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by Steve Smith
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Automotive kit hardware
Topic: Picoscope 4425 device won’t connect
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Re: Picoscope 4425 device won’t connect

Hello Nathaniel thank you for the post and sorry for the late reply A quick heads up, for a swifter response than the forum, we have support@picotech.com which is viewed by several support team members who can help Moving onto your 4425-dealer too l Could you provide the full scope serial number? I ...
by Steve Smith
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Case studies
Topic: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery
Replies: 6
Views: 2075

Re: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery

No worries Roman, if you can that would be great but we also have to be realistic as post fix captures are like Rocking Horse Poo! Setting up another car is going to take considerable time and effort which is better spent on a vehicle with a problem I will search for something similar too, but like ...
by Steve Smith
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Automotive kit hardware
Topic: WPS 500X ground
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

Re: WPS 500X ground

In the video below, I have our WPS500x connected to channel A of a 4823 common ground scope For more information on common and floating ground scopes please see the following article https://www.picoauto.com/library/training/voltage-drop-techniques-introducing-floating-inputs On channel B of the 482...
by Steve Smith
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: Case studies
Topic: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery
Replies: 6
Views: 2075

Re: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery

Thank you Roman, and thank you for the edit as the phase shift both fascinated and niggled me at the same time. What a real shame we did not get the opportunity to capture post fix data. This often happens as the customers we support rectify the issue and release the vehicle This I understand as pay...
by Steve Smith
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Case studies
Topic: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery
Replies: 6
Views: 2075

Re: Porsche Cayenne misfire DTC and engine warning light mystery

Hello and thank you again Roman, I have forwarded your case study onto the auto team along with https://www.picoauto.com/support/topic23410.html Could I check you would be OK with links to these case studies being featured in our Newsletter? https://www.picoauto.com/library/newsletter Your case stud...
by Steve Smith
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Automotive kit hardware
Topic: WPS 500X ground
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

Re: WPS 500X ground

Hello and thank you for the feedback If you connect as you describe: “connect the WPS 500X to one channel, and on the other channel I connect both test leads (plus and minus) to positive” with a common ground scope (4823 for example) then the signal reference for the WPS500 is going to be raised to ...
by Steve Smith
Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Heavy Duty and Off Highway
Topic: Hitachi ZW220-7
Replies: 6
Views: 1273

Re: Hitachi ZW220-7

Hello Bruno and thank you for the feedback Following Ben’s advice and using the Guided Test configuration for J1939 decoding, we know that 0x51 [ID3 Source Address] is NOx sensor 1 with a transmission rate of 50 ms With this knowledge we can now use the search feature in the decode table to search f...
by Steve Smith
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: PicoScope 7 Automotive software
Topic: latest v7 early access loads wrong file into 2nd scope view
Replies: 2
Views: 701

Re: latest v7 early access loads wrong file into 2nd scope view

Hello and thank you for the post and the heads up re the Support web page I have just checked the support link and run a test email to Support which has arrived at the help desk There have been some alterations to the website and so clearing the browsers cache may help here I can see from the video ...
by Steve Smith
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Case studies
Topic: Cayenne V6, NVH to locate origin of engine knock, click, misfire
Replies: 7
Views: 2602

Re: Cayenne V6, NVH to locate origin of engine knock, click, misfire

Finally read your case study fully Roman and found it both riveting and inspirational THANK YOU As Barney mentioned, I have shared this with the Pico teams and with VM’s too as it speaks volumes of the ground breaking potential of diagnosis with PicoScope I found the use of “calculations” to determi...
by Steve Smith
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Automotive kit hardware
Topic: WPS 500X ground
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

Re: WPS 500X ground

Hello and thank you for the post The WPS 500X would not be grounded to the vehicle chassis when using a 4425A as we are not measuring pressure with reference to chassis ground. Could I confirm the WPS500 is connected via a BNC to BNC test lead https://www.picoauto.com/products/accessories-test-leads...