Pico Technology

PICO TECHNOLOGY is the world’s best known manufacturer of PC-based oscilloscopes and data acquisition equipment. Offering similar performance to traditional bench scopes, Pico's USB-connected adapters are compact and lightweight - ideal for field work. Their award-winning automotive oscilloscopes work with any motorbike, car or truck and make it easier and faster to find engine and electric faults.

PicoScope is PC software supplied free with every oscilloscope from Pico Technology for real-time signal acquisition and display using Pico Technology’s oscilloscopes. It is supported on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Debian and Ubuntu platforms.  PicoScope allows you to view and analyze real-time signals from PicoScope oscilloscopes.  Also included is FFT capability to create a spectrum analyzer, voltage-based triggers, and the ability to save/load waveforms to disk.  The software is ideal for use with either desktop or laptop PCs. Even the Linux version is capable of replacing a professional benchtop scope.  Beta versions of the software also work on the ARM-based BeagleBone and Raspberry Pi modules. The amazing PicoScope oscilloscopes are available with bandwidths up to 3GHz, up to 8 input channels, hardware vertical resolutions up to 16 bits, sampling rates up to 10GSa/s, buffer sizes up to 4GSa, and built-in signal generators. PC connection brings a host of extra features, including huge displays for education and demos.  Other features available on some models include flexible hardware resolution, switchable bandwidth limiters, switchable high-impedance and 50 ohm inputs, 16-digital channels, and differential inputs.  PicoScope for Linux won the EDN Hot 100 Products of 2014 award, under the Test & Measurement category, for "converting a Linux PC into an oscilloscope, FFT spectrum analyzer and measuring device".

Training Videos for PicoScope 7 - Here you will find a collection of training videos for Pico Technology’s free application software. 

Now you can download the latest release or beta versions of Pico Technology’s Picoscope Operating Software.  Try out the software on your own PC even before buying the scope!  See all the amazing features including serial decoding that come supplied free with your oscilloscope.

PicoScope 7 is available to download free of charge and is compatible with all current PicoScope models and many legacy models. At the Pico software download page, choose your "Product Series", Model Series then "Software".