PicoScope-3418E |Neurotech

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Specifications

PicoScope models	PicoScope 3415E, 3415E MSO	PicoScope 3416E, 3416E MSO	PicoScope 3417E, 3417E MSO	PicoScope 3418E, 3418E MSO
Vertical (analog channels)
Input channels	4
Bandwidth (–3 dB)	100 MHz	200 MHz	350 MHz	500 MHz
Rise time (10% to 90%, −2 dB full scale)	3.5 ns	1.75 ns	1.2 ns	925 ps
Selectable bandwidth limits (8-bit mode)	20, 50, 100 MHz	20, 50, 100, 200 MHz	20, 50, 100, 200, 350 MHz	20, 50, 100, 200, 350, 500 MHz
Selectable bandwidth limits (10-bit mode)	20, 50, 100 MHz	20, 50, 100, 200 MHz	20, 50, 100, 200 MHz
Vertical resolution	8 bits, 10 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution (software)	Hardware resolution + 4 bits
Input connector	BNC(f)
Input characteristics	50 Ω: 50 Ω ±2% 1 MΩ: 1 MΩ ±1% ∥ 13 pF ±2 pF
Input coupling	50 Ω: DC 1 MΩ: AC/DC
Input sensitivity	50 Ω: 1 mV/div to 1 V/div (10 vertical divisions) 1 MΩ: 1 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input ranges (full scale, 50 Ω)	±5 mV , ±5 mV only available up to 100 MHz ±10 mV , ±10 mV only available up to 200 MHz ±20 mV , ±20 mV only available up to 350 MHz ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V
Input ranges (full scale, 1 MΩ)	±5 mV , ±5 mV only available up to 100 MHz ±10 mV , ±10 mV only available up to 200 MHz ±20 mV , ±20 mV only available up to 350 MHz ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V
DC gain accuracy	±(1% of signal + 1 LSB)
DC offset accuracy	±(2% of full scale + 200 µV)
LSB size (quantization step size)	8-bit mode: < 0.4% of input range 10-bit mode: < 0.1% of input range
Analog offset range (vertical position adjustment)	±250 mV (±5 mV to ±200 mV ranges) ±2.5 V (±500 mV to ±2 V ranges) ±5 V (±5 V range, 50 Ω input) ±20 V (±5 V to ±20 V ranges, 1 MΩ input)
Analog offset control accuracy	±1% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy above
Overvoltage protection (1 MΩ)	±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz
Overvoltage protection 50 Ω	5.5 V RMS max, ±20 V pk max

Vertical (digital channels) - MSO only
Input channels	16 (2 logical ports of 8 channels each)
Input connector	2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
Maximum input frequency	100 MHz (200 Mbit/s)
Minimum detectable pulse width	5 ns
Threshold grouping	Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
Threshold range	±5 V
Threshold accuracy	< ±350 mV (inclusive of hysteresis)
Threshold hysteresis	< ±250 mV
Input dynamic range	±20 V
Minimum input voltage swing	500 mV peak to peak
Input impedance	200 kΩ ±2% \|\| 8 pF ±2 pF
Channel-to-channel skew	2 ns, typical
Minimum input slew rate	10 V/µs
Overvoltage protection	±50 V (DC + AC peak) up to 100 kHz

