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PicoScope 2000 Series

USB-powered PC oscilloscopes, 10-100 MHz, 2 or 4 analog channels (MSO models add 16 digital channels), with built-in function/arbitrary waveform generator.

Evidence: Inferred 1 source · latest retrieved 2026-10-16 · audited

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Key specs

Bandwidth max
100 MHz Evidence: Documented
Sample rate max
1000 MS/s Evidence: Documented
Analog channels scope
4 Evidence: Documented
Buffer memory max
128 MS Evidence: Documented
Vertical resolution
8 bit Evidence: Documented
Digital channels
16 Evidence: Documented

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Suggested for: Measure signals with a PC oscilloscope

All specifications 8
SpecValueEvidence
Bandwidth max100 MHz
range 10-100 MHz by model
Evidence: Documented
Sample rate max1000 MS/s
real-time, 1 channel; 1 GS/s on 2207B/2208B, 2406B-2408B and MSO 2206B-2208B; 2206B 500 MS/s; 2204A 100 MS/s
Evidence: Documented
Buffer memory max128 MS
2208B/2408B; 2204A 8 kS
Evidence: Documented
Vertical resolution8 bit
up to 12 bits with resolution enhancement
Evidence: Documented
Analog channels scope4
2 or 4 channels depending on model (value = maximum)
Evidence: Documented
Digital channels16Evidence: Documented
Awg resolution12 bitEvidence: Documented
Warranty5 yearsEvidence: Documented
Caveats

Specs cover the whole series (2204A to 2408B); per-model values differ, ranges shown. Product page showed "Looking for stock" at retrieval; availability unverified. PicoScope 7 software OS support from the same table. Checked against the PicoScope 2000 Series data sheet (MM071.en-11, 2026-10-18). Audit: spec table values were checked against the page's own series spec table: sample_rate_max 1 GS/s applies from the 2207B (2-channel) and 2406B (4-channel) upward, and to the MSO 2206B and above (2-channel: 2204A 100 MS/s, 2205A 200 MS/s, 2206B 500 MS/s; 4-channel 2405A 500 MS/s; MSO 2205A 500 MS/s). The 1 GS/s figure is for 1 channel; with more channels active it is shared (e.g. 2207B/2208B: 500 MS/s with 2 channels); buffer_memory_max 128 MS applies to 2208B/2408B/2208B MSO only (2204A 8 kS); bandwidth_max 100 MHz = 2208B/2408B/2208B MSO. These are SERIES MAXIMA, not per-model values - never show them as a single model's spec. Page is internally inconsistent on serial-decoder count (39 vs 40) and mentions '128 MB' in one place vs MS elsewhere (not recorded). Raspberry Pi 4B/5 support is 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS with PicoLog 6 and drivers only (PicoScope 7 not listed for Pi). Vendor-stated specs; not measured. (2026-10-18) Per-model records now exist: tech-picoscope-2204a, tech-picoscope-2208b (source: vendor page spec table).

Claims 4

  • All PicoScope 2000 Series models are powered from the USB port and connect over USB 2.0. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-picoscope-2000

  • Every model includes a built-in function generator and arbitrary waveform generator. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-picoscope-2000

  • MSO models add 16 digital channels with ±20 V input range and 100 MHz (200 Mb/s) maximum input frequency. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-picoscope-2000

  • The series is supported on Windows, macOS and Linux; Raspberry Pi 4B/5 support is limited to PicoLog 6 and drivers, not PicoScope 7. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-picoscope-2000

Sources 1

  • Pico Technology · manufacturer_docs

    https://www.picotech.com/oscilloscope/2000/picoscope-2000-overview

    Locator: Overview text; specification tables (Vertical, Horizontal, Software, General) · Retrieved 2026-10-16

    The PicoScope 2000 Series offers up to 100 MHz bandwidth, sampling rates up to 1 GS/s and deep memory up to 128 MS; All of the PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes are powered over USB

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