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Here is your monthly Test and Measurement update from Pico Technology.

1.  New Product: HumidiProbe!

HumidiProbe is our new USB-connected humidity and temperature logger. Packaged in a slim, lightweight casing with a built-in USB cable, the HumidiProbe is all you need to make precision measurements of humidity and temperature. Simply install the software from the CD supplied, plug in the probe, and you are ready to go.

The PicoLog software supplied turns your PC into a full-featured data logger with real-time, graphical and spreadsheet displays, support for multiple data converters (including up to four HumidiProbes), save to hard disk, and playback mode.

• 0 to 70 degree Celsius temperature range
• 0.5 degree Celsius temperature accuracy
• 5 to 30 second temperature response time
• 0 to 100% relative humidity range
• 2% humidity accuracy
• 4 second humidity response time
• 4.5 metre cable (approximate length including probe)
• PicoLog for Windows software included
• Windows driver, driver documentation and programming examples supplied
• Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP compatible
• USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatible

More information on the HumidiProbe

2.  New Automotive Tutorial: “Electronic Fuel Injection, Part 3”

We have added a new article, “Electronic Fuel Injection, Part 3”, to the series of automotive tutorials on our website. This article concludes our look at the sensors that affect the injection duration.

Read the latest automotive tutorials

3.  Contribute to our Automotive Waveform Library

If you use our Automotive Diagnostic Kits or Automotive Oscilloscopes, you probably know that we have a collection of waveforms on our website, available free of charge to all visitors.

We are constantly updating this collection to make it more valuable to you, but we need your help to cover the huge range of vehicles and engine management systems in use around the world. If you have captured any interesting waveforms, particularly if they show real-world faults, please share them with us by emailing your .PSD files, with a short explanation, to: tech@picotech.com

View the online library of automotive waveforms

4.  Automotive Training

Engine Management Diagnostics using PicoScope
— Kingston College, London, UK 23rd and 24th August 2005

This month we are holding another two-day 'Engine Management Diagnostics using PicoScope' training course, with the help of Bill Phillips from V-Tech Training. Bill has spent most of his career in the automotive sector and is highly regarded within the industry for his knowledge and expertise.

The courses are based on diagnosing electrical and mechanical automotive problems using a PC-based oscilloscope — specifically a PicoScope automotive oscilloscope.

Day 1 introduces the basic working principles of Engine Management systems, component testing and system diagnostics using oscilloscopes. The course is split between theory and practical demonstrations in a workshop using the Pico Automotive Diagnostic Kit. Day 2 gives you practical examples of diagnostic work with the oscilloscope, and also builds on your understanding of electrical and mechanical faults and the engineering significance of voltage signals.

Find out more about the Engine Management Diagnostics course

5.  How Good is our Foreign-language Documentation?

Do you use the foreign-language versions of our software and manuals? If so, we would be very interested to hear from you. We have thousands of pages of documentation translated from English, and minor errors sometimes occur, especially in technical terminology. We know that even small mistakes can be confusing or frustrating, so please tell us if you find any.

Send comments to: documentation@picotech.com

Thank you!

6.  WEEE and RoHS Statement

Our products (oscilloscopes and data loggers) fall into category 9 of the European “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” (WEEE) directive. We plan to label them to comply with the WEEE directive in time for the August 2005 deadline.

Our products, like those of all test equipment manufacturers, are exempt from "The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2004" (RoHS) directive, but this exemption may be revoked in the future. We will continue to work towards the RoHS directive by removing lead from our products wherever possible.

7.  Exhibitions and Training Dates

Full details of upcoming exhibitions and training dates can be found on the exhibitions page.

8.  Latest Software Releases

As soon as we release new software, it is made available for FREE download from our website. To check which version you are using, start the software (PicoScope, PicoLog or EnviroMon) and select HELP | ABOUT.

The current releases are:

• PicoScope R5.12.8
• PicoLog R5.12.4
• EnviroMon R5.12.1
• PicoScope Automotive R5.13.0

To download the latest software please visit the software downloads page

(Note: the above web page also contains a link to our 'what's new' page which describes recent changes and additions to the software.)

9.  Back Issues of this Newsletter

Back issues of this newsletter are available online at http://www.picotech.com/maillist.html

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