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In the classroom hands-on DSO training
Dick Krieger and Al Santini of ConsuLab recently presented hands-on DSO training for automotive educators from high school, career centers, community colleges and correctional retraining programs at the Mid-Florida Tech Center in Orlando, Florida.
Arranged in two segments and repeated over 4 days, each class accepted up to 14 attendees. These classes were a lesson in learning how to use a DSO, how to capture and analyze a waveform, and how to setup and manage hands-on DSO training in the classroom.
Upon arrival, each attendee was greeted by an AESwave uScope for their personal use in the class. Each uScope was connected via an AESwave Signal Distribution Harness to a signal generator controlled by the instructor (Dick or Al). Dick Krieger started each day with “Set-up and Use of the DSO”.
With each attendee having their own DSO, they were intently engaged for the entire class and the subject topic comprehension was much higher than from a traditional “Power Point concept only based” class.
The AESwave uScope is a feature filled DSO enclosed in a very convenient package. Don’t let the size of this unit fool you. This is a very powerful tool. The uScope, along with the AESwave Signal Distribution Harness and our ConsuLab Trainers generating live signals provides an awesome training package for learning.
- Dick Krieger – ConsuLab Technical Trainer
Al Santini took it to the next level in the second hands-on class “Using the DSO in 2016" to demonstrate how the DSO can improve a technicians diagnostic ability and dramatically decrease clock time in making an accurate component or system diagnosis. To take it to the next level, Al incorporated ConsuLab's EM-330-1 Engine Management Trainers to generate a variety of live signals for the in classroom, hands-on exercises.
During the training our ConsuLab EM-330 was used to transmit patterns along the network allowing everyone in the room to have the same pattern on their UScope. I was able to direct everyone to use cursors to analyze the most fundamentally important patterns. Even with a frozen pattern the UScope allowed users to change both time and voltage per division. This function, not commonly found on DSO's allowed us to have everyone looking at the same pattern, under the same scope settings.
Using the EM-330, we analyzed ignition, fuel injector, O2S, CAN Bus, and fuel pump waveforms. Additionally we introduced the use of a current probe and analysis of injector, ignition and fuel pump current waveforms. I found the combination of the EM-330 for waveform generation and the uScope for display to be a very good combination when used with the class network.
- Al Santini – ConsuLab Technical Trainer
Dick is scheduled to present “Set-up and Use of the DSO” in late July during the NACAT Conference in Houston and the AYES Conferece in North Carolina. We hope to see you there.
Handouts for both classes are available at www.ConsuLab.com (click on RESOURCES in the upper right corner).
Products used in the classes included:
The AESwave uScope: http://www.AESwave.com/uScope.
The ConsuLab EM-330-1 Engine Management Trainer, and the EM-200-25 Engine Management Trainer which was on display.
The AESwave Signal Distribution Harness is a custom product: Email or call us at 877-351-9573 so we can discuss your needs.
