PCS500 - Velleman Inc. PC Modular Oscilloscopes

Velleman Inc. PCS500 Overview

The PCS500 is a digital storage oscilloscope that uses a computer and its monitor to display waveforms. All standard oscilloscope functions are available through the supplied Windows program. Its operation is identical to that of normal oscilloscope apart from the fact that all operations can be performed with the mouse. Connection is through the parallel port of the computer, and the scope is completely optically isolated from the computer port. The oscilloscope and transient recorder have two completely separated channels with a sampling frequency up to 1 GHz. Any waveform displayed on the screen can be stored for later use in documents or for the comparison of waveforms.

• Timebase: 20 ns to 100 ms per division
• Trigger source: CH1, CH2, EXT or free run
• Trigger edge: rising or falling
• Trigger level: adjustable in steps of 1/2 division
• Step interpolation: linear or smoothed
• Markers for: voltage and frequency
• Input sensitivity: 5 mV to 15 V / division with auto setup-function
• Pre-trigger function
• True RMS read-out (only AC component)
• Recording length: 4096 samples / channel
• Sampling frequency:
  • real-time: 1.25 kHz to 50 MHz
  • repetitive: 1 GHz