USB Oscilloscope Installation Guide Pico Technology
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Safety grounding The ground of every product is connected directly to the ground of your computer
through the USB cable supplied. This is done in order to minimise interference.
Therefore, always use the supplied cable to attach the product to your computer.
As with most oscilloscopes, take care to avoid connecting the ground input of the
product to anything which may be at some voltage other than ground. If in doubt,
use a voltmeter to check that there is no significant AC or DC voltage between the
oscilloscope ground and the point to which you intend to connect it. Failure to check
may cause damage to the product or computer and could cause injury to yourself
or others.
You should assume that the product does not have a protective safety earth.
1.3 Included with your PicoScope Please check that your PicoScope PC Oscilloscope package contains the following
items:
• 1 PicoScope PC Oscilloscope
• 2 Oscilloscope probes (5203/5204 oscilloscopes only)
• 1 USB cable
• 1 Pico Software CD
• 1 Power adaptor (3204/3205/3206/5203/5204 oscilloscopes only)
- 3204/3205/3206: UK, EU or US model selected at time of ordering
- 5203/5204: universal model with UK, EU, US and AUS/NZ plugs
• 1 Installation guide
Some product packs and scope bundles may contain additional items.
1.4 System requirements Please verify that your computer meets the following requirements.
• Pentium or equivalent PC with at least 32 MB RAM, 10 MB disk space
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Vista
• USB 1.1 compliant port minimum. USB 2.0 compliant port recommended. Free
USB port on PC or powered USB hub. Will not work on a passive hub.
For PicoScope 5000 Series PC Oscilloscopes, we recommend higher system
specifications than these for best performance. Please see your PicoScope 5000
Series user guide, installed with your PicoScope software, for details.