Component: PicoScope (PS2000) (Test Equipment)

Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	1.0
Category	Test Equipment

PicoScope component

A set of functions designed for interacting with a 2000 series Pico scope via simulation.

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Examples

An example project showing the capabilities of the Velleman K8055D board combined with a Pico Technology series 2 scope.

Velleman and Picoscope Demo

Downloadable macro reference

	ps2000_get_timebase
Returns details associated with the selected timebase index
- INT	Handle
the handle of the required device.
- INT	timebase
The ps2000a API allows you to select any of 2 32 different timebases based on a maximum sampling rate of 1 GS/s.
- LONG	no_of_samples
number of samples required
- LONG	time_interval
time interval between readings at the selected timebase. Use NULL if not required.
- INT	time_units
- INT	oversample
not used.
- LONG	max_samples
on exit, the maximum number of samples available.
- INT	Return

	ps2000_open_unit_progress
This function checks on the progress of a request made to ps2000aOpenUnitAsync to open a scope.
- INT	handle
- INT	Progress
- INT	Return

	ps2000_flash_led
This function flashes the LED on the front of the scope without blocking the calling thread.
- INT	handle
handle of the scope device
- INT	Return

	ps2000_stop
This function stops the scope device from sampling data. If this function is called before a trigger event occurs, the oscilloscope may not contain valid data.
- INT	Handle
- INT	Return

	ps2000_get_unit_info
This function retrieves information about the specified oscilloscope.
- INT	Handle
the handle of the device
- STRING	info_string
unit information string
- INT	string_length
the maximum number of chars in the string
- INT	info_line
a number specifying what information is required. 0=DriverVersion / 1=USBVersion / 2=HardwareVersion / 3=VariantInfo / 4=BatchAndSerial / 5=CalDate / 6=KernelVersion / 7=DigHardwareVersion / 8=AnHardwareVersion
- INT	Return

	ps2000_set_channel
This function specifies whether an input channel is to be enabled, its input coupling type, voltage range, analog offset and bandwidth limit.
- INT	handle
Handle of the device
- INT	channel
the channel to be configured. The values are: 0=ChanA / 1=ChanB
- INT	enabled
whether or not to enable the channel. The values are: 0=Disable / 1=Enable
- INT	dc
the impedance and coupling type. Values: 0=AC / 1=DC
- INT	range
the input voltage range: 0=50mV / 1=100mV / 2=200mV / 3=500mV / 4=1V / 5=2V / 6=5V / 7=10V / 8=20V
- INT	Return

	ps2000_get_times_and_values
- INT	Handle
- LONG	times
- INT	buffer_a
- INT	buffer_b
- INT	buffer_c
- INT	buffer_d
- INT	overflow
- INT	time_units
- LONG	no_of_samples
- LONG	Return

	ps2000_set_trigger
- INT	handle
- INT	source
- INT	threshold
- INT	direction
- INT	delay
- INT	auto_trigger_ms
- INT	Return

	ps2000_set_sig_gen_built_in
sets up the signal generator to produce a signal from a list of built-in waveforms
- INT	Handle
Handle to the device
- LONG	Offset_uV
the voltage offset, in microvolts, to be applied to the waveform
- ULONG	pk2pk_uV
the peak-to-peak voltage, in microvolts, of the waveform
- INT	waveType
the type of waveform to be generated. 0=Sine / 1=Square / 2=Triangle / 3=RampUp / 4=RampDown / 5=Sinc / 6=Gaus / 7=HalfSine / 8=DC
- FLOAT	startFrequency
the frequency that the signal generator will initially produce
- FLOAT	stopFrequency
the frequency at which the sweep reverses direction or returns to initial
- FLOAT	increment
the amount of frequency increase or decrease in sweep mode
- FLOAT	dwellTime
the time for which the sweep stays at each frequency, in seconds
- INT	sweepType
whether the frequency will sweep from startFrequency to stopFrequency. 0=Up, 1=Down, 2=UpDown, 3=DownUp
- ULONG	sweeps
produce number of cycles specified by shots
- INT	Return

	ps2000_close_unit
This function shuts down an oscilloscope.
- INT	Handle
The handle of the scope device to be closed
- INT	Return

	ps2000_run_block
This function starts collecting data in block mode.
- INT	handle
- LONG	no_of_samples
- INT	timebase
- INT	oversample
- LONG	time_indisposed_ms
- INT	Return

	ps2000_get_values
This function returns block-mode data, with or without downsampling.
- INT	Handle
the handle of the required device.
- INT	buffer_a
Start point for data collection
- INT	buffer_b
Number of samples
- INT	buffer_c
Down sample ratio
- INT	buffer_d
Down sample mode : 0=None / 1=Aggregate / 2=Decimate / 4=Average
- INT	overflow
Flags to indicate if an overflow has occurred
- LONG	no_of_samples
- LONG	Return

	ps2000_ready
- INT	Handle
- INT	Return

	ps2000_open_unit_async
This function opens a scope without blocking the calling thread.
- INT	Return

	ps2000_open_unit
Returns a handle to the opened unit Returns 0 if no unit found Returns -1 if unit failed to open
- INT	Return

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