PicoScope 2200A Series User's Guide 1
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1 Welcome
The PicoScope 2200A Oscilloscopes are compact units
designed to replace traditional bench-top oscilloscopes costing
many times the price.
Here are some of the benefits provided by the PicoScope 2200A series:
Portability: Take the unit with you and plug it in to any Windows PC.
Performance: Fast sampling from 100 Msamples per second to 1 Gsample per
second, probe-tip bandwidths from 10 MHz to 200 MHz and fast USB 2.0 interface.
See Model Selector for details of each scope model.
Flexibility: Use it as an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, or high-speed data
acquisition interface.
Programmability: APIs are available for all oscilloscopes in our 2200A range. The
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) let you write your own programs, in
your chosen programming language, to control all the features of the scope.
Long-term support: Software upgrades are available to download from our
website. You can also call our specialists for technical support. You can continue
to use both of these services free of charge for the lifetime of the product.
Value for money: Buying a PicoScope PC Oscilloscope means that you don't have
to pay twice for all the features that you already have in your PC. The
PicoScope 2200A Series oscilloscope contains the special hardware you need and
nothing more.
Convenience: The software makes full use of the display, storage, user interface
and networking built in to your PC.
Dependability: Your scope is backed by a 5-year warranty against manufacturing
faults.
Additional information
For full technical specifications, see the following data sheet:
PicoScope 2200A Series Data Sheet (MM012)
The following manuals explain how to use the API to control a PicoScope 2200A Series
Oscilloscope:
PicoScope 2000 Series Programmer's Guide: PicoScope 2204A/5A
PicoScope 2000 Series (A API) Programmer's Guide: PicoScope 2206A/7A/8A
These documents are available from http://www.picotech.com.