PicoScope® 2000 Series - MATLAB® Generic Instrument Driver

MATLAB Instrument Driver for use with PicoScope 2000 Series oscilloscopes (Alpha Release)

Description

The MATLAB Generic Instrument Driver allows a user to acquire block data from the PicoScope 2000 Series Oscilloscopes and control in-built signal generator functionality. The data could be processed in MATLAB using functions from Toolboxes such as the Signal Processing Toolbox.

The driver has been created using Instrument Control Toolbox v3.2.

The PS2000_Generic_IC_Driver_Alpha_Release zip file includes the following:

- The MATLAB Generic Instrument Driver
- scripts that demonstrate how to call various functions in order to capture data in block mode, as well as using the signal generator.

The example scripts provided in the zip file have been tested with a PicoScope 2205.

The driver can be used with the Test and Measurement Tool.

The driver will work with the following PicoScope models:

PicoScope 2104 & 2105
PicoScope 2202
PicoScope 2203, 2204 & 2205

Please note that the driver will not work with the PicoScope 2205 MSO, 2206, 2207 & 2208 devices.

The Instrument driver requires the dynamic link library (dll) files provided as part of the PicoScope 2000 Software Development Kit (SDK) in order to connect to and operate the oscilloscope. This can be downloaded for free from http://www.picotech.com/software.html

The SDK also includes the installer for the USB driver for the oscilloscopes. The simplest method for installing the USB driver is to install the PicoScope 6 software which is also available for free from the above address.

The main PicoScope 2000 Series Programmer’s Guide in the SDK should also be referred to.

For further information on MATLAB and the Instrument Control Toolbox, please visit:

http://www.mathworks.co.uk/products/instrument/

Any feedback on the driver would be appreciated - please e-mail us including the PicoScope model used.

Acknowledgements

Interface To Picoscope Analyzer inspired this file.

• Required Products: Instrument Control Toolbox; MATLAB
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 8.0 (R2012b)
• Other requirements: 32-bit version of MATLAB. Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8* Operating System. Latest version of the PicoScope 2000 Software Development Kit (download from http://www.picotech.com/software.html) * Not Windows RT