PicoScope 7 T&M – Early Access

Overview

Thank you for your interest in the PicoScope 7 T&M Early Access program.

Windows, Linux and macOS versions of the software are being simultaneously developed, with feature parity across all three. Select and download the one you want from the page below.

New releases of PicoScope 7 T&M Early Access are being made available to download roughly every two weeks. Each release includes the latest functionality and improvements that our development team have built and tested, plus fixes for any bugs that have been discovered along the way.

The Early Access version can also be installed alongside the stable version on Windows and Mac, and will receive independant update notifications for all of the new features added with each release.

If you have any problems installing PicoScope 7 then email or call for support at support@picotech.com or +44 1480 396395.

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Picoscope 7.1.26 Early Access for Windows

Released: April 08 2024
Release type: Early Access
Size: 234 MB

This release is compatible with all non-automotive USB PC Oscilloscopes (PicoScope Automotive is available for users of Automotive Oscilloscopes).

Download Picoscope 7.1.26 Early Access for Windows

Release notes

Picoscope 7.1.26 Early Access

New Features

  • Tools in the "More..." tools panel grouped and organised alphabetically to help you find the tool you need.
  • New Reactive power and Power factor Measurements and Maths channels.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a couple of issues where Copy as Text would sometimes not work.
  • SPI Decoder - Data missing from graph adornment.
  • SBS Decoder - BatteryStatus message displaying empty values.
  • Power Measurements and Maths channels now handle differing timebases and sample rates between sources.
  • Fixed issue where "Source" control heading was not present for logic trigger. (Mac only)
  • Zero Offset now works with DC50ohm coupling mode.
  • Fixed issue where device sometimes remains in a "Reconnecting..." state after unplugging and plugging back in.
  • Improved build stability.

PicoScope 7.1.26 for MacOS

Released: April 08 2024
Release type: Early Access
Size: 176 MB

This release is compatible with all non-automotive USB PC Oscilloscopes (PicoScope Automotive is available for users of Automotive Oscilloscopes).

Download PicoScope 7.1.26 for MacOS

Installation notes

If users wish to install the last release of PicoScope 6 Beta for Mac (6.14.62), you can do so here.

Release notes

Picoscope 7.1.26 Early Access

New Features

  • Tools in the "More..." tools panel grouped and organised alphabetically to help you find the tool you need.
  • New Reactive power and Power factor Measurements and Maths channels.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a couple of issues where Copy as Text would sometimes not work.
  • SPI Decoder - Data missing from graph adornment.
  • SBS Decoder - BatteryStatus message displaying empty values.
  • Power Measurements and Maths channels now handle differing timebases and sample rates between sources.
  • Fixed issue where "Source" control heading was not present for logic trigger. (Mac only)
  • Zero Offset now works with DC50ohm coupling mode.
  • Fixed issue where device sometimes remains in a "Reconnecting..." state after unplugging and plugging back in.
  • Improved build stability.

PicoScope 7 Early Access for Linux

Installation

PicoScope is distributed via our online repositories. For operating system-specific instructions, please choose your distribution.

  1. Import public key (only once, no need to repeat)
    wget -qO - https://labs.picotech.com/Release.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
  2. Configure your system repository
    sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://labs.picotech.com/rc/picoscope7/debian/ picoscope main" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/picoscope7.list'
  3. Update package manager cache
    sudo apt-get update
  4. Install PicoScope
    sudo apt-get install picoscope
  1. Import public key (only once, no need to repeat)
    sudo rpmkeys --import http://labs.picotech.com/repomd.xml.key
  2. Add repository to the updater
    sudo zypper addrepo https://labs.picotech.com/rc/picoscope7/rpm/ picoscope
  3. If it results in an error saying it already exists, delete the file as in the following command and redo previous step:
    sudo rm /etc/zypp/repos.d/picoscope.repo
  4. Update package manager cache
    sudo zypper refresh
  5. Install PicoScope
    sudo zypper install picoscope
  6. If you run into packager conflicts, please ensure that installations of picoscope (6|7) GTK is removed from your system. You can achieve it by this command:
    sudo rpm -e picoscope libpl1000 libps2000 libps2000a libps3000 libps3000a libps4000 libps4000a libps5000 libps5000a libps6000 libusbdrdaq libpicoipp libpicocv