PicoScope 2000 Series®

Ultra-compact PC oscilloscopes

The compact alternative to a benchtop oscilloscope

2 or 4 analog channels
MSO models with 16 digital channels
Up to 100 MHz bandwidth
Up to 1 GS/s sampling rate
Up to 128 MS capture memory
Built-in arbitrary waveform generator
USB-connected and poweredwww.picotech.com

Introducing the PicoScope 2000 Series

Advanced oscilloscope display

The PicoScope 2000 Series offers you a choice of 2-channel and 4-channel
oscilloscopes, plus mixed-signal oscilloscopes (MSOs) with 2 analog + 16 digital
inputs. All models feature a spectrum analyzer, function generator, arbitrary waveformgenerator and serial bus analyzer, and the MSO models also include a logic analyzer.

The PicoScope 6 software takes advantage of the display size, resolution andprocessing power of your PC – in this case displaying four analog signals, a zoomed
view of two of the signals (undergoing serial decoding), and a spectrum view of athird, all at the same time. Unlike a conventional benchtop oscilloscope, the size of thedisplay is limited only by the size of your computer monitor. The software is also easy
to use on touch-screen devices – you can pinch to zoom and drag to scroll.

The PicoScope 2000A models all deliver unbeatable value for money, with excellent
waveform visualization and measurement to 25 MHz for a range of analog and digitalelectronic and embedded system applications. They are ideal for education, hobby andfield service use.
The PicoScope 2000B models have the added benefits of deep memory (up to 128 MS),higher bandwidth (up to 100 MHz) and faster waveform update rates, giving you theperformance you need to carry out advanced analysis of your waveform, including
serial decoding and plotting frequency against time.

2-channel oscilloscope: 2204A and 2205A

4-channel oscilloscope

2-channel oscilloscope: 2206B, 2207B and 2208B

2+16-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO)

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Powerful, portable and super-small

Fast sampling

The PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes are compact enough to fit easily into yourlaptop bag along with all their probes and leads. These modern alternatives to bulky
benchtop devices are ideal for a wide range of applications including design, test,
education, service, monitoring, fault-finding and repair, and are perfect for engineers on
the move.

The PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes provide fast real-time sampling rates of up
to 1 GS/s on the analog channels. This represents a timing resolution of 1 ns.
For repetitive analog signals, equivalent-time sampling (ETS) mode can boost the
maximum effective sampling rate up to 10 GS/s, allowing even finer resolution down
to 100 ps. All scopes support pre-trigger and post-trigger capture using the fullmemory depth.

High-end features as standard
Buying a PicoScope is not like making a purchase from other oscilloscope companies,
where increased functionality can considerably raise the price. PicoScopes are allinclusive instruments, with no need for expensive upgrades to unlock the hardware.
Other advanced features such as resolution enhancement, mask limit testing, serial
decoding, advanced triggering, automatic measurements, math channels (including theability to plot frequency and duty cycle against time), XY mode and segmented memory
are all included in the price.

USB connectivity
The USB connection makes printing, copying, saving, and emailingyour data from the field quick and easy. The high-speed USB
interface allows fast data transfer, while USB powering removes
the need to carry around a bulky external power supply.

High signal integrity
At Pico Technology we’re proud of the dynamic performance of our products. Careful
front-end design and shielding reduce noise, crosstalk and harmonic distortion.
Decades of oscilloscope design experience can be seen in improved pulse response
and bandwidth flatness.
The result is simple: when you probe a circuit, you can trust in the waveform you see on
the screen.

Flexibility
The PicoScope software offers a breadth of advanced features with a user-friendly
interface. As well as the standard Windows installation, PicoScope Beta software also
works effectively on Linux and macOS operating systems, giving you the freedom tooperate your PicoScope from your chosen platform.

Unique commitment to product support
Your PicoScope gets better the longer you use it, thanks to the regular free updates
we supply for both the PC software and the oscilloscope firmware throughout the lifeof the product. The performance and functionality of the scope both keep improving,
without you paying a penny more than the purchase price.
This level of support, combined with the personal service provided by our technical andsales support teams, is reflected in consistently excellent customer feedback.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Deep capture memory
PicoScope 2000 Series ‘B’ models have waveform capture buffers ranging from 32 to 128 megasamples – many times larger than competing scopes. Deep memory enables thecapture of long-duration waveforms at maximum sampling speed. In fact, some PicoScope 2000 Series models can capture 100 ms waveforms with 1 ns resolution. In contrast, thesame 100 ms waveform captured by an oscilloscope with a 10 megasample memory would have just 10 ns resolution.
Deep memory can be useful in other ways too: PicoScope 6 lets you divide the capture memory into a number of segments, up to a maximum of 10 000. You can set up a trigger
condition to store a separate capture in each segment, with as little as 1 µs dead time between captures. Once you have acquired the data, you can step through the memory one
segment at a time until you find the event you are looking for.
Powerful tools are included to allow you to manage and examine all of this data. As well as functions such as mask limit testing and color persistence mode, the PicoScope 6
software enables you to zoom into your waveform by a factor of several million. The Zoom Overview window allows you to easily control the size and location of the zoom area.
Other tools, such as the waveform buffer, serial decoding and hardware acceleration work with the deep memory, making the PicoScope 2000 Series some of the best-value
oscilloscopes on the market.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 6 software
The PicoScope software display can be as basic or as detailed as you need. Begin with a single view of one channel, and then expand the display to include up to four live channels(model-dependent), plus math channels and reference waveforms. Display multiple scope and spectrum views with automatic or custom layouts and quickly access all the mostfrequently-used controls from the toolbars, leaving the display clear for your waveforms.
Tools menu: Set up custom
probes, serial decoding, reference
waveforms, mask tests, alarms
and macros from the Tools menu.

