Which Yokogawa Oscilloscopes Support CAN Bus Symbolic Decoding?

Over the past 30 years, the development of in-vehicle networks (IVNs) and the CAN bus has been driven by the need for more efficient, reliable, and scalable in-vehicle communication systems. From the early proprietary networks to the sophisticated, multi-protocol architectures of today, IVNs have played a crucial role in the evolution of automotive technology, with CAN bus remaining a cornerstone of this development.

Oscilloscopes & CAN Bus Decoding: Essential Troubleshooting

Oscilloscopes are traditionally used to monitor and troubleshoot waveforms by visualizing electrical signals over time, helping identify issues like noise and distortion. Recently, they have gained functionality to interpret digital waveforms and decode payload signals. Modern oscilloscopes can decode protocols like CAN bus, turning electrical pulses into readable data frames. This enables engineers to monitor signal integrity and understand transmitted data, ensuring proper configuration and troubleshooting of in-vehicle networks.

Yokogawa Oscilloscopes that Support CAN Bus Decoding

The DLM series oscilloscopes (DLM5000HD, DLM5000, and DLM3000) and ScopeCorders (DL950, DL350) provide the CAN Bus symbolic decode analysis function.

Both instrument families support symbolic decoding to table form and exporting the decoded data to CSV.  In addition, DLM series oscilloscopes have an overlay function when zoomed into individual CAN packets.  The overlay function displays the CAN packet structure directly below the time domain waveform. Please see the attached screen shots for examples of the DLM and ScopeCorder CAN bus analysis.

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DL350 Portable ScopeCorder

A compact, battery-powered, touch screen instrument you can take into the field featuring the deep measurement and recording capabilities you need in the lab.

DL950 ScopeCorder

The Yokogawa Test&Measurement DL950 ScopeCorder captures and analyzes a wide variety of electrical, physical sensor signals, and serial buses. It offers a unique combination of high sampling rates, for a detailed view and long recording times to monitor trends over time.

DLM3000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

The DLM3000 series is ideal for any test enviroment thanks to its small footprint.

  • 2 or 4 analog channels
  • 8-bit logic optionally switchable
  • Bandwidth: 200, 350 or 500 MHz
  • Sample Rate: up to 2.5 GS/s
  • Vertical resolution: 8 bit
  • High resolution mode: up to 12 bit
  • Measurement memory: up to 500 MegaPoints
  • History waveforms: up to 100,000 triggers
  • 14 low-pass filters/channel for effective noise suppression
  • Logic and Serial Bus Analysis

DLM3000HD Series High-Definition Oscilloscope

The DLM3000HD redefines high-definition in a compact design

  • 4 analog channels
  • 8-bit logic
  • Bandwidth: 350 or 500 MHz
  • Sample Rate: up to 2.5 GS/s
  • Vertical resolution: 12-bit
  • High resolution mode: up to 16-bit
  • Measurement memory: up to 1 GigaPoints
  • History waveforms: up to 200,000 triggers
  • Synchronization function for up to 8 analog channels
  • Logic and Serial Bus Analysis

DLM5000 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

The DLM5000 series offers versatile measurement options with up to 8 analog channels.

  • 4 or 8 analog channels
  • 16-bit logic + optional additional 16-bit logic
  • Bandwidth: 350 or 500 MHz
  • Sample Rate: up to 2.5 GS/s
  • Vertical resolution: 8 bit
  • High resolution mode: up to 12 bit
  • Measurement memory: up to 500 MegaPoints
  • History waveforms: up to 100,000 triggers
  • Synchronization function for up to 16 analog channels
  • Logic and Serial Bus Analysis

DLM5000HD Series High-Definition Oscilloscope

The DLM5000HD series sets a new standard for high-definition oscilloscopes.

  • 4 or 8 analog channels
  • 16-bit logic + optional additional 16-bit logic
  • Bandwidth: 350 or 500 MHz
  • Sample Rate: up to 2.5 GS/s
  • Vertical resolution: 12 bit
  • High resolution mode: up to 16 bit
  • Measurement memory: up to 1 GigaPoints
  • History waveforms: up to 200,000 triggers
  • Synchronization function for up to 16 analog channels
  • Logic and Serial Bus Analysis

Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

  • Yokogawa mixed signal oscilloscopes
  • Simultaneous, time correlated observations
  • Analysis of analog with digital (logic) signals
  • Troubleshooting electrical anomalies, measuring parametric values, monitoring signals

Oscilloscopes

  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • High-speed sampling
  • Range of bandwidths for electronic device design and development
  • Advantages of oscilloscope and multi-channel data recorder

ScopeCorders

  • Flexible, high-performance Yokogawa Test&Measurement ScopeCorder
  • Modular platform combines mixed signal oscilloscope and portable data acquisition recorder 
  • Captures high-speed transients and low-speed trends 

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