April 7, 2007 - Pittsford, NY: PS3425 4-channel PC oscilloscope has 12-bit resolution, 20MSample/s sampling rate, 5MHz bandwidth and a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, allowing it to capture and display extremely detailed waveforms. 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. 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 $1949 from Saelig Co. Inc. Pittsford, NY.
