April 26, 2012. Pico Technology has introduced the PicoScope 6000 Series USB oscilloscopes. The series consists of six models that offer four channels with a maximum sampling rate of 5 GS/s, a range of input bandwidths from 250 MHz to 500 MHz, and buffer memory depths from 128 M to 1 G samples. A built-in function generator or arbitrary waveform generator is optional.
The PicoScope oscilloscope software supports serial decoding, mask limit testing, segmented memory, and advanced triggers. Running on your Windows PC, PicoScope provides a large, clear display that allows zooming and panning under keyboard or mouse control. Other built-in features include persistence displays with fast waveform update rates, math channels, automatic measurements with statistics, programmable alarms, and decoding of I2C, UART/RS-232, SPI, CAN, and LIN bus signals. Triggering modes include pulse width, interval, window, window pulse width, level dropout, window dropout, runt pulse, variable hysteresis, and logic. A free software development kit (SDK) allows you to control the scopes from your own custom applications. Prices range from £1995 for the 250-MHz PicoScope 6402A with function generator to £4495 for the 500-MHz PicoScope 6404B with AWG.
Pico Technology, www.picotech.com