PicoScope® 6000E Series

Serial bus decoding and protocol analysis

PicoScope can decode 1-Wire, ARINC 429, BroadR-Reach, CAN & CAN FD, DALI, DCC, DMX512, Ethernet 10Base-T, Fast Ethernet 100Base-TX, FlexRay, I²C, I²S, LIN, Manchester,

Modbus ASCII (RS-232/RS-485) and Modbus RTU (RS-232/RS-485), PS/2, SENT Fast, SENT Slow, SPI, UART (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485), and USB (1.0/1.1) protocol data as standard,

with more protocols in development and available in the future with free-of-charge software upgrades.

Graph format shows the decoded data (in hex, binary, decimal or ASCII) in a data-bus timing format beneath the waveform on a common time axis, with error frames marked in red.

These frames can be zoomed to investigate noise or signal integrity issues.

Table format shows a list of the decoded frames, including the data and all flags and identifiers. You can set up filtering conditions to display only the frames you are interested in or

search for frames with specified properties. The statistics option reveals more detail about the physical layer such as frame times and voltage levels. PicoScope can also import a

spreadsheet to decode the data into user-defined text strings.

Click on a frame in the table to zoom the oscilloscope display and show the waveform for that frame.

Link File helps to speed analysis by cross referencing hexadecimal field values into human readable form. So, for example, instead of displaying “Address: 7E” in the Table View, the

corresponding text “Set Motor Speed” will be shown instead, or whatever is appropriate. The Link File template with all field headings can be created directly from the serial table

toolbar, and edited manually as a spreadsheet to apply the cross reference values.