Pico Technology 9000 User Manual

PicoScope 9000 Series

Sampling Oscilloscopes for Windows PCs

Telecoms

engineering

Production

testing

R&D

Semiconductor

characterisation

A complete sampling oscilloscope

for your PC

12 GHz bandwidth on 2 channels

Dual timebase from 10 ps/div

Up to 10 GHz trigger bandwidth

5 TS/s equivalent-time sampling rate

• High-resolution cursor
and automatic waveform
measurements with
statistics

• Waveform processing
including FFT

• Time and voltage histograms

• Eye-diagram measurements
for NRZ and RZ

• Automated mask tests

• Intuitive Windows user
interface

• Electrical s tandards compliance
testing

• Semiconductor characterization

• Telecom service and manufacturing

• Timing analysis

• Digital system design and
characterization

• Electronic mask drawing and
display

• Automatic pass/fail limit testing

• High-speed serial bus pulse
response

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12 GHz bandwidth

The wide bandwidth specication provides acquisition and
measurement of fast signals with a rise time of 50 ps or
faster. Timebase stability, accuracy, and resolution of 200
fs allow characterisation of jitter in the most demanding
applications.

10 GHz prescaled trigger

The PicoScope 9000 Series has a built-in high-frequency trigger.
The bandwidth of up to 10 GHz allows measurements of
microwave components with extremely fast data rates.

1 GHz full-function direct trigger

The PicoScope 9000 Series is equipped with built-in direct
trigger for signals up to 1 GHz repetition rate without
using additional trigger units.

Built-in 2.7 Gb/s clock recovery

PicoScope 9000 Series PC Sampling Oscilloscopes

The PicoScope 9211 has built-in clock recovery for serial
data up to 2.7 Gb/s.

Pulse parameter measurements

The PicoScope 9000 scopes quickly measure more
than 40 pulse parameters. Up to ten simultaneous
measurements or four statistics measurements are
supported. No need to count graticules and estimate the
waveform’s position. The measurements conform to the
IEEE standards.

Kit contents

• PicoScope 9201 or 9211 Sampling PC Oscilloscope

• PicoScope 9000 Series Software CD

• Installation guide

• Two SMA M-F adapters/connector savers

• USB cable

• LAN cable (9211 only)

• Power supply - UK, US, EU or AUS/NZ

• Carry case

Powerful mathematical analysis

The PicoScope 9000 Series supports up to four simultaneous
mathematical combinations and functional transformation of
acquired waveforms.

You can select any of the mathematical functions as a maths
operator to act on the operand or operands. A waveform
maths operator is a maths function that requires either one
or two sources. The operators that involve two waveform
sources are: Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide. The
operators that involve one waveform source are: Invert,
Absolute, Exponent, Logarithm, Differentiate, Integrate,
Inverse, FFT, Interpolation, Smoothing.

Histogram analysis

A histogram is a probability distribution that shows the
distribution of acquired data from a source within a user­denable histogram window. The information gathered by
the histogram is used to perform statistical analysis on the
source.

Eye-diagram analysis

The PicoScope 9000 Series quickly measures more than 30
fundamental parameters used to characterise non-return-to­zero (NRZ) signals and return-to-zero (RZ) signals. Up to
four parameters can be measured simultaneously.

Mask testing

For eye-diagram masks, such as those specied by the
SONET and SDH standards, the PicoScope 9000 Series
supports on-board mask drawing for visual comparison.
The display can be grey-scaled or colour-graded to aid in
analysing noise and jitter in eye diagrams.

Histograms can be constructed on waveforms on either
the vertical or horizontal axes. The most common use for
a vertical histogram is measuring and characterising noise
on displayed waveforms, while the most common use for a
horizontal histogram is measuring and characterising jitter on
displayed waveforms.

Dual SMA inputs with

12 GHz bandwidth

PicoScope 9000 Series front panel

1 GHz full-function trigger

12.3 Mbps to 2.7 Gbps clock recovery input
(PicoScope 9211)

Tough aluminium
enclosure protected
by rubber bumpers

10 GHz prescaled trigger

Specifications

PicoScope 9000 Series PC Sampling Oscilloscopes

Channels (vertical)

Timebase (horizontal)

Trigger

Direct trigger bandwidth and sensitivity 100 mV p-p DC to 100 MHz, increasing linearly from 100 mV p-p at 100 MHz to 400 mV p-p at 1 GHz

Prescaled trigger bandwidth and sensitivity 200 mV p-p to 2 V p-p from 1 GHz to 8 GHz, 300 mV p-p to 1 V p-p to 10 GHz

Trigger RMS jitter, maximum 3.5 ps + 20 ppm of delay setting

Acquisition

Display

Measurements and analysis

Clock recovery (CDR; PicoScope 9211 only)

Recovered clock RMS trigger jitter, maximum 1.0% of unit interval

Maximum safe trigger input voltage ±2 V (DC + peak AC)

General

Operating temperature range +5 °C to +40 °C

Number of channels 2 (simultaneous acquisition)

Bandwidth DC to 12 GHz

Pulse response rise time 29.2 ps

RMS noise, maximum < 2.5 mV

Scale factors (sensitivity) 2 mV/div to 500 mV/div

Nominal input impedance (50 ± 1) Ω

Input connectors SMA (F)

Timebases 10 ps/div to 2 ms/div (main, intensified, two delayed, or dual delayed)

Delta time interval accuracy ±0.4% of of delta time interval ±15 ps ±100 ppm of delay setting

Time interval resolution 200 fs minimum

Trigger sources External direct trigger, external prescaled trigger, internal clock trigger, clock recovery trigger (9211 only)

ADC resolution 16 bits

Digitising rate DC to 100 kHz maximum

Acquisition modes Sample (normal), average, envelope

Data record length 32 to 4096 points maximum per channel in x2 sequence

Display resolution Variable

Display style Dots, vectors, variable persistence, infinite persistence, variable grey scaling, infinite grey scaling, variable

colour grading, infinite colour grading

Marker Vertical bars, horizontal bars (measure volts) or waveform markers (x and +)

Automatic measurements Up to 40 automatic pulse measurements

Histogram Vertical or horizontal

Mathematics Up to four math waveforms can be defined and displayed

FFT Up to two fast Fourier transforms can be run simultaneously with the built-in filters (Rectangular, Nicolson,

Hanning, Flattop, Blackman- Harris and Kaiser-Bessel)

Eye diagram Automatically characterises NRZ and RZ eye patterns. Measurements are based on statistical analysis of

the waveform.

Mask test Acquired signals are tested for fit outside areas defined by up to eight polygons. Standard or user-defined

masks can be selected.

Sensitivity 50 mV p-p typ from 12.3 Mb/s to 2.7 Gb/s continuous rate

Trigger input connector SMA (F)

Power +6 VDC ± 5%. 1.9 A max. (2.3 A for PicoScope 9211). Mains adaptor supplied for UK/US/EU/AUS/NZ.

PC connection USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)

LAN connection 10/100 Mbit/s (PicoScope 9211 only)

PC requirements Windows XP (SP2) or Vista, 32-bit versions

Dimensions W 170 mm x D 255 mm x H 40 mm

Weight 1.0 kg

Ordering information £ $ €
PP463 PicoScope 9201 12 GHz PC Sampling Oscilloscope 5,995 10,795* 7 795*
PP473 PicoScope 9211 12 GHz PC Sampling Oscilloscope with CDR and LAN 6,995 12,595* 9 095*

* Dollar and euro prices are subject to exchange rate uctuations. Please contact Pico Technology for the latest prices before ordering.
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