Touchscreen controls:
Handy buttons makefine adjustment easy ontouchscreen devices.

Buffer Navigation toolbar: PicoScope
can record up to 10 000 of your mostrecent waveforms. Click through thebuffer to look for intermittent events,
or use the Buffer Overview thumbnails.

Zooming and Scrolling
toolbar: It’s easy to zoom in on
waveforms, with straightforwardzoom-in, zoom-out and pan tools.

Signal generator:
Generates standard
signals or arbitrary
waveforms. Includes
frequency sweep mode.

Auto Setup button:
Let PicoScope configure
the collection timeand input range for acorrectly scaled display.

Ruler legend: Absoluteand differential ruler
measurements arelisted here.

Channel options:
Adjust settings specificto each channel here.

Rulers: Each axis has
two rulers that you
can drag across thescreen to make quick
measurements.

Trigger marker: Drag
the marker to adjust
the trigger thresholdand pre-trigger time.

Zoom Overview
window: Click and dragfor quick navigation
and adjustment ofzoomed views.

Adjustable axes: Move the verticalaxes up and down the display and vary
their scale and offset. PicoScope canalso rearrange the axes automatically.

Trigger toolbar: Quick access tothe main controls, with advanced
triggers in a pop-up window.

Spectrum view: View frequency-domain
data alongside time-domain waveforms
or in the dedicated spectrum mode.

Automatic measurements: Add as many
calculated time- and frequency-domain
measurements as you need, along withstatistical parameters showing their variability.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Mixed digital and analog signals
The PicoScope 2000 MSO models add 16 digital channels to their two analog channels, enabling you to accurately time-correlate analog and digital channels. You can group digitalchannels together and display them as a bus, with each bus value displayed in hex, binary or decimal, or as a level (for DAC testing). You can set advanced triggers across both theanalog and digital channels.
The digital inputs also bring extra power to the serial decoding options. You can decode serial data on all analog and digital channels simultaneously, giving you up to 20 channelsof data – for example decoding multiple SPI, I²C, CAN bus, LIN bus and FlexRay signals all at the same time.
Oscilloscope controls: PicoScope’s
full analog-domain controls,
including zoom, filtering, andfunction generator, are all available
in MSO digital signal mode.

Rulers: Drawn
across both analog
and digital panes sosignal timings canbe compared.

Rename: The digitalchannels and groups
can be renamed.
You can expand or
collapse groups inthe digital view.

Advanced triggers:
Additional Digitaland Logic trigger
options are available
for digital channels.

Digital channels button: Set
up and display digital inputs.
View analog and digital
signals on the same timebase.

Split-screen display: PicoScope can display both
analog and digital signals at the same time. The splitscreen display can be adjusted to give more or lessspace to the analog waveforms.

Analog waveforms:
View analog waveforms
time-correlated withdigital inputs.

Show by level: Groupbits into fields andthen display as ananalog level.

Display format:
Display selected bits
individually or asgroups in binary, hex,
or decimal format.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Persistence mode

Spectrum analyzer

PicoScope 6 persistence mode options allow you to see old and new data
superimposed, with newer waveforms drawn in a brighter color or deeper shade. This
makes it easy to spot glitches and dropouts and estimate their relative frequency –useful for displaying and interpreting complex analog signals such as video waveforms
and analog modulation signals.

The spectrum view plots amplitude against frequency and is ideal for finding noise,crosstalk or distortion in signals. PicoScope 6 uses a fast Fourier transform (FFT)
spectrum analyzer, which (unlike a traditional swept spectrum analyzer) can display
the spectrum of a single, non-repeating waveform.

The PicoScope 2000 Series’ hardware acceleration means that, in Fast Persistencemode, waveform update rates of up to 80 000 waveforms per second are achievable.
Color-coding or intensity-grading shows which areas are stable and which areintermittent. Choose between analog intensity, digital color and fast display modes orcreate your own custom setup.

