User's Guide
English
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a PicoScope 3000E Series PC oscilloscope. This guide explains
how to install the PicoScope software and connect the oscilloscope to your computer. It also
contains important safety information and advice on accessing user manuals and technical
support. Please retain it for future reference.
For full technical data relating to the oscilloscope, see the PicoScope 3000E Series Data Sheet,
available from picotech.com/downloads.
We recommend that you use this document in the order it is presented:
Step 1:
Install the PicoScope software
Step 2:
Read the oscilloscope safety and conformance information
Step 3:
Connect the oscilloscope
Kit contents
Every PicoScope 3000E Series oscilloscope is supplied with the items shown below. If any are
missing, please contact your supplier.
•
PicoScope 3000E Series oscilloscope
•
PicoScope 3000E Series User's Guide (this document)
•
TA532 USB-C
®
to USB-C cable
•
TA534 USB-A to USB-C cable
•
PS017 USB-C power supply
Each model is also supplied with probes and additional items as shown in the following table:
Bandwidth
Model
Channels
(MHz)
3417E
350
4
3418E
500
DO380-1
Probes
BNC adaptor
4 x TA536 350 MHz
1 x TA537 5 mm
1:1/10:1 probes
probe to BNC adaptor
4 x P1053 500 MHz
1 x TA563 3.5 mm
10:1 probes
probe to BNC adaptor
Copyright © 2024 Pico Technology Ltd.
Step 1: Install the PicoScope software
1.1
System requirements
To ensure that the software operates correctly, you must use a computer with the system
requirements shown in the table below. The performance of the oscilloscope will improve with a
more powerful PC, and will bene昀椀t from a multi-core processor.
Operating system
See
Processor
Memory
Free disk space
Ports
1.2
Installing the software
1.
Go to picotech.com/downloads, select PicoScope 3000 Series from the list on the left,
then select your model and the latest PicoScope software from the lists that appear.
Download and run the installer.
2.
In the PicoScope installer, select the language you wish to use.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Do not connect the oscilloscope
device until the installation is complete.
4.
You can try out the software with a demo device now, by clicking the new PicoScope icon
on your desktop.
For more information on the software, please refer to the A to Z of PC oscilloscopes at
picotech.com/library.
Step 2: Safety and conformance information
To prevent possible electrical shock, 昀椀re, personal injury or damage to the product, carefully
read this safety information before attempting to install or use the product. In addition, follow all
generally accepted safety practices and procedures for working with and near electricity.
The product has been designed and tested in accordance with the harmonized standard
PicoScope 3000E Series oscilloscopes
Speci昀椀cations
Microsoft Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit only
Linux: Ubuntu or openSUSE, 64-bit only
macOS, 64-bit only
picotech.com/downloads
for full details.
As required by the operating system
USB 3.0 recommended
USB 2.0 compatible
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