A PicoScope (sometimes known as a labscope) turns your laptop or desktop PC into a powerful diagnostic tool. Think of it as the X-ray machine of diagnostics, letting you see the changing signals inside wires. You can purchase a PicoScope on its own, but most people purchase one of our award-winning Automotive Diagnostics Kits. These money-saving kits contain everything you need – just add a PC.

 

The Pico Automotive Diagnostics Kits work with your PC to measure and test virtually all of the electrical and electronic components and circuits in any modern vehicle including: Ignition (primary and secondary) Injectors and fuel pumps Starter and charging circuits Batteries, alternators and starter motors Lambda, airflow, ABS and MAP sensors Electronic throttle control CAN bus, LIN bus and FlexRay Find out why PicoScope is like no other oscilloscope with features and benefits that make it the world's leading choice for vehicle manufacturers and aftermarket garages alike. 

 

Our exciting PicoBNC+® probe connectivity, unique to PicoScope 4225A and 4425A oscilloscopes, provides you with:

 

• Smart probe interfacing so that all your probe configuration takes place in the software - no more incorrect probe switch positions!
• Powered probes that are always on and ready to go - no more flat batteries, current clamp zeroing, or auto-off!
• Channel status lights to show you which probes and channels to connect and their status when you load a data file or guided test
• Future-proofing of your diagnostic capabilities as we develop new probe technologies.
• Full backwards-compatibility with BNC for all your existing PicoScope or third-party probes

 

All our automotive PicoScopes have the features that have already helped technicians around the world with vehicle diagnostics:

 

• 400 M samples/second and 20 MHz bandwidth to make sure you can test the latest vehicles such as those with high-speed FlexRay or CAN-FD networks
• 12-bit (16-bit enhanced) resolution - your waveforms in high definition
• 250 M sample memory for long-duration captures; ideal when you are trying to diagnose intermittent faults
• USB 3.0 data transfer speeds and power, providing you with high performance and portability

 

 

PicoScope Automotive software

PicoScope Automotive software and oscilloscopes are optimized to work together to give you total trust in the waveforms you capture.

With PicoBNC+™ compatible devices, PicoScope software sets up your scope automatically. You can use channel, sampling and trigger controls to capture your waveform precisely as you want it.

PicoScope Automotive helps you determine your waveform characteristics with a vast range of easy to use and configurable analysis tools:

 

Time and voltage rulers     Rotation rulers Measurements Waveform buffers Zoom

Views Filters Math channels Reference waveforms

 

Masks and alarms automatically notify you if a waveform goes out of tolerance. PicoScope can fire off a software event (such as a save to file), meaning you don't have to hang around and wait for the error to show up.

All of these features are wrapped up in a modern, easy-to-use interface. We leave the space free for what matters: your waveforms, displayed in crisp, clear high resolution.

All of this, plus regular updates and new features, with no ongoing subscription.

 

 

Included in the kit:

 

2	PicoBNC+ Premium test leads	2	Flexible backpinning probe (red)	2	Flexible backpinning probe (black)
2	Small crocodile/gator clip (black)	2	Small crocodile/gator clip (red)	1	Battery Clip (Red)
1	Battery Clip (black)	1	USB cable 1.8m

 

 

Why do you need a PicoScope?

Could you use a scan tool instead of a labscope? No, you need both.

A scan tool only points you in the right direction, perhaps indicating a misfire on a specific cylinder, but rarely does it pinpoint a fault. For example, is the misfire caused by an ignition, injector, or a compression-related issue?

Reliance on a scan tool alone can lead you to "parts darts" where you might find yourself replacing more and more parts until the fault goes away.

Instead, a PicoScope helps you:

 

• Eliminate guesswork and test individual components before replacing them.
• Find troublesome intermittent faults.
• Investigate vehicle problems when there are no, multiple, or misleading fault codes.
• Diagnose charging and starting faults.
• Trace problems with actuators that are not monitored by the ECU, such as motors and injectors.
• Identify mechanical problems such as compression and slipped / incorrectly fitted timing belts.
• Prove the source of an NVH problem
• Report your objective findings back to your managers and customers

 

As a technician, a PicoScope brings you faster, more efficient diagnostics and a clear understanding of the vehicle’s workings.

As workshop owner, a PicoScope gives you a "fix it right" culture, with fewer parts changed on guesswork, and increased customer satisfaction, repeat business and profits.

 

Help all the way

You may know that you should be using an oscilloscope but are perhaps worried they are too difficult to use?

If you are confident using a multimeter and scan tool, you will have no problem learning to use a PicoScope.

 

The manual guides you step by step through installing the PicoScope and making your first measurement of battery voltage.