Automotive LIN-BUS & K-LINE Intro, Application & Diagnosis

Name: Automotive LIN-BUS & K-LINE Intro, Application & Diagnosis
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Automotive Network | LIN-BUS and K-LINE Practical Diagnosis Course

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Last updated 12/2025

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What you'll learn

You will learn to explain the main features and operation of Local Interconnect Network.
You will learn to explain the main features and operation of K-Line.
You will learn to locate the LIN-BUS and K-Line on the wiring harness.
You will learn to read and analyze the waveforms of those networks with an oscilloscope.
You will learn to diagnose the LIN and K-Line by analyzing the waveform.

Course content

3 sections • 19 lectures • 1h 1m total length

Introduction2:55
Leaning Objectives1:00
Automotive Network Configuration2:33
This lecture explains a configuration of possible networks on a car. It shows CAN-BUS, LIN bus and K-Line.
Automotive Network Categories and Features4:48
This lecture shows different type of networks in a car and compare their features with LIN BUS and K-Line.

LIN-BUS Introduction2:34
This lecture explains the main features on LIN BUS and how it works.
LIN-BUS Application in Smart Parking Assist System2:26
This lecture explains the LIN BUS application on Smart parking assist system.
LIN BUS Application in Power Window & Power Seat3:45
This lecture shows the LIN BUS application in Power window and power seat system.
LIN BUS on Parking Assist System Wiring Diagram2:29
This lecture explains the LIN BUS application on smart parking assist system wiring diagram.
LIN BUS Application on Rain Sensor1:37
In this lecture you will see the LIN BUS application on rain sensor.
LIN BUS Application on Adaptive Front Lighting System2:31
This lecture explains how adaptive front lighting system uses the LIN BUS for controlling the lighting system.
LIN BUS Application on VW Passat and Tiguan1:43
This lecture explains a couple of examples of LIN application on VW vehicles.
LIN BUS Waveform Analysis3:54
This lecture explain how you can read and analyze the waveform on LIN bus to perform the diagnosis. You will see some examples of waveforms on good and bad systems.
[Practical training] LIN BUS Waveform Reading and Analysis on a Car7:20
This practical lecture explains how to set up the oscilloscope, read and analyze the waveform on LIN BUS. In this lecture you will see the LIN BUS waveform when network works normally and when it works with a fault.
LIN BUS Data Frame1:10
This lecture explains the data frame format on LIN BUS.

K-LINE Introduction5:00
This lecture explains the K-LINE features and application and how it's application changed over the time.
K-LINE Waveform Analysis3:11
This lecture explains how to read and analyze the waveform on K-Line. You will see some examples of good and bad waveforms in this lecture.
[Practical Training] Immobilizer Communication Line Waveform Reading & Analysis5:49
This practical lecture explains how to read and analyze the waveform on immobilizer and ECM communication line.
[Practical Training] Reading and Analyzing K-LINE Waveform with Oscilloscope5:56
This practical lecture explains how to set up, read and analyze the K-Line waveform on the car.
K-LINE Data Frame1:06
This lecture explains the data frame format on K-Line.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of automotive electrical systems

Description

This course covers everything about LIN BUS and K-LINE networks in vehicles with a practical approach.

In this course I explain the features and operation of LIN BUS and K-Line. We will see many examples of their application on different electrical systems, and we check their wiring diagrams as well.

After understanding the network operation, I explain how to read and analyze the waveform on both LIN bus and K-Line.

And because knowing how to diagnose a car using the waveform is very important, we will have a look at different examples of good and bad waveforms to see how we can diagnose the electrical systems with that.

I also show you how to set up the oscilloscope, how to find the LIN bus and K-Line on the car's wiring harness, how to read the waveform and how to analyze it.

I also make some faults on the LIN Bus to show you how LIN BUS waveform changes when there is a fault on the system.

After attending this course you will be able to:

- Explain the main features and operation of Local Interconnect Network.

- Explain the main features and operation of K-Line.

- Locate the LIN-BUS and K-Line on the wiring harness.

- Read and analyze the waveforms of those networks with an oscilloscope.

- Diagnose the LIN and K-Line by analyzing the waveform.

Who this course is for:

Automotive Engineers
Automotive Network Engineers
Automotive Students
Engineering Students
Automobile Technicians
Automotive Electricians
Automotive Mechanics
Automotive Diagnosticians
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Technicians

Automotive LIN-BUS & K-LINE Intro, Application & Diagnosis

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 11min

Locale Interconnect Network (LIN BUS)10 lectures • 29min

K-LINE5 lectures • 21min

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