PicoScope 4262®

HIGH-RESOLUTION USB OSCILLOSCOPE

A digital oscilloscope for the analog world

Low noise
Two channels
16 MS buffer
16-bit resolution
10 MS/s sampling
5 MHz bandwidth
Advanced digital triggers
Low-distortion signal generator
Arbitrary waveform generator
USB powered

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PicoScope 4262 Oscilloscope

Introduction to the PicoScope 4262
Low distortion, low noise

Digital triggering

The PicoScope 4262 from Pico Technology is a 2-channel, 16‑bit
high‑resolution oscilloscope with a built-in low-distortion signal
generator. With its 5 MHz bandwidth, it can easily analyze audio,
ultrasonic and vibration signals, characterize noise in switched mode
power supplies, measure distortion, and perform a wide range ofprecision measurement tasks.

Digital triggering reduces trigger errors and allows our oscilloscopes
to trigger on the smallest signals, even at the full bandwidth. Trigger
levels and hysteresis can be set with great precision and resolution.
Digital triggering also reduces re-arm delay and this combined withthe segmented memory allows the triggering and capture of events
that happen in rapid sequence. At the fastest timebase you can use
rapid triggering to capture a new waveform every microsecond. The
mask limit testing function can then scan through these waveforms
to highlight any failed waveforms for viewing in the waveform buffer.

Arbitrary waveform and function generator

Full-featured oscilloscope
The PicoScope 4262 is a full-featured oscilloscope, with a function
generator and arbitrary waveform generator that includes a sweep
function to enable frequency response analysis. It also offers mask
limit testing, math and reference channels, advanced digital triggering,
serial decoding, automatic measurements and color persistencedisplay.

The unit has a built-in signal generator (sine, square, triangle, DClevel). As well as basic controls to set level, offset and frequency,
more advanced controls allow you to sweep over a range offrequencies. Combined with the spectrum peak hold option, thismakes a powerful tool for testing amplifier and filter responses.
Also included is a fully programmable arbitrary waveform generator
with a 4 k-sample buffer.

Designed for the analog world
When used in spectrum analyzer mode, the scope provides a menuof eleven automatic frequency-domain measurements such as IMD,THD, SFDR and SNR. Its performance is so good that it rivals many
dedicated audio analyzers and dynamic signal analyzers costing
several times the price.
Most digital oscilloscopes have been designed for viewing fast
digital signals. The trend has been to use new technology solely toincrease sampling rate and bandwidth. With the PicoScope 4262 wehave focused on what’s important for measuring analogue signals:
increasing the resolution, improving dynamic range, and reducing
noise and distortion.

Advanced triggers

High-end features as standard
To protect your investment, both the API and the firmware insidethe unit can be updated. We have a long history of providing newfeatures for free via software downloads. Other companies makevague promises about future enhancements but we deliver on ourpromises year after year. Users of our products reward us bybecoming lifelong customers, frequently recommending us to theircolleagues.

High signal integrity
Most oscilloscopes are built down to a price; ours are built up to aspecification.
Careful front-end design and shielding reduces noise, crosstalk andharmonic distortion. Years of oscilloscope experience enable us toachieve improved pulse response and bandwidth flatness.

As well as the standard range of triggers found on all oscilloscopes,
the PicoScope 4262 offers a comprehensive set of advanced digitaltriggers including pulse width, windowed and dropout triggers to
help you capture the data you need.

We are proud of the dynamic performance of our products andpublish these specifications in detail. The result is simple: whenyou probe a circuit with a PicoScope, you can trust in the data youcapture.

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PicoScope 4262 Specifications
VERTICAL
Number of channels
Input connectors
Bandwidth (-3 dB)
Bandwidth limiter
Rise time (calculated)
Resolution
Input impedance
Input coupling
Input sensitivity
Input ranges
DC accuracy (% of full scale)
Overvoltage protection
HORIZONTAL
Maximum sampling rate (real-time)
Maximum sampling rate (USBstreaming)
Buffer memory
Waveform buffer (no. of segments)
Timebase ranges
Timebase accuracy
Sample jitter
ADC sampling
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE (typical)
CrosstalkTotal harmonic distortion
SFDR
Pulse response
Bandwidth flatness
Noise
TRIGGERS (CHANNELS A & B)
Trigger modes
Basic trigger types
Advanced digital trigger types
Trigger sensitivity (Ch A, Ch B)
Max. pre-trigger capture
Max. post-trigger delay
Trigger re-arm time

