| Oscilloscope – vertical (analog) |
9300-15 models |
9300-20 models |
9300-25 models |
| Number of channels |
PicoScope 9341: 4 |
| All other models: 2 |
| Acquisition timing |
Selectable simultaneous or alternate acquisition |
| Bandwidth, Full |
15 GHz |
20 GHz |
25 GHz |
| Bandwidth, Narrow |
8 GHz |
10 GHz |
12 GHz |
| Pulse response rise time, full bandwidth |
23.4 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
17.5 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
14.0 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
| Pulse response rise time, narrow bandwidth |
43.8 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
35.0 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
29.2 ps (10% to 90%, calculated) |
| Noise, full bandwidth |
< 1.2 mV RMS typical, < 1.6 mV RMS maximum |
< 1.5 mV RMS typical, < 2.0 mV RMS maximum |
< 1.9 mV RMS typical, < 2.5 mV RMS maximum |
| Noise, narrow bandwidth |
< 0.7 mV RMS typical, < 0.9 mV RMS maximum |
< 0.8 mV RMS typical, < 1.1 mV RMS maximum |
< 1.0 mV RMS typical, < 1.3 mV RMS maximum |
| Noise with averaging |
100 μV RMS system limit, typical |
| Operating input voltage with digital feedback |
1 V p-p with ±1 V range (single-valued) |
| Operating input voltage without digital feedback |
±400 mV relative to channel offset (multi-valued) |
| Sensitivity |
1 mV/div to 500 mV/div in 1-2-5 sequence with 0.5% fine increments |
| Resolution |
16 bits, 40 μV/LSB |
| Accuracy |
±2% of full scale ±2 mV over nominal temperature range (assuming temperature-related calibrations are performed) |
| Nominal input impedance |
(50 ±1) Ω |
| Input connectors |
2.92 mm (K) female, compatible with SMA and PC3.5 |
| Ranges |
5 ps/div to 3.2 ms/div (main, intensified, delayed, or dual delayed) |
| Delta time interval accuracy |
For > 200 ps/div: ±0.2% of delta time interval ± 12 ps |
| For < 200 ps/div: ±5% of delta time interval ± 5 ps |
| Time interval resolution |
64 fs |
| Channel deskew |
1 ps resolution, 100 ns max. |
| Trigger sources |
All models: external direct, external prescaled, internal direct and internal clock triggers. |
| PicoScope 9302 and 9321 only: external clock recovery trigger |
| External direct trigger bandwidth and sensitivity |
DC to 100 MHz : 100 mV p-p; to 2.5 GHz: 200 mV p-p |
| External direct trigger jitter |
1.8 ps RMS (typ.) or 2.0 ps RMS (max.) + 20 ppm of delay setting |
| Internal direct trigger bandwidth and sensitivity |
DC to 10 MHz: 100 mV p-p; to 100 MHz: 400 mV p-p (channels 1 and 2 only) |
| Internal direct trigger jitter |
25 ps RMS (typ.) or 30 ps RMS (max.) + 20 ppm of delay setting (channels 1 and 2 only) |
| External prescaled trigger bandwidth and sensitivity |
1 to 14 GHz, 200 mV p-p to 2 V p-p |
1 to 14 GHz, 200 mV p-p to 2 V p-p |
| 14 to 15 GHz, 500 mV p-p to 2 V p-p |
| External prescaled trigger jitter |
1.8 ps RMS (typ.) or 2.0 ps RMS (max.) + 20 ppm of delay setting |
| Pattern sync trigger clock frequency |
10 MHz to 14 GHz |
10 MHz to 14 GHz |
10 MHz to 15 GHz |
| Pattern sync trigger pattern length |
7 to 8 388 607 (223− 1) |
| Clock recovery trigger data rate and sensitivity |
6.5 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s: 100 mV p-p |
| >100 Mb/s to 11.3 Gb/s: 20 mV p-p |
| Recovered clock trigger jitter |
1 ps (typ.) or 1.5 ps (max.) + 1.0% of unit interval |
| Maximum safe trigger input voltage |
±2 V (DC + peak AC) |
| Input characteristics |
50 Ω, AC coupled |
| Input connector |
SMA (F) |
| ADC resolution |
16 bits |
| Digitizing rate with digital feedback (single-valued) |
DC to 1 MHz |
| Digitizing rate without digital feedback (multi-valued) |
DC to 40 kHz |
| Acquisition modes |
Sample (normal), average, envelope |
| Data record length |
32 to 32 768 points (single channel) in x2 sequence |
| Styles |
Dots, vectors, persistence, gray-scaling, color-grading |
| Persistence time |
Variable or infinite |
| Screen formats |