Horizontal
Maximum sampling rate (real time)		8-bit mode, analog channels	8-bit mode, digital channels MSO models only	10-bit mode, analog channels	10-bit mode, digital channels MSO models only
	1 channel "Channel" means the total number of enabled analog channels and/or 8-bit digital ports.	5 GS/s	1.25 GS/s	2.5 GS/s	1.25 GS/s
	2 channels	2.5 GS/s	1.25 GS/s	1.25 GS/s	1.25 GS/s
	3 or 4 channels	1.25 GS/s	1.25 GS/s	625 MS/s	625 MS/s
	>4 channels	625 MS/s	625 MS/s	312.5 MS/s	312.5 MS/s
Max. sampling rate, continuous USB streaming into PC memory Max. sampling rates in streaming mode are dependent on the host computer performance and workload. (PicoScope 7)		On USB 3.0 port		On USB 2.0 port
	1 channel	~50 MS/s		~10 MS/s
	2 channels	~25 MS/s		~5 MS/s
	3 or 4 channels	~12 MS/s		~2 MS/s
	>4 channels	~6 MS/s		~1 MS/s
Max. sampling rate, continuous USB streaming into PC memory Max. sampling rates in streaming mode are dependent on the host computer performance and workload. (PicoSDK)		On USB 3.0 port, 8-bit resolution	On USB 3.0 port, 10-bit resolution	On USB 2.0 port, 8-bit resolution	On USB 2.0 port, 10-bit resolution
	1 channel	~300 MS/s	~150 MS/s	~30 MS/s	~15 MS/s
	2 channels	~150 MS/s	~75 MS/s	~15 MS/s	~8 MS/s
	3 or 4 channels	~75 MS/s	~38 MS/s	~8 MS/s	~4 MS/s
	>4 channels	~38 MS/s	~18 MS/s	~4 MS/s	~2 MS/s
Max. sampling rate, USB streaming of downsampled data Downsampled (min/max/average/decimated) data returned continuously to PC during streaming at up to USB data bandwidth. Raw data available to read from device buffer after streaming is completed. (PicoSDK)		8-bit resolution		10-bit resolution
	1 channel	1 GS/s		500 MS/s
	2 channels	500 MS/s		250 MS/s
	3 or 4 channels	250 MS/s		125 MS/s
	>4 channels	125 MS/s		62.5 MS/s
Capture memory (per channel)		8-bit resolution		10-bit resolution
	1 channel	2 GS		1 GS
	2 channels	1 GS		500 MS
	3 or 4 channels	512 MS		256 MS
	>4 channels	256 MS		128 MS
Maximum single capture duration at maximum sampling rate (PicoScope 7)		200 ms
Maximum single capture duration at maximum sampling rate (PicoSDK)		400 ms
Capture memory (continuous streaming) (PicoScope 7)		250 MS
Capture memory (continuous streaming) (PicoSDK)		Buffering using full device memory, no limit on total duration of capture
Waveform buffer (number of segments) (PicoScope 7)		40 000
Waveform buffer (number of segments) (PicoSDK)		2 000 000
Timebase ranges		1 ns/div to 5000 s/div
Initial timebase accuracy		±5 ppm
Timebase drift		±1 ppm/year
ADC sampling		Simultaneous sampling on all active channels

Dynamic performance (typical)
Crosstalk	Better than 500:1 (from DC to bandwidth of victim channel, equal voltage ranges)
Harmonic distortion (10 MHz, −2 dBfs input)	8-bit mode: Better than –50 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges 10-bit mode: Better than –60 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges
SFDR Spurious Free Dynamic Range (10 MHz, −2 dBfs input)	8-bit mode: Better than 50 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges 10-bit mode: Better than 60 dB on ±50 mV to ±20 V ranges
RMS noise	Click to see table
Linearity	8-bit mode: ≤ 2 LSB 10-bit mode: ≤ 4 LSB
Bandwidth flatness	(+0.5 dB, −3 dB) from DC to full bandwidth
Low frequency flatness	< ±6% (or ±0.5 dB) from DC to 1 MHz

