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Serial Decoding - UPDATE

The new PicoScope beta release, 6.13, adds Modbus RTU and ASCII to its growing list of serial decoders. Modbus is used in industrial automation to communicate with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

PicoScope 6 now supports a total of 18 serial protocols and is the only oscilloscope that can decode Modbus.

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You can use PicoScope to decode data from a serial bus such as CAN bus. Unlike a conventional bus analyzer, PicoScope lets you see the high-resolution electrical waveform at the same time as the data. RS232/UART and SPI formats added to serial decoding mode
 

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PicoScope 2203, 2204 and 2205 USB Scope Specifications - Replaced by the 2200B Series

Oscilloscope
Variant PicoScope 2203 (PP418) PicoScope 2204 (PP419) PicoScope 2205 (PP420)
Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 25 MHz
Channels 2
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits
Dynamic range 48 dB
Accuracy ±3%
Input ranges (full scale) ±50 mV to ±20 V in 9 ranges
Input characteristics 1 MΩ in parallel with 20 pF or less
Input type Single-ended, BNC connector
Input coupling Software selectable AC/DC
Overload protection ±100 V on single input
Maximum sampling rate (single shot)
One channel in use
Two channels in use

40 MS/s
20 MS/s

100 MS/s
50 MS/s

200 MS/s
100 MS/s
Maximum sampling rate (repetitive signals) 1 GS/s 2 GS/s 4 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(continuous streaming mode)
1 MS/s
Buffer memory
One channel in use
Two channels in use

8 kS/channel
4 kS/channel

8 kS/channel
4 kS/channel

16 kS/channel
8 kS/channel
Buffer memory (in streaming mode) 2 M samples per channel
Waveform buffer Up to 1000 waveforms
Timebase ranges 500 ns/div to 200 s/div 100 ns/div to 200 s/div 50 ns/div to 200 s/div
Timebase accuracy 100 ppm with 3 ps jitter
Triggers
Source Ch A or Ch B
Basic triggers Rising edge, falling edge, threshold
Advanced triggers none none Pulse width, dropout, window, logic
Spectrum Analyser
Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 25 MHz
Frequency range DC to 5 MHz DC to 10 MHz DC to 25 MHz
Maximum number of bins
One channel in use
Two channels in use

4096
2048

4096
2048

8192
4096
Display modes Magnitude, peak hold, average
Window types Blackman, Gaussian, triangular, Hamming, Hann, Blackman-Harris, flat-top, rectangular
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Connector type BNC
Buffer size 4 k words
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Output range ±125 mV to ±2 V pk-pk with ±1 V offset
Output resistance 600 Ω
Clock frequency 2 MHz
Bandwidth DC to 100 kHz
PC Requirements
Minimum Processor: Pentium II processor, or equivalent
Memory: 64 MB (XP) / 512 MB (Vista) minimum
Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista and Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
Ports: USB 1.1 compliant port
Recommended Processor: 2 GHz Pentium IV processor, or equivalent
Memory: 256 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista)
Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista and Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
Ports: USB 2.0 compliant port
Environmental
Operating environment
Temperature range

5 °C to 45 °C
Storage environment
Temperature range
Humidity

-20 °C to 60 °C
5% to 95% RH, non-condensing
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions 100 x 135 x 45 mm (approx 3.9 x 5.3 x 1.8 in)
(Does not include BNC connectors)
Weight 210 g (approx 7.4 oz)
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 modes
Channel maths - calculate the sum, dfference, product, inverse or create your own custom function using standard arithmetic, exponential and trigonometric functions
Automated measurements
Scope mode: AC 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, total power, total harmonic distortion (THD), 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 on PicoScope 6
PicoLog for Windows PicoLog data acqusition software can collect up to 1 million samples. Features include:
Multiple views - view data as a graph, spreadsheet or text
Parameter scaling - convert raw data into standard engineering units
Math functions - use mathematical equations to calculate additional parameters
Alarm limits - program an alert if a parameter goes out of a specified range
IP networking - transfer measurements via a LAN or over the Internet
Full details on PicoLog
Linux drivers 32-bit and 64-bit
Software development kit A growing collection of drivers and example code for various programming languages
Language support
Software
PicoLog
PicoScope 6

English
Full support for English, German and Spanish; menus only for French, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese
Documentation
User’s guide
Programmer’s guide
Installation guide

English
English
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
General
Additional hardware (supplied) USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM
PC interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) - cable supplied
Power requirements Powered from USB port
Compliance FCC, CE
RoHS compliant
Total Satisfaction Guarantee In the event that this product does not fully meet your requirements you can return it for an exchange or refund. To claim, the product must be returned in good condition within 14 days.
Warranty 2 years

Note: quoted specifications apply when using PicoScope 6 software.
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