Picoscope 4425a: Key Features And Characteristics

The PicoScope 4425A vehicle oscilloscope is one of the latest 4-channel diagnostic devices that combines all strengths of the 4425 automotive scope & adds smart interfaces for intelligent and powered accessories. The interface is also known as PicoBNC+™ that combines the BNC connector with active power connections. Apart from that, the 4425A oscilloscope can also perfectly work with existing BNC probes as well as accessories. In this article, we will discuss the features and characteristics of this tool.

The importance of The PicoScope 4425A

The PicoScope 4425A is a powerful automotive diagnostic device that helps to troubleshoot intermittent faults. According to professional car mechanics and technicians, the PicoScope diagnostic tool brings faster and highly efficient diagnostics. It is easy to operate and it gives highly precise results. The PicoScope 4425A can help:

• Minimise guesswork & test components before replacement
• Identify intermittent faults
• Investigate vehicle issues when there are misleading and multiple fault codes.
• Diagnose charging as well as starting faults.
• Find problems with the actuators that can not be monitored by the ECU, like injectors and motors
• Find mechanical issues like compression and slipped or improperly fitted timing belts.
• Prove the NVH problems
• Report the objective findings back to customers and managers

Key features of the PicoScope 4425A

• Input range: ±200V voltage
• Floating i/p system
• High sample rate (approx 400MSa/s)
• Huge vertical resolution (12-bit to 16-bit)
• USB 3.0 interface
• 20MHz bandwidth
• Advanced filtering
• High buffer memory (250 million)
• Math channels
• Measurement & phase rulers
• Pico waveform library
• Greater than 150 guided tests
• Free Pico software upgrades

Key specifications

• Channels: 2 or 4
• Vertical resolution: 12 bits
• Enhanced resolution: 16 bits
• Bandwidth: 20 MHz
• DC accuracy: ±1%
• Input Sensitivity: 10 mV/div — 40 V/div
• I/p ranges: ±50 mV — ±200 V (full scale)
• I/p characteristics: 1 MΩ in parallel with 24 pF
• I/p type: Floating BNC connector (single-ended)
• I/p coupling software: AC/DC
• Overvoltage protection: ±250 V
• Sampling rate: 400 MS/s
• Buffer memory: 250 M

In modern automobile technology, the necessity for the PicoScope 4425A vehicle oscilloscope is huge. This is an easy to use tool that gives you 10 times faster, accurate and efficient diagnostic results.