Range	/Div	Bandwidth filter: 20 MHz 10-bit	Bandwidth filter: 50 MHz 10-bit	Bandwidth filter: 100 MHz 10-bit	Bandwidth filter: 200 MHz 10-bit	Bandwidth filter: 350 MHz 8-bit	Bandwidth filter: 500 MHz 8-bit
±5 mV	1 mV	0.023 mV	0.036 mV	0.051 mV	N/A	N/A	N/A
±10 mV	2 mV	0.023 mV	0.036 mV	0.051 mV	0.083 mV	N/A	N/A
±20 mV	4 mV	0.024 mV	0.036 mV	0.052 mV	0.10 mV	0.15 mV	N/A
±50 mV	10 mV	0.049 mV	0.052 mV	0.071 mV	0.13 mV	0.27 mV	0.33 mV
±100 mV	20 mV	0.098 mV	0.098 mV	0.098 mV	0.20 mV	0.46 mV	0.63 mV
±200 mV	40 mV	0.20 mV	0.20 mV	0.20 mV	0.37 mV	0.91 mV	1.30 mV
±500 mV	100 mV	0.49 mV	0.54 mV	0.72 mV	1.30 mV	2.30 mV	3.40 mV
±1 V	200 mV	0.98 mV	0.98 mV	0.98 mV	2.0 mV	4.10 mV	6.30 mV
±2 V	400 mV	2.0 mV	2.0 mV	2.0 mV	3.70 mV	8.10 mV	12 mV
±5 V	1 V	4.9 mV	5.5 mV	7.6 mV	14 mV	23 mV	34 mV
±10 V	2 V	9.8 mV	9.8 mV	9.8 mV	22 mV	41 mV	63 mV
±20 V	4 V	20 mV	20 mV	20 mV	41 mV	81 mV	125 mV

Triggering (main specifications)
Source	Any analog channel, AUX trigger or digital channels (if available)
Trigger modes	None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Advanced trigger types (analog channels)	Edge (rising, falling, rising-or-falling), window (entering, exiting, entering-or-exiting), pulse width (positive or negative or either pulse), window pulse width (time inside, time outside or either), level dropout (including high/low or either), window dropout (including inside, outside or either), interval, runt (positive or negative), transition time (rise/fall), logic logic trigger capabilities: AND or OR function of any number of trigger sources (analog channels, MSO ports, AUX input) NAND/NOR/XOR/XNOR of up to four trigger sources plus AUX input User-defined Boolean function of up to four trigger sources plus AUX input (PicoSDK only)
Advanced trigger types (digital channels if available)	Edge (rising, falling, rising-or-falling), pulse width (positive, negative, either), level dropout (including high, low, either), interval, digital pattern (combination of any digital input states qualified by one edge), logic (mixed signal)
Trigger sensitivity (analog channels)	Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope, with adjustable hysteresis
Pre-trigger capture	Up to 100% of capture size

Triggering (timing)
Post-trigger delay	PicoScope software: 0 to > 4 × 10⁹ samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of up to 0.8 s in 200 ps steps). PicoSDK: 0 to > 1 × 10¹² samples, settable in 1 sample steps (delay range at 5 GS/s of 0 to > 200 s in 200 ps steps).
Trigger holdoff by time	Delay re-arming the trigger after each trigger event by a user-set time, up to 4 × 10⁹ sample intervals.
Rapid trigger mode rearm time	< 700 ns on fastest timebase.
Maximum trigger rate	PicoScope software: 40 000 waveforms in 20 ms. PicoSDK: Number of waveforms up to memory segment count, at a rate of 2 million waveforms per second.
Waveform update rate	Up to 300 000 waveforms per second in PicoScope 7 fast persistence mode.
Trigger time-stamping	Each waveform is timestamped in sample intervals (PicoSDK) or time (PicoScope software) from previous waveform. The time resets when any settings are changed.

Auxiliary trigger input
Connector type	Front-panel BNC(f)
Trigger types (triggering the scope)	Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Trigger types (triggering the AWG)	Rising edge, falling edge, gate high, gate low
Input bandwidth	> 10 MHz
Input characteristics	3.3 V CMOS Hi-Z input, DC coupled
Threshold	Fixed threshold, low < 1 V, high > 2.3 V suitable for 3.3 V CMOS
Hysteresis	1.3 V max (V_IH < 2.3 V, V_IL > 1 V)
Auxiliary output function	Trigger output
Output voltage	3.3 V CMOS (V_OH > 3.2 V, V_OL < 0.1 V into Hi-Z)
Output impedance	Approx. 270 Ω
Output rise time	Measured directly at BNC: < 15 ns
Coupling	DC
Overvoltage protection	±20 V peak max.

