Automotive Newsletter December 2020

DECEMBER 2020

Versions 7.0.62 and 7.0.63 of PicoScope 7 Automotive beta have been released, with many new features, including PicoDiagnostics and full language support.

The second part of Ben's case study about the Mercedes E300 hybrid is here and we are looking back on what's happened at Pico Auto in 2020.

In other news, Steve has written about using the PicoBNC+ high-amp current clamp to take low-current measurements and Ben has written about K-Line serial decoding. Our best of the web section has two new videos for you to enjoy. We also have a short statement about Pico's Brexit continuity planning.

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PicoScope 7 Automotive

now supports 30 languages!

You can download the latest version here.

This latest version of the PicoScope 7 beta has many new features, including PicoDiagnostics, 30 languages and Full graph mode. Steve has written more about all the individual features and how to use them in this forum post.

Photo of the dashboard of the Mercedes E300 hybrid vehicle being diagnosed in the case study

Mercedes E300 Hybrid
warning lights and limp mode

This is Part 2 of Ben Martins' latest case study which follows the intriguing journey to diagnose the reported issues: a large number of warnings on the dashboard accompanied by a warning message on the instrument panel, along with the vehicle entering limp-home mode before coming to a complete stop.

Gif from video showing the Two-pole voltage detector detecting voltage on the 12 V battery in teh vehicle.

Pico Auto in 2020

Another year has gone by, and what a year it has been! We have all had a very different time than expected, and we are grateful for your continued understanding and support. We wanted to take some space and time to look back on these past 12 months and the challenges, changes and successes they have brought us.

Gif from the video showing off the PicoScope with the NVH cables connected

Kunde hat keinen Nerv mehr ! Wir finden den Fehler !

By Motoren Zimmer

These guys use Pico NVH to find the root cause of a vibration issue in this E63s to make it comfortable for the owner again.

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gif from video showing icoBNC+ cables being connected to PicoScope

Unboxing and First use of the Pico 4425A Oscilloscope

By Jarhead Automotive

An overview of the content in the Standard kit and the purpose of the different products.

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In other news

Photo of TA466 Two-pole Voltage Detector

K-Line serial decoding

Ben has, on request from a forum user, shared what he has found and what you can see when using PicoScope to look at signals associated with the K-Line bus.

Screenshot from PicoScope 7 Automotive showing measurement of CAN bus loading

Low current measurements with a PicoBNC+ high-amp clamp

Steve explains how you can use the high-amp PicoBNC+ current clamp from Pico to take low-current measurements.

Photo of sign, where one direction in UK flag and the other is the EU flag.

Pico Brexit Continuity Planning

We continue to prepare for Brexit based upon the assumption that there will be no free trade agreement in place between the UK and EU.

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