What is a scope?

• Essential tool for automotive diagnostic and fault finding.

• Ideal for viewing and testing most automotive sensors and circuits.

• Captures and stores signals from sensors, components and actuators.

• Displays and expands spikes and complex signals.

What can it do?

• Ignition (Primary & Secondary)

• Injectors & fuel pumps• Starter & charging currents• ABS sensors. Crank & cam

sensors• Relative compression tests• Glow plugs/timer relays• Lambda, airflow, knock &

MAP sensors

The kit can be used to measure and test virtually all electrical and electronic components:

Why use a scope?

• 2 main diagnostic techniques - ECU Fault codes and scopes. Both have advantages, but used together are very powerful. Scopes enable the actual signals to be viewed

• Scopes speed up diagnostics, especially where there’s no fault code, or it is wrong or misleading. A real Time-Saver !

• A scope can confirm fault code diagnosis, before expensive parts are swapped out. They may just need cleaning!

• Reduced Manufacturer Warranty Costs - due to elimination of unnecessary replacement of non-faulty parts. Connections and wiring faults can easily be pin pointed

• Easy saving of data for analysis, and comparison with stored benchmark traces. Waveforms can be transmitted easily by email, for remote diagnosis.

ADC-212/3

• Dual channel + trigger• Vertical resolution of 4000 ‘dots’• 12 bit resolution• 32k sample memory• 3MS/s sampling rate• +/-1% accuracy• +/-10mV to +/-20V inputs in 11 ranges• 1.5MHz analogue bandwidth

The Pico ADC-212/3 PC oscilloscope/meter is our recommended product for automotive diagnostic and fault finding.

How do I use it?

• Load a reference waveform into PicoScope• Load a web page. This shows how to connect the scope, gives

advice on what the waveform should look like and gives general technical information

• Load the required settings, removing the need to spend time on setting up the PicoScope

In the PicoScope software, the Automotive menu contains a list of the different sensors and circuits that can be tested with the Diagnostic kit. When the subject of interest has been selected, the software will automatically do a number of things:

What do I get?

• ADC-212/3• 600A AC/DC current clamp• 60A DC current clamp• 20:1 attenuator• 2x multimeter probes• 2x small croc clips• 2x dolphin clips• Insulation piercing probes

The Diagnostic Kit is based around the successful ADC212/3 oscilloscope and includes a powerful software and information package. The kit turns your laptop or desktop PC into a powerful automotive diagnostic tool for fault finding. The advanced kit includes:

• 2x TA000 test leads

• 2x Secondary Ignition Pickup

• 2-pin break out lead

• Cigar Lighter power lead

• Acupuncture probe set

• Automotive Software CD

• Quick start guide

• Durable carry case

Example Waveform:Secondary Ignition

Example Waveform:Multi-Point Injector (Voltage)

Example Waveform:ABS Speed Sensor

Example Waveform:Air Flow Meter - Air Vane

Example Waveform:Crankshaft Sensor - Inductive

Example Waveform:Lambda Sensor - Titania