Version 1.0.23 of the Multi Channel software is now available for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments.

This is a list of some of the changes:

• Added always on top action to the toolbar of the function generator control window.
• Improved the bit sampling method of the CAN analyzer I/O for when the sample frequency is not an integer multiple of the bit rate.
• Some bugs were fixed.

A new automotive application article about a hesitant Renault Megane is added to the Automotive section of the website.

Intermittent problems in cars can give garages a hard time, especially when their only diagnosis device is a fault code scanner and no codes are stored in the car. A garage deals with a 1998 Renault Megane 1.6 L with K7M engine with a dual fuel system, both petrol and LPG. Every now and then, the engine hesitates, both on petrol and on LPG. The garage performs some measurements and replaces the ECM, to no avail. Using an automotive oscilloscope the search was continued and the culprit was found.

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A new automotive application article about a Ford Mondeo with a fuel pump issue is added to the Automotive section of the website.

In modern cars with sophisticated and complex components, trouble shooting requires powerful tools. A Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDdi would no longer run. Fearing that wrong fuel was tanked, the tank was emptied and the fuel system cleaned. The proper fuel was added but the engine would still not start. Since wrong fuel was used, damage to the fuel pump was suspected. The pump was replaced, the engine replaced and the pump replaced once more, to no avail. Diagnosing using an automotive labscope showed that a seemingly innocent component caused the problem.

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Version 1.0.22 of the Multi Channel software is now available for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments.

This is a list of some of the changes:

• Combined instrument channels now give their channel events in such a way that their data can be correctly processed by multi input receivers like a Multiply/Divide I/O.
• Dialogs that allow entering a user defined value in different units (like presamples) now convert the value when another unit is chosen.
• Trigger sources of Handyscope HS3, Handyscope HS4 and Handyscope HS4 DIFF are backupped and disabled when measure mode is set to stream and returned when measure mode is reset to block.
• Some bugs were fixed.