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PicoScope 7 Automotive for Windows
Pico Insulation Tester Software
Recommended PC Specs
While lower specs may work, these are the minimum hardware specifications that Autonerdz recommends using with your PicoScope:
Processor/CPU: 2 GHz+*
Memory/RAM: 8 GB
Screen resolution: min. 1080p (1920x1080)**
USB 3.0 or 3.1 recommended (but 2.0 is compatible)***
2 GB free disk space (ideally on an SSD)
We highly recommend a PC manufactured within the last 5 years with a 64-bit edition of Windows 10 or 11 (not Windows RT or S). We cannot offer support for Mac or Linux at this time.
*We recommend Intel or AMD processors. Some users have reported issues with the AMD Ryzen 7 processor. PicoScope will not work on Snapdragon ARM processors.
**Lesser screen resolutions may work, but will make some features inaccessible.
***Some manufacturers provide USB sockets for data transfer only that may not supply the current needed to power the PicoScope. USB 2.0 will limit scope performance.
Autonerdz PicoScope Software Extras
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Picoscope Software Support
What version should I download?
There are two versions of PicoScope 7 Automotive: Stable and Early Access. When the developers work on a new version with bug fixes or new features, they'll push the update to Early Access first. After the software has been in the hands of the early adopters for a good amount of time and any kinks have been worked out, the developers push it to Stable.
Most of our users should use the Stable version. This version of the software has been thoroughly tested by the PicoScope Automotive team (and other PicoScope Automotive users on Early Access), and judged suitable for use in the workshop.
If you like to be an early adopter, or are experiencing an issue fixed in a very recent patch that hasn't made it to Stable yet, you can use Early Access. This gives you the ability to preview the latest features and fixes, and help the developers by reporting any new bugs and preventing them from making it to the Stable version of the software.
Is there a version of Picoscope Automotive for Mac or Linux?
While there are PicoScope versions available for Mac and Linux, Autonerdz can only provide support for the Windows versions. Mac and Linux versions can be found here.
Can I download older versions of the PicoScope software?
Older versions of the software should only be used if you need features that haven't yet been moved to PicoScope 7.
If you have one of those specefic use-cases, PicoScope 6.14.69 can be downloaded here. For Windows XP users, the last compatable version is 6.11.12.1692, which can be downloaded here.