PicoScope 9311-20 Kit, 2-Channel, 20 GHz, 16 Bit Sampling Oscilloscope, TDR/TDT Output

Sampling oscillloscope kit for signal integrity measurements and characterisation of  RF components, SERDES devices, cables, PCBs, and connectors.

• 20 GHz bandwidth, 17.5 ps transition time
• 0.064 ps time interval resolution, jitter < 2.0 ps rms + 20 ppm delay
• 16-bit resolution and < 2.0 mV rms noise
• 2.5 GHz trigger bandwidth or 14 GHz pre-scaled trigger bandwidth
• TDR/TDT output, 2.5 to 7V, 60ps
• Industry-leading effective sampling rate 15 TS/s, trace length up to 32 kS
• Integral signal generator: Pulse, PRBS NRZ, PRBS RZ, 500 MHz clock, Meander, Trigger out
• Eye diagram, eye line, histograms and mask test on NRZ and RZ serial data
• PicoSample^TM 3 software for Windows XP (SP2) / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 with Active X control interface

Small enough to be applied directly to the device under test, or close by, Pico Sampling Oscilloscopes are extremely high-performance and cost-effective measuring instruments for high-speed digital, communications, RF and microwave applications.

Sampling Oscilloscopes achieve better bandwidth and timing resolution than their traditional oscilloscope counterparts. They do this by sampling the signal more slowly, but right at the input connector. A sampling oscilloscope builds a waveform display as the input signal repeats and is not suited to single-shot capture applications. The true power of a sampling oscilloscope is realised when the signals to be measured have a repeating or cyclic pattern, or a steady data rate.

Sampling Oscilloscopes typically have high resolution, an input impedance of  50 Ohm and a single gain range. Active probes and external attenuators are added to achieve high impedance measurement and wider dynamic range.

Big Performance from Little Packages

• Trigger rate to 14 GHz
• Timing resolution down to 0.064 ps
• Fastest available waveform builds!

With the fastest available sampling rate, Pico sampled waveforms and persistence displays are captured three times faster than competing sampling oscilloscopes, which are often bulky and three times the price.

With their powerful and unique trigger, hold-off and acquisition features, Pico samplers can lock to repeating signal features with minimal jitter. All models have trigger pre-scalers (frequency dividers) to allow triggering at up to 14 GHz, while the comprehensive acquisition modes, trigger modes and timebase ranges can display frequency below 100 Hz through to an effective sampling rate of 15 TS/s!

PG900 optional external source can be used in addition to the built-in TDR/TDT source.

• Telecom and radar test, service and manufacturing
• Optical fiber, transceiver and laser testing
• RF, microwave and gigabit digital system measurements
• Radar bands I, G, P, L, S, C, X, Ku
• Precision timing and phase analysis
• Digital system design and characterization
• Eye diagram, mask and limits test to 10 Gb/s
• Ethernet, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, PCI, SATA, USB 2.0, USB 3.0
• TDR/TDT analysis of cables, connectors, backplanes, PCBs and networks
• Optical fiber, transceiver and laser test
• Semiconductor characterization

Remember: The price you pay for your PicoScope Sampling Oscilloscope is the price you pay for everything - we don’t charge you for software features or updates!

The included PicoSample^TM software for Windows presents a user-configurable, intuitive interface on Windows XP (SP2 or SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 or 10, platforms and all supported display resolutions.

Powerful, Intuitive, Uncluttered Software

• Flexible control-menu user interface
• Click and drag on display to zoom
• Informative colour density profiling
• Histograms and numeric statistics

Pico's PicoSample^TM software for Windows is included, presenting a user-configurable, intuitive interface on Windows XP, 7 or 8 platforms and all supported display resolutions.

Comprehensive controls are presented in easy-access menus either side of the trace display area. You can select the controls you need, and hide the rest to reduce clutter.

Multiple trace windows support colour or density profiling, vertical or horizontal histograms and 138 pre-defined trace, eye and statistical measurements; up to ten tabulated simultaneously.

167 standard serial data communications masks are included with user margin, editing and custom mask compilation.

61 trace math functions can be applied using buttons or a formula editor.