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Oscilloscope — vertical |
Model |
PicoScope 4424 |
PicoScope 4224 |
Input channels |
4 |
2 |
Bandwidth |
DC to 20 MHz |
(10 MHz on ±50 mV range) |
Rise time (10% to 90%, calculated) |
17.5 ns (35 ns on ±50 mV range) |
Input type |
Single–ended, BNC connector |
Vertical resolution |
12 bits |
Enhanced vertical resolution |
16 bits |
Input sensitivity |
10 mV/div to 20 V/div |
Input ranges (full scale) |
±50 mV to ±100 V in 11 ranges |
Input coupling |
Software-selectable AC/DC |
Input characteristics |
1 MΩ || 22 pF |
DC accuracy |
±1% |
Overvoltage protection |
±200 V (DC + AC peak) |
Oscilloscope — horizontal |
Maximum sampling rate (single shot) |
1 or 2 channels: 80 MS/s* 3 or 4 channels: 20 MS/s |
80 MS/s |
* To achieve the stated sampling rate with two channels, enable one channel from A or B and one from C or D. |
Maximum sampling rate (continuous streaming mode) |
10 MS/s (Record length limited to 20 MS in PicoScope, unlimited when using the supplied SDK) |
Timebase ranges |
100 ns/div to 5000 s/div |
Buffer memory |
32 M samples shared between active channels |
Maximum buffer segments |
10,000 |
Timebase accuracy |
50 ppm with ≤10 ps jitter |
Triggers |
Source |
Any input channel |
Trigger modes |
Free run, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory) |
Trigger types |
Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, logic, windowed |
Trigger level |
Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range |
Trigger sensitivity |
Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth. |
Maximum pre-trigger capture |
10 x “per division” timebase setting |
Maximum post-trigger delay |
50 s |
Spectrum analyzer |
Frequency range |
DC to 20 MHz |
Display modes |
Magnitude, peak hold, average |
Windowing functions |
Blackman, Gaussian, triangular, Hamming, Hann, Blackman–Harris, flat–top, rectangular |
Number of FFT points |
Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2 |
Scale / units |
X axis : linear or log 10 Y axis : logarithmic (dbV, dBu, dBm, arbitrary) or linear (volts) |
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 |
Oscilloscope 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 |
Inputs |
All input channels with any mixture of protocols |
Mask limit testing |
Mask generation |
Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry |
Actions |
Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm |
Statistics |
Pass/fail, failure count, total count |
Alarms |
Initiating events |
Capture, buffer full, mask fail |
Alarm actions |
Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator |
Display |
Interpolation |
Linear or sin(x)/x |
Persistence modes |
Digital color, analog intensity, fast, custom |
Data export |
Output file formats |
BMP, CSV, GIF, JPG, MATLAB 4, PDF, PNG, PicoScope data, PicoScope settings, TXT |
Output functions |
Copy to clipboard, print |
Environmental |
Temperature range (operating) |
0 °C to 45 °C |
Temperature range (stated accuracy) |
20 °C to 30 °C |
Temperature range (storage) |
-20 to +60°C |
Humidity range (operating) |
5% to 80% RH, non–condensing |
Humidity range (storage) |
5 to 95% RH, non–condensing |
Physical properties |
Dimensions |
200 x 140 x 35 mm (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.4 in) |
Weight |
<500 g (approx 1.1 lb) |
PC requirements |
Minimum |
Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MiB Free disk space: 32–bit: 600 MB, 64–bit: 1.5 GB Ports: USB 1.1 port (will result in significantly reduced performance) |
Recommended |
Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MiB Free disk space: 32–bit: 850 MB, 64–bit: 2 GB Ports: USB 2.0 (or higher) port |
Software |
Windows software |
PicoScope for Windows Software development kit (SDK) Windows 7, 8 or 10 recommended (read more) |
Mac OS X software |
PicoScope for Mac OS X (beta) Software development kit (SDK) Mac OS X version 10.9 or 10.10 recommended |
Linux software |
PicoScope for Linux (beta) Software development kit (SDK) See Linux Software & Drivers for details of supported distributions |
Languages |
Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
General |
Additional hardware (supplied) |
USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM |
PC connectivity |
USB 2.0 port (compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 3.0; USB 1.1 not recommended) |
Power requirements |
Powered from USB port |
Safety approvals |
European LVD standard |
EMC approvals |
European EMC standard FCC Rules Part 15 Class A |
Environmental approvals |
