“Good, solid course delivered at the right level. Offers useful, practical training on diagnostics and oscilloscopes”
— PMM magazine

The ‘Engine Management Diagnostics using PicoScope’ training courses are run on behalf of Pico Technology by Bill Phillips from V-Tech Training assisted by Pico staff. Bill has spent most of his career within the automotive sector and is highly regarded within the industry for his knowledge and expertise.

The courses are based around diagnosing electrical and mechanical automotive problems using a PC-based oscilloscope—specifically a PicoScope automotive oscilloscope.

Engine Management Diagnostics using PicoScope

Overview

This two day course includes the basic working principles of Engine Management systems, testing components and system diagnostics using oscilloscopes. The course is split between theory and practical demonstrations in a workshop using the Pico Automotive Diagnostic Kit on engine rigs.

Course Content

  • Introduction to Engine Management Systems
  • Diagnostic procedures
  • Why use an Automotive Oscilloscope?
  • Introduction to PicoScope
  • Testing components with a scope

Course Summary

By the end of the course you will be certified by Pico Technology, to use the PicoScope automotive oscilloscope in automotive diagnostic applications. You will have an understanding of the basic working principles of an Engine Management system and you will have the knowledge to use the scope and its software to retrieve waveforms and assess good and bad signals with the aid of the automotive waveform library.

This course runs from 9am to 5pm with an hour for lunch (lunch is included in the price of the course.)

Course Dates and Locations

The current course dates are listed below. Check back often (or subscribe to our course dates feed) for more course dates.

11-12 November 2008 Preston College - Preston, UK Book Now >
9-10 December 2008 Birmingham City College - Birmingham, UK Book Now >