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Description
Price Order No. Power Supply
ADC-212
£299 PP108
PP082
PP083
(UK 230V)
(EU 230V)
(US 110V)
Ignition Pickup £35 MI074
Current Clamp £80 MI077
4mm - BNC
£10 MI078
(Required to
connect MI077 to ADC-212)
Lighter Power £10 MI075
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Automotive Testing
The Pico ADC-212 PC based oscilloscope / meter is our recommended product for automotive diagnostics and fault finding. It is
ideal for viewing and testing most automotive signals and sensors including ABS, air flow, alternator, CAM & crank sensors, ignition,
injector, starter current, TDC sensors etc. Many such examples are included in our library of waveforms.
High Resolution Oscilloscopes for Automotive Diagnostics
The ADC-212 has two features that set it
apart from most oscilloscopes (both
‘a(chǎn)utomotive’ and ‘lab’ scopes), the first is
resolution and the second is memory
depth.
Unlike most digital storage
oscilloscopes which typically have
8 bit vertical resolution and poor
DC accuracy, the ADC-212 is
accurate to 1% and has a 12 bit
resolution. This gives a vertical
resolution of 4000 ‘dots’ compared
to the 100 or 200 of most
automotive scopes. As well as its
high vertical resolution, the ADC-212 has a large 32,000 reading
waveform buffer. This combination makes it possible to capture
complex signals and then expand areas of interest to show fine
detail (see the library of automotive waveforms for examples of
traces captured with the ADC-212).
With the supplied PicoScope
software, the ADC-212 can be used
as both an oscilloscope and a
spectrum
analyser.
applications for the oscilloscope
(checking ABS, injector and ignition
waveforms) are obvious, the
spectrum analyser can prove a
surpisingly useful automotive tool. It
Whilst
is ideal for setting up, testing and repairing car audio and with
the addition of a vibration sensor it can help track down worn
moving parts such as bearings without dismantling work.
For more information on automotive testing visit:
www.picotech.com/auto/
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High resolution and precision
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Ideal for automotive fault finding
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32k sample memory allows detail to be
expanded
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Unlimited storage of waveforms &
setups
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Advanced trigger modes capture
intermittent faults
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Free software upgrades and technical
support
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Oscilloscope and data logging software
included
Due to the high voltages involved in
secondary ignition systems, it is not
possible to make measurements by
direct connection, attempting to make
a direct connection will almost certainly
damage the measuring instrument.
The probe is a capacitive pickup which simply connects around
the insulation of an ignition circuit component such as a plug
wire, this avoids the need for direct connection.
The probe comes with a shielded 1.8m (6 foot) lead. It is suitable
for use with conventional ignition systems and most HEI and DIS
systems. Our library of Automotive Waveforms contains example
waveforms captured using an ADC-212 and the ignition pickup.
Secondary Ignition Pickup
600A AC/DC Current Clamp
The current clamp is ideal for use with
the ADC-212 to display starter current
waveforms, charging currents and for
performing quick compression tests.
The current clamp can measure up
to 600A (AC or DC). In use there is
no need to break into the circuit or disturb the isolation as the
opening jaws simply clamp around the current carrying conductor.
No electrical contact is required.
In the workshop the ADC-212 is normally
powered using the supplied mains
adaptor. If however you want to use the
ADC-212 (or any of our other high res
scopes) on the move with a laptop, this
handy lead allows you to power them from
the car’s cigar lighter socket.
The curled lead, when extended is over 3 meters in length so
also allows the scopes to be used under the bonnet whilst taking
power from the vehicle under test.
Cigar Lighter Power Lead
Visit our library of waveforms:
www.picotech.com/auto/waveforms.html