 2 Signal inputs 10 3 Signal Out connector 10 4 USB port 11 5 Specifications 12 4 Glossary 15 Index ...

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Page 5: ... Use it as an oscilloscope spectrum analyser data logger or high speed data acquisition interface Programmability The PicoScope 2000 series API lets you write your own programs in your chosen programming language to control all the features of the scope Long term support Software upgrades are available to download from our website You can also call our specialists for technical support You can con...

Page 6: ...cope 2203 2204 and 2205 PC Oscilloscopes Symbol 1 Warning triangle This symbol indicates that a safety hazard exists on the indicated connections if correct precautions are not taken Read all safety documentation associated with the product before using it Symbol 2 Equipotential This symbol indicates that the outer shells of the indicated BNC connectors are all at the same potential shorted togeth...

Page 7: ...ts are not designed for use with mains line power voltages To measure mains use a differential isolating probe specifically designed for high voltages Safety grounding The PicoScope 2203 2204 and 2205 PC Oscilloscopes connect directly to the ground of a computer through the USB cable provided to minimise interference As with most oscilloscopes avoid connecting the ground input to any potential oth...

Page 8: ...s equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense The PicoScope 2203 2204 and 2205 PC Oscilloscopes were successfully tested to the standard For safety and maintenance information see the safety warning 2 5 CE notice The PicoScope 2203 2204 and 2205 PC Oscilloscopes meet the intent...

Page 9: ... this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes Liability Pico Technology and its agents shall not be liable for any loss damage or injury howsoever caused related to the use of Pico Technology equipment or software unless excluded by statute Fitness for purpose Because no two ap...

Page 10: ...ants upon delivery and for a period of 24 months unless otherwise stated from the date of delivery that the Goods will be free from defects in material and workmanship Pico Technology shall not be liable for a breach of the warranty if the defect has been caused by fair wear and tear wilful damage negligence abnormal working conditions or failure to follow Pico Technology s spoken or written advic...

Page 11: ...2000 Series PC Oscilloscope operates correctly you must have a computer with at least the minimum system requirements to run one of the supported operating systems as shown in the following table The performance of the software will increase with more powerful PCs including those with multi core processors Item Absolute minimum Recommended minimum Recommended full specification Operating system Wi...

Page 12: ...50 or 60 hertz noise signal in the oscilloscope window when you touch the probe tip with your finger Moving your PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to another USB port Windows XP SP2 When you first installed the PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscope by plugging it into a USB port Windows associated the Pico driver with that port If you later move the oscilloscope to a different USB port Windows will displa...

Page 13: ...ections 3 4 1 Connector diagrams Connector diagrams Front panel PicoScope 2203 PicoScope 2204 PicoScope 2205 A Input channel A B Input channel B C Signal generator output D LED shows when the oscilloscope is sampling data Rear panel PicoScope 2203 PicoScope 2204 PicoScope 2205 E USB port 10 10 10 10 ...

Page 14: ...tor which can generate a number of built in waveforms as well as arbitrary waveforms from a user defined table of data Instructions for use If you are using the PicoScope 6 program refer to the PicoScope 6 User s Guide for information on how to configure the signal generator If you are writing your own software refer to the PicoScope 2000 Series Programmer s Guide Signal generator output specifica...

Page 15: ... 3 Noise 1 LSB on 1 V range Dynamic range 48 dB Overload protection 100 V on single input Trigger Source Ch A or Ch B Modes Rising edge falling edge Rising edge falling edge Rising edge falling edge hysteresis pulse width interval dropout windowed logic Signal generator output Standard waveforms Sine square triangle ramp up down Arbitrary waveform buffer 4 096 samples DAC clock frequency 2 MHz Max...

Page 16: ...b and the Device Manager button Driver A program that controls a piece of hardware The driver for the PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscopes is supplied in the form of a 32 bit Windows DLL ps2000 dll This is used by the PicoScope software to control the oscilloscope ETS Equivalent Time Sampling Constructs a picture of a repetitive signal by accumulating information over many similar wave cycles Th...

Page 17: ...he whole trace in a single operation The timebase is measured in units of time such as seconds per division There are ten divisions across the scope view so the total time across the width of the view is ten times the per division setting USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus Full Speed This is a standard port used to connect external devices to PCs A typical USB 1 1 port supports a data transfer rate of 1...

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Page 19: ...g 3 I Input range maximum 3 11 Inputs 11 Installation 8 J Jitter 11 L LED 9 Low Voltage Directive 4 M Mains voltages 3 N Noise 11 O Operating environment 11 Operating system 7 Oscilloscope probe 10 Outputs 11 Overload protection 11 P PC connection 11 Pico Technical Support 6 PicoScope 2203 Series 1 PicoScope software 8 Power supply 11 Processor 7 R Repairs 3 Resolution vertical 11 S Safety symbols...

Page 20: ...Technology Limited All rights reserved ps2203 en T Technical support 6 Test equipment 3 Trademarks 6 Trigger bandwidth 11 modes 11 source 11 U USB 7 changing ports 8 USB port 10 V Vertical resolution 11 Voltage ranges 11 W Warranty 6 Weight 11 Windows Microsoft 7 ...

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