RoHS compliant |
Oscilloscope — vertical |
Model |
PicoScope 4424 |
PicoScope 4224 |
Input channels |
4 |
2 |
Bandwidth |
DC to 20 MHz |
(10 MHz on ±50 mV range) |
Rise time (10% to 90%, calculated) |
17.5 ns (35 ns on ±50 mV range) |
Input type |
Single–ended, BNC connector |
Vertical resolution |
12 bits |
Enhanced vertical resolution |
16 bits |
Input sensitivity |
10 mV/div to 20 V/div |
Input ranges (full scale) |
±50 mV to ±100 V in 11 ranges |
Input coupling |
Software-selectable AC/DC |
Input characteristics |
1 MΩ || 22 pF |
DC accuracy |
±1% |
Overvoltage protection |
±200 V (DC + AC peak) |
Oscilloscope — horizontal |
Maximum sampling rate (single shot) |
1 or 2 channels: 80 MS/s* 3 or 4 channels: 20 MS/s |
80 MS/s |
* To achieve the stated sampling rate with two channels, enable one channel from A or B and one from C or D. |
Maximum sampling rate (continuous streaming mode) |
10 MS/s (Record length limited to 20 MS in PicoScope, unlimited when using the supplied SDK) |
Timebase ranges |
100 ns/div to 5000 s/div |
Buffer memory |
32 M samples shared between active channels |
Maximum buffer segments |
10,000 |
Timebase accuracy |
50 ppm with ≤10 ps jitter |
Triggers |
Source |
Any input channel |
Trigger modes |
Free run, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory) |
Trigger types |
Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, logic, windowed |
Trigger level |
Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range |
Trigger sensitivity |
Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth. |
Maximum pre-trigger capture |
10 x “per division” timebase setting |
Maximum post-trigger delay |
50 s |
Spectrum analyzer |
Frequency range |
DC to 20 MHz |
Display modes |
Magnitude, peak hold, average |
Windowing functions |
Blackman, Gaussian, triangular, Hamming, Hann, Blackman–Harris, flat–top, rectangular |
Number of FFT points |
Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2 |
Scale / units |
X axis : linear or log 10 Y axis : logarithmic (dbV, dBu, dBm, arbitrary) or linear (volts) |
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 |
Oscilloscope 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 |
Inputs |
All input channels with any mixture of protocols |
Mask limit testing |
Mask generation |
Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry |
Actions |
Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm |
Statistics |
Pass/fail, failure count, total count |
Alarms |
Initiating events |
Capture, buffer full, mask fail |
Alarm actions |
Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator |
Display |
Interpolation |
Linear or sin(x)/x |
Persistence modes |
Digital color, analog intensity, fast, custom |
Data export |
Output file formats |
BMP, CSV, GIF, JPG, MATLAB 4, PDF, PNG, PicoScope data, PicoScope settings, TXT |
Output functions |
Copy to clipboard, print |
Environmental |
Temperature range (operating) |
0 °C to 45 °C |
Temperature range (stated accuracy) |
20 °C to 30 °C |
Temperature range (storage) |
-20 to +60°C |
Humidity range (operating) |
5% to 80% RH, non–condensing |
Humidity range (storage) |
5 to 95% RH, non–condensing |
Physical properties |
Dimensions |
200 x 140 x 35 mm (approx 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.4 in) |
Weight |
<500 g (approx 1.1 lb) |
PC requirements |
Minimum |
Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MiB Free disk space: 32–bit: 600 MB, 64–bit: 1.5 GB Ports: USB 1.1 port (will result in significantly reduced performance) |
Recommended |
Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MiB Free disk space: 32–bit: 850 MB, 64–bit: 2 GB Ports: USB 2.0 (or higher) port |
Software |
Windows software |
PicoScope for Windows Software development kit (SDK) Windows 7, 8 or 10 recommended (read more) |
Mac OS X software |
PicoScope for Mac OS X (beta) Software development kit (SDK) Mac OS X version 10.9 or 10.10 recommended |
Linux software |
PicoScope for Linux (beta) Software development kit (SDK) See Linux Software & Drivers for details of supported distributions |
Languages |
Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
General |
Additional hardware (supplied) |
USB 2.0 cable, user manuals, software CD-ROM |
PC connectivity |
USB 2.0 port (compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 3.0; USB 1.1 not recommended) |
Power requirements |
Powered from USB port |
Safety approvals |
European LVD standard |
EMC approvals |
European EMC standard FCC Rules Part 15 Class A |
Environmental approvals |
RoHS compliant | |