USB-Powered Oscilloscope measures signals with offsets.
Press Release Summary:
With 12 bit resolution, 20 MS/sec sampling rate, 5 MHz bandwidth, and high-speed USB 2.0 interface, Model PS3425 4-channel PC oscilloscope can capture and display extremely detailed waveforms. It features differential inputs for measuring signals that are not referenced to ground, maximum common- and differential-mode ranges of 400 V, and PicoScope6 software. Scope has time-base range of 500 ns to 5 s per division, and 512 kS memory that enables capture of 26 ms of data.
Original Press Release:
Differential 4-Channel USB-Powered Scope Measures Signals with Offsets
March 3, 2008
Pittsford, NY: PS3425 is a new 4-channel PC oscilloscope with 12bit resolution and a 20MSample/s sampling rate, 5MHz bandwidth and a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, allowing it to capture and display extremely detailed waveforms.
PS3425's differential inputs allow users to measure signals that are not referenced to ground, removing the need for expensive differential preamplifiers and probes. PS3425's maximum common- and differential-mode ranges of 400V make it ideal for capturing power waveforms from switch mode power supplies and motor inverters. It is also perfect for use in physics and biology laboratories, where its ability to reject common-mode noise allows it to pick up low-level differential signals from sensors.
Being USB-powered, PS3425 requires no external power supply, making it ideal for putting in a laptop case for field servicing. PicoScope6 software, included free with the scope, can show multiple views of the signal with different offsets and scales, in addition to a range of automatic measurements. The scope's time-base range is 500ns to 5s per division, and with a deep 512KSample memory it can capture 26ms of data at its top sampling rate for in-depth data mining. A high-speed streaming mode allows the scope to capture large data sets limited only by the PC's memory, and a resolution enhance mode can boost the scope's effective resolution to 16bit. The software also has a spectrum analyzer mode for showing frequency and time-domain data at the same time.
Made by Pico Technology, Europe's award-winning oscilloscope adapter manufacturer, PS3425 scope adapter including carry case and two probes is available now from Saelig Co.
