PC Oscilloscope Software User's Guide - Pico Technology

1 User's r50PC Oscilloscope SoftwarePicoScope 6 IPicoScope 6 User's GuideCopyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r50 Table of Contents1 12 41 Legal statement .. 42 Updates .. 43 Trademarks .. 44 System requirements .. 53 Using PicoScope for the first 64 PicoScope and Oscilloscope 71 Oscilloscope basics .. 72 PC Oscilloscope basics .. 83 PicoScope basics .. 91 Capture modes .. 104 PicoScope window .. 125 Scope view .. 136 Overrange indicator .. 137 MSO view .. 141 Digital view .. 152 Digital context menu .. 158 XY view .. 169 Trigger marker.

2 1710 Time-delay arrow .. 1711 spectrum view .. 1812 Persistence mode .. 1913 Measurements table .. 2014 DeepMeasure .. 2115 Pointer tool tip .. 2216 Signal rulers .. 2217 Time and frequency rulers .. 2318 Phase (rotation) rulers .. 2419 Ruler settings .. 2620 Ruler legend .. 2721 Frequency legend .. 2722 Properties sheet .. 2823 Custom probes .. 2924 Math channels .. 3025 Reference waveforms .. 3126 Serial decoding .. 3227 Mask limit testing .. 3328 Alarms .. 3429 Buffer Overview .. 34 Table of ContentsIICopyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r505 361 File menu.

3 361 Connect Device dialog .. 382 Open dialog .. 403 Save dialog .. 414 Start-up Settings menu .. 465 Waveform Library Browser .. 472 Edit menu .. 481 Notes .. 492 Details dialog .. 503 Views menu .. 521 Custom grid layout dialog .. 534 Measurements menu .. 541 Add/Edit Measurement dialog .. 552 DeepMeasure dialog .. 585 Tools menu .. 611 Custom Probes dialog .. 632 Math Channels dialog .. 783 Reference Waveforms dialog .. 904 Serial Decoding dialog .. 925 Alarms dialog .. 986 Masks menu .. 1007 Macro Recorder .. 1038 Preferences dialog .. 1046 Automotive menu.

4 1197 Help menu .. 1201 Send Feedback dialog .. 1216 Toolbars and 1221 Capture Setup toolbar .. 1221 spectrum Options dialog .. 1242 Persistence Options dialog .. 1262 Buffer Navigation toolbar .. 1283 Zooming and Scrolling toolbar .. 1291 Zoom Overview window .. 1304 Channels toolbar (PicoScope devices) .. 1311 Channel controls (PicoScope devices) .. 1312 Signal Generator button .. 1435 PicoLog 1000 Series Channels toolbar .. 1511 PicoLog 1000 Series Digital Outputs dialog .. 1516 USB DrDAQ Channels toolbar .. 1521 USB DrDAQ Signal Generator dialog .. 1532 USB DrDAQ RGB LED control.

5 154 IIIPicoScope 6 User's GuideCopyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r503 USB DrDAQ Digital Outputs dialog .. 1557 Trigger toolbar .. 1561 Stop and Go buttons .. 1562 Trigger controls .. 1563 Measurements buttons .. 1664 Other buttons .. 1667 How 1671 How to change to a different device .. 1672 How to use rulers to measure a signal .. 1673 How to measure a time difference .. 1694 How to move a view .. 1705 How to scale and offset a signal .. 1726 How to set up the spectrum view .. 1757 How to find a glitch using persistence mode .. 1768 How to set up a mask limit test.

6 1799 How to save on trigger .. 18210 How to create a link file .. 18711 How to convert files in Windows File Explorer .. 1898 1911 Command-line syntax .. 1912 Flexible power .. 1943 Hydraulic waveforms: Examples and analysis .. 1961 Hydraulic ram on a tractor's three-point hitch .. 1962 Hydraulic system on telehandler .. 1973 Hydraulic clutch pack .. 2004 Measurement types .. 2021 Scope measurements .. 2022 spectrum measurements .. 2035 Serial protocols .. 2051 1-Wire protocol .. 2062 ARINC 429 protocol .. 2063 BroadR-Reach .. 2064 CAN protocol .. 2075 CAN FD protocol.

7 2076 DALI protocol .. 2087 DCC protocol .. 2098 DMX512 protocol .. 2099 Ethernet 10 BASE-T protocol .. 21010 Fast Ethernet 100 BASE-TX protocol .. 21011 FlexRay protocol .. 21112 I C protocol .. 21113 I S protocol .. 21214 LIN protocol .. 212 Table of ContentsIVCopyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r5015 Manchester encoding .. 21316 Modbus ASCII protocol .. 21417 Modbus RTU protocol .. 21518 PS/2 protocol .. 21619 SENT Fast protocol .. 21620 SENT Slow protocol .. 21721 SPI protocol .. 21722 UART protocol .. 21823 USB ( ) protocol .. 2186 Signal generator waveform types.

8 2197 spectrum window functions .. 2208 Device feature table .. 2219 Glossary .. 222 Index .. 225 PicoScope 6 User's Guide1 Copyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r501 WelcomeWelcome to PicoScope 6, the PC Oscilloscope Software from Pico Technology . This user 'sguide is designed to help you use both versions of the Software : PicoScope 6, for test andmeasurement users and PicoScope 6 Automotive, for vehicle diagnostics a scope device from Pico Technology , PicoScope turns your PC into a powerful PCoscilloscope and spectrum analyzer, with all the features and performance of a benchtoposcilloscope at a fraction of the include fast capture rates, fast data processing, clear graphics and text, touchscreen support,frequent free-of-charge updates and the ability to easily save.

9 Print and share your 6 supports the devices listed in the device feature table and runs on Windows operating systems,with beta versions for macOS and Linux. See System requirements for further help getting started, see Using PicoScope for the first time and the PicoScope and Oscilloscope more in-depth information, refer to the sections on Menus, Toolbars and buttons and Reference. Finally,for step-by-step tutorials, see the How are some of the key features of the Software :Scope, spectrum and XY views show your data in both timeand frequency domains at and analyze your data in the frequency domain with afully optimized spectrum generator for oscilloscopes with a built-in arbitrarywaveform generator (AWG).

10 Advanced triggering includes options for pulse, window,digital and logic 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd. All rights r50 Real-time serial decoding supports up to 16 differentprotocols, with color-coded packet channels let you display mathematical functions ofinput mode superimposes new waveforms on old,making glitches and dropouts stand , remove and edit a range of automatic measurementsin both time and frequency up mask limit testing to see when a signal goes out waveform glitches and mask test failures bysearching with the buffer overview. Use rapid trigger mode to capture a sequence ofwaveforms with the minimum possible dead custom probes dialog makes it easy to use your ownprobes and sensors with 6 User's Guide3 Copyright 2007 2020 Pico Technology Ltd.