Low-noise USB scopes deliver 16-bit resolution
Pico Technology has launched the PicoScope 5000E series of USB-C oscilloscopes for analog, digital, and mixed-signal debugging. The four-channel scopes provide true 16-bit resolution with bandwidths to 200 MHz, sample rates to 2.5 Gsamples/s, and up to 1 GS of memory. PicoScope 5000E Plus models also offer a switchable 8-bit high-speed mode that raises bandwidth to 500 MHz, sample rates to 5 Gsamples/s, and memory to 2 GS.
With an ultra-low-noise front end, the oscilloscopes achieve a noise floor below 22 µV RMS and total harmonic distortion better than -73 dB. The resulting dynamic range helps reveal small-amplitude components, ripple, distortion, and other anomalies that lower resolution or noisier instruments can miss.
The compact, portable scopes connect to a host computer through a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Type-C interface. For debug and validation, Pico 7 software provides more than 40 serial protocol decoders, advanced math channels, automated measurements including power analysis, multi-capture analysis, and measurement and mask limit testing. The Pico SDK supports custom application development using C, C#, C++, Python, MATLAB, and LabVIEW.
The PicoScope 5000E series is available in four-channel and 4+16-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope variants, with bandwidth options from 60 MHz to 500 MHz depending on model and operating mode. Units are sold through authorized distributors worldwide and directly from Pico Technology.
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