Pico PicoScope 6404B Data Sheet
The PICO PicoScope 6402A is a high-performance USB oscilloscope with a 500 MHz bandwidth, 5 GS/s sampling rate, and 1 GS memory depth. It offers advanced features such as a built-in arbitrary waveform generator, spectrum analyzer, serial bus decoding, and mask limit testing. The deep memory buffer allows for long captures and zooming up to 100 million times. With its compact size and portability, the PicoScope 6402A is ideal for field service, manufacturing test, and educational applications.
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picoScope ® 6000 Series
HIGH-performANCe USB oSCIlloSCopeS
Superior specifications. Great value.
4 Channels • 500 mhz bandwidth • 5 gs/s sampling • 1 gs memory
10,000-waveform buffer x100,000,000 zoom
Up to 500 mhz spectrum analyzer
Arbitrary waveform generator mask limit testing
Serial bus decoding
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Supplied with a full SDK including example programs • Free technical support
• Software compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
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picoScope performance and reliability
With 20 years’ experience in the test and measurement industry, we know what’s important in a new oscilloscope. The PicoScope 6000
Series scopes have the best bandwidth, sampling rate and memory depth of any USB oscilloscopes. These features are backed up by advanced software developed with the help of feedback from our customers.
High bandwidth, high sampling rate
With a 250 MHz to 500 MHz analog bandwidth complemented by a real-time sampling rate of 5 GS/s, the PicoScope 6000 Series scopes can display single-shot pulses with 200 ps time resolution. ETS mode boosts the maximum sampling rate to 50 GS/s, giving higher timing resolution for repetitive signals.
Huge buffer memory
Deep memory allows you to zoom in... and in... and in...
Arbitrary waveform and function generator
Generate standard waveforms from DC to 20 MHz (all models) or define your own using the power of the built-in 12-bit, 200 MS/s arbitrary waveform generator (B models only). You can import arbitrary waveforms from data files or draw them using the built-in AWG editor.
Spectrum analyzer
The PicoScope 6000 Series gives you the deepest buffer memory available as standard on any oscilloscope. Other oscilloscopes have high maximum sampling rates, but without deep memory they cannot sustain these rates on long timebases. The 1-gigasample buffer on the
PicoScope 6404B allows it to capture at 5 GS/s down to 20 ms/div for a total duration of 200 ms. To help manage all this data, PicoScope can zoom up to 100 million times using a choice of two zoom methods.
There are zoom buttons as well as an overview window that lets you zoom and reposition the display by simply dragging with the mouse.
Advanced triggers
As well as the standard range of triggers found on most oscilloscopes, the
PicoScope 6000 Series has a built-in set of advanced triggers to help you capture the data you need.
With the click of a button, you can open a new window to display a spectrum plot of selected channels. The spectrum analyzer allows signals up to 500 MHz (depending on the scope model) to be viewed in the frequency domain. A full range of settings give you control over the number of spectrum bands, window types and display modes.
Color persistence modes
All triggering is digital, resulting in high threshold resolution and excellent waveform stability.
Custom probe settings
The custom probes feature allows you to correct for gain, attenuation, offsets and nonlinearities in special probes, or to convert to different units of measurement. Definitions for standard Pico-supplied probes are built in, but you can also save your own definitions to disk for later use.
rapid triggering
The PicoScope 6000 Series contains special triggering hardware to minimise the time between captures. This enables you to collect waveforms at intervals of 1 μs or less when using a short timebase, improving your chances of spotting an infrequent glitch.
See old and new data superimposed, with new data in a brighter color or shade. This makes it easy to see glitches and dropouts and to estimate their relative frequency. Choose between analog persistence and digital color, or create a custom display mode.
High-speed data acquisition
The drivers and software development kit supplied allow you to write your own software or interface to popular third-party software packages. If the 1 gigasample record length of the PicoScope 6404B isn’t enough, the drivers support data streaming, a mode that captures gap-free continuous data through the USB port directly to the PC’s RAM or hard disk at a (PC-dependent) rate of over 10 MS/s.
