PicoScope™ 3000 Quick start guide Pico Technology Ltd The Mill House Cambridge Street St. Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 1QB Tel: +44 (0) 1480 396 395 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 396 296 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.picotech.com Included with your PicoScope… Your PicoScope 3000 package contains the following components: 1 PicoScope 320x series oscilloscope 1 USB cable 1 Pico Software CD 1 Power adapter (UK, EU or US – selected at time of ordering) 1 Installation guide 1 Quick start guide PicoScope 3000 Quick start… 1) Do not connect the PicoScope 3000 to the PC until software has been installed. 2) Insert CD which should automatically start Pico the installation application 3) Follow the links to install software 4) Follow the instructions on the screen to install PicoScope 5) Restart the PC 6) Click on “PicoScope” in the Windows Start menu to begin using PicoScope 3000. If you are using a scope probe and PicoScope, you should see a small 50Hz or 60Hz mains signal in the oscilloscope window when you touch the scope probe tip with your finger. Connector diagram Ch A) Input channel 1 Ch B) Input channel 2 1) USB port connector 2) 12Vdc 500mA power input 3) External trigger / Signal generator 4) LED. When lit, indicates the PicoScope 3000 series oscilloscope is sampling data PicoScope 3000 overview Oscilloscopes in the new PicoScope 3000 series all feature a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, together with impressive sampling rates, high bandwidths and a large buffer memory. PicoScope oscilloscopes simply connect to the USB port on any standard Windows based PC, making full use of the PCs' processing capabilities, large screens and familiar graphical user interfaces.