Pico Technology

1. New software releases
2. New application note - ultrasonic echoes
3. Recommend this newsletter to a friend
4. Technical tip - PicoScope measurements and alarms
5. New science experiments
6. Exhibitions and training dates
7. Employment opportunities
8. Latest software releases
9. Back issues of this newsletter
10. Subscribe / unsubscribe information

1.  New Software Releases

New beta versions of PicoScope, PicoLog and EnviroMon software have just been uploaded to our web site. These new versions (R5.09.6) do not contain any new features, but do have a number of bug fixes to enhance stability.

Download the latest software free of charge.

2.  New Application Note — Ultrasonic Echoes

This new application note from Measurement Specialities uses an ADC-212/100 PC oscilloscope connected to a piezoelectric polymer transducer to measure the volume of water in a cylinder.

By using the fast sampling and large buffer memory of the ADC-212/100, changes as small as 0.025% in volume of liquid can be detected.

View the ultrasonic echoes application

3.  Recommend this Newsletter to a Friend

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4.  Technical Tip — PicoScope Measurements and Alarms

PicoScope software has over thirty automated measurements available such as frequency, rise time, duty cycle, THD, SINAD etc.

These measurements are selected from the Settings menu and appear at the bottom of the oscilloscope or spectrum window. As well as displaying current values, it is also possible to display minimum, maximum and average values. Additionally it is also possible to set test limits and alarms, in this way it is possible for example to set an audible alarm to occur every time the rise time of a signal exceeds a certain threshold.

More information on measurements can be found in the PicoScope help file.

5.  New Science Experiments

Early in 1800 William Herschel, musician, turned astronomer and discoverer of the planet Uranus, was experimenting with sunlight, a prism and a thermometer to measure the amount of heat in different colours of the spectrum. He found that the greatest temperature was reached beyond the red end of the spectrum. We now call these invisible heating rays Infra-Red radiation.

This experiment has now been repeated using a DrDAQ data logger, slide projector and a prism.

See this and over sixty other interesting and educational at the
Pico library of science experiments for data loggers and oscilloscopes

6.  Exhibitions and Training Dates

We have started compiling a list of exhibitions, seminars and training days which will feature our products. This will be expanded in the coming months as we add in information supplied by our distributors.

5th June 2003
The Schools Physics Group Meeting - Rugby School, UK

5th-12th June 2003
Autosalon - Brno, Czech Republic

18th - 19th June 2003
Automotive Training Course - Leeds, UK - more details

15th - 16th October 2003
Automotive Training Course - Leeds, UK - more details

7.  Employment Opportunities

Pico Technology currently have vacancies for the following positions:-

• Operations Manager
• Production Support Engineer

More information can be found in the employment section.

8.  Latest Software Releases

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

The current releases are:

• PicoScope R5.09-6 (16bit: R5.09-5)
• PicoLog R5.09-6 (16bit: R5.09-5)
• EnviroMon R5.09-6 (16bit: R5.09-5)
• Drivers R5.09-6

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 now available online at http://www.picotech.com/maillist.html

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