Application Notes

After completing a presentation at Autoinform Harrogate and a conversation with Pete Melville (HEVRA), I wanted to qualify the suggestion of using PicoScope ConnectDetect® to…

Life is never simple and on today’s modern vehicles testing can be challenging. Pico’s range of accessories can make your job quicker and easier. My…

I will try to cut a long story very short: A BMW 114i (N13) suffered a vacuum pump seizure due to oil starvation. This resulted…

Question 5  “Can you tell me if disabling the PCV system will affect the crankcase waveform? Similar to blocking off the excessive loss in the…

Many thanks once again to those who could attend this Practical Pico session. I will go through the outstanding questions and hopefully clarify any outstanding…

Question 1:“What is the voltage threshold of CAN? Or in other words, at what voltage does the CAN node decide the signal is either high…

Let me begin with a snapshot of CAN traffic: Here we have captured and will be able to evaluate the integrity of the CAN signals…

By utilizing the crankshaft signal in conjunction with the camshaft signal we can non-intrusively evaluate the correlation between these critical components, while also confirming the…

Pico’s Engine and hydraulics kit is made for you to be able to diagnose problems on your equipment that relate to both engine and hydraulics.…

You would normally evaluate the vehicle battery with automated devices, or better still, the battery test procedure in PicoDiagnostics (where you can test not only…

Modern emission regulations have forced tighter control of engine management systems throughout all engine speed and load ranges. The traditional oxygen sensor could accurately detect…

The turbocharger has been developed to provide greater volumetric efficiency for any given engine size, or in other words, to improve just how efficiently air…

The alternator, as the name implies, produces an alternating current (AC) output, which is rectified to direct current (DC) to provide the correct type of…

Introduction The throttle cable has almost become redundant on today’s motor vehicle. The drive-by-wire system is by no means a new concept as it was…

Note: This technical note makes use of the PicoScope 4425 automotive scope from Pico Technology and should not be used as guidance for any other…