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2004\05\24@195329 by Nikhil Praveen

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does that mean PICs are unsuitable for this purpose?

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> Hi everyone, has anyone tried building an EFI controller (to control
> fuel and/or ignition) for any car using any PIC chip?

   Fuel is difficult, although some of the newer PICs might be up to
   the task.  Most people use higher-powered microprocessors for
   fuel-injection management.

   Ignition is easier; PICs are in the ignition controllers from
   Crane Cams, Jacobs Electronics, and probably others.

   -Andy

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2004\05\24@202728 by Shawn Wilton

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> does that mean PICs are unsuitable for this purpose?
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2004\05\24@222256 by Dave King

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I've been puttering on converting the megasquirt efi over to pic.
I was using the 877A to replace the Motorola. I need a controller
that handles aircooled engines much better than the stock MS
does and use barometric sensing and egt probes.

Dave


>does that mean PICs are unsuitable for this purpose?
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2004\05\25@033113 by hael Rigby-Jones

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>I've been puttering on converting the megasquirt efi over to
>pic. I was using the 877A to replace the Motorola. I need a
>controller that handles aircooled engines much better than the
>stock MS does and use barometric sensing and egt probes.
>
>Dave
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>

I had simmilar thoughts, although I think an 18F would be a more suitable
candidate.  Probably more worthwhile getting fammilar with the Motorola code
and modifying the original code though.  At least existing owners could
benefit from that changes.

Regards

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2004\05\25@045105 by David W.S. King

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> I had simmilar thoughts, although I think an 18F would be a
> more suitable
> candidate.  Probably more worthwhile getting fammilar with
> the Motorola code
> and modifying the original code though.  At least existing
> owners could
> benefit from that changes.
>
> Regards
>
> Mike

I have a MS2.0 sitting on the desk but it won't do what I need
it to do without a lot of changes to the board. It's just not
that optimal for an air-cooled engine. Bruce and Al have done a
great job on it regardless. The only compiler I had for Motorola
was Code Warrior and I just can't wrap my had around using that
thing. So I'd rather start fresh with a pic and use Hi-tech.

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2004\05\25@143844 by Andrew Warren

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Nikhil Praveen <PICLISTEraseMEspam.....mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> does that mean PICs are unsuitable for this purpose?

   Probably, yeah.  Ideally, you'd want a fast microprocessor with
   powerful timers, a large memory space accessible through an
   external address/data bus, analog inputs, maybe an analog output
   or two, etc.

   Motorola and Intel, among others, have micros that were
   specifically designed for automotive engine-management
   applications; you may have better luck with one of those than
   with a PIC.

   -Andy

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2004\05\25@153608 by Walter Banks

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The days of firing the spark plug once in a while and changing the mixture while monitoring engine temperature is gone.

We have just released a C compiler for a peripheral processor that is part of a multiprocessor controller used in automotive engine controllers. The processor tools that we did was for the part that talks directly to spark, injectors, intake and exhaust
valving. Increasing attention to fuel efficiency means that the engine controllers are adjusting mixture in some cases every 3 microseconds during intake with separate profiles per cylinder.

The peripheral processor has two identical execution engines (One application program, interesting software) a mac, 24 bit word, 4 timers per pin (32 I/O pins) and a hardware real time executive. The hardware is essentially a thread machine architecture.
Each of these processors can run multiple PID loops.

To complete the engine control there is a host processor on the same die that feeds setpoints and gets performance information to the peripheral processors.

The combination has the computing power of a good laptop.

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2004\05\25@161655 by Bob Japundza

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I have a friend that just bought a 2004 GMC 2500 diesel pickup.  The engine controller uses a 32-bit microprocessor, and they use that as a selling point.  When I first heard that I thought man, throwing a spark and a squirt of fuel in a cylinder is getting more complex nowadays.  I'm sure that the new 2005 emissions regulations in the US have something to do with that.

Regards,
Bob

>     powerful timers, a large memory space accessible through an
>     external address/data bus, analog inputs, maybe an analog output
>     or two, etc.

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2004\05\25@162814 by Future

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And diesel engines does not even need sparks.

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> I have a friend that just bought a 2004 GMC 2500 diesel pickup.  The
engine controller uses a 32-bit microprocessor, and they use that as a
selling point.  When I first heard that I thought man, throwing a spark and
a squirt of fuel in a cylinder is getting more complex nowadays.  I'm sure
that the new 2005 emissions regulations in the US have something to do with
that.
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> Regards,
> Bob
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2004\05\25@163228 by 4HAZ

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----- From: "Bob Japundza" <piclist@

> I have a friend that just bought a 2004 GMC 2500 diesel pickup.  The
engine controller uses a 32-bit microprocessor, and they use that as a
selling point.  When I first heard that I thought man, throwing a spark and
a squirt of fuel in a cylinder is getting more complex nowadays.  I'm sure
that the new 2005 emissions regulations in the US have something to do with
that.
>
> Regards,
> Bob

Actually, you seem to be overlooking the fact that a DIESEL engine does not
even require a spark.
To the best of my knowledge even the "squirt of fuel" is a mechanical
function carried out by the diesel injection pump, the timing of which must
be at an exact point in the pistons compression stroke.
So basically the on-board computer has little to do with running the engine
on a diesel.

$.02KF4HAZ - Lonnie

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2004\05\25@164851 by Nikhil Praveen

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any website where we could view this...

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The days of firing the spark plug once in a while and changing the mixture while monitoring engine temperature is gone.

We have just released a C compiler for a peripheral processor that is part of a multiprocessor controller used in automotive engine controllers. The processor tools that we did was for the part that talks directly to spark, injectors, intake and exhaust
valving. Increasing attention to fuel efficiency means that the engine controllers are adjusting mixture in some cases every 3 microseconds during intake with separate profiles per cylinder.

The peripheral processor has two identical execution engines (One application program, interesting software) a mac, 24 bit word, 4 timers per pin (32 I/O pins) and a hardware real time executive. The hardware is essentially a thread machine architecture.
Each of these processors can run multiple PID loops.

To complete the engine control there is a host processor on the same die that feeds setpoints and gets performance information to the peripheral processors.

The combination has the computing power of a good laptop.

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2004\05\25@170154 by Brent Brown

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On 25 May 2004 at 15:32, Falcon Wireless Tech Support  wrote:

> ----- From: "Bob Japundza" <piclist@
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> > I have a friend