pico Technology PicoScope 2200A Series Programmer's Guide

PicoScope 2000 Series Programmer's Guide 1
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1 Introduction
1.1
Overview
The PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscopes are low-cost, high-performance
instruments that are fully USB 2.0-capable and also backwards-compatible with
USB 1.1. There is no need for an additional power supply, as power is taken from the
USB port.
This manual explains how to develop your own programs for collecting and analyzing
data from the PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes. This manual describes the
application programming interface (API) for the devices shown below.
PicoScope 2104
PicoScope 2105
PicoScope 2202
PicoScope 2203
PicoScope 2204
PicoScope 2205
PicoScope 2204A
PicoScope 2205A
The Pico Technology software development kit (SDK) is available on the Pico
Technology Software and Reference CD-ROM and for free download from
www.picotech.com/downloads.
1.2
Minimum system requirements
To ensure that your PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscope operates correctly, you
must have a computer with at least the minimum system requirements to run one of
the supported operating systems, as shown in the following table. The performance of
the oscilloscope will be better with a more powerful PC, and will benefit from a multi-
core processor.
Please note the PicoScope software is not installed as part of the SDK.
Item
Specification
Operating
system
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
32 bit and 64 bit versions supported
Processor
As required by the operating system
Memory
Free disk space
Ports
USB 1.1 compliant port (absolute minimum)*
USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 compliant port
* The oscilloscope will run slowly on a USB 1.1 port. This configuration is not
recommended.

pico Technology PicoScope 2200A Series Specifications

General

Brand	pico Technology
Model	PicoScope 2200A Series
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English