Pico Technology 9201 User Manual

PicoScope 9201

Sampling Oscilloscope 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 sample 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 test

• Intuitive Windows user
interface

• Electrical standards 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 transient response of
50 ps or faster. Timebase stability, accuracy, and resolution
of 200 fs allow characterisation of jitter in the most
demanding applications.

10 GHz High-Frequency Trigger

The PicoScope 9201 has a built-in high-frequency trigger.
The bandwidth of up to 10 GHz allows measurements of
microwave components with extremely fast date rates.

Built-in 1 GHz Direct Trigger

PicoScope 9201 Sampling PC Oscilloscope

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

Pulse parameter measurements

The PicoScope 9000 quickly measures 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 Sampling PC Oscilloscope

• PicoScope 9000 Series Software CD

• Installation guide

• Two SMA M-F adapters/connector savers

• USB cable

• LAN cable (only with LAN option)

• Power supply - UK, US, EU or AUS/NZ

• Carry case

Powerful mathematical analysis

The PicoScope 9201 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 9201 quickly measures more than 30
fundamental parameters used to characterise non-return­to-zero (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 9201 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 9201 front panel

1 GHz direct trigger

Tough aluminium
enclosure with
rubber bumpers

10 GHz high-frequency trigger

Specifications

Channels (Vertical)

Number of channels 2 (simultaneous acquisition)

Bandwidth DC to 12 GHz

RMS Noise, maximum < 2.5 mV

Scale Factors (Sensitivity) 2 mV/div to 255 mV/div

Nominal Input Impedance (50 ± 1) Ω

Input connectors SMA (F)

Time Base (Horizontal)

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

Trigger Sources External Direct Trigger, External Prescaled Trigger, Internal Clock 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

ADC Resolution 16 bits

Digitising Rate DC to 100 kHz maximum

Acquisition Modes Sample (normal), Average, Envelope, or Peak Detect

Data Record Length 32 to 4096 points maximum per channel in x2 sequence

Display

Display Resolution 501 points horizontally x 401 points vertically

Display Style Dots, Vectors, Variable Persistence, Infinite Persistence, Variable Grey Scaling, Infinite Grey Scaling, Variable

Colour Grading, Infinite Colour Grading

Measurements and Analysis

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

Automatics 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 pattern. Measurements are based upon 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.

General

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

Power +6 VDC ± 5%. 2.5 A max. Mains adaptor supplied for UK/US/EU/AUS/NZ.

PC Connection USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1) + optional LAN (please enquire about delivery times)

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

PicoScope 9201 Sampling PC Oscilloscope

Ordering Information £ $ €
PP463 PicoScope 9201 12 GHz Sampling Oscilloscope 5,995 12,000* 8,000*

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