Auto, single YT, dual YT, quad YT, XY, XY + YT, XY + 2 YT |
| Markers |
Vertical bars, horizontal bars (measure volts) or waveform markers |
| Automatic measurements |
Up to 10 at once |
| Measurements, X parameters |
Period, frequency, pos/neg width, rise/fall time, pos/neg duty cycle, pos/neg crossing, burst width, cycles, time at max/min, pos/neg jitter ppm/RMS |
| Measurements, Y parameters |
Max, min, top, base, peak-peak, amplitude, middle, mean, cycle mean, AC/DC RMS, cycle AC/DC RMS, pos/neg overshoot, area, cycle area |
| Measurements, trace-to-trace |
Delay 1R-1R, delay 1F-1R, delay 1R-nR, delay 1F-nR, delay 1R-1F, delay 1F-1F, delay 1R-nF, delay 1F-nF, phase deg/rad/%, gain, gain dB |
| Eye measurements, X NRZ |
Area, bit rate, bit time, crossing time, cycle area, duty cycle distortion abs/%, eye width abs/%, rise/fall time, frequency, period, jitter p-p/RMS |
| Eye measurements, Y NRZ |
AC RMS, average power lin/dB, crossing %/level, extinction ratio dB/%/lin, eye amplitude, eye height lin/dB, max/min, mean, middle, pos/neg overshoot, noise p-p/RMS one/zero level, p-p, RMS, S/N ratio lin/dB |
| Eye measurements, X RZ |
Area, bit rate/time, cycle area, eye width abs/%, rise/fall time, jitter p-p/RMS fall/rise, neg/pos crossing, pos duty cycle, pulse symmetry, pulse width |
| Eye measurements, Y RZ |
AC RMS, average power lin/dB, contrast ratio lin/dB/%, extinction ratio lin/dB/%, eye amplitude, eye high lin/dB, eye opening, max, min, mean, middle, noise p-p/RMS one/zero, one/zero level, peak-peak, RMS, S/N |
| Histogram |
Vertical or horizontal |
| Mathematics |
Up to four math waveforms can be defined and displayed |
| Math functions, arithmetic |
+, −, ×, ÷, ceiling, floor, fix, round, absolute, invert, (x+y)/2, ax+b |
| Math functions, algebraic |
ex, ln, 10x, log10, ax, loga, d/dx, integrate, x2, sqrt, x3, xa, x−1, sqrt(x2 +y2) |
| Math functions, trigonometric |
sin, sin−1, cos, cos−1, tan, tan−1, cot, cot−1, sinh, cosh, tanh, coth |
| Math functions, FFT |
Complex FFT, complex inverse FFT, magnitude, phase, real, imaginary |
| Math functions, combinatorial logic |
AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR, NOT |
| Math functions, interpolation |
Linear, sin(x)/x, trend, smoothing |
| Math functions, other |
Custom formula |
| FFT |
Up to two FFTs simultaneously |
| FFT window functions |
Rectangular, Hamming, Hann, flat-top, Blackman–Harris, Kaiser–Bessel |
| Eye diagram |
Automatically characterizes NRZ and RZ eye patterns based on statistical analysis of waveform |
| Mask geometry |
Acquired signals are tested for fit outside areas defined by up to eight polygons. Standard or user-defined masks can be selected. |
| Built-in masks, SONET/SDH |
OC1/STMO (51.84 Mb/s) to FEC 1071 (10.709 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, Ethernet |
1.25 Gb/s 1000Base-CX Absolute TP2 to 10xGB Ethernet (12.5 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, Fibre Channel |
FC133 (132.8 Mb/s) to 10x Fibre Channel (10.5188 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, PCI Express |
R1.0a 2.5G (2.5 Gb/s) to R2.1 5.0G (5 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, InfiniBand |
2.5G (2.5 Gb/s) to 5.0G (5 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, XAUI |
3.125 Gb/s |
| Built-in masks, RapidIO |
Level 1, 1.25 Gb/s to 3.125 Gb/s |
| Built-in masks, SATA |
1.5G (1.5 Gb/s) to 3.0G (3 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, ITU G.703 |
DS1 (1.544 Mb/s) to 155 Mb (155.520 Mb/s) |
| Built-in masks, ANSI T1.102 |
DS1 (1.544 Mb/s) to STS3 (155.520 Mb/s) |
| Built-in masks, G.984.2 |
XAUI-E Far (3.125 Gb/s) |
| Built-in masks, USB |
USB 3.0 (5 Gb/s), USB 3.1 (10 Gb/s) |
| Modes |
Pulse, PRBS NRZ/RZ, 500 MHz clock, trigger out |
| Period range, pulse mode |
8 ns to 524 μs |
| Bit time range, NRZ/RZ mode |
4 ns to 260 μs |
| NRZ/RZ pattern length |
27−1 to 215−1 |
| TDR pulse outputs |
PicoScope 9311-15 |
PicoScope 9311-20 |