Function generator
Connector type	Front-panel BNC(f)
Standard output signals	Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up/down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine
Output frequency range	100 μHz to 20 MHz
Output frequency accuracy	Oscilloscope timebase accuracy ± output frequency resolution
Output frequency resolution	< 1 μHz
Sweep modes	Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Sweep frequency range	PicoScope 7: 0.075 Hz to 20 MHz PicoSDK: 100 μHz to 20 MHz
Sweep frequency resolution	PicoScope 7: 0.075 Hz PicoSDK: 100 μHz
Triggering	Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger, aux trigger or manually.
Gating	Waveform output can be gated (paused) via aux trigger input or software.
Pseudorandom output signals	White noise, selectable amplitude and offset within output voltage range Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), selectable high and low levels within output voltage range, selectable bit rate up to 20 Mb/s
Output voltage range	±2.0 V into Hi-Z (±1 V into 50 Ω)
Output voltage adjustment	Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approx. 0.3 mV steps within overall ±2 mV range
DC accuracy	±1% of output voltage into Hi-Z load
Amplitude flatness	Sine wave into 50 Ω: < 1.5 dB to 20 MHz, typical
SFDR	>70 dB (10 kHz full scale sine wave)
Output noise	< 700 μV RMS (DC output, filter enabled, into 50 Ω)
Output resistance	50 Ω ±1%
Overvoltage protection	±20 V peak max.

Arbitrary waveform generator
Update rate	200 MS/s
Buffer size	32 kS
Vertical resolution	14 bits (output step size approx. 0.3 mV)
Bandwidth (−3 dB)	> 20 MHz
Rise time (10 to 90%)	< 10 ns (into 50 Ω load)
Sweep modes, triggering, frequency accuracy and resolution, voltage range and accuracy and output characteristics as for function generator.

Spectrum analyzer
Frequency range	DC to oscilloscope's rated bandwidth
Display modes	Magnitude, average, peak hold
Y axis	Logarithmic (dBV, dBu, dBm, arbitrary dB) or linear (volts)
X axis	Linear or logarithmic
Windowing functions	Rectangular, Gaussian, triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, flat-top
Number of FFT points	Selectable from 128 to 1 million in powers of 2

Math channels
Functions	−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, ceiling, floor, top, base, amplitude, derivative, integral, rise time, fall time, RMS, RMS ripple, phase, delay, deskew, true power, apparent power, reactive power, power factor, DC power, crest factor, area AC, positive area at AC, negative area at AC, absolute area at AC, area at DC, positive area at DC, negative area at DC, absolute area at DC
Trigonometric functions	sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh
Filter functions	Low pass, high pass, band pass, band stop
Graphing functions functions	Frequency, duty cycle (positive and negative)
Buffer functions	Min, max, average, peak
Operands	All analog channels, all digital channels if available, T (time), reference waveforms, pi, constants

Automatic measurements
Scope mode	Absolute area at AC/DC, AC RMS, amplitude, apparent power, area at AC/DC, base, crest factor, cycle time, DC average, DC power, duty cycle, edge count, fall time, falling edge count, falling rate, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, negative area at AC, negative area at DC, negative duty cycle, negative overshoot, peak to peak, phase, positive area at AC, positive area at DC, positive overshoot, power factor, reactive power, rise time, rising edge count, rising rate, top, true power, true RMS
Spectrum mode	Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD%, THD dB, THD+N, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics	Minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation

DeepMeasure™
Parameters	Cycle number, cycle time, frequency, low pulse width, high pulse width, duty cycle (high), duty cycle (low), rise time, fall time, undershoot, overshoot, max voltage, min voltage, voltage peak to peak, start time, end time

