PicoScope® 5000D Series oscilloscopes

Graph format shows the decoded data (in

hex, binary, decimal or ASCII) in a timing

diagram format, beneath the waveform

on a common time axis, with error frames

marked in red.

You can zoom in on these frames to

investigate noise or distortion, and each

packet field is assigned a different color,

so the data is easy to read.

Table format shows a list of the decoded

frames, including the data and all flags

and identifiers. You can set up filtering

conditions to display only the frames you

are interested in or search for frames with

specified properties.

The statistics option reveals more detail

about the physical layer such as frame

times and voltage levels. PicoScope 6 can

also import a spreadsheet to decode the

data into user-defined text strings.

Serial decoding and analysis

With its deep memory, the PicoScope 5000D Series is ideally suited to serial decoding and analysis, which are included as standard.

The PicoScope 6 software has support for 20 protocols including I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232 and Ethernet (and more in development).

Decoding helps you see what is happening in your design to identify programming and timing errors and check for other signal integrity issues. Timing analysis tools help to show

the performance of each design element, identifying parts of the design that need to be improved to optimize overall system performance.