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Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PicoScope 2104 & 2105 User guide PS2100044-1.0 PC Oscilloscopes.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide I Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 Table of Contents .............................................................................................1 1 Introduction .
Introduction 1 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The PicoScope 2104 and 2105 PC Oscilloscopes are low-cost handheld instruments that are fully USB 2.0- capable and backwards-compatible with USB 1.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 2 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 1.3 Safety warning We strongly recommend that you read the general safety information below before using your PicoScope PC Oscilloscope for the first time.
Introduction 3 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 1.5 CE notice The PicoScope 2104 and 2105 PC Oscilloscopes meet the intent of the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and have been designed to EN61326-1 (1997) Class A Emissions and Immunity standard.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 4 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 1.7 Trademarks Delphi is a registered trademark of Borland Software Corporation. LabView is a registered trademark of National Instruments Corporation.
Product information 5 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 2 Product information 2.1 Minimum system requirements For the PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to operate, a c.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 6 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 2.2 Installation instructions Important Do not connect the PicoScope PC Oscilloscope to your PC until you have installed the software.
Product information 7 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 2.3 Specifications Variant PicoScope 2104 PicoScope 2105 Vertical Resolution 8 bits Analog Bandwidth 10.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 8 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3 Technical reference 3.1 Driver Once you have installed the PicoScope and PicoLog software, Windows will automatically install the driver when the PicoScope PC Oscilloscope is plugged in for the first time.
Technical reference 9 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3 Functions 3.3.1 ps2000_close_unit short ps2000_close_unit ( short handle ) This function shuts down a PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscope. Arguments handle , the handle, returned by ps2000_open_unit() , of the unit being closed.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 10 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.3 ps2000_get_timebase short ps2000_get_timebase ( short handle, s.
Technical reference 11 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.4 ps2000_get_times_and_values long ps2000_get_times_and_values( short handle, long * times, short .
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 12 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.5 ps2000_get_unit_info short ps2000_get_unit_info ( short handle, char * string, short string_length, short info ) This function writes information about the oscilloscope to a character string.
Technical reference 13 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.6 ps2000_get_values long ps2000_get_values( short handle, short * buffer_a, short * buffer_b, short * buffer_c, short * buffer_d, short * overflow, long no_of_values ) This function is used to get values.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 14 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.8 ps2000_open_unit short ps2000_open_unit ( void ) This function opens a PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscope . The API driver can support up to four units.
Technical reference 15 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.10 ps2000_run_block short ps2000_run_block ( short handle, long no_of_samples, short timebase, short oversample, long * time_indisposed_ms ) This function tells the unit to start collecting data in block mode .
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 16 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.11 ps2000_run_streaming short ps2000_run_streaming ( short handle, short time_interval_ms, long max_samples, short windowed ) This function tells the unit to start collecting data in streaming mode .
Technical reference 17 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.12 ps2000_set_channel short ps2000_set_channel ( short handle, short channel, short enabled, short dc, short range ) Specifies whether a channel is to be enabled, the position of the AC/DC switch and the input range.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 18 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.13 ps2000_set_ets long ps2000_set_ets ( short handle, short mode, short ets_cycles, short ets_interleave ) This function is used to enable or disable ETS (equivalent time sampling) and to set the ETS parameters.
Technical reference 19 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.3.14 ps2000_set_trigger short ps2000_set_trigger ( short handle, short source, short threshold, short direction, short delay, short auto_trigger_ms ) This function is used to enable or disable triggering and its parameters.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 20 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.4 Advanced features 3.4.1 Sampling modes A PicoScope PC Oscilloscope can run in various sampling modes. At high sampling rates, the oscilloscope collects data much faster than a PC can read it.
Technical reference 21 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.4.3 More on streaming mode In streaming mode , the computer prompts the unit to start collecting data. The data are then transferred back to the PC without being stored in oscilloscope memory.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 22 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.4.7 AC/DC operation Using the ps2000_set_channel() function, the input can be set to either AC or DC coupling. When AC coupling is used, any DC component of the signal is filtered out.
Technical reference 23 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.4.10 Combining oscilloscopes With PicoLog or your own program, it is possible to collect data using up to four PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscopes at the same time.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 24 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.5 Using different modes 3.5.1 Introduction The previous section on advanced features supplied the programmer with extended information on PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscopes .
Technical reference 25 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.6 Programming 3.6.1 C There are two C example programs: one is a simple GUI application, and the other is a more comprehensive console mode program that demonstrates all of the facilities of the driver.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 26 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 3.6.2 Visual Basic The Win32 subdirectory contains the following files: ps2000.vbp - project file ps2000.bas - procedure prototypes ps2000.
Troubleshooting 27 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Software error codes Consult this section if you are a PicoScope or PicoLog user. If you are writing your own program, refer to the driver error codes section.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 28 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 5 Glossary AC/DC switch To switch between measuring alternating current and direct current, select AC or DC from the control on the oscilloscope toolbar of the PicoScope software application.
Glossary 29 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 PicoScope software This is a software product that accompanies all our oscilloscopes.
PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide 30 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 Index A AC coupling 22 AC/DC switch 17, 21, 24 Accuracy 7 ADC 20, 22 .
Index 31 Copyright 2006 Pico Technology Limited. All rights reserved. PS2100044-1.0 O One-shot signal 21 Operating environment 7 Overload protection 7 Oversampling 22 P PC connection 7 PC oscilloscopes 1, 3 Pico Technical Support 27 PicoLog software 1, 8 picopp.
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