4225A, 4425A and 4823 PicoScope Specifications

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Automotive Oscilloscope Comparative Specifications

Oscilloscope Vertical

Channels	2	4	8
Bandwidth	20MHz (10MHz on ±50mV Range)	20MHz (10MHz on ±50mV Range)	20MHz (10MHz on ±10mV and ±20mV Ranges)
Vertical Resolution	12 bits (4,096 dots)	12 bits (4,096 dots)	12 bits (4,096 dots)/td>
Enhanced Resolution	16 bits (65,536 dots)	16 bits (65,536 dots)	16 bits (65,536 dots)
DC Accuracy	±1% of full scale	±1% of full scale	±1% of full scale ±300 μV
Input Sensitivity	10mV / div to 40V / div	10mV / div to 40V / div	2 mV/div to 10 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input Ranges (full scale)	±50 mV to ±200 V in 12 ranges	±50 mV to ±200 V in 12 ranges	±10 mV to ±50 V full scale, in 12 ranges
Input Impedance	1 MΩ in parallel with 24 pF	1 MΩ in parallel with 24 pF	1 MΩ ∥ 19 pF
Input Type	Floating, single ended, BNC Connectors	Floating, single ended, BNC Connectors	Common ground, single ended, BNC Connectors
Input Coupling	Software selectable AC/DC	Software selectable AC/DC	Software selectable AC/DC
Input Overvoltage Protection	±250 V (DC + AC peak)	±250 V (DC + AC peak)	±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Input Common Mode	±30 V	±30 V	Common Grounds

Oscilloscope Horizontal

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Buffer Memory	250 M samples shared between active channels	250 M samples shared between active channels	256 MS shared between active channels
Waveform Buffer	Up to 10,000 waveforms	Up to 10,000 waveforms	Up to 10,000 waveforms
Timebase Ranges	5 ns/div to 5000 s/div	5 ns/div to 5000 s/div	20 ns/div to 5000 s/div
Maximum Sampling Rate (single shot)	1 channel in use: 400 MS/s 2 channels in use: 200 MS/s	1 channel in use: 400 MS/s 2 channels in use: 200 MS/s 3 or 4 channels in use: 100 MS/s	80 MS/s (1 to 4 channels in use) 40 MS/s (5 to 8 channels in use)

Triggers

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Source	Any input channel	Any input channel	Any input channel
Basic Triggers	None, Auto, Repeat and Single	None, Auto, Repeat and Single	None, Auto, Repeat and Single
Advanced Triggers	Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed, logic	Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed, logic	Rising edge, falling edge, edge with hysteresis, pulse width, runt pulse, dropout, windowed, logic
Maximum Pre-trigger Delay	Up to 100% of capture length	Up to 100% of capture length	Up to 100% of capture length
Maximum Post-trigger Delay	Up to 4 billion samples	Up to 4 billion samples	Up to 4 billion samples

Dynamic Performance

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Crosstalk	72dB (4000:1), DC to 20 MHz	72dB (4000:1), DC to 20 MHz	76dB (6300:1), DC to 20 MHz
Harmonic Distortion	< −60 dB	< −60 dB	< −60 dB
SFDR	> 60dB	> 60dB	> 60dB
Noise	220 μV RMS on 50 mV range	220 μV RMS on 50 mV range	220 μV RMS on 50 mV range
Bandwidth Flatness	DC to full bandwidth (+0.25 dB, −3 dB)	DC to full bandwidth (+0.25 dB, −3 dB)	DC to full bandwidth (+0.25 dB, −3 dB)
ADC ENOB	10.8 bits	10.8 bits	11.3 bits

Function Generator

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Standard Output Signals	No function generator	No function generatorz	Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine, white noise, PRBS
Standard Signal Frequency	No function generator	No function generator/td>	DC to 1 MHz
Sweep Modes	No function generator	No function generator	Up, Down or Dual
Triggering	No function generator	No function generator	Can trigger a counted number of waveform cycles or sweeps (up to 1 billion) from the scope trigger or manually from software.
Voltage Range	No function generator	No function generator	±2V
Amplitude and Offset Adjustment	No function generator	No function generator	Signal amplitude and offset adjustment within ±2V Range
Frequency Accuracy	No function generator	No function generator	±20 ppm
Frequency Resolution	No function generator	No function generator	< 20mHz
Amplitude Flatness	No function generator	No function generator	< 0.5 dB to 1 MHz typical
DC Accuracy	No function generator	No function generator	±1% of full scale
SFDR	No function generator	No function generator	87 dB typical
Output Characteristics	No function generator	No function generator	Rear-panel BNC, 600 Ω output impedance
Overvoltage Protection	No function generator	No function generator	±10 V

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Update Rate	No arbitrary waveform generator	No arbitrary waveform generator	80MS/s
Buffer Size	No arbitrary waveform generator	No arbitrary waveform generator	16kS
Resolution	No arbitrary waveform generator	No arbitrary waveform generator	14 bits

