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News Release from: Pico Technology | Subject: PicoScope 5000 oscilloscopes
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2007
New triggers added to oscilloscopes
Dual-edge, window, pulsewidth, dropout, interval and logic triggering switches have been added to PicoScope 5000 oscilloscopes.
Pico Technology has added a set of advanced trigger types to the PicoScope 5000 scopes to make it easier to trigger on complex waveforms The new advanced trigger types are part of a continuing programme of upgrades for the PicoScope 5000 series scopes, which has recently seen the addition of an auto-setup command and a new spectrum view
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new trigger types are dual-edge, window, pulsewidth, dropout, interval and logic triggering.
Window triggering detects when signals go into or out of a given range, so is useful for finding overvoltages.
Pulsewidth triggering can recognise short or long pulses, helping the user find glitches and timing violations.
The dropout trigger finds the moment when a repetitive signal, such as a clock, goes dead.
Interval triggering detects when two successive clock edges fail to meet a timing condition.
Finally, logic triggering lets you trigger on practically any combination of up to four input levels or voltage windows.
If you're troubleshooting digital signals, you will be able to use these new trigger types to obtain a stable display of complex digital waveforms such as serial data streams and control signals.
The PicoScope 5000 series scopes are ideal instruments for digital troubleshooting because of their high sampling rate and large buffer size, which when used together allow you to capture long-duration snapshots with high time resolution.
Alan Tong, Managing Director of Pico Technology, said "This is the latest in a series of improvements to the PicoScope 5000 series scopes and the PicoScope 6 software".
"Our customers can expect regular free upgrades to PicoScope 6 as we learn more about what they need from our products".
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