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PicoScope 4262 VHRO Specifications (PP799)

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Oscilloscope - Vertical
Bandwidth
±10 mV range
±20 mV range
All other ranges

3 MHz
4 MHz
5 MHz
Bandwidth limiter 200 kHz, switchable
Rise time (calculated)
±10 mV range
±20 mV range
All other ranges

117 ns
88 ns
70 ns
Input Channels 2
Vertical resolution 16 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 20 bits
DC accuracy (% of full scale)
±10 mV range
±20 mV range
±50 mV range
All other ranges

±2%
±1%
±0.5%
±0.25%
Input sensitivity 2 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±2% in parallel with 15 pF ±2 pF
Input type Single-ended, BNC connector
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Input ranges (full scale) ±10 mV  to ±20 V  in 11 ranges
Overvoltage protection ±50 V  (DC AC peak)
Oscilloscope - Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (single shot) 10 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode)
Using PicoScope
Using the SDK


1 MS/s
10 MS/s one channel (PC dependent)
6.7 MS/s  two channels (PC dependent)
Buffer memory 16 MS
Waveform buffer
Using PicoScope
Using the SDK

Up to 10,000 waveforms
Up to 32,768 waveforms
Timebase ranges 1 ns/div to 1000 s/div
Timebase accuracy ±50 ppm
Sample jitter < 10 ps  RMS
Dynamic Performance (typical)
Crosstalk > 50,000:1
Total harmonic distortion -95 dB  typical @ 10 kHz, -1 dBfs input
SFDR 102 dB  typical @ 10 kHz, -1 dBfs input
Pulse response < 1% overshoot on all ranges
Bandwidth flatness ±0.2 dB  (DC to full bandwidth)
Noise 8.5 µV  RMS (on most sensitive range)
Triggers (Channels A and B)
Source Any input channel
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Basic trigger types Rising, falling
Advanced triggers Edge: rising, falling or dual edge with adjustable hysteresis
Window
: signal enters or exits a user-defined voltage range
Pulse width
: a negative or positive pulse is wider or narrower than a set width, or inside/outside a range of widths
Window pulse width
: signal is inside or outside a voltage range for a set time
Dropout
: signal does not cross a voltage threshold for at least a set time
Window dropout
: signal does not enter or exit a voltage range for at least a set time
Interval
: time between two edges is greater or less than a set time, or inside/outside a time range
Logic
: arbitrary logic state of Channels A, B and EXT matches a user-defined pattern
Runt pulse
: signal crosses one voltage threshold and returns without crossing the other
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope
Maximum pre-trigger capture Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples
Trigger re-arm time < 10 µs on fastest timebase
External Trigger
Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ±2% in parallel with 15 pF ±2 pF
Input type Rear panel BNC connector
Threshold range ±5 V and ±500 mV, DC coupled
Trigger sensitivity 25 mV p-p at 1 MHz, typical
DC accuracy ±1%
Bandwidth 5 MHz
Overvoltage protection ±50 V
Spectrum Analyser
Frequency range DC  to 5 MHz
Windowing functions Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average
Number of FFT points Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2
Signal Generator
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
Standard signal frequency DC to 20 kHz
Output frequency accuracy ±50 ppm
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±1 V  (into high-impedance load)
Offset voltage adjustment 100 µV steps (within overall ±1 V  range)
DC accuracy ±0.5% of full scale
Amplitude flatness < 0.1 dB  to 20 kHz, typical
SFDR 102 dB  typical @ 10 kHz, -1 dBfs input
Connector type Front panel BNC
Output characteristics 600 Ω
Overvoltage protection ±10 V
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable frequency and sweep time
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Update rate 192 kS/s
Buffer size 4,096 samples
Resolution 16 bits
Bandwidth 20 kHz
Rise time (10% to 90%) 11 µs, typical
PC Requirements
Minimum Processor: Pentium II processor, or equivalent
Memory
: 64 MiB (XP) / 512 MiB (Vista) / 1 GiB (Win 7)
Operating system
: 32- or 64-bit edition of Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7
Ports
: USB 2.0 compliant port
Recommended Processor: 2 GHz Pentium IV processor, or equivalent
Memory
: 256 MiB (XP) / 1 GiB (Vista / Win 7)
Operating system
: 32- or 64-bit edition of Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (or above), Vista or Windows 7
Ports
: USB 2.0 compliant port
Environmental
Operating environment
Temperature range
Humidity

0 °C to 45 °C  (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)
5% to 80% RH, non-condensing
Storage environment
Temperature range
Humidity

-20 °C to 60°C
5% to 95% RH, non-condensing
Physical Properties
Dimensions (including connectors) 210 x 135 x 40 mm  (approx 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.5 in)
Weight < 500 g  (approx 1.1 lb)
Software
PicoScope 6 for Windows PicoScope 6 is your complete test and measurement lab in one application. Features include:
Capture modes
: oscilloscope, spectrum and persistence.
Channel maths
: calculate the sum, difference, product, inverse or create your own custom function using standard arithmetic, exponential and trigonometric functions.
Mask limiting testing
: pass/fail, failure count, total count.
Serial Decoding
: decode data from a serial bus such as I²C.
Automated 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 and rising rate.
Spectrum mode
: frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, total harmonic distortion (THD % and THD dB), total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD N), spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR), signal noise distortion to signal noise ratio (SINAD), signal to noise ratio (SNR) and intermodulation distortion (IMD).
Export data formats
: comma separated values (CSV), tab delimited (TXT), windows bitmap (BMP), graphics interchange format (GIF), portable network graphics (PNG), MATLAB 4 format (MAT).
Full details for PicoScope 6
Software development kit A growing collection of drivers and example code for various programming languages.
Language Support
Software
PicoScope 6

Full support for : English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
Menus and dialogs only for
: 中文 (简体), 正體中文 (繁體), Čeština, Dansk, suomi, Ελληνικά, Magyar, 日本語, Norsk, Polski, Português, română, Русский, Svenska, Türkçe
Documentation
User's guide

English
General
Data sheet English
Additional hardware (supplied) 2 x MI007 probes, USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM
PC interface USB 2.0
Power requirements Powered from USB port
Compliance European EMC and LVD standards
FCC Rules Part 15 Class A
RoHS compliant
Warranty 5 years
Price

* US Dollar and Euro prices are approximate.
Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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