PicoScope PC Oscilloscopes & PicoScope 7 Software

Pico Technology is a UK test and measurement company whose journey began in 1991, with its head office in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, and satellite offices around the world. It describes itself as the UK's only oscilloscope manufacturer and builds USB oscilloscopes, data loggers, RF instruments and signal generators that turn a PC into a full measurement bench.

The range includes PicoScope 2000 to 9000 series oscilloscopes, mixed-signal models, PicoVNA vector network analyzers, pulse generators and PicoLog data loggers. The May 2026 PicoScope 5000E series offers four 16-bit channels up to 200 MHz, with Plus models reaching 500 MHz in 8-bit mode and 2 GS memory. The free PicoScope 7 software runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with serial decoders, mask and pass/fail testing, and PicoSDK lets developers embed the scopes in custom test systems. Products are sold through distributors in over 50 countries.

• PicoScope 5000E: 4-channel 16-bit oscilloscopes up to 200 MHz, Plus models to 500 MHz.
• PicoScope 3000E MSO: 4 analog plus 16 digital channels, 5 GS/s and 2 GS memory.
• PicoScope 6000E: high-performance scopes up to 3 GHz bandwidth for research.
• PicoScope 7 software: cross-platform analysis with decoders, DeepMeasure, masks and pass/fail.
• PicoSDK: development kit for custom applications on Windows, macOS and Linux.
• RF and logging: PicoVNA network analyzers, pulse generators and PicoLog data loggers.

An electronics design firm in Vietnam can debug power and sensor circuits with 16-bit scopes. A factory can build automated end-of-line test stations using PicoSDK. A university can equip training labs with PC oscilloscopes and free software instead of costly benchtop units.

Compact USB scopes save bench space and cost compared with standalone instruments while offering deep memory and high resolution. Over 40 serial protocol decoders are included as standard in models such as the PicoScope 3000E. PicoScope 7 software updates are free for life. PicoSDK allows integration into automated production and lab test systems on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Test benches are becoming software-centric, with PC-based instruments that integrate easily into automated scripts and remote labs. Electronics design centres, EMS plants and universities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia are expanding quickly and look for compact, high-resolution instruments that fit limited budgets and training programmes.

Pico Technology began in 1991 and has its head office in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK, with satellite offices worldwide and distributors in over 50 countries. It describes itself as the UK's fastest growing test and measurement company and the UK's only oscilloscope manufacturer.