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News Release from: Pico Technology | Subject: ADC-212/100
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Pico Technology has added equivalent time sampling (ETS) to its high-performance, high resolution ADC-212/100 digital storage oscilloscope.
Pico Technology has added equivalent time sampling (ETS) to its high-performance, high resolution ADC-212/100 digital storage oscilloscope For repetitive signals, the ETS function extends the performance of the ADC-212/100 oscilloscope to 5Gsample/s
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Alan Tong, Pico Technology's Technical Director comments: "The equivalent time sampling function is achieved through software enhancements to the application running on the host PC and a new firmware configuration within the ADC-212.
This configuration is automatically installed in the resident hardware when PicoScope is run, and that pushes the performance of the 'scope far beyond its already impressive 100Msample/s real time capability".
The proprietary repetitive sampling method developed by Pico Technology allows full use of the 128,000 sample buffer memory and does not restrict the use of pre-trigger functions (a problem with many repetitive sampling methods).
Existing users of the ADC-212/100 (and ADC-212/50) need only download the free software/firmware upgrade from the company's website.
Providing enhanced capability through free software upgrades exemplifies Pico's ethos that, having purchased the hardware, engineers should not be denied access to new test and measurement features/functions as and when they become available.
"Traditional benchtop instruments have a fixed set of functions so eventually become outdated", says Mike Green, Pico Technology's MD.
"PC based instruments however can easily be updated with new functionality, thus increasing their useful life.
The fact that Pico provides free upgrades is very popular with our customers as it adds value to the products they have already purchased".
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