Wichita Chapter Meeting - Essential Skills for Using an Automotive Labscope

Setting up a Labscope and getting the pattern stable can be a daunting task for my techs when they first use a labscope.

How to set the Time, Voltage, and trigger is the first step in all testing. Testing the Five primary signal types found on vehicles Direct Current, Alternating current, Frequency, Pulse-Width, and Serial Data such as the CAN pattern.

The next thing is how to understand the Five Critical Dimensions of Amplitude, Frequency, Shape, Pulse-Width, and pattern of the signal.

Understanding these items makes you more comfortable and make money by using your Labscope daily.