Pico Communications PicoScope 2104, PicoScope 2105 2Product information

Product information 5

2Product information

For the PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to operate, a computer with the minimum system

requirements to run Windows or the following (whichever is the higher specification) is

required:

Processor Pentium class processor or equivalent, minimum.

Memory 32 MB minimum.

Disk space 10 MB minimum.

Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP.

Ports USB 1.1 compliant port minimum. USB 2.0 compliant port

recommended. Must be connected direct to the port or a

powered USB hub. Will not work on a passive hub.

Contents

Main Table of Contents 1Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Safety symbols 1.3 Safety warning 1.4 FCC notice 1.5 CE notice 1.6 Licence conditions 1.7 Trademarks 1.8 Warranty 1.9 Company details 2Product information 2.1 Minimum system requirements 2.2 Installation instructions 2.3 Specifications 3Technical reference 3.1 Driver 3.2 Driver error codes 3.3 Functions 3.3.1 ps2000_close_unit 3.3.2 ps2000_flash_led 3.3.3 ps2000_get_timebase 3.3.4 ps2000_get_times_and_values 3.3.5 ps2000_get_unit_info 3.3.6 ps2000_get_values 3.3.7 ps2000_last_button_press 3.3.8 ps2000_open_unit 3.3.9 ps2000_ready 3.3.10 ps2000_run_block 3.3.11 ps2000_run_streaming 3.3.12 ps2000_set_channel 3.3.13 ps2000_set_ets 3.3.14 ps2000_set_trigger 3.3.15 ps2000_stop 3.4 Advanced features 3.4.1 Sampling modes 3.4.2 More on block mode 3.4.3 More on streaming mode 3.4.4 Triggering 3.4.5 ETS (Equivalent Time Sampling) 3.4.6 Voltage ranges 3.4.7 AC/DC operation 3.4.8 Oversampling 3.4.9 Scaling 3.4.10 Combining oscilloscopes 3.5 Using different modes 3.5.1 Introduction 3.5.2 Using block mode 3.5.3 Using streaming mode 3.5.4 Using ETS mode 3.6 Programming 3.6.1 C 3.6.2 Visual Basic 3.6.3 Delphi 3.6.4 Excel 3.6.5 Agilent VEE 3.6.6 LabVIEW 4Troubleshooting 4.1 Software error codes 5Glossary Page Index A B C D E O P R S T