PicoScope 4224A - two channel USB oscilloscope with high resolution

PicoScope 4224A - two channel USB oscilloscope with high resolution

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MPN: PQ288

The PicoScope 4000A Series of PC oscilloscopes is a second-generation upgrade and expansion of Pico Technology's high-resolution, deep-memory product portfolio.

With 2-, 4- and 8-channel models available, the PicoScope 4000A Series boasts 12-bit hardware resolution (to 16 bits with Resolution Enhancement), 256 MS deep capture memory, 20 MHz bandwidth with 80 MS/s sampling speed, up to 70 dB SFDR and a built-in 14-bit triggerable signal generator and 80 MS/s AWG. A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface powers the instrument and delivers up to 160 MS/s communications to the host PC.

All models run with the popular PicoScope 6 user interface and benefit from the free PicoSDK software development kit, which gives users direct programming control of the hardware for custom applications. The scopes also work with PicoLog 6 data logging software for lower-speed long-duration captures.

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Short specification
Manufacturer	pico Technology
Ordering code	PQ288

PicoScope 4000A series specifications
Model	PicoScope 4224A	PicoScope 4424A	PicoScope 4824A
Oscilloscope - vertical
Number of input channels	2 channels	4 channels	8 channels
Bandwidth (-3dB)	20 MHz (50 mV to 50 V ranges) 10 MHz (10 mV and 20 mV ranges)
Rise time (cakculated)	17.5 ns (50 mV to 50 V ranges) 35.0 ns (10 mV and 20 mV ranges)
Input type	BNC, at least 20mm spacing
Vertical resolution	12 bits
Software-enhanced vertical resolution	Up to 16 bits
Input sensitivity	2mV/div to 10V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input ranges	±10 mV to ±50 V full scale, in 12 ranges
Input coupling	Software-selectable AC / DC
Input charasteristics	1 MΩ ∥ 19 pF
DC accuracy	±1% of full scale ±300 μV
Analog offset range (vertical position adjustment)	±250 mV (10 mV to 500 mV ranges) ±2.5 V (1 V to 5 V ranges) ±25 V (10 V to 50 V ranges)
Analog offset accuracy	±1% of offset setting additional to basic DC accuracy
Maximum input voltage	±50 V DC, 42.4 V peak AC
Overvoltage protection	±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Oscilloscope - horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (real-time)	80 MS/s (up to four channels in use) 40 MS/s (five or more channels in use)
Maximum sampling rate (USB 3.0, continuous streaming mode)	20 MS/s using PicoScope 6 software, shared between channels 80 MS/s max. for a single channel using PicoSDK. 160 MS/s total across all channels. (PC-dependent)
Timebase ranges	20 ns/div to 5000 s/div
Buffer memory	256 MS shared between active channels
Streaming buffer memory (PicoScope)	100 MS
Streaming buffer memory (SDK)	Up to available PC memory
Maximum buffer segments	10 000
Maximum waveforms per second	100 000 (PC-dependent)
Timebase accuracy	±20 ppm (+5 ppm/year)
Sample jitter	25 ps RMS typical
Dynamic performance (typical)
Crosstalk	−76 dB, DC to 20 MHz
Harmonic distortion	< −60 dB, 10 mV range < −70 dB, 20 mV and higher ranges
SFDR	> 60 dB, 20 mV and 10 mV ranges > 70 dB, 50 mV and higher ranges
Noise	45 μV RMS on 10 mV range
Bandwidth flatness	DC to full bandwidth (+0.2 dB, −3 dB)
Pulse response	< 1% overshoot
Triggering
Source	Channels A to B	Channels A to D	Channels A to H
Trigger modes	Free run, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Trigger types	Edge with adjustable hysteresis, pulse width, window, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic level, runt pulse
Trigger sensitivity	Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth
Maximum pre-trigger capture	100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay	Zero to 4 billion samples (settable in 1 sample steps)
Trigger rearm time	< 3 μs on fastest timebase
Maximum trigger rate	Up to 10 000 waveforms in a 30 ms burst
Advanced digital trigger levels	All trigger levels, window levels and hysteresis values settable with 1 LSB resolution across input range
