PC-based scopes sample at 1 Gsample/s
-- Test & Measurement World, 10/1/2007
Pico Technology claims that its PicoScope 5000 series of USB PC oscilloscopes delivers the bandwidth, sampling, and memory depth of expensive conventional benchtop oscilloscopes at prices starting at just over $2400. Both the PicoScope 5203 and PicoScope 5204 provide two channels plus an external trigger, a probe-tip bandwidth of 250 MHz, 8-bit resolution, and a real-time sampling rate of 1 Gsample/s (single channel). For repetitive signals, an equivalent time-sampling mode increases sampling to 20 Gsamples/s. The 5203 has a record length of 32 Msamples; the 5204 has a record length of 128 Msamples. The oscilloscopes come with PicoScope 6 oscilloscope software, which lets you use the card as an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, or meter.
Pico Technology, www.picotech.com.
