New features in PicoScope 7
23/09/24
New features PicoScope 7
Thank you once again to the software teams for their continued dedication to the development of PicoScope 7 Automotive Early Access 7.1.38.3046 (inc. Pico Diagnostics 1.16.144.0) which can be download here: https://www.picoauto.com/downloads
Note: The new features listed below also cover those released in PicoScope 7.1.36 & 7.1.37
Arrows can now be added to annotations
Click on “More” in the left-hand tool panel to reveal the “Annotations” button
Note: Clicking on the “Star” symbol to the left of the “Annotations” button will place the Annotations option in the left-hand tool panel where it will remain ready for use without having to select “More”
Upon selecting “Annotations”, an annotation dialog box will appear in the graph view accompanied by an arrowhead
Click the arrowhead and drag the pointer to the area of interest
To add a second arrow, click inside the dialog box to reveal another arrowhead and drag to the desired location (repeat this process for more arrowheads)
Note: Annotation arrowheads are now included on print and image exports.
Feedback on the design and function of the “Annotations & Arrow” features would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
Serial Decoding filtering is now applied to packets displayed in the graph view
Below you can see we have loaded the CAN bus serial decoding settings file from the Communications lozenge within the Guided Test menu. A filter has then been applied to the serial decode table where we have requested PicoScope to only display CAN ID 1F5
Here you can see how the decode table only contains CAN ID 1F5 and how the graph view adornment contains fewer packets as only ID 1F5 is now highlighted
Note: A visual indicator is added to the graph view when the serial decoding filter is active
Using the zoom function, we can instantly see the cyclic and periodic nature of CAN ID 1F5 (approx. 10 ms) in the entire data stream
Feedback on the design and function of serial decoding filter within the graph view would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
Users can now search for waveforms using a free text search within the RWL / Toolbox
Clicking on the “Waveform library” button in the left-hand tool panel will allow users to log into the Reference Waveform Library (RWL). Once logged in, users are taken to the “Search page” where we can now search for waveforms using a simple text entry. Below we have searched for “Rover” where the RWL has returned 171 possible waveforms that match the entered “Rover” text
Users can now search for Make, Model and Channel Label within the Waveform Manager (WM)
Below we have 2 waveforms loaded into the Waveform Manager before editing. Clicking on the “Filter” button will reveal a search dialog box that can be used to locate the desired waveform, such a feature will provide rapid access to desired waveforms where multiple captures have been loaded.
Users can now select specific waveforms to "bulk" download
Click on “My Waveforms” within the WM dialog. Here we have two options for bulk downloading waveforms; Option 1 “Select all” (See below)
Option 2 “Select waveforms to download” where each desired thumb nail can be selected by clicking on the “tick box” within each waveform image
Below we have selected two waveforms for bulk download, where the Download waveforms dialog box appears for confirmation
Feedback on the design and function of the new RWL and WM search & Download features would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
Keyboard shortcuts have arrived
Once again, a huge thank you to the software teams for the return of keyboard shortcuts which many may remember from PicoScope 6
Click on “More” in the left-hand tool panel to reveal the “Settings” button. Note: Clicking on the “Star” symbol to the left of the “Settings” button will place the “Settings” feature in the left-hand tool panel where it will remain ready for use without having to select “More”. Clicking on “Settings” will reveal the settings control panel where the “Keyboard shortcuts” reside, below we have opted to view the “Basic” options followed by “Manage shortcuts”
You will also see here we have the “Advanced (qwerty)” Keyboard shortcut options which require scrolling to view the full menu
Feedback on the design and function of the new “Keyboard shortcuts” feature would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
Channel Set Up Wizard (Previously configured by channel labels)
Click on “More” in the left-hand tool panel to reveal the “Setup Wizard” button. Note: Clicking on the “Star” symbol to the left of the “Setup Wizard” button will place the “Setup Wizard” feature in the left-hand tool panel where it will remain ready for use without having to select “More”. Clicking on “Setup Wizard” will reveal the Setup Wizard dialog box (See below)
Use the drop-down arrows adjacent to each channel letter and select the desired component you wish to measure. Below we have opted for Crank, Cam (Hall effect) with injector voltage and COP ignition.
Click on “Apply settings” where PicoScope will automatically configure the probes, time base, sample rate and channel labels ready for capture
Feedback on the design and function of the “Channel Setup Wizard” would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
Crest factor math channel
Use the “More” button or click on the Math symbol to open the math channel wizard. Looking at the image below we can now select “Crest factor” where we have applied crest factor to Channel C, choose the desired name, color, units and min/max range as you progress through the math channel wizard and select “Finish”.
Below we can now plot the Crest factor of Channel C against time
RMS Math channel
Following the procedure described above, access the math channel wizard, click on the “rms” option and the desired channel (C).
Below we have added an RMS math channel to Channel C
Feedback on the design and function of the “Crest factor & RMS math channels” would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
DC Power measurement
In the image below, our DC Power measurement has been applied to the voltage on Channel A and current on Channel B. Note: We have requested the DC power measurement “Between rulers”
Feedback on the design and function of the “DC Power measurement” would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
New Guided Tests
Development of PicoScope 7 software also includes our Guided Tests which continue to benefit from updates, improvements and new topics / test procedures.
From the Guided Test Dialog box, click on the Communications button where you will find our 10BaseT1-S > 10BaseT1-S Physical layer Guide and settings file. More on 10BaseT1-S can be found here viewtopic.php?p=105407#p105407 where we review our 10BaseT1-S decoder
Feedback on the design and function of the “Guided Tests” would be most welcome. Click on “More” > Help and support > Send Feedback within the software