Serial data decoding:
CAN • lIN • UArT • SpI • I
2
C • I
2
S • flexray mask limit testing
The PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscopes are well-suited to serial decoding, with a deep memory buffer that allows them to collect long, uninterrupted sequences of data. This allows the capture of thousands of frames or packets of data over several seconds. The scopes can decode up to four buses simultaneously with independent protocol selection for each input channel.
PicoScope displays the decoded data in the format of your choice: “in view”, “in window”, or both at once.
“In view” format shows the decoded data beneath the waveform on a common time axis, with error frames marked in red. You can zoom in on these frames to look for noise or distortion on the waveform.
“In window” format shows a list of the decoded frames, including the data and all flags and identifiers. You can set up filtering conditions to display only the frames you are interested in, search for frames with specified properties, or define a start pattern that the program will wait for before it lists the data.
This feature is designed for production and debugging environments.
Capture a signal from a known working system, and PicoScope will draw a mask around it with your specified tolerance. Connect the system under test, and PicoScope will highlight any parts of the waveform that fall outside the mask area. The highlighted details persist on the display, allowing the scope to catch intermittent glitches while you work on something else. The measurements window counts the number of failures, and can display other measurements and statistics at the same time.
The numerical and graphical mask editors (both shown above) can be used separately or in combination, allowing you to enter accurate mask specifications or modify existing masks. You can import and export masks as files.
Digital low-pass filtering
Each input channel has its own digital low-pass filter with independently adjustable cut-off frequency from
1 Hz to the full scope bandwidth.
This enables you to reject noise on selected channels while viewing high-bandwidth signals on the others.
probes included
Your PicoScope 6000 Series scope is supplied complete with four highimpedance probes. Replacement probes are available.
These probes have been designed for use with individual models of the
PicoScope 6000 Series and are factory-compensated to match each scope’s input characteristics.
Each high-quality probe is supplied with a range of accessories for convenient and accurate high-frequency measurements.
probe specifications
Attenuation resistance at probe tip
Capacitance at probe tip
Scope input impedance
Compatibility
Bandwidth (3 dB) rise time (10% to 90%)
Compensation range
Safety standard
Cable length
TA150 picoScope
6402A/B, 6403A/B
350 mHz
10:1
10 MΩ
9.5 pf
1 MΩ
TA133 picoScope
6404A/B
500 mHz
1 ns 700 ps
10 to 25 pf
IeC/eN 61010-031
1.3 m
Accessories included
TA150
• Instruction manual
• Solid tip 0.5 mm
• Coding rings, 3 x 4 colors
• Ground lead 15 cm
• Ground spring 2.5 mm
• Trim tool
• Insulating cap 2.5 mm
• Sprung hook 2.5 mm
TA133
• Instruction manual
• Solid tip 0.5 mm
• Coding rings, 3 x 4 colors
• Ground lead 15 cm
• Ground spring 2.5 mm
• Trim tool
• Insulating cap 2.5 mm
• Sprung hook 2.5 mm
• Spring tip 0.5 mm
• Ground blade 2.5 mm
• 2 self-adhesive copper pads
• Protection cap 2.5 mm
• IC caps 0.5 to 1.27 mm pitch
• PCB adapter kit 2.5 mm
The PicoScope 6 Software
picoscope: The display can be as simple or as detailed as you need. Begin with a single view of one channel, and then expand the display to include any number of live channels, math channels and reference waveforms.
tools > serial decoding: Decode multiple serial data signals and display the data alongside the physical signal or as a detailed table.
tools > reference channels: Store waveforms in memory or on disk and display them alongside live inputs. Ideal for diagnostics and production testing.
tools > masks: Automatically generate a test mask from a waveform or draw one by hand. PicoScope highlights any parts of the waveform that fall outside the mask and shows error statistics.
Channel options: Offset, scaling, resolution enhancement, custom probes.
auto setup button: Configures the timebase and voltage ranges for stable display of signals.
trigger marker: Drag to adjust trigger level and pre-trigger time.
oscilloscope controls: Controls such as voltage range, scope resolution, channel enable, timebase and memory depth are placed on the toolbar for quick access, leaving the main display area clear for waveforms.
signal generator: Generates standard signals or arbitrary waveforms. Includes frequency sweep mode.
waveform replay tools: PicoScope automatically records up to
10,000 of the most recent waveforms. You can quickly scan through to look for intermittent events, or use the Buffer Navigator to search visually.
