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Case Study: Fiat 500 Misfire

In this month's video case study, Steve Smith uses the Automotive 8-Channel PicoScope to confirm the cause of a momentary misfire and severe engine vibration in a Fiat 500.

You can check out this video on the Pico Automotive YouTube channel.

Updates to PicoScope 7.1

In the latest update to Re: PicoScope 7 Automotive Software forum post, we offer an overview of the latest available features in the PicoScope 7 Automotive Early Access 7.1.4.15470 release. This update includes the addition of "Delay" measurements, Phase and Delay math channels, and a Rotation Partition count increase.

You can read more about this update on our PicoScope Automotive Forum, or download this Early Access version of PicoScope 7 from our website.

A to Z: K-Line Serial Decoding Support

One thing that is clear is that despite its age, K-Line isn’t quite as straight forward as you would hope/think! One of the biggest challenges we face when trying to decode K-Line is that different OEM’s had different ways of encoding and decoding the messages.

Below are some key facts relating to K-Line (ISO 9141):

• K-Line supports data rates between 5Bits/s to 50Kbits/s
• Bi-directional half duplex BUS communication
• Manchester type of signal coding
• Single ended BUS

We have a new article focusing on K-Line BUS serial decoding on our website.

From our forum...

In this section, we take a look at some recent highlights from the Pico Automotive forum.

Volt drop for current measurements

In this post, Steve Smith uses the MT03A to investigate the resistance on a 15 A blade fuse.

Re: One waveform one picture

Our One waveform one picture thread has had several additions, including a look at a fault on a 2013 BMW Touring.

Vacancy: Automotive Support Assistant

We have a vacancy in our automotive team.

The key role will help us to continue to provide first-class product sales support for our customers, in particular for our OEM (e.g. vehicle manufacturer) customers. It is an excellent opportunity for an organized individual that is looking to move into another part of the automotive industry, or see how things are done "on the other side of the fence".

You'll be working with a well-established, close-knit, team that is relentlessly focused on its customer's needs, and supporting each other. We might even put a smile on your face from time to time. In addition, you will get to work for a successful, fast-growing, company that genuinely cares about and looks after its employees.

What's not to like? If you think that Pico is for you, check out the vacancy on our careers site and apply today!

Pico on the web

In this section, we spotlight some recent Pico product appearances across the web.

How I do Overnight Parasitic Drain Testing

In this video, the team at Automotive Diagnostics & Programming demonstrate their method for overnight or extended battery parasitic drain testing, using a PicoScope.

Pico Relative Compression Test

In this video, the team at The Garage Network offer a brief demo on relative compression tests, to help beginner PicoScope users.

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