With a click of a button, you can display a spectrum plot of the active channels, witha maximum frequency of up to 200 MHz. A comprehensive range of settings gives
you control over the number of spectrum bins, window functions, scaling (including
log/log) and display mode (instantaneous, average or peak-hold).
Display multiple spectrum views with different channel selections and zoom factors,
and place these alongside time-domain views of the same data. Choose froma number of automatic frequency-domain measurements to add to the display,including THD, THD+N, SNR, SINAD and IMD. You can apply mask limit testing to aspectrum and can even use the AWG and spectrum mode together to perform swept
scalar network analysis.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Serial decoding and analysis
The PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes include serial decoding capability as standard. The PicoScope 6 software has support for 20 protocols including I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232,
Manchester and DALI. Decoding helps you see what is happening in your design to identify programming and timing errors and check for other signal integrity issues. Timing
analysis tools help to show the performance of each design element, identifying parts of the design that need to be improved to optimize overall system performance.
You can capture and decode several protocols at a time, in any combination, the only limit being the number of available channels – 18 for MSO models, as you can decode serial
data on all analog and digital inputs simultaneously. The ability to observe data flow across a bridge (such as CAN bus in, LIN bus out) is incredibly powerful. The deep memory of
the PicoScope 2000B models makes them ideal for serial decoding, as they can handle many thousands of frames of data.

GRAPH FORMAT shows the decoded
data (in hex, binary, decimal or ASCII)
in a timing diagram format, beneath the
waveform on a common time axis, witherror frames marked in red.

You can zoom in on these frames toinvestigate noise or distortion, and eachpacket field is assigned a different color,so the data is easy to read.

TABLE FORMAT shows a list of thedecoded frames, including the data andall flags and identifiers. You can set up
filtering conditions to display only theframes you are interested in or search forframes with specified properties.

The statistics option reveals more detailabout the physical layer such as frame
times and voltage levels. PicoScope 6 canalso import a spreadsheet to decode thedata into user-defined text strings.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopesMask limit testing
Mask limit testing allows you to compare live signals against known good signals, and is designed for production and debugging environments. Simply capture a known goodsignal, generate a mask around it and then use the alarms to automatically save any waveform (complete with a time stamp) that violates the mask. PicoScope 6 will capture any
intermittent glitches and show a failure count in the Measurements window (which you can still use for other measurements). You can also set the waveform buffer navigator toshow only mask fails, enabling you to find any glitches quickly.
Mask files are easy to edit (numerically or graphically), import and export, and you can simultaneously run mask limit tests on multiple channels and in multiple viewports.

Alarms
You can program PicoScope 6 to execute actions whencertain events occur.
The events that can trigger an alarm include mask limit
fails, trigger events and buffers full.
PicoScope 6 actions include saving a file, playing asound, executing a program and triggering the arbitrary
waveform generator.

Waveform buffer and navigator
Ever spotted a glitch on a waveform, but by the time you’ve stopped the scope it’s gone? With
PicoScope you no longer need to worry about missing glitches or other transient events, as it canstore the last 10 000 waveforms in its circular waveform buffer.
The buffer navigator provides an efficient way of navigating and searching through waveforms,
effectively letting you turn back time. When carrying out a mask limit test, you can also set thenavigator to show only mask fails, enabling you to find any glitches quickly.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Arbitrary waveform and function generator

Automatic measurements

All PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes have a built-in function generator and arbitrary
waveform generator (AWG). The function generator can produce sine, square, triangle
and DC level waveforms, and many more besides, while the AWG allows you to importwaveforms from data files or create and modify them using the built-in graphical AWG
editor.

PicoScope allows you to automatically display a table of calculated measurements fortroubleshooting and analysis. Using the built-in measurement statistics you can see theaverage, standard deviation, maximum and minimum of each measurement as well as
the live value.

As well as level, offset and frequency controls, advanced options allow you to sweep
over a range of frequencies. Combined with the advanced spectrum mode, with options
including peak hold, averaging and linear/log axes, this creates a powerful tool for
testing amplifier and filter responses.

You can add as many measurements as you need on each view – 18 different
measurements are available in scope mode and 11 in spectrum mode. For informationon these measurements, see Automatic Measurements in the Specifications table.

Scope mode

Spectrum mode

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Digital triggering architecture
In 1991, Pico Technology pioneered the use of digital triggering and precision hysteresis using theactual digitized data. Traditionally, digital oscilloscopes have used an analog trigger architecture basedon comparators, which can cause time and amplitude errors that cannot always be calibrated out.
Additionally, the use of comparators can often limit the trigger sensitivity at high bandwidths and cancreate a long trigger rearm delay.
Pico’s technique of fully digital triggering reduces trigger errors and allows our oscilloscopes to trigger
on the smallest signals, even at the full bandwidth, so you can set trigger levels and hysteresis with highprecision and resolution.
The digital trigger architecture also reduces the rearm delay. Combined with the segmented memory, thisenables you to use rapid triggering to capture 10 000 waveforms in 10 ms in 8-bit mode.

