PICO PicoScope 5242D MSO Oscilloscopes (2-channel, 60 MHz)

Channel: 2

Oscilloscope - vertical

Input type:: Single-ended, BNC connector

Bandwidth (–3 dB): 60 MHz

Rise time (calculated): 5.8 ns

Bandwidth limiter: 20 MHz, selectable

Vertical resolution: 8, 12, 14, 15 or 16 bits

LSB size[2] (quantization step size): 8 bit mode: < 0.6% of input range

•   12 bit mode: < 0.04% of input range

•   14 bit mode: < 0.01% of input range

•   15 bit mode: < 0.005% of input range

•   16 bit mode: < 0.0025% of input range

Enhanced vertical resolution: Hardware resolution + 4 bits

Input ranges: ±10 mV to ±20 V full scale, in 11 ranges

Input sensitivity: 2 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)

Input coupling: AC / DC

Input characteristics: 1 MΩ ± 1% || 14 ±1 pF

Gain accuracy:

•   12 to 16 bit modes: ±0.5% of signal ±1 LSB

•   8 bit mode: ±2% of signal ±1 LSB

Offset accuracy:  ±500 µV ±1% of full scale; Offset accuracy can be improved by using the “zero offset” function in PicoScope software.

Analog offset range (vertical position adjust): 

•   ±250 mV (10, 20, 50, 100, 200 mV ranges),

•   ±2.5 V (500 mV, 1 V, 2 V ranges),

•   ±20 V (5, 10, 20 V ranges)

Analog offset control accuracy: ±0.5% of offset setting, additional to basic DC offset accuracy

Overvoltage protection: ±100 V (DC + AC peak)

Vertical (digital channels)

Input channels: 16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)

Input connector: 2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector

Maximum input frequency: 100 MHz (200 Mbit/s)

Minimum detectable pulse width: 5 ns

Input impedance: 200 kΩ ±2% || 8 pF ±2 pF

Input dynamic range: ±20 V

Threshold range: ±5 V

Threshold grouping: Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15

Threshold selection: TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined

Threshold accuracy: < ±350 mV including hysteresis

Threshold hysteresis: < ±250 mV

Minimum input voltage swing: 500 mV peak to peak

Channel-to-channel skew: 2 ns, typical

Minimum input slew rate: 10 V/µs

Overvoltage protection: ±50 V (DC + AC peak)

Triggering (main specifications)

Source: Analog channels, plus: Digital D0 to D15. Other models: Ext trigger.

Trigger modes: None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory).

Advanced trigger types (analog channels): Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt, logic.

Trigger types (analog channels, ETS): Rising or falling edge ETS trigger available on ChA only, 8-bit mode only.

Trigger sensitivity (analog channels): Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope.

Trigger sensitivity (analog channels, ETS): At full bandwidth: typical 10 mV peak to peak

Trigger types (digital inputs): Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, pattern, mixed signal.

Maximum pre-trigger capture: Up to 100% of capture size.

Maximum post-trigger delay: Zero to 4 billion samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range on fastest timebase of 0 – 4 s in 1 ns steps)

Trigger rearm time:

•   8-bit mode, typical: 1 μs on fastest timebase

•   8 to 12 bit modes: < 2 μs max on fastest timebase

•   14 to 16 bit modes: < 3 μs max on fastest timebase

Maximum trigger rate: 10 000 waveforms in a 10 ms burst, 8-bit mode

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