Zoom and pan tools: PicoScope makes it easy to zoom into large waveforms. Either use the zoom-in, zoom-out and pan tools, or click and drag in the Zoom Overview window for fast navigation.
Views: PicoScope is carefully designed to make the best use of the display area. The waveform view is much bigger and of a higher resolution than with a typical benchtop scope. You can add new scope and spectrum views with automatic or custom layouts.
rulers: Each axis has two rulers that can be dragged across the screen to make quick measurements of amplitude, time and frequency.
math channels: Combine input channels and reference waveforms using simple arithmetic, or create custom equations with trigonometric and other functions.
ruler legend: Absolute and differential ruler measurements are listed here.
movable axes: The vertical axes can be dragged up and down. This feature is particularly useful when one waveform is obscuring another. There’s also an Auto
Arrange Axes command.
trigger toolbar:
Quick access to main controls, with advanced triggers in a pop-up window.
Automatic measurements:
Display calculated measurements for troubleshooting and analysis.
You can add as many measurements as you need on each view. Each measurement includes statistical parameters showing its variability.
Zoom overview:
Click and drag for quick navigation in zoomed views.
spectrum view:
View FFT data alongside scope view or independently.
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CHANNelS (VerTICAl)
Number of channels
Bandwidth (-3 dB)
Bandwidth limiter rise time (10% to 90%, calculated)
Input ranges
Input sensitivity
Input coupling
Input impedance
Input offset (position) adjustment
DC accuracy overload protection
6402A 6402B 6403A 6403B 6404A 6404B
250 MHz (TA150 probes/50 Ω)
200 MHz (±50 mV range)
Switchable, 20 MHz
1.4 ns
4 (BNC connectors)
350 MHz (TA150 probes/50 Ω)
250 MHz (±50 mV range)
500 MHz (TA133 probes/50 Ω)
Switchable, 20 MHz
1.0 ns
±50 mV to ±20 V in 9 ranges (up to ±5 V when 50 Ω input selected)
Switchable, 25 MHz
0.7 ns
10 mV/div to 4 V/div at x1 zoom
AC or DC (1 MΩ) or DC (50 Ω)
1 MΩ || 15 pF, or 50 Ω
Input range Offset range
50 to 200 mV
500 mV
1 V
2 V
5 V
10 V
20 V
±0.5 V
±2.5 V
±2.5 V
±2.5 V
±20 V (50 Ω: ±0.5 V)
±20 V
±20 V
3%
±100 V to ground (1 MΩ inputs), 5.5 V RMS (50 Ω inputs)
1 MΩ || 10 pF, or 50 Ω
Input range Offset range
50 to 200 mV ±2 V
500 mV
1 V
2 V
5 V
10 V
20 V
±10 V (50 Ω: ±5 V)
±10 V (50 Ω: ±4.5 V)
±10 V (50 Ω: ±3.5 V)
±35 V (50 Ω: ±0.5 V)
±30 V
±20 V
TIMEBASE (HORIZONTAL)
Timebases (real-time sampling)
Timebases (equivalent-time sampling/eTS)
Timebase accuracy
ACQUISITION
ADC resolution maximum real-time sampling rate
1 ns/div to 5000 s/div
100 ps/div to 100 ns/div
5 ppm maximum equivalent-time sampling (eTS) rate
Buffer size (shared between active channels) maximum buffer segments (using SDK) maximum buffer segments (using picoScope 6) maximum streaming data rate
TRIGGER
Basic triggers
Advanced triggers
Trigger modes maximum trigger rate
Trigger timing resolution
Trigger sources
Trigger level re-arm time maximum pre-trigger capture maximum post-trigger delay
AUX INPUT external clock input
Input type
128 MS
125 000
8 bits (up to 12 bits using software resolution enhancement)
5 GS/s (one channel enabled), 2.5 GS/s* (two channels enabled), 1.25 GS/s (three or four channels enabled)
*To achieve the best sampling rate across two channels, choose one channel from A or B, and one from C or D
256 MS
250 000
50 GS/s (any number of channels)
256 MS 512 MS
250 000 500 000
10 000
512 MS
500 000
10 MS/s in PicoScope software. >10 MS/s using supplied SDK (PC-dependent)
Rising, falling
1 GS
1 000 000
Edge, Pulse width, Window, Window pulse width, Dropout, Window dropout, Level, Interval, Logic level, Runt pulse
None, Single, Repeat, Auto, Rapid, ETS
Up to 10,000 waveforms in a 10 ms burst
1 sample period
Channels A to D, AUX
Adjustable over whole of selected voltage range
Less than 1 μs on fastest timebase
100% of capture size
4 billion samples
Reference frequency 5 MHz to 25 MHz
50 Ω, BNC, ±1 V threshold adjustment range, ±5 V protection range, DC coupled
FUNCTION GENERATOR AND ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR (AWG) function generator frequency range function generator waveforms (A models) function generator waveforms (B models)
DAC resolution / DC accuracy
Amplitude range offset adjustment output impedance
Signal generator triggering
AWG buffer size
AWG sample rate
DC to 20 MHz
Sine, square, triangle, DC
As A models plus ramp, sin (x)/x, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
12 bits / 1%
Free-run or up to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger, aux trigger or manually.
