/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/picoscope-7-overall-i-am-impressed-but-what-s-your-opinionIntroduction I own a pretty old, portable PicoScope model (2000 series), which cost very little. Although I have larger desktop &lsquo;scope options with screens, I still find that PicoScope gets used regularly. I&rsquo;ve even written my own &lsquo;...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/picoscope-7-overall-i-am-impressed-but-what-s-your-opinionMon, 12 Oct 2026 20:25:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1fe6d0b8-808d-4b1d-8771-09ad80479ce8shabaz0<p>This was driving me nuts.. every time any config was changed, a pane would appear, and it would cause the main waveform view to resize, to fit the new pane.. and then again it would resize back to where it was, when clicking inside the main waveform area. Amazing how irritating that was, because you&#39;d lose focus because the signals would visibly squish and then stretch back out.&nbsp;</p> <p>The solution is easy but hidden... click on More, then click on the Settings icon (cog), then there&#39;s an &quot;Over graph&quot; option, and simply enable that. Now the new pane just floats on top without resizing things. And then, since one tends to want to view the left side of a waveform more closely than the right, it&#39;s best to select &quot;Right&quot; for the Option Panel Position, rather than the left side, so that the floating pane comes in from the right. Can&#39;t believe&nbsp;these things were not the default.</p> <p><img alt=" " height="536" src="/resized-image/__size/1114x1072/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-1fe6d0b8-808d-4b1d-8771-09ad80479ce8/PicoScope_5F00_eI1rqVLIn5.png" width="557" /></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29806&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/picoscope-7-overall-i-am-impressed-but-what-s-your-opinionFri, 19 Jun 2026 13:45:15 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1fe6d0b8-808d-4b1d-8771-09ad80479ce8kk991<p>[mention:b0bc65b9ecdc4307bd967592f00e340a:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&nbsp;Do you know if PicoScope 7 has advanced triggering like &quot;Zone Trigger&quot; ? Do you know if supports persistence mode with color grading ?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29806&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/picoscope-7-overall-i-am-impressed-but-what-s-your-opinionTue, 26 May 2026 21:02:36 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1fe6d0b8-808d-4b1d-8771-09ad80479ce8genebren1<p>Nice write up. I tried the PicoScope 7 a while ago, in its early version, but found it quite buggy.&nbsp; I might have to give it another try.&nbsp; I noticed that for windows you need version 10 or 11, which I don&#39;t really like much.&nbsp; I have it on my laptop, but my main system is still running windows 7.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29806&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/picoscope-7-overall-i-am-impressed-but-what-s-your-opinionTue, 26 May 2026 19:47:24 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1fe6d0b8-808d-4b1d-8771-09ad80479ce8DAB0<p>I have used my Picoscope for many years, I find it very useful for quick look things.</p> <p>If I need more horsepower, I have an old Tektronix 100Mhz BW scope.</p> <p>It lacks all of the fancy new features, but it still gives you pretty good data for something analog.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29806&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">