MSO capability enhances 500MHz USB oscilloscope

These new MSO models offer the same powerful features as the existing 3000E series, with added digital channel capability, making them ideal for testing and debugging mixed-signal embedded systems.

The MSO delivers 500 MHz bandwidth, 5 GS/s sampling rate, and 10-bit resolution. These specifications ensure high-fidelity signal capture across a wide range of applications, from RF and communications to power electronics and automotive systems, says the company.

2 GS ultra-deep capture memory and up to two 2 million waveforms per second enables the capture of long-duration signals at maximum sampling rate or many shots that are very close to each other.

The MSO models provide 16 digital inputs, offering engineers the ability to simultaneously capture and analyse both analogue and digital signals, perfect for mixed-signal designs such as microcontroller or FPGA-based systems.

To ensure high-speed data transfer and compatibility with the latest generation of PCs, the MSO is USB 3.0 Type C comnnected and powered. This simplifies connectivity and setup. An adaptor for earlier USB port types is provided.

Real-world waveform capabilities are delived with a 200 MS/s 14-bit AWG / function generator that offers real-world waveform generation capabilities for a wide range of applications, eliminating the need for additional external equipment.

The PicoScope 7 user interface for Windows, Mac & Linux is also offered

PicoScope can decode 10BASE-T1S, 1-Wire, ARINC 429, BroadRReach, CAN, CAN FD, CAN J1939, CAN XL, DALI, DCC, Differential Manchester,DMX512, Ethernet 10BASE- T, Extended UART, Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX, FlexRay, I2C, I2S, I3C BASIC v1.0, LIN, Manchester, MIL-STD-1553, MODBUS ASCII, MODBUS RTU, NMEA-0183, Parallel Bus, PMBus, PS/2, PSI5 (Sensor), Quadrature, RS232/UART, SBS Data, SENT Fast, SENT Slow, SENT SPC, SMBus, SPI-MISO/MOSI, SPI-SDIO, USB (1.0/1.1) and Wind Sensor protocol data as standard, with more protocols in development and available in the future with free-of-charge software upgrades.

A Pico SDK (software development kit) allows users to write custom applications with the provided drivers for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

DeepMeasure memory delivers automatic measurements of wide range of waveform parameters, such as pulse width, rise time and voltage, for every individual cycle in the captured waveforms. Up to a million cycles can be analysed with each triggered acquisition or combined across multiple acquisitions.

Results can be easily sorted, analysed and correlated with the waveform display, or exported for further analysis.

Patrik Gold, T&M Product Manager at Pico Technology, enthused: “The introduction of our new MSO models further expands the versatility and capability of our PicoScope 3000E range. Engineers now have the ability to debug mixed-signal systems with greater precision and ease. We're redefining the boundaries of electronic test and waveform analysis for innovation, precision and limitless possibilities, one waveform at a time.”  The new PicoScope 3000E Series MSO oscilloscopes with 350 MHz and 500 MHz bandwidth options are now available for purchase through authorized PicoScope distributors worldwide and on our website