Spectrum Analyser

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Frequency Range	DC to 20MHz	DC to 20MHz	DC to 20MHz
Display Modes	Magnitude, Peak Hold and Average	Magnitude, Peak Hold and Average	Magnitude, Peak Hold and Average
Number of FFT Points	128 to 1 million in powers of 2	128 to 1 million in powers of 2	128 to 1 million in powers of 2
Windowing	Rectangular, Gaussian, Triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, Flat-top	Rectangular, Gaussian, Triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, Flat-top	Rectangular, Gaussian, Triangular, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Hamming, Hann, Flat-top

Maths Channels

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
General Functions	−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, derivative, integral, delay	−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, derivative, integral, delay	−x, x+y, x−y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt, exp, ln, log, abs, norm, sign, sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, derivative, integral, delay
Filter Functions	Low pass, high pass, band stop, band pass	Low pass, high pass, band stop, band pass	Low pass, high pass, band stop, band pass
Graphing Functions	Frequency, duty cycle	Frequency, duty cycle	Frequency, duty cycle
Multi-waveform Functions	Min, max, average, peak	Min, max, average, peak	Min, max, average, peak
Operands	Input channel, reference waveforms, time, constants, pi	Input channel, reference waveforms, time, constants, pi	Input channel, reference waveforms, time, constants, pi

Automatic Measurements

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Scope Mode	AC RMS, true RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak to peak, rise time, rising rate.	AC RMS, true RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak to peak, rise time, rising rate.	AC RMS, true RMS, cycle time, DC average, duty cycle, falling rate, fall time, frequency, high pulse width, low pulse width, maximum, minimum, peak to peak, rise time, rising rate.
Spectrum Mode	Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD %, THD dB, THD+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD	Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD %, THD dB, THD+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD	Frequency at peak, amplitude at peak, average amplitude at peak, total power, THD %, THD dB, THD+N, SFDR, SINAD, SNR, IMD
Statistics	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation	Minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation

Serial Decoding

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Protocols	CAN, CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN, I²C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I²S	CAN, CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN, I²C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I²S	CAN, CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN, I²C, UART/RS-232, SPI, I²S
Inputs	All input channels with any mixture of protocols	All input channels with any mixture of protocols	All input channels with any mixture of protocols

Maths Channels

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Mask Generation	Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry	Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry	Auto generate from captured waveform, manual drawing, manual coordinate entry
Actions	Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm	Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm	Highlight on screen, select in buffer overview, activate alarm
Statistics	Pass/fail, failure count, total count	Pass/fail, failure count, total count	Pass/fail, failure count, total count

Alarms

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Initiating Events	Capture, buffer full, mask fail	Capture, buffer full, mask fail	Capture, buffer full, mask fail
Alarm Actions	Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator	Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator	Beep, play sound, stop/restart capture, run executable, save current buffer/all buffers, trigger signal generator

Data Export

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Output File Formats	.bmp, .csv, .gif, .jpg, .mat (MATLAB 4), .pdf, .png, .psdata (PicoScope data), .pssettings (PicoScope settings), .txt	.bmp, .csv, .gif, .jpg, .mat (MATLAB 4), .pdf, .png, .psdata (PicoScope data), .pssettings (PicoScope settings), .txt	.bmp, .csv, .gif, .jpg, .mat (MATLAB 4), .pdf, .png, .psdata (PicoScope data), .pssettings (PicoScope settings), .txt
Output Functions	Copy to clipboard, print	Copy to clipboard, print	Copy to clipboard, print

Environmental

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 40 °C (15 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)	0 °C to 40 °C (15 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)	0 °C to 45 °C (20 °C to 30 °C for quoted accuracy)
Operating Humidity Range	5% to 80% RH, non-condensing	5% to 80% RH, non-condensing	5% to 80% RH, non-condensing
Storage Temperature Range	-20 to +60°C	-20 to +60°C	-20 to +60°C
Storage Humidity Range	5 to 95% RH, non-condensing	5 to 95% RH, non-condensing	5 to 95% RH, non-condensing

Physical Properties

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Dimensions (metric)	190 x 160 x 40 mm	190 x 160 x 40 mm	190 x 170 x 40 mm
Weight (metric)	less than 900 g	less than 900 g	less than 550 g

General

	PicoScope 4225A	PicoScope 4425A	Picoscope 4823
Additional Accessories Supplied	USB 3.0 Cable, User Manuals, Software CD-ROM	USB 3.0 Cable, User Manuals, Software CD-ROM	USB 3.0 Cable, User Manuals, Software CD-ROM
Software Supplied	PicoScope®, PicoDiagnostics®	PicoScope®, PicoDiagnostics®	PicoScope®, PicoDiagnostics®
Language Support	Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish	Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish	Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
PC Interface	USB 3.0/3.1 recommended (USB 2.0 compatible)	USB 3.0/3.1 recommended (USB 2.0 compatible)	USB 3.0/3.1 recommended (USB 2.0 compatible)
Power Requirements	Powered from the USB Port	Powered from the USB Port	Powered from the USB Port
PC Operating System	Windows 7, 8 or 10	Windows 7, 8 or 10	Windows 7, 8 or 10
Compliance	FCC (EMC), CE (EMC and LVD), RoHS compliant	FCC (EMC), CE (EMC and LVD), RoHS compliant	FCC (EMC), CE (EMC and LVD), RoHS compliant
Warranty	2 years	2 years	2 years

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