PicoScope 6000A/B/C/D Series User's Guide
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1. 7 2 Minimum PC requirements eneeeeeneenneeneeneneeneeenne enne nenne enne nnne nennen enne enne nnn enne ennt nennen 7 3 Installation Instructions nenn sinken ee epa de Ls abas does ue E Rue AR Pen 8 4 Connections rim cios 9 A GIOS ANYS A M 11 RR 13 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 o Technology PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying a PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope from Pico Technology The PicoScope 6000 Series scopes have comparable features and specifications to traditional bench top oscilloscopes but are more economical and take up only a fraction of the space Current PicoScope models Model Connectivity Bandwidth Buffer size Signal generator 6402C USB 3 0 250 MHz 256 MS Function generator 6402D USB 3 0 250 MHz 512 MS AWG 6403C USB 3 0 350 MHz 512 MS Function generator 6403D USB 3 0 350 MHz 1 GS AWG 6404C USB 3 0 500 MHz 1GS Function generator 6404D USB 3 0 500 MHz 2 GS AWG Discontinued PicoScope models Model Connectivity Bandwidth Buffer size Signal generator 6402A USB 2 0 250 MHz 128 MS Function generator 6402B USB 2 0 250 MHz 256 MS AWG 6403A USB 2 0 350 MHz 256 MS Function generator 6403B USB 2 0 350 MHz 512 MS AWG 6404A USB 2 0 500 MHz 512 MS Function generator 6404B USB 2 0 500 MHz 1GS AWG These are just some of2. 10 Product information Rear panel A and B models G H G Rear panel C and D models DC power socket for use with the AC adaptor supplied with the unit USB 3 0 2 0 port providing connectivity to your PC using the high quality USB cable supplied SIGNAL OUT connector carrying the output of the signal generator and arbitrary waveform generator where available AUX IN connector carrying the auxiliary AUX trigger and reference clock inputs Air vents present on the front and back of the scope CAUTION To prevent overheating and other damage do not block the air vents or insert any objects through them ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 11 4 Glossary AWG Arbitrary waveform generator A signal generator that can play back a waveform of any shape defined by the user Bandwidth The input frequency at which the measured signal amplitude is 3 decibels below the true signal amplitude Buffer size The size of the oscilloscope buffer memory measured in samples The buffer allows the oscilloscope to sample data faster than it can transfer it to the computer ETS Equivalent time sampling A sampling mode that increases the effective sampling rate of the oscilloscope by capturing multiple cycles of a signal and combining them This technique works only with repetitive stable signals such as pul
3. covered by the Pico five year warranty WARNING To prevent injury or death do not use the product if it appears to be damaged in any way and stop use immediately if you are concerned by any abnormal operations CAUTION Do not tamper with or disassemble the oscilloscope connectors or accessories Internal damage will affect performance CAUTION Do not block the air vents at the back or front of the instrument as overheating will damage the oscilloscope CAUTION When cleaning the product use a soft cloth and a solution of mild soap or detergent in water Do not allow water to enter the oscilloscope casing as this will cause damage to the electronics inside ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 5 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 Conformance 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 against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
4. prevent personal injury or death use a voltmeter to check that there is no significant AC or DC voltage between the oscilloscope ground and the point to which you intend to connect it CAUTION Applying a voltage to the ground input is likely to cause permanent damage to the oscilloscope the attached computer and other equipment CAUTION To prevent measurement errors caused by poor grounding always use the high quality USB cable supplied with the oscilloscope Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 Introduction 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 External connections WARNING To prevent injury or death only use the power cord and adaptor supplied with the product These are approved for the voltage and plug configuration in your country Environment WARNING To prevent injury or death do not use in wet or damp conditions or around explosive gas or vapor CAUTION To prevent damage always use and store your oscilloscope in appropriate environments Storage Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C 0 C to 40 C 20 to 30 C for quoted accuracy Humidity 5 to 95 RH 5 to 85 RH non condensing non condensing Care of the product The product contains no user serviceable parts Repair servicing and calibration require specialized test equipment and must only be performed by Pico Technology or an approved service provider There may be a charge for these services unless
