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Pico Macom PicoScope 4000 Automotive PC Oscilloscopes manual

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    © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. PicoScope 4000 Automotive User's Manual ps4000a.en-1 PC Oscilloscopes[...]

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    I Contents © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en Contents .....................................................................................................................................1 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................[...]

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    Introduction 1 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscopes are a range of high-speed PC oscilloscopes for automotive diagnostic use. They are fully USB 2.0 -capable and backwards-compatible with USB 1.1 . There is no need for an external power [...]

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    PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope User's Manual 2 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1.3 Installation instructions Important You must install the PicoScope software before connecting a PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope to your PC for the first time. Install the software by following t[...]

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    Introduction 3 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1.4 Safety symbols Symbol 1: Warning Triangle This symbol indicates that a safety hazard exists on the indicated connections if you do not take correct precautions. Ensure that you read in detail all safety documentation associated with the product before using it[...]

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    PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope User's Manual 4 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1.6 FCC notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection aga[...]

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    Introduction 5 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1.8 Legal information The material contained in this release is licensed, not sold. Pico Technology grants a licence to the person who installs this software, subject to the conditions listed below. Access The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only [...]

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    PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope User's Manual 6 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 1.9 Company details Address: Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park St. Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 Email: Technical Support: su[...]

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    Product information 7 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 2 Product information 2.1 Specifications PicoScope 4223 PicoScope 4423 Vertical Resolution 12 bits Analog Bandwidth 20 MHz* Channels 2 4 Maximum Sampling Rate Single channel Two channels Three or four channels 80 MS/s 80 MS/s - 80 MS/s 80 MS/s ** 20 MS/s Bu[...]

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    PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope User's Manual 8 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 3 Advanced features 3.1 Sampling modes PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscopes run in various sampling modes. At high sampling rates, the oscilloscope collects data much faster than a PC can read it. To co[...]

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    Glossary 9 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en 4 Glossary AC/DC control. Each channel can be set to either AC coupling or DC coupling. With DC coupling, the voltage displayed on the screen is equal to the true voltage of the signal with respect to ground. With AC coupling, any DC component of the signal is filtere[...]

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    PicoScope 4000 Series Automotive Oscilloscope User's Manual 10 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en USB 1.1. USB is the abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. This is a standard port that enables you to connect external devices to PCs. A typical USB 1.1 port supports a data transfer rate of 12 Mbps (12 megabit[...]

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    Index 11 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en Index A AC coupling 8 AC/DC control 9 Accuracy 7 Analog bandwidth 7, 9 B Block mode 8, 9 BNC connector 2 Buffer 8 Buffer size 7, 9 C Calibration 3 Channels 7, 8 Compliance 7 Contact details 6 D DC coupling 8 Dimensions 7 F Functions 8 I Inputs 7 L Legal information 5 M [...]

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    13 © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en[...]

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    Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park Eaton Socon ST. NEOTS Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 Web: www.picotech.com © Copyright 2008 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ps4000a.en-1 28.10.08[...]