PICO 5463E+ MSO PC Oscilloscope (4CH; 100/350 MHz)

Vertical (analog channels):

Input Channels: 4

Bandwidth (−3 dB): 16-bit mode: 100 MHz; 8-bit mode: 350 MHz

Rise Time (10% to 90%, −2 dBFS): 16-bit mode: 3.5 ns; 8-bit mode: 1.2 ns

Selectable Bandwidth Limits: 16-bit mode: 20 MHz, 60 MHz, 100 MHz; 8-bit mode: 20 MHz, 60 MHz, 100 MHz, 200 MHz, 350 MHz

Vertical Resolution: 8/16 bits

Enhanced Vertical Resolution (Software): Hardware resolution + 4 bits

Input Connector: BNC(f)

Input Characteristics: 50 Ω: ±2%; 1 MΩ: ±1% ∥ 13 pF ±2 pF

Input Coupling: 50 Ω: DC; 1 MΩ: AC/DC

Input Sensitivity: 50 Ω: 1 mV/div to 1 V/div (10 vertical divisions); 1 MΩ: 1 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)

Input Ranges (Full Scale): 50 Ω: ±5 mV[1], ±10 mV[2], ±20 mV[3], ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V; 1 MΩ: ±5 mV[1], ±10 mV[2], ±20 mV[3], ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, ±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±20 V

[1]: ±5 mV only available up to 100 MHz

[2]: ±10 mV only available up to 200 MHz

[3]: ±20 mV only available up to 350 MHz

DC Gain Accuracy: ±(0.5% of signal + 1 LSB)

DC Offset Accuracy: ±(1% of full scale + 300 μV); offset accuracy can be improved using the Offset Correction function (Settings > Device) in PicoScope

LSB Size (Quantization Step Size): 16-bit mode: < 0.002% of input range; 8-bit mode: < 0.4% of input range

Analog Offset Range: ±25 mV; ±250 mV; ±2.5 V; ±5 V; ±20 V depending on range and coupling

Analog Offset Control Accuracy: ±0.5% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy above

Overvoltage Protection: 50 Ω: 5.5 V RMS max, ±20 V pk max; 1 MΩ: ±100 V (DC + AC peak) up to 10 kHz

Digital Channels (MSO Only)

Input Channels: 16 (2 logical ports of 8 channels each)

Input Connector: 2.54 mm pitch, 10 × 2 way connector

Maximum Input Frequency: 100 MHz (200 Mbit/s)

Minimum Detectable Pulse Width: 5 ns

Threshold Grouping: Two independent threshold controls; Port 0: D0 to D7; Port 1: D8 to D15

Threshold Range: ±5 V

Threshold Accuracy: < ±350 mV (inclusive of hysteresis)

Threshold Hysteresis: < ±250 mV

Input Dynamic Range: ±20 V

Minimum Input Voltage Swing: 500 mV peak-to-peak

Input Impedance: 200 kΩ ±2% || 8 pF ±2 pF

Channel-to-Channel Skew: 2 ns typical

Minimum Input Slew Rate: 10 V/μs

Overvoltage Protection: ±50 V (DC + AC peak) up to 100 kHz

Triggering

Source: Any analog channel, AUX I/O trigger; MSO models: D0-D15

Trigger Modes: None, Auto, Repeat, Single, Rapid (segmented memory)

Advanced Trigger Types (Analog Channels): Edge, Window, Pulse Width, Window Pulse Width, Level Dropout, Window Dropout, Interval, Runt, Transition Time, Logic

Logic Trigger Capabilities: AND or OR function of any trigger sources

Logic Trigger Capabilities: NAND/NOR/XOR/XNOR of up to four analog channels or digital ports plus aux input

Logic Trigger Capabilities: User-defined Boolean function of up to four analog channels or digital ports plus aux input (PicoSDK only)

Trigger Sensitivity (Analog Channels): 1 LSB accuracy across full bandwidth with adjustable hysteresis

Advanced Trigger Types (Digital Channels): Edge, Pulse Width, Level Dropout, Interval, Digital Pattern, Logic

Pre-Trigger Capture: Up to 100% of capture size

Post-Trigger Delay: PicoScope 7: 0 to >4 × 10⁹ samples; PicoSDK: 0 to >1 × 10¹² samples

Trigger Holdoff by Time: Up to 4 × 10⁹ sample intervals

Rapid Trigger Mode Rearm Time: < 700 ns on fastest timebase

Maximum Trigger Rate (Rapid Mode): PicoScope 7: 40,000 waveforms in 20 ms; PicoSDK: up to 2 million waveforms per second

Continuous Waveform Update Rate: Up to 300,000 waveforms per second

Trigger Time-Stamping: Time from previous waveform with sample-interval resolution

Trigger Frequency Counter: Hardware-based measurement with up to 7 digits of resolution

Datasheet