2BNC
5 MHz (4 MHz on ±20 mV range, 3 MHz on ±10 mV range)
200 kHz, switchable
70 ns (88 ns on ±20 mV range, 117 ns on ±10 mV range)
16 bits (20 bits in enhanced resolution mode)
1 MΩ ±2% ∥ 15 pF ±2 pF
AC/DC
2 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)±10 mV, ±20 mV, ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V±0.25% (±0.5% on ±50 mV range , ±1% on ±20 mV range, ±2% on ±10 mV range)±50 V (DC + AC Peak)
10 MS/s (1 or 2 channels in use)
10 MS/s using PicoScope 6 software.
10 MS/s (1 channel in use), 6.7 MS/s (2 channels in use) using supplied SDK.
16 MS
10 000 (with supplied software), 32 768 (in SDK)
1 ns/div to 5000 s/div±50 ppm< 10 ps RMS
Simultaneous sampling on all enabled channels> 50 000:1−95 dB typical at 10 kHz, −1 dBfs input
96 dB typical at 10 kHz, −1 dBfs input<1% overshoot all ranges+0.25 dB to –3 dB, DC to full bandwidth
8.5 μV RMS (on most sensitive range)
None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Rising, falling
Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, runt pulse, logic
Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope
Up to 100% of capture size
Up to 4 billion samples< 10 µs on fastest timebase

EXT TRIGGER
Trigger types
Input characteristics
Threshold range
Sensitivity
DC accuracy
Bandwidth
Overvoltage protection

Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic, delayed
Rear panel BNC, 1 MΩ ±2% ∥ 15 pF ± 2 pF
±5 V and ±500 mV, DC coupled
25 mV p-p at 1 MHz, typical± 1%5 MHz± 50 V

SPECTRUM ANALYZER
Frequency range
Windowing functions
Display modes
Number of FFT points

DC to 5 MHz
Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Magnitude, peak hold, average
128 to 1 million

MATH CHANNELS
Functions−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, sqrt(x), x^y, exp(x), ln(x), log(x), abs(x), norm(x), sign(x),sin(x), cos(x), tan(x), arcsin(x), arccos(x), arctan(x), sinh(x), cosh(x), tanh(x)Operands

Input channels A and B, time, reference waveforms, pi

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Specifications Continued...
SERIAL DECODING
Protocols

I2C, CAN Bus, SPI, RS232/UART, I2S, LIN

MASK LIMIT TESTING
Statistics

Pass/fail, failure count, total count

DISPLAY MODES
Interpolation
Persistence modes
SIGNAL GENERATOR
Standard output signals
Bandwidth
Output frequency accuracy
Output frequency resolution
Output voltage range
Offset voltage adjustment
DC accuracy
Amplitude flatness
SFDR
Connector typeOutput characteristics
Overvoltage protection
Sweep modes
AWG
Update rate
Buffer size
Resolution
Bandwidth
Rise time (10% to 90%)

Linear or sin (x)/xDigital color, analog intensity, custom, fastSine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
20 kHz±50 ppm< 0.01 Hz±1 V (into high impedance load)
100 μV steps (within overall ±1 V range)±0.5% of full scale< 0.1 dB to 20 kHz, typical
102 dB typical @ 10 kHz, −1 dBfs input
Front panel BNC
600 Ω
±10 V
Up, down, dual with selectable frequency and sweep time
192 kS/s
4096 samples
16 bits
20 kHz
11 μs, typical

AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS
Scope mode
Spectrum modeStatistics
GENERAL
PC connectivity
Power requirements
Dimensions
WeightTemperature range
Humidity range
Safety approvals
Compliance
Software included
PicoScope software PC requirements
Languages

AC RMS, true RMS, frequency, cycle time, duty cycle, DC average, falling rate, rising rate,
low pulse width, high pulse width, fall time, rise time, minimum, maximum, peak to peak
Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak,total power, THD %, THD dB, THD+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation
USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
Powered from USB port
210 x 135 x 40 mm (including connectors)< 0.5 kg
Operating: 0 °C to 45 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for stated accuracy). Storage: −20 °C to +60 °C.
Operating: 5% to 80% RH, non-condensing. Storage: 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing.
Designed to EN 61010-1:2010
RoHS and WEEE compliant. CE: Tested to EN61326-1:2006. FCC: Tested to part 15 subpart B.
PicoScope 6, SDK and example programs
Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, 32-bit or 64-bit
Chinese (simplified & traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Have you seen our PicoScope 4000 Series data sheet?
It shows the full range of features available with the PicoScope software, which turns
your PicoScope 4262 into a powerful oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer. All of thesecapabilities are included in the price of your oscilloscope.

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PicoScope 4262 Connections

Trigger Input

USBThe rear panel of the PicoScope 4262 has twoconnections: a USB port for connection to the PC,
and a BNC for an external trigger to be connected.

Ch A

Your PP799 PicoScope 4262 productpack contains the following items:

Ch B
AWG& Function Generator

The front panel of the PicoScope 4262 has two BNC
input channels and a BNC output for the function
generator and AWG.

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2 x MI007 probes
PicoScope 4262
USB cable
Quick Start Guide
Software and Reference CD

Ordering information
ORDER CODE

PART DESCRIPTION

PP799

PicoScope 4262 16-bit oscilloscope with 2 probes*Prices are correct at the time of publication. Sales taxes not included.
Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.

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