Advanced triggers
The PicoScope 2000 Series offers an industry-leading set of advanced triggers
including pulse width, windowed and dropout.
The digital trigger available on MSO models allows you to trigger the scope
when any or all of the 16 digital inputs match a user-defined pattern. You canspecify a condition for each channel individually, or set up a pattern for all
channels at once using a hexadecimal or binary value.
You can also use the logic trigger to combine the digital trigger with an edge
or window trigger on any of the analog inputs, for example to trigger on data
values in a clocked parallel bus.

Custom probes
The custom probes feature allows you to correct
for gain, attenuation, offsets and nonlinearities
in probes, transducers and other sensors, and tomeasure quantities other than voltages (such as
current, power or temperature).
Definitions for standard Pico-supplied probes
are built in, but you can also create your own
using linear scaling or even an interpolated datatable, and save them for later use.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Math channels and filters
With PicoScope 6 you can perform a variety of mathematical calculations on your input
signals and reference waveforms. Select simple functions such as addition and inversion,or open the equation editor to create complex functions involving filters (lowpass,
highpass, bandpass and bandstop filters), trigonometry, exponentials, logarithms,
statistics, integrals and derivatives.
Display up to eight real or calculated channels in each scope view. If you run out of
space, just open another scope view and add more. You can also use math channels toreveal new details in complex signals, for example graphing the changing duty cycle orfrequency of your signal over time.

Plot frequency against time with PicoScope 6
All oscilloscopes can measure the frequency of a
waveform, but often you need to know how thatfrequency changes over time, which is a difficult
measurement to make. The freq math function can
do exactly this: in this example, the top waveform’s
frequency is being modulated by a ramp function, as
plotted in the bottom waveform.
A separate math function allows you to plot duty cycle
in a similar way.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoLog® 6 support

PicoSDK® – write your own apps

All PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes are now supported in PicoLog 6, allowing you
to view and record signals on multiple units in one capture.

Our software development kit, PicoSDK, allows you to write your own software andincludes drivers for Windows, macOS and Linux. Example code supplied on our GitHub
organization page shows how to interface to third-party software packages such as
National Instruments LabVIEW and MathWorks MATLAB.

PicoLog 6 allows sample rates of up to 1 kS/s per channel, and is ideal for long-term
observation of general parameters, such as voltage or current levels, on several channels
at the same time. It is less suitable for waveshape or harmonic analysis: use the
PicoScope 6 software for these tasks.
You can also use PicoLog 6 to view data from your oscilloscope alongside a datalogger or other device. For example, you could measure voltage and current with your
PicoScope and plot both against temperature using a TC-08 thermocouple data logger.
PicoLog 6 is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Raspberry Pi OS..

Amongst other features, the drivers support data streaming, a mode that capturescontinuous gap-free data directly to your PC at rates of up to 125 MS/s, so you are notlimited by the size of your scope’s capture memory. Sampling rates in streaming modeare subject to PC specifications and application loading.
There is also an active community of
PicoScope 6 users who share bothcode and whole applications on our
Test and Measurement Forum and the
PicoApps section of the website. The
Frequency Response Analyzer shown
here is one of the most popular of theseapplications.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Kit contents and accessories
The PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscope kit contains the following items:•

USB 2.0 (USB 3.0/3.1 compatible) cable•

Two or four x1/x10 passive probes (except kits specified as without probes)•

Digital input cable (MSO models only)•

20 logic test clips (MSO models only)•

Quick Start Guide

Probes, cables and clips
Your PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscope kit comes with probes trimmed to match theperformance of your oscilloscope.
MSO models are also supplied with an MSO cable and 20 test clips.

20-way 25 cm digital MSO cable

Oscilloscope probe

MSO test clips

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Quick product selector

2-channel oscilloscopes

4-channel oscilloscopes

Mixed-signal oscilloscopes
2 analog + 16 digital inputs

VIEW your waveform with a low-cost USBpowered and connected oscilloscope.

ANALYZE your waveform with a high-performance USB-powered
and connected oscilloscope.

All standard PicoScope features areincluded: automatic measurements, serial
decoding, persistence displays, mask
limit testing, spectrum analysis, arbitrary
waveform generator and more.

Deep memory allows you to capture over long time periods athigh sampling rates. You can then zoom in on your data without
having to recapture. This is essential when you need to analyze
one-off events with detailed timing resolution.
The arbitrary waveform generator can store complex waveforms
in its large memory buffer, allowing you to test your design withrealistic inputs.

