CAN Bus Testing and Serial Decoding

CAN Bus Testing and Serial Decoding

The CAN Bus Test Box connects to a vehicle᾿s OBD / DSL connector and helps you to diagnose electrical faults.

• Instantly check power and ground circuits
• Identify communication link protocols
• Connect an oscilloscope for signal capture and collection of signal waveform data
• Compatible with both 12 V and 24 V vehicles

Have a look at Test 9: CAN Bus — one of the Top Ten Tests. Our Demo Mode Course now includes a new CAN Module. Also, go to the Product page for more detailed information and pricing.

Communication Networks Series

These are the first two videos in a new series of seven videos. Five more will follow, so keep a look-out.

Part 1: Terminology

Running time: 40 min.

Part 2: Measuring Communication Networks

Running time: 1 hr, 9 min.

Here is a list of available videos in the series (only the first two at present, above) and the new videos to come:

• 1. Demystifying Network Terminology (Jaron Buster)
• 2. Network Measurements
• 3. LIN Bus (Local Interconnect Bus)
• 4. CAN Bus (Controller Area Network)
• 5. FlexRay
• 6. SENT (Single Edge Nibble Transmission)
• 7. 10Base-T1S (Automotive Ethernet)

Video Presentation

Barney and Steve will describe the PicoScope features and techniques that you use to help you diagnose faults in CAN bus systems. Firstly, they will show you how to check the network physically and find common circuit faults. Then they will explore PicoScope's serial data decoding feature and how it can be used to examine CAN communications.

Running time: 1 hr 14 min.

CAN Bus Q&A

Barney, Steve and Ben will be answering questions asked during and after the "Pico Practical: CAN Bus Diagnostics and Serial Data Decoding" presentation.

Running time: 55 min.