Test and Measurement News

October 2023

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A new PicoScope 7 stable release!


We are delighted to announce that PicoScope 7.1.13 is now live! We are constantly updating PicoScope 7 to provide the best user experience, and to implement exciting new features. Here's a list of new features added in PicoScope 7.1.13:

- Measurements – Top, Base, Amplitude, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot
- Math Channel Functions – Top, Base, Amplitude, Positive Overshoot, Negative Overshoot, Delay
- Some measurements can now be set to measure first cycle from trigger
- New protocol decoder - Extended UART
- New protocol decoder - NMEA-183
- New protocol decoder - SENT SPC
- Pulse Width and Window Pulse Width now offer “Either” polarity triggering
- Dropout Direction / Location added to Dropout / Window Dropout trigger type
- Phase Rulers can now be split into 36 segments
- Ranges for the Pico TA041 Active Differential Probe have
been updated and expanded.

Pico Technology is committed to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. PicoScope 7 software benefits from regular updates and additional support for new serial communication standards, ensuring it remains up-to-date with the latest communication protocol advancements.

You can download the newest stable release of PicoScope 7 for free on our website.

 
Automated Measurements in PicoScope 7

PicoScope 7 provides many built-in, pre-defined measurements which can be applied to waveforms displayed on the graph. PicoScope 7 provides many built-in, pre-defined measurements which can be applied both to oscilloscope waveforms and spectrum analyzer traces.

 You can check out the full range of available measurements, as well as a guide to measurement setup and configuration, in our new A to Z entry on automated measurements, on our website.

 

MT03A Milliohm & Motor Tester... now available!

Designed to meet the milliohm testing needs of technicians and engineers in a wide range of industries, the MT03A is the ultimate low-resistance milliohm testing tool.

With its single and 3-phase testing capabilities, it can perform tests on a range of equipment, including transmission transformers, distribution transformers, servo motor testing and generator testing.

Features:

- High Precision Measurement: the MT03A is engineered for a high level of precision, allowing you to accurately measure low-resistance values with confidence.
 - Fast measurement speed: The MT03A offers resistance testing of all windings on a 3‑phase motor in under a minute.
- Accuracy & Compensation: the MT03A produces highly accurate results that can automatically compensate for temperature.
- USB PC Connectivity: the MT03A connects to a computer or laptop for data analysis and reporting.
- A variety of applications, including: electric vehicles (EV), rail, industrial manufacturing, elevators and escalators, HVAC, water treatment, mining and drilling, wind turbines and renewables, scientific research, and more!

You can find out more about the MT03A Milliohm & Motor Tester on our website.

 

Pico are winners!


We're delighted to announce that Pico are proud winners at the Instrumentation Excellence Awards! Our PicoScope 7 software took home Software Solution of the Year from the ceremony, meanwhile our TA487 IEPE Signal Conditioner was also highly commended in the Signal Conditioning Product of the Year category.

We all extend many thanks to the Instrumentation Excellence Awards, for both this award and for a lovely evening. Also, a big thank you to you for your votes!
 
 

EDS 2023: Solsta sensor demo using a PicoScope 2204A


Matt Cook from Solsta provides us with a application demo using a PicoScope 2204A as an interface to a couple of different sensors including an accelerometer and a linear actuator. 

PicoScopes can be embedded into many systems using the PicoScope 7 software, displayed here or you can use the PicoSDK API to fully integrate the PicoScope into a system. You can check out the full video at the link below, or visit our website to find out more about our PicoScope 2204A Oscilloscope.
 
 
 
PicoScope 7 spotted!

Did you catch our PicoScope 7 software in Steve Mould's recent video? In You can't hide batteries when it's transparent!, Steve uses PicoScope 7 as part of an experiment to simulate perpetual motion. Check it out below!

 

PicoCareers: Our Vacancies

Where have you been? We've been looking for you!

Pico is currently on the lookout for a Senior Software Development Engineer (C++). We need your excellent C++ skills to contribute to the development of our advanced test and measurement devices! Are you interested in developing a high performance and user friendly API for our oscilloscope software? You can check out this vacancy, and others, on our careers site.

Not only do we have several vacancies currently listed, but we also allow for speculative vacancies. At Pico, we understand that the bright spark that we are looking for may not necessarily tick rigid criteria boxes; if you think we could be the right fit for you, do not hesitate to get in touch!

You can find out more at the PicoCareers website, or click on the link below to visit our Linktree, and book in a call with our lovely recruitment team!

 
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