Model

PicoScope
2204A

PicoScope
2205A

PicoScope
2206B

PicoScope
2207B

PicoScope
2208B

Bandwidth
Maximum sampling rate
Capture memory
AWG bandwidth

10 MHz
100 MS/s
8 kS
100 kHz

25 MHz200 MS/s
16 kS
100 kHz

50 MHz500 MS/s
32 MS
1 MHz

70 MHz
1 GS/s
64 MS
1 MHz

100 MHz
1 GS/s128 MS
1 MHz

Model

PicoScope
2405A

PicoScope
2406B

PicoScope
2407B

PicoScope
2408B

Bandwidth
Maximum sampling rate
Capture memory
AWG bandwidth

25 MHz500 MS/s
48 kS
1 MHz

50 MHz
1 GS/s
32 MS
1 MHz

70 MHz
1 GS/s
64 MS
1 MHz

100 MHz
1 GS/s128 MS
1 MHz

PicoScope
2205A MSO

PicoScope
2206B MSO

PicoScope
2207B MSO

PicoScope
2208B MSO

25 MHz500 MS/s
48 kS
1 MHz

50 MHz
1 GS/s
32 MS
1 MHz

70 MHz
1 GS/s
64 MS
1 MHz

100 MHz
1 GS/s128 MS
1 MHz

Model
Bandwidth
Maximum sampling rate
Capture memory
AWG bandwidth

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – 2-channel oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2204A
PicoScope 2205A
VerticalBandwidth (–3 dB)
Rise time (calculated)
Software lowpass filter
Vertical resolution
Enhanced vertical resolution
Input ranges
Input sensitivity
Input coupling
Input connector
Input characteristics

10 MHz
35 ns

25 MHz
14 ns

Not applicable
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
10 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
Single-ended, BNC(f)1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 15 pF ± 2 pF

Analog offset range(vertical position adjustment)

None

Analog offset control accuracy
DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection

Not applicable±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

Maximum sampling rate
1 ch.
(real-time)
2 ch.
Equivalent-time sampling rate (ETS)Maximum sampling rate
(USB streaming)
Shortest timebase
Longest timebase
Capture memory (block mode,shared between active channels)
Capture memory(USB streaming mode, PicoScope 6)
Capture memory(USB streaming mode, PicoSDK)Waveform buffers (PicoScope 6)
Maximum waveforms per second

100 MS/s
50 MS/s
2 GS/sHorizontal (timebase)200 MS/s (Ch. A)
100 MS/s
4 GS/sPicoScope 2206B

5000 s/div

8 kS

PicoScope 2208B

50 MHz
7 ns

70 MHz
100 MHz5 ns
3.5 nsConfigurable software lowpass filter
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
Single-ended, BNC(f)1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC accuracy±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

500 MS/s
250 MS/s
5 GS/s

1 MS/s
10 ns/div

PicoScope 2207B

1 GS/s500 MS/s
10 GS/s
9.6 MS/s (31 MS/s with PicoSDK)

5 ns/div

2 ns/div

16 kS

32 MS

5000 s/div

1 ns/div

64 MS

100 MS (shared between active channels)

100 MS (shared between active channels)

Up to available PC memory

Up to available PC memory

10 0002000

10 00080 000128 MS

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PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – 2-channel oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2204A
PicoScope 2205A
Initial timebase accuracy
Timebase drift
Sample jitter
ADC sampling

Dynamic performance (typical)

Crosstalk(full bandwidth, equal ranges)
Harmonic distortion
SFDR(100 kHz, full-scale input, typical)
Noise
Bandwidth flatness

Triggering

Sources
Trigger modes
Advanced triggers
Trigger types, ETS
Segmented memory buffers(PicoSDK)
Segmented memory buffers(PicoScope software)
Trigger sensitivity, real-time
Trigger sensitivity, ETS
Maximum pre-trigger capture
Maximum post-trigger delay±100 ppm±5 ppm/year
30 ps RMS typical
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels

PicoScope 2206B

PicoScope 2207B±50 ppm±5 ppm/year

20 ps RMS typical3 ps RMS typical
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels

Better than 200:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical> 52 dB< 150 µV RMS(±50 mV range)(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
Ch A, Ch B
None, auto, repeat, single
Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width,
dropout, window dropout, interval, logic
Rising or falling edge
N/A

Better than 300:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical±20 mV range: > 44 dB±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB< 220 µV RMS< 300 µV RMS(±20 mV range)(±20 mV range)(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
Ch A, Ch B
None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt
pulse, logic
Rising or falling edge (available on Ch A only)
128 000

256 000

N/A
Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to
full bandwidth
10 mV p-p, typical, at full bandwidth
100% of capture size
4 billion samples

Trigger rearm timePC-dependent

Maximum trigger rate

PC-dependent

PicoScope 2208B

500 000

10 000Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth
10 mV p-p, typical, at full bandwidth
100% of capture size
4 billion samples< 2 μs at 500 MS/s
sampling rate
10 000 waveforms in a
12 ms burst, at 500 MS/s
sampling rate, typical< 1 µs at 1 GS/s sampling rate
10 000 waveforms in a 6 ms burst, at 1 GS/s sampling
rate, typical

