Pico Macom PSW044-2.0 manual Custom Probe wizard, Adding a new probe to your library

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Built-in probes. The built-in probes are supplied by Pico Technology and do not change unless you download an authorised update from us. As a safeguard, PicoScope does not allow you to edit or delete these probes. If you want to modify one of them, you can copy it to your library by clicking Duplicate, and then edit the copy in your library.

Library probes. These are the probes that you have created using any of the methods described in this topic. You can edit, delete or duplicate any of these probes by clicking the appropriate button in this dialog.

Loaded probes. Probes in PicoScope data files (*.psdata) or settings files (*. pssettings) that you have opened appear here until you copy them to your library. You cannot edit or delete these probes directly, but you can click Duplicate to copy them to your library where you can edit them. You can also import probes from the custom ranges stored in PicoScope 5 *.psd and *.pss files, but these lack many of the features provided by PicoScope 6. (See "Upgrading from PicoScope 5

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Adding a new probe to your library

There are three ways to create a new probe:

1.Create a duplicate of an existing probe as described above.

2.Click New Probe... to define a new probe.

3.Click Import to load a probe definition from a *.psprobe file and add it to your library. These files are normally supplied by Pico, but you can also create your own by defining a new probe and then clicking Export.

The second and third methods open the Custom Probe Wizard 28 to guide you through the probe definition process.

6.5.2Custom Probe wizard

The Custom probe wizard allows you to define custom probes 10 ranges.

and set up custom

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Contents PicoScope PC Oscilloscope Software Table of Contents Reference How toIndex Welcome How to use this manual Whats new in this version?Higher performance Version 6.0 updateVersion 6.0 update New featuresIntroduction How to use PicoScopeLegal statement Contact information How to use this manualSystem requirements Using PicoScope for the first time Using PicoScope for the first timeIt didnt do what I expected Oscilloscope basics PicoScope and oscilloscope primerPicoScope basics PCO basicsPicoScope and oscilloscope primer To open a new capture window Capture windowTo arrange the scope views within the capture window Frequency legend Custom probesTo edit a measurement Measurements tableTo change the width of a measurement column How to choose the oversampling factor ProcedureOversampling Ruler legend Post-trigger arrowCursor position tool tip Scope viewRuler tool tip Time rulersTrigger marker Ruler tooltip Signal rulersUpgrading from PicoScope Windows, views and viewportsMenus Menus File menuSave As dialog Settings files *.pssettingsData files *.psdata PNG Image *.png Menus Text Tab delimited *.txtBitmap Image *.bmp GIF Image *.gifEdit menu Help menu Measurements menu Add / Edit Measurement dialog Custom Probes dialog Tools menuAdding a new probe to your library Custom Probe wizardCreate New Custom Probe dialog How to use the dialogEdit Existing Custom Probe dialog Probe Output Units dialog Scaling Method dialog Import/Export Editing the Look-up TableFinishing Range Management dialog What is Auto-ranging?How to use a new custom range Manual Ranges Setup dialogWhat is a scaled range? Automatic modeFixed range mode What is an input range?PicoScope 6 User Guide Range utilisation bar Custom Probe Identification dialog Custom Probe Finished dialog Preferences dialog Where to find itGeneral dialog Performance dialog Toolbar menu How to use itWindow menu Toolbars ToolbarsCustomizing Capture Windows toolbar Buffer Navigation toolbarWaveform buffer Open Device dialog Demo modeProbe Drop-Down menu Channel Setup toolbarCustomization dialog Customization Toolbars Customization Commands Options tab of the Customization dialog Toolbars Customization OptionsAdd Measurement Help toolbarMeasurements toolbar Measurements toolbar controls the measurements tableStandard controls Scope Setup toolbarAdditional controls Signal Generator dialog Signal Generator toolbarLeft Signal generator dialog for the PicoScope 3206 PicoScope 6 User Guide How to use it Start / Stop toolbar Triggering toolbar Trigger ModeTechnical Note Zooming and Scrolling toolbar Demo Signals dialog Demo Signals toolbarHow to How toUsing two rulers for differential measurements How to change to a different scope deviceHow to use rulers to measure a signal Using a single ruler for signal-to-ground measurementsHow to move a view How to measure a time differenceMeasurement types ReferencePeak To Peak The difference between maximum and minimum ReferenceTrigger timing part Tip Keyboard shortcuts Glossary Index Index PicoScope 6 User Guide PSW044-2.0

PSW044-2.0 specifications

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