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-
16 kS
200 MS/s
±250 mV to ±2 V
±1 V (max. combined output ±2.5 V)
-
-
50 Ω
16 kS
200 MS/s -
16 kS
200 MS/s
PROBE CALIBRATION OUTPUT
Signal output type 1 kHz square wave, 2 V pk-pk, 600 Ω
SPECTRUM ANALYZER frequency range
Display modes
Windowing functions
Number of ffT points
MATH CHANNELS functions
DC to 250 MHz DC to 350 MHz
Magnitude, average, peak hold
DC to 500 MHz
Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Selectable power of 2 from 2 7 to 2 20
−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
Input channels A to D, reference waveforms, time, π operands
SERIAL DECODING
Data formats
MASK LIMIT TESTING
Statistics
DISPLAY
Interpolation persistence modes
GENERAL pC connectivity power requirements
Dimensions (inc. connectors and end caps)
Weight operating temperature range
Compliance pC requirements pC connectivity power requirements languages supported
CAN, LIN, I 2 C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I 2 S, FlexRay
Pass/fail, failure count, total count
Linear or sin (x)/x
Digital color, analog intensity, custom, or none
USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
AC adapter and cable (cord) supplied
255 x 170 x 40 mm
1 kg (approx. 2 lb 3 oz)
0 °C to 40 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy)
EU: EMC, LVD, RoHS, WEEE. USA: FCC Part 15 Class A
280 x 170 x 40 mm
1.3 kg (approx. 2 lb 14 oz)
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, 32- or 64-bit (not Windows RT)
USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
AC adapter and cable (cord) supplied
Chinese (simplified and traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
product pack contents
• PicoScope 6000 Series oscilloscope
• Four factory-compensated probes
• USB cable
• Universal mains (AC) power supply
• Mains lead (power cord)
• Installation Guide
• Software and Reference CD
• Carrying case have you seen the picoscope 6407 digitizer?
The PicoScope 6407 Digitizer has four 1 GHz inputs and a maximum sampling rate of 5 GS/s. See picotech.com for more information.
ordering information
Description
PP838 PicoScope 6402A 250 MHz Oscilloscope with probes
PP839 PicoScope 6402B 250 MHz Oscilloscope with AWG and probes
PP840 PicoScope 6403A 350 MHz Oscilloscope with probes
PP841 PicoScope 6403B 350 MHz Oscilloscope with AWG and probes
PP842 PicoScope 6404A 500 MHz Oscilloscope with probes
PP843 PicoScope 6404B 500 MHz Oscilloscope with AWG and probes
TA150 Replacement x10 probe for PicoScope 6402A/B & 6403A/B
TA133 Replacement x10 probe for PicoScope 6404A/B
Accessory packs for TA150 and TA133 probes
*Prices are correct at the time of publication. VAT not included.
Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.
GBP*
1 995
2 495
2 995
USD*
3 292
4 117
4 942
EUR*
2 414
3 019
3 624
3 495
3 995
4 495
125
5 767
6 592
7 417
206
4 229
4 834
5 439
151
125 206
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