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – 4-channel oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2405A
VerticalBandwidth (–3 dB)
Rise time (calculated)
Software lowpass filter
Vertical resolution
Enhanced vertical resolution
Input ranges
Input sensitivity
Input coupling
Input characteristics
Input connector

Analog offset range(vertical position adjustment)
Analog offset control accuracy
DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection

Horizontal (timebase)

Maximum sampling rate
(real-time)

1 ch.
2 ch.
3 or 4 ch.
Equivalent-time sampling rate (ETS)Maximum sampling rate
(USB streaming)
Shortest timebase
Longest timebase
Capture memory (block mode,shared between active channels)
Capture memory(USB streaming mode, PicoScope 6)
Capture memory(USB streaming mode, PicoSDK)Waveform buffers (PicoScope 6)
Maximum waveforms per second

25 MHz
14 ns
Not applicable
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
Single-ended, BNC(f)±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC accuracy±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

PicoScope 2406B

PicoScope 2407B

PicoScope 2408B

50 MHz
7 ns

70 MHz
100 MHz5 ns
3.5 nsConfigurable lowpass filter
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
Single-ended, BNC(f)±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC accuracy±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

500 MS/s
250 MS/s
125 MS/s
5 GS/s

1 GS/s500 MS/s
250 MS/s
10 GS/s

8.9 MS/s (31 MS/s with PicoSDK)

9.6 MS/s (31 MS/s with PicoSDK)

2 ns/div
5000 s/div

2 ns/div

48 kS

32 MS

5000 s/div

1 ns/div

64 MS

100 MS (shared between active channels)

100 MS (shared between active channels)

Up to available PC memory

Up to available PC memory

10 0002000

10 00080 000128 MS

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – 4-channel oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2405A

Initial timebase accuracy
Timebase drift
Sample jitter
ADC sampling

Dynamic performance (typical)

Crosstalk(full bandwidth, equal ranges)
Harmonic distortion
SFDR(100 kHz, full-scale input, typical)
Noise (±20 mV range)
Bandwidth flatness±50 ppm±5 ppm/year
20 ps RMS, typical
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels
Better than 300:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical±20 mV range: > 44 dB±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB<150 µV RMS(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth,
typicalPicoScope 2406B

PicoScope 2407B

PicoScope 2408B±50 ppm±5 ppm/year
3 ps RMS, typical
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels
Better than 300:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical±20 mV range: > 44 dB±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB< 220 μV RMS< 300 μV RMS(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth, typical

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – mixed-signal oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2205A MSO
Vertical (analog inputs)

Input channels
Bandwidth (–3 dB)
Rise time (calculated)
Software lowpass filter
Vertical resolution
Enhanced vertical resolution
Input ranges
Input sensitivity
Input coupling
Input connector
Input characteristics

Analog offset range(vertical position adjustment)
Analog offset control accuracy
DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection

Vertical (digital inputs)

Input channels
Input connector
Maximum input frequency
Minimum detectable pulse width
Input impedance
Input dynamic range
Threshold range
Threshold grouping
Threshold selection
Port threshold accuracy
Hysteresis
Minimum input voltage swing
Channel-to-channel skew
Minimum input slew rate
Overvoltage protection

2
25 MHz
14 ns
Not applicable
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
Single-ended, BNC(f)1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC
accuracy±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

16 (two 8-bit ports)
2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
100 MHz (200 Mb/s)
5 ns
200 kΩ ±2% ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
±20 V
±5 V
Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0
to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined±350 mV (inclusive of hysteresis)< ±250 mV
500 mV pk-pk
2 ns, typical
10 V/µs±50 V

PicoScope 2206B MSO
50 MHz
7 ns

PicoScope 2207B MSO

PicoScope 2208B MSO

270 MHz
100 MHz5 ns
3.5 nsConfigurable software lowpass filter
8 bitsUp to 12 bits
±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV,±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
AC / DC
Single-ended, BNC(f)1 MΩ ± 1% ∥ 16 pF ± 1 pF
±250 mV (20 mV to 200 mV ranges)±2.5 V (500 mV to 2 V ranges)±25 V (5 V to 20 V ranges)±1% of offset setting, additional to basic DC accuracy±3% of full scale ±200 μV±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz
16 (two 8-bit ports)
2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
100 MHz (200 Mb/s)
5 ns
200 kΩ ±2% ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
±20 V
±5 V
Two independent threshold controls.
Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined±350 mV (inclusive of hysteresis)< ±250 mV
500 mV pk-pk
2 ns, typical
10 V/µs±50 V

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – mixed-signal oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2205A MSO
Horizontal (timebase)