Advanced digital time intervals	Settable with 1 sample resolution from 1 sample (minimum 12.5 ns) up to 4 billion sample intervals
Function generator
Standard output signals	Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
Standard signal frequency	0.03 Hz to 1 MHz
Sweep modes	Up, down, dual
Triggering	Can trigger a counted number of waveform cycles or sweeps (up to 1 billion) from the scope trigger or manually from software.
Frequency accuracy	±20 ppm
Frequency resolution	< 0.02 Hz
Voltage range	±2 V
Amplitude and offset adjustment	Signal amplitude and offset within ± 2V range. Adjustable in approx 300 μV steps.
Amplitude flatness	< 0.5 dB to 1 MHz typical
DC accuracy	±1% of full scale
SFDR	87 dB typical
Output characteristics	Rear-panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance
Overvoltage protection	±10 V
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Update rate	80 MS/s
Buffer size	16 kS
Resolution	14 bits (output step size approximately 300 μV)
Bandwidth	1 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%)	150 ns
Sweep modes, triggering, frequency accuracy and resolution, voltage range and accuracy and output characteristics as for function generator.
Spectrum analyzer
Frequency range	DC to 20 MHz
Display modes	Magnitude, average, peak hold
Windowing functions	Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Number of FFT points	Selectable from 128 up 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
General 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, derivative, integral, delay
Filter functions	Lowpass, highpass, bandstop, bandpass
Graphing functions	Frequency, duty cycle
Multi-waveform functions	Min, max, average, peak
Operands	Input channels, reference waveforms, time, constants, pi
Automatic measurements
Scope 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+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation
DeepMeasure™
Scope 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+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation
Serial decoding
Protocols	1-Wire, ARINC 429, CAN, CAN FD, DALI, DCC, DMX512, Ethernet (10Base-T), FlexRay, I²C, I²S, LIN, Manchester, MODBUS (ASCII and RTU), PS/2, SENT, SPI, UART/RS-232. Subject to number of channels available.
Inputs	All input channels with any mixture of protocols
Mask limit testing
Mask creation	User-drawn, table entry, auto-generated from waveform or imported from file
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 °C to +60 °C
Humidity range (operating)	5% to 80% RH non-condensing
Humidity range (storage)	5% to 95% RH non-condensing
Altitude	Up to 2000 m
Pollution degree	EN 61010 pollution degree 2: “only nonconductive pollution occurs except that occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation is expected”
Physical properties
Dimensions	190 x 170 x 40 mm
Weight	< 0.55 kg
Software
Windows software	PicoScope 6 PicoLog 6 PicoSDK software development kit Windows 7, 8 or 10 recommended
macOS software	PicoScope 6 Beta (feature list) PicoLog 6 Software development kit (SDK) OS versions: see release notes
Linux software	PicoScope 6 Beta (feature list) Software development kit (SDK) See Linux Sofware and Drivers for details of supported distributions
Raspberry Pi software	PicoLog 6 for Raspberry Pi 3B and 4B (Raspberry Pi OS)
Languages	PicoScope 6: English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish PicoLog 6: English (UK), English (US), Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish
General
What's in the box?	PicoScope 4000A Series high-resolution oscilloscope USB 3.0 cable USB Oscilloscope Quick Start Guide 10:1/1:1 switched probes (quantity shown below)
Number of probes included	2	4	4
PC connectivity	SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible)
Power requirements	Powered from USB
Ground terminal	M4 screw on rear panel
Safety compliance	Designed to EN 61010-1; LVD compliant
EMC compliance	Tested to meet EN61326-1 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Environmental compliance	RoHS and WEEE
Warranty	5 years