Serial decoding

Protocols

1-Wire, 10BASE-T1S, ARINC 429, BroadR-Reach, CAN, CAN FD, CAN J1939, CAN XL, DALI, DCC, DMX512, Ethernet (10Base-T), Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX), FlexRay, I²C, I²S, I³C BASIC v1.0, LIN, Manchester (single ended and differential), MIL-STD-1553, MODBUS (ASCII and RTU), NMEA-0183, Parallel bus, PMBUS, PS/2, PSI5 (Sensor), Quadrature, SBS Data, SENT (Fast, SPC, Slow), SMBUS, SPI (SDIO and MISO/MOSI), UART/RS-232, Extended UART, USB (1.0/1.1), Wind sensor. Subject to number of channels and bandwidth available.

Inputs

All input channels (analog and digital) with any mixture of protocols

Mask limit testing
Statistics	Pass/fail, failure count, total count
Mask creation	Auto-generated from waveform or imported from file

Actions
Available actions	Stop capture, restart capture, save data, play sound, trigger signal generator, run .exe, export serial decoding data
Triggers	Every capture, buffer full, mask fail, mask pass, measurement limit fail, measurement limit pass

Display
Display modes	Scope, XY scope, persistence, spectrum
Interpolation	Linear or sin(x)/x
Persistence modes In persistence mode you can display multiple waveforms, stacked up. Newer or more frequent data can be displayed brighter, helping you spot glitches and to estimate how long they happen. Read more...	Time, frequency, fast
Output file formats	csv, mat, pdf, png, psdata, pssettings, txt
Output functions	Copy to clipboard, print

Data transfer
Captured waveform data, USB transfer rate to PC	On USB 3.0 (Superspeed): 8-bit mode: up to 360 MS/s; 10-bit mode: up to 180 MS/s On USB 2.0: 8-bit mode: up to 40 MS/s; 10-bit mode: up to 20 MS/s All values are PC-dependent.
Hardware-accelerated waveform display rate	Hardware acceleration enables over 2 GS of data to be displayed on screen per second (8-bit mode, 4 channels, 250 MS per channel at max. sampling rate)

Software
Windows	Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit only)	PicoScope 7, PicoLog 6, PicoSDK (Users writing their own apps can find example programs for all platforms on the Pico Technology organization page on GitHub).
macOS	macOS 15 (Sequoia) and 14 (Sonoma)	PicoScope 7, PicoLog 6 and PicoSDK.
Linux	Ubuntu (24.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS), openSUSE (15.5 and 15.4)	PicoScope 7 software and drivers, PicoLog 6 (including drivers). See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only.
Raspberry Pi 4B and 5	32-bit Raspberry Pi OS	Picolog 6 (including drivers). See Linux Software and Drivers to install drivers only.
Languages	PicoScope 7	English (UK), English (US), Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Netherlands Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Languages	PicoLog 6	English (UK), English (US), Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish

General
PC connectivity	USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or above for best performance (USB 2.0 minimum)
USB connector	USB 3.0 Type C
Power requirements	Powered from a single USB Type-C 3 A port, or from USB port plus external Type-C PSU (5 V, 3 A)
USB cables included	Type C-A, 0.9 m; Type C, 1.8 m
Status indicators	RGB LED per BNC connector, plus power and status
Thermal management	Automatic fan with speed control for low noise
Dimensions	221 × 173 × 30 mm
Weight	< 0.7 kg
Ambient temperature range	Operating: 0 to 40 °C Stated accuracy: 15 to 30 °C after 20-minute warm-up Storage: −20 to +60 °C
Humidity range	Operating: 5 to 80 %RH non-condensing Storage: 5 to 95 %RH non-condensing
Altitude range	Up to 2000 m
Pollution degree	EN 61010 pollution degree 2: "Only nonconductive pollution occurs except that occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation is expected"
Safety compliance	Designed to EN 61010-1
EMC compliance	Tested to EN 61326-1 and FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Environmental compliance	RoHS, REACH, WEEE
Warranty	5 years

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