Maximum sampling rate 1 analog ch.
500 MS/s(real-time)
1 digital port
500 MS/s
2 channels/ports
250 MS/s
Other
250 MS/s
Equivalent-time sampling rate (ETS)
5 GS/sMaximum sampling rate
8.9 MS/s (31 MS/s with PicoSDK)(USB streaming)
Shortest timebase
2 ns/div
Longest timebase
5000 s/div
Capture memory (block mode,
48 kS
shared between active channels)
Capture memory
100 MS (shared between active channels)(USB streaming mode, PicoScope 6)
Capture memory
Up to available PC memory(USB streaming mode, PicoSDK)Waveform buffers (PicoScope 6)
10 000Maximum waveforms per second
2000
Initial timebase accuracy±50 ppm
Timebase drift±5 ppm/year
Sample jitter
20 ps RMS, typical
ADC sampling
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels

Dynamic performance (typical)

Crosstalk(full bandwidth, equal ranges)
Harmonic distortion
SFDR(100 kHz, full-scale input, typical)
Noise (±20 mV range)
Bandwidth flatness

Better than 300:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical±20 mV range: > 44 dB±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB< 150 µV RMS(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth,
typicalPicoScope 2206B MSO

PicoScope 2207B MSO

PicoScope 2208B MSO

1 GS/s500 MS/s
500 MS/s
250 MS/s
10 GS/s
9.6 MS/s (31 MS/s with PicoSDK)
2 ns/div
32 MS

5000 s/div

1 ns/div

64 MS

128 MS

100 MS (shared between active channels)
Up to available PC memory
10 00080 000±50 ppm±5 ppm/year
3 ps RMS, typical
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels
Better than 300:1< –50 dB at 100 kHz, full-scale input, typical±20 mV range: > 44 dB±50 mV range and higher: > 52 dB< 220 μV RMS< 300 μV RMS(+0.3 dB, –3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth, typical

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – mixed-signal oscilloscopes
PicoScope 2205A MSO
Triggering
Sources

Trigger modes
Advanced triggers(analog inputs)
Advanced triggers(digital inputs)
Trigger types, ETS
Segmented memory buffers(PicoSDK)
Segmented memory buffers(PicoScope 6)
Trigger sensitivity, real-time(analog channels)
Trigger sensitivity, ETS(analog channels)
Maximum pre-trigger capture
Maximum post-trigger delay
Trigger rearm time
Maximum trigger rate

Ch A, Ch B, Digital 0–15
None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented
memory)Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width,
dropout, window dropout, interval, runt pulse,
logic
Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, pattern,
mixed signal
Rising or falling edge (available on Ch A only)
96

PicoScope 2206B MSO

PicoScope 2207B MSO

PicoScope 2208B MSO

Ch A, Ch B, Digital 0–15
None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt
pulse, logic
Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, pattern, mixed signal
Rising or falling edge (available on Ch A only)
128 000

256 000

500 000

96

10 000Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to
full bandwidth

Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth

10 mV p-p, typical, at full bandwidth

10 mV p-p, typical, at full bandwidth

100% of capture size
4 billion samples< 2 μs at 500 MS/s sampling rate
96 waveforms in a 192 µs burst, at 500 MS/s
sampling rate, typical

100% of capture size
4 billion samples< 1 μs at 1 GS/s sampling rate
10 000 waveforms in a 6 ms burst, at 1 GS/s sampling rate, typical

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – signal generator
PicoScope 2204A & 2205A
Function generator
Standard output signals
Pseudorandom output signals
Standard signal frequency
Sweep modes
Triggering
Output frequency accuracy
Output frequency resolution
Output voltage range
Output adjustments
Amplitude flatness (typical)
DC accuracy
SFDR (typical)
Output characteristics
Overvoltage protection

Arbitrary waveform generator
Update rate
Buffer size
Resolution
Bandwidth
Rise time (10% to 90%)

Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc,Gaussian, half-sine
None
DC to 100 kHz
Up, down, dual with selectable start/stopfrequencies and increments
None
Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output
frequency resolution< 0.02 Hz±2 V
Any amplitude and offset within ±2 V range< 1 dB to 100 kHz±1% of full scale> 55 dB at 1 kHz full-scale sine wave
Front panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance±20 V
1.548 MHz
4 kS
12 bits> 100 kHz< 2 µsPicoScope 2405A & 2205A MSO

All B models

Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine
White noise, PRBS
DC to 1 MHz
Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Free-run or up to 1 billion waveform cycles or frequency sweeps.
Triggered from scope trigger or manually.
Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output frequency resolution< 0.01 Hz±2 V
Any amplitude and offset within ±2 V range< 0.5 dB to 1 MHz±1% of full scale> 60 dB at 10 kHz full-scale sine wave
Front panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance±20 V
20 MHz
8 kS