5. Windows will correctly recognize the oscilloscope Procedure Follow the instructions in the USB Oscilloscope Installation Guide included with your product package Connect the AC adapter supplied to a power socket using the appropriate cable also supplied and connect the DC output of the AC adapter to the DC power socket on the back of the oscilloscope Connect the oscilloscope to the PC using the USB cable supplied Checking the installation Once you have installed the software and connected the oscilloscope to the PC start the PicoScope software PicoScope should now display any signal connected to the scope inputs If a probe is connected to your oscilloscope you should see a small noise signal in the oscilloscope window when you touch the probe tip with your finger Moving the PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to another USB port Windows XP SP3 When you first installed the 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 display the New Hardware Found Wizard again When this occurs just click Next in the wizard to repeat the installation If Windows gives a warning about Windows Logo Testing click Continue Anyway As all the software you need is already installed on your computer there is no need to insert the Pico Software CD again Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 The process is autom
6. the benefits provided by your new PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope Portability Take the unit with you and plug it in to any Windows PC All scopes in this series can be connected to USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 ports Performance Up to 5 GS s sampling 500 MHz bandwidth and 2 GS buffer Flexibility Use it as an oscilloscope spectrum analyzer serial decoder or high speed data acquisition interface 9 Programmability The PicoScope 6000 Series SDK 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 Pico technical specialists for support Both of these services are available free of charge for the lifetime of the product Value for money You don t have to pay twice for all of the features already available in your PC as the PicoScope 6000 Series scope contains the dedicated hardware you need and nothing more Convenience The software makes full use of the full sized display disk storage user interface and networking built in to your PC Five year warranty Your oscilloscope is covered for five years from the day of purchase against manufacturing faults We don t charge a penny extra for this benefit Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 2 Introduction 2 Introduction 2 1 Safety information To prevent po
7. will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense For safety and maintenance information see the safety warning CE notice The product meets the intent of the EMC directive 2004 108 EC and has been tested to EN61326 1 2006 Class A Emissions and Basic Immunity The product also meets the intent of the Low Voltage Directive and has been designed to meet BS EN 61010 1 2010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Software licence conditions The material contained in this software release is licensed not sold Pico Technology Limited Pico grants a license to the person who installs this software subject to the conditions below Access The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions Usage The software in this release is for use only with Pico Technology products or with data collected using Pico products Copyright Pico claims the copyright of and reserves the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release Liability Pico and its agents shall not be liable for any loss damage or injury howsoever caused related to the use of Pico equipment or software unless excluded by statute Fitness for purpose No two applications are the same so Pico cannot guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application It is therefor
8. DRA Technology pico PicoScope 6000A B C D Series PC Oscilloscopes User s Guide ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved o Technology PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide I Contents 1 VVeleome 23 5 ico de ee a A vede cer e La 1 A A eu rk RO PRN ee RN RR heehee 2 1 Safety information 1 Symbols 2 Maximum input E nn gt gt 3 3 Grounding PRI E DUTRA es ace A AAA PORTO O PS ROO eo DO DO RS A CER see 3 4 External connections mmn nenne nennen tenente tenente nene entnentntetetete tenete tete ne tenente nennen entntetetenene 4 5 Environment CCCo 4 6 Care of the product RE 4 2 Conformance 1 FCC notice 2 CE notice 3 Software licence conditions ree ee nee ee eee nean hero nn he ee neo nena ao pe denise eee rogo bebo pues a ape aeg epo pego se aee ASSES Peto se boa aeuo 5 4 Returns and upgrades EEE TEE RER SEN rete eae ven vest RED code ee Speo rete Deae PvE uode e Uo cede ROTOR ese Teen vndas e VONT PORE VUE TY 6 5 Trademarks 4e eret r etre hot eee rando tene rei Ter ends esae doada ee nde Lead das ee eae deeeho uo dee e ed casada sds 6 6 Warranty M A A A A A A AA AX 6 7 Company Den A A ASA 6 3 Product information ioter ettet eeu eter aan HERR RER IR ER ERR ces Ann 7 1 Package contents M
