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PicoScope 2200 A Series
Entry-Level Oscilloscope
(See the new 2200B Series at this link)

PicoScope 2204A to 2208A Specifications

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Oscilloscope — Vertical
Model PicoScope 2204A
PP906
PicoScope 2205A
PP907
PicoScope 2206A
PP908
Replaced by 2206B
PicoScope 2207A
PP909
Replaced by 2207B
PicoScope 2208A
PP910
Replaced by 2208B
Bandwidth 10 MHz 25 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz
Maximum sampling rate 100 MS/s 200 MS/s 500 MS/s 1 GS/s 1 GS/s
Buffer memory 8 kS 16 kS 32 kS 40 kS 48 kS
Function generator AWG 100 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 1 MHz 1 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 35 ns 14 ns 7 ns 3.5 ns 1.75 ns
Input channels 2
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution Up to 12 bits
Input ranges ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
Input sensitivity 10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Input characteristics BNC, 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF BNC, 1 MΩ ∥ 13 pF
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjustment)
none ±250 mV (50 mV to 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)
±20 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)
DC accuracy ±3% of full scale
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC AC peak)
Oscilloscope — Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate
1 channel
2 channel

100 MS/s
50 MS/s

200 MS/s
100 MS/s

500 MS/s
250 MS/s

1 GS/s
500 MS/s

1 GS/s
500 MS/s
Equivalent sampling rate (ETS) 2 GS/s 4 GS/s 5 GS/s 10 GS/s 10 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode)
1 MS/s 9.6 MS/s
Timebase ranges 10 ns to 5000 s/div 5 ns to 5000 s/div 2 ns to 5000 s/div 1 ns to 5000 s/div 500 ps to 5000 s/div
Buffer memory 8 kS 16 kS 24 kS 32 kS 40 kS
Buffer memory (streaming mode) MS per channel in PicoScope software. 100 MS (shared) in PicoScope software.
Waveform buffer
normal triggering
rapid block triggering

Up to 10,000 waveforms
not applicable

Up to 10,000 waveforms
Up to 32 waveforms
Timebase accuracy ±100 ppm ±50 ppm
Sample jitter < 30 ps RMS < 5 ps RMS

# Buffer memory is shared between active channels.

Dynamic Performance (typical)
Crosstalk (full bandwidth) Better than 200:1 (equal ranges) Better than 400:1 (equal ranges)
Harmonic distortion < -50 dB at 100 kHz, full–scale input
SFDR > 52 dB at 100 kHz, full–scale input
Noise < 150 μV RMS (±50 mV range) < 200 μV RMS (±50 mV range)
Bandwidth flatness (at scope input) ( 0.3 dB, -3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
Triggering
Sources Ch A, Ch B
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Advanced triggers Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic.
Trigger types, ETS Rising or falling edge
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth In ETS mode, typical 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth
Maximum pre–trigger capture 100% of capture size
Maximum post–trigger delay 4 billion samples
Trigger re–arm time PC–dependent < 2 µs on fastest timebase
Maximum trigger rate PC–dependent Up to 32 waveforms in a 64 μs burst
Function Generator
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine
Pseudorandom output signals None White noise, PRBS
Standard signal frequency DC to 100 kHz DC to 1 MHz
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Output frequency accuracy ±100 ppm ±50 ppm
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±2 V
Output adjustments Any amplitude and offset within ±2 V range
Amplitude flatness (typical) < 1 dB to 100 kHz < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz
DC accuracy ±1% of full scale
SFDR > 55 dB @ 1 kHz full–scale sine wave > 60 dB @ 10 kHz full–scale sine wave
Connector type Front panel BNC with 600 Ω output impedance
Overvoltage protection ±10 V
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Update rate 2 MS/s 20 MS/s
Buffer size 4 kS 8 kS
Resolution 12 bits
Bandwidth >100 kHz >1 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%) < 2 µs < 120 ns
Spectrum Analyser
Frequency range DC to 10 MHz DC to 25 MHz DC to 50 MHz DC to 100 MHz DC to 200 MHz
Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average
Window types Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman–Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat–top
Number of FFT points Selectable from 128 to half the available buffer memory in powers of 2
Math Channels
Functions −x, x y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, freq, derivative, integral, min, max, average, peak, delay
Operands A, B (input channels), T (time), reference waveforms, constants, Pi
Automatic measurements
Scope mode AC RMS, true RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak to peak, rise time, rising rate.
Spectrum mode Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak,
total power, THD %, THD dB, THD plus noise, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation
Serial decoding
Protocols CAN, LIN, I²C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I²S, FlexRay
Mask limit testing
Statistics Pass/fail, failure count, total count
Display
Interpolation Linear or sin(x)/x
Persistence modes Digital color, analog intensity, custom, or none
General
PC connectivity USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 and 3.0 compatible). USB cable included.
Power requirements Powered from USB port
Dimensions (including connectors) 142 x 92 x 19 mm
Weight < 0.2 kg (7 oz)
Temperature range Operating: 0 °C to 50 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy). Storage: –20 °C to 60 °C.
Humidity range Operating: 5% to 80% RH non-condensing. Storage: 5% to 95% RH non-condensing.
Safety approvals Designed to EN 61010-1:2010
Compliance RoHS, WEEE, and LVD compliant. Tested to meet EN61326-1:2006 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B.
Software included PicoScope 6, Windows and Linux SDK, example programs (C, Visual Basic, Excel VBA, LabVIEW)
PicoScope software PC requirements Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (not Windows RT). 32- or 64-bit
Languages (manual) Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Languages (software interface) Chinese (simplified & traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

 

 

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