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Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PicoScope 2000 Series User's Guide PS2000044-1.1 PC Oscilloscopes[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide I Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 Table of Contents .............................................................................................1 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................1 1 Overvie[...]
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Introduction 1 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The PicoScope 2000 series is a range of low-cost, high-performance PC Oscilloscopes, fully USB 2.0 capable and backwards compatible with USB 1.1. There is no need for an additional power supply as power input is from the USB port,[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide 2 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 1.3 Safety warning We strongly recommend that you read the general safety information below before using your oscilloscope for the first time. Safety protection built in to the equipment may cease to function if the equipment is used inco[...]
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Introduction 3 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 1.5 CE notice The PicoScope 2000 Series of PC Oscilloscopes meets the intent of the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and has been designed to EN61326-1 (1997) Class B Emissions and Immunity standard. Products from the PicoScope 2000 series also meet the intent of th[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide 4 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 1.8 Warranty Pico Technology warrants 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 liabl[...]
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Product information 5 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 2 Product information 2.1 Minimum system requirements For PicoScope 2000 series PC Oscilloscopes to operate, a computer with the minimum system requirements to run Windows or the following (whichever is the higher specification) is required: Processor[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide 6 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 input impedance is also standard, so the x10 function on scope probes works correctly. Connector diagram 1 USB port connector. 2 LED. When lit, indicates the oscilloscope is sampling data. A Channel A input. B Channel B input.[...]
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Product information 7 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 2.3 Specifications PicoScope 2202 Vertical Resolution 8 bits Analog Bandwidth 2 MHz Maximum Sampling Rate Single-channel Dual-channel 20 MS/s 10 MS/s per channel Buffer Size Single-channel Dual-channel 32 ksamples 16 ksamples per channel Inputs 2 chan[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide 8 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 3 Glossary AC/DC switch To switch from alternating current to direct current, or vice versa, select AC or DC from the control on the oscilloscope toolbar of the PicoScope software application. The setting should be adjusted to suit the ch[...]
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Glossary 9 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, and meter display. Real time continuous mode A sampling mode in which the software repeatedly requests single samples from the oscilloscope. This mode is suitable for low sampling rates when you require the latest sample to be di[...]
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PicoScope 2000 Series User Guide 10 Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 Index A Accuracy 7 Analog bandwidth 7 B BNC connector 5 Buffer size 7 C Calibration 2 Contact details 4 D Data logger 1 Dimensions 7 H Humidity 7 I Input range (maximum) 7 Inputs 7 M Maximum input range 2 O Operating environment 7 Oscill[...]
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Pico Technology Ltd The Mill House Cambridge Street St Neots PE19 1QB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 Web: www.picotech.com Copyright 2005-6 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2000044-1.1 4.12.07[...]