| Number of output channels |
1 |
2 (1 differential pair) |
| Output enable |
Yes |
Independent or locked control for each source |
| Pulse polarity |
Positive-going from zero volts |
Channel 1: positive-going from zero volts |
| Channel 2: negative-going from zero volts |
| Rise time (20% to 80%) |
60 ps guaranteed |
| Amplitude |
2.5 V to 7 V into 50 Ω |
| Amplitude adjustment |
5 mV increments |
| Amplitude accuracy |
±10% |
| Output amplitude safety limit |
Adjustable from 2.5 V to 8 V |
| Output pairing |
N/A |
Amplitudes and limit paired or independent |
| Period range |
1 μs to 60 ms |
| Period accuracy |
±100 ppm |
| Width range |
200 ns to 4 μs, 0% to 50% duty cycle |
| Width accuracy |
±10% of width ±100 ns |
| Deskew between outputs |
N/A |
−1 ns to +1 ns typical, in 1 ps increments |
| Timing modes |
Step, coarse timebase, pulse |
| Impedance |
50 Ω |
| Connectors on scope |
SMA(f) |
SMA(f) x 2 |
| Polarity |
Positive-going from zero volts |
| Amplitude |
700 mV typical into 50 Ω |
| Pre-trigger |
25 ns to 35 ns typical, adjustable in 5 ps increments |
| Pre-trigger to output jitter |
2 ps max. |
| TDT system |
PicoScope 9311-15 |
PicoScope 9311-20 |
| Number of TDT channels |
1 |
2 |
| Incident rise time (combined oscilloscope and pulse generator, 10% to 90%) |
65 ps or less |
60 ps or less, each polarity |
| Jitter |
3 ps + 20 ppm of delay setting, RMS, max. |
| Corrected rise time |
Min. 50 ps or 0.1 x time/div, whichever is greater, typical |
| Max. 3 x time/div, typical |
| Corrected aberrations |
= 0.5% typical |
| TDR system |
PicoScope 9311-15 |
PicoScope 9311-20 |
| Number of channels |
1 |
2 |
| Incident rise time (combined oscilloscope, step generator and TDR kit, 10% to 90%) |
65 ps or less |
60 ps or less, each polarity |
| Reflected step amplitude, from short or open |
25% of input pulse amplitude, typical |
| Reflected rise time (combined oscilloscope, step generator and TDR kit, 10% to 90%) |
65 ps or less @ 50 Ω termination |
60 ps or less @ 50 Ω termination, each polarity |
| Corrected rise time |
Minimum: 50 ps or 0.1 x time/div, whichever is greater, typical. |
| Maximum: 3 x time/div, typical. |
| Corrected aberration |
≤ 1% typical |
| Measured parameters |
Propagation delay, gain, gain dB |
| TDT vertical scale |
volts, gain (10 m/div to 100 /div) |
| TDR vertical scale |
Volts, rho (10 mrho/div to 2 rho/div), ohm (1 ohm/div to 100 ohm/div) |
| Horizontal scale |
Time (800 ns/div max.) or distance (meter, foot, inch) |
| Distance preset units |
Propagation velocity (0.1 to 1.0) or dielectric constant (1 to 100) |
| Bandwidth (−3 dB) |
9.5 GHz typical |
| Effective wavelength range |
750 nm to 1650 nm |
| Calibrated wavelengths |
850 nm (MM), 1310 nm (MM/SM), 1550 nm (SM) |
| Transition time |
51 ps typical (10% to 90% calculated from tR = 0.48/optical BW) |
| Noise |
4 μW (1310 & 1550 nm), 6 μW (850 nm) maximum @ full electrical bandwidth |
| DC accuracy |
±25 μW ±10% of full scale |
| Maximum input peak power |
+7 dBm (1310 nm) |
| Fiber input |
Single-mode (SM) or multi-mode (MM) |
| Fiber input connector |
FC/PC |
| Input return loss |
SM: −24 dB typical |
| MM: −16 dB typical, −14 dB maximum |
| Temperature range, operating |
+5 °C to +35 °C |
| Temperature range for stated accuracy |
Within 2 °C of last autocalibration |
| Temperature range, storage |
−20 °C to +50 °C |
| Calibration validity period |
1 year |
| Power supply voltage |
+12 V DC ± 5% |
| Power supply current |
1.7 A max. |
| Mains adaptor |
Universal adaptor supplied |
| PC connection |
USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 3.0) |
| LAN connection |
10/100 Mbit/s |
| PC requirements |
Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or SP3), Vista, 7, 8 or 10. 32‑bit or 64‑bit versions. |
| Dimensions |
170 mm x 285 mm x 40 mm (W x D x H) |
| Weight |
1.3 kg max. |
| Compliance |
FCC (EMC), CE (EMC and LVD) |
| Warranty |
5 years |