32 kS
12 bits> 1 MHz< 120 ns

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – common features
Spectrum analyzer
Frequency range
Display modes
Windowing functions
Number of FFT points

Math channels
FunctionsOperands

Automatic measurements
Scope mode
Spectrum mode
Statistics

Serial decoding
Protocols

Mask limit testingStatistics

DisplayInterpolation
Persistence modes

General

PC connectivity
Power requirements
Dimensions(including connectors and feet)
WeightTemperature range, operating
Temperature range, operating, forstated accuracy
Temperature range, storage
Humidity range, operating
Humidity range, storage
Altitude range
Pollution degree

DC to analog bandwidth of oscilloscope
Magnitude, average, peak hold
Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Selectable from 128 to half available capture memory in powers of 2−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, duty, highpass, lowpass, bandpass, bandstop
A, B (input channels), C, D (input channels, 4-channel models only),
T (time), reference waveforms, constants, pi, digital channels (MSO models only)
AC RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, edge count, falling edge count, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width,
maximum, minimum, peak to peak, rise time, rising edge count, rising rate, true RMS
Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, THD dB, SNR, SINAD, SFDR, total power, average amplitude at peak, THD %, THD+N, IMD
Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation
1-Wire, ARINC 429, CAN, CAN-FD, DALI, DCC, DMX512, FlexRay, Ethernet 10Base-T, I²C, I²S, LIN, Manchester, Modbus ASCII, Modbus RTU,
PS/2, SENT, SPI, UART/RS-232, USB 1.1 (subject to bandwidth and sampling rate of chosen oscilloscope model)
Pass/fail, failure count, total countLinear or sin(x)/x
Digital color, analog intensity, custom, fast or none
USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 compatible). USB cable included.
Powered from USB port
142 x 92 x 18.8 mm (PicoScope 2204A and 2205A only)
130 x 104 x 18.8 mm (all other models, including PicoScope 2205A MSO)
< 0.2 kg (7 oz)
0 °C to 50 °C
15 °C to 30 °C–20 °C to +60 °C
5% to 80% RH non-condensing
5% to 95% RH non-condensing
up to 2000 m
2

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

PicoScope 2000 Series specifications – common features
Safety approvals
Environmental approvals
EMC approvals
Warranty period

Designed to EN 61010-1:2010
RoHS, WEEE
Tested to meet EN 61326-1:2013 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B
5 years

Software availability and requirements (hardware requirements as operating system)
Windows software
macOS software
Linux software

Raspberry Pi 4B (Raspberry Pi OS)
Languages supported, PicoScope 6
Languages supported, PicoLog 6

PicoScope 6, PicoLog 6, PicoSDKSee PicoScope and PicoLog release notes for supported OS versions
PicoScope 6 Beta (including drivers), PicoLog 6 (including drivers)
See PicoScope and PicoLog release notes for supported OS versions
PicoScope 6 Beta software and drivers, PicoLog 6 (including drivers)
See PicoScope and PicoLog release notes for supported distributions
See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only
PicoLog 6 (including drivers)
See PicoLog release notes for supported OS versions
See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only
Simplified Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian,Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Simplified Chinese, English (UK), English (US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish

Users writing their own apps can find example programs for all platforms on the Pico Technology organization page on GitHub.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

Ordering information
Oscilloscopes
Order code

Model name

Description

PP917
PP906
PP966
PP907
PQ012
PQ013
PQ014
PQ015
PQ016
PQ017
PQ018
PQ008
PQ009
PQ010
PQ011

PicoScope 2204A-D2
PicoScope 2204A
PicoScope 2205A-D2
PicoScope 2205A
PicoScope 2206B
PicoScope 2207B
PicoScope 2208B
PicoScope 2405A
PicoScope 2406B
PicoScope 2407B
PicoScope 2408B
PicoScope 2205A MSO
PicoScope 2206B MSO
PicoScope 2207B MSO
PicoScope 2208B MSO

10 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope without probes
10 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope
25 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope without probes
25 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope
50 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope
70 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope
100 MHz 2-channel oscilloscope
25 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope
50 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope
70 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope
100 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope
25 MHz 2+16 channel mixed-signal oscilloscope
50 MHz 2+16 channel mixed-signal oscilloscope
70 MHz 2+16 channel mixed-signal oscilloscope
100 MHz 2+16 channel mixed-signal oscilloscope

Replacement accessories
Order code

Model name

Description

TA375
TA136
TA139

TA375 passive probe
TA136 logic cable
TA139 test clips

100 MHz 1:1/10:1 passive oscilloscope probe
20-way 25 cm digital cable (suitable for MSOs only)
Pack of 12 logic test clips (suitable for MSOs only)

Calibration service
Order code

Model name

Description

CC017

Calibration certificate CC017

Calibration certificate for PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscope* Prices are correct at the time of publication. Sales taxes not included. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.

PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes

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