9. SB 2 0 cable A B models discontinued TA155 USB 3 0 cable C D models current PS010 Universal mains AC power supply MI247 UK mains lead other types supplied according to region DO115 Installation guide DI025 PicoScope software and reference CD MI272 Carry case Minimum PC requirements To ensure that your PicoScope 6000 Series 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 such as those with multi core processors Item Specification Operating Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 system not Windows RT 32 bit and 64 bit versions supported Processor Memory As required by Windows Free disk space Ports USB 2 0 compliant port USB 1 1 compliant port absolute minimum While the driver will run on a 64 bit operating system the driver itself is 32 bit and therefore will run as 32 bit USB 3 0 recommended for 6000C D Series The oscilloscope will run slowly on a USB 1 1 port This configuration is not recommended Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 Product information 3 3 Installation instructions IMPORTANT Always install the PicoScope software before connecting your PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope to the PC This ensures that
10. atic When you move the device from one port to another Windows displays an Installing device driver software message and then a PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope message The oscilloscope is then ready for use ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 3 4 Connections Standard oscilloscope connectors The PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscopes have standard BNC input and output connectors The channel inputs have switchable impedances of 50 Q or 1 MQ In high impedance mode they are compatible with all standard scope probes including 10 1 attenuated types To ensure that you obtain the rated bandwidth from the scope we recommend that you use the compensated high frequency probes supplied with it In 50 mode you can connect a signal from a 50 Q source using a 50 2 BNC cable without the need for an external terminator This creates an impedance matched connection for minimal reflections losses and distortion CAUTION The input voltage range is reduced to 5 5 V RMS when using 50 Q input mode Connector diagrams Front panel A and B models A B EFC D Op Front panel C and D models Input channel A Input channel B Input channel C Input channel D Probe compensation output LED to indicate when the oscilloscope is sampling data nmonn Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2
11. d Kingdom and other countries PicoScope and Pico Technology are registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office Warranty Pico Technology warrants upon delivery and for a period of five years 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 willful damage negligence abnormal working conditions or failure to follow Pico Technology s spoken or written advice on the storage installation commissioning use or maintenance of the Goods or if no advice has been given good trade practice or if the Customer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of Pico Technology 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 support picotech com Sales sales picotech com Website www picotech com ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 3 3 1 3 2 Product information Package contents Order Description Package information code PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope TA150 Factory compensated probes x10 350 MHz x4 6402 and 6403 models TA133 Factory compensated probes x10 500 MHz x4 6404 models MI106 U
12. e the user s responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for the user s application Mission critical applications Because the software runs on a computer that may be running other software products and may be subject to interference from these other products this license specifically excludes usage in mission critical applications for example life support systems Viruses This software was continuously monitored for viruses during production However the user is responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed Support No software is ever error free but if you are dissatisfied with the performance of this software please contact our technical support staff Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 Introduction 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Returns and upgrades Returns If you are dissatisfied with this product please return it to your supplier within fourteen days of purchase for a full refund Upgrades We provide upgrades free of charge from our website at www picotech com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media Trademarks Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Pico Technology and PicoScope are internationally registered trademarks of Pico Technology Ltd Pico Technology and PicoScope are trademarks of Pico Technology Limited registered in the Unite
13. naling speeds of up to 12 megabits per second much faster than an RS 232 port USB 2 0 The second generation of USB interface The port supports a data transfer rate of up to 480 megabits per second USB 3 0 A USB 3 0 port uses signaling speeds of up to 5 gigabits per second and is backwards compatible with USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 Vertical resolution A value in bits indicating the number of voltage levels that the oscilloscope can distinguish Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 12 Glossary Voltage range The range of input voltages that the oscilloscope can measure For example a voltage range of 100 mV means that the oscilloscope can measure voltages between 100 mV and 100 mV Input voltages outside this range will not damage the instrument as long as they remain within the protection limits stated in the Safety warnings ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 13 Index B BNC connector 9 C Cable USB 7 Carry case 7 CD software and reference 7 CE notice 5 Company information 6 Compensation output 9 Connections 9 Contact details 6 E EMC Directive 5 External trigger 9 F FCC notice 5 Grounding 2 Installation 8 L LED 9 Low Voltage Directive LVD 5 M Mains voltages 2 O Oscilloscope probe 9 P PC requirements 7 Pico Technical Su
14. pport 6 PicoScope 6000 Series 1 PicoScope software 8 Power socket 9 Probes 7 Returns 6 Safety warning 2 Scope probe 9 Signal generator output 9 Software license conditions T Technical support 6 Trademarks 6 Trigger external 9 U Upgrades 6 USB 7 cable 7 changing ports 8 W Warranty 6 5 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 o Technology PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 15 Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved ps6000abcd en r2 Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park ST NEOTS Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1480 396 395 Fax 44 0 1480 396 296 www picotech com ps6000abcd en r2 19 08 13 Copyright 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved
15. se trains Function generator A signal generator that produces standard waveforms such as sine and square waves GS Gigasamples approximately 1 billion samples Maximum sampling rate A figure indicating the maximum number of samples the oscilloscope can acquire per second The higher the sampling rate of the oscilloscope the more accurate the representation of the high frequency details in a fast signal MS Megasamples approximately 1 million samples PC Oscilloscope A virtual instrument formed by connecting a PicoScope oscilloscope to a computer running the PicoScope software PicoScope software A software product that accompanies all PicoScope oscilloscopes It turns your PC into an oscilloscope spectrum analyzer and multimeter Signal generator Generates a waveform which can be used to drive a test signal through a BNC cable into an external circuit or into one of the oscilloscope s input channels The PicoScope software allows the generator to output standard waveforms such as sine and square waves or if the hardware allows arbitrary waveforms defined by the user Timebase The timebase controls the time interval that each horizontal division of a scope view represents There are ten divisions across the scope view so the total time across the view is ten times the timebase per division USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus USB is a standard port that enables you to connect external devices to PCs A USB 1 1 port uses sig
16. ssible electrical shock fire personal injury or damage to the product carefully read this safety information before attempting to install or use the product In addition follow all generally accepted safety practices and procedures for working with and around electricity The product has been designed and tested in accordance with the European standard publication EN 61010 1 2010 and left the factory in a safe condition The following safety descriptions are found throughout this guide A WARNING identifies conditions or practices that could result in injury or death A CAUTION identifies conditions or practices that could result in damage to the product or equipment to which it is connected 2 1 1 Symbols These safety and electrical symbols may appear on the product or in this guide Symbol Description Direct current Alternating current Chassis ground terminal This symbol is now used in place of the equipotential symbol which may appear on older products Equipment protected throughout by double insulation or reinforced insulation Possibility of electric shock Caution Static awareness Static discharge can damage part s IEC 61010 overvoltage category Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste lx gt b gt a 3 ps6000abcd en r2 Copyright O 2012 2013 Pico Technology Ltd All rights reserved PicoScope 6000A B C D Series User s Guide 3 2 1 2 Maximum input ranges Observe all
17. terminal ratings and warnings marked on the product WARNING PicoScope 6000 Series PC oscilloscopes are designed to measure signals within the range 20 V when set to 1 MQ impedance 5 V when set to 50 Q impedance To prevent electric shock do not measure voltages outside of this range WARNING To prevent electric shock take all necessary safety precautions when working on equipment where voltages above 20 V may be present Although the front panel BNC inputs of the oscilloscope are designed to withstand accidental overloads up to 100 V when set to 1 MQ impedance 5 5 V RMS when set to 50 2 impedance contact with voltages outside of the specified measuring range of 20 V presents a risk of electric shock The rear panel BNCs are protected against accidental overloads up to 5 V WARNING To prevent injury or death the oscilloscope must not be directly connected to the mains line power To measure mains voltages use a differential isolating probe specifically rated for mains use such as the TA041 listed on the Pico website CAUTION Exceeding the overload protection range on any connector can cause permanent damage to the oscilloscope and other connected equipment 2 1 3 Grounding WARNING The oscilloscope s ground connection through the USB cable is for measurement purposes only The oscilloscope does not have a protective safety ground WARNING Never connect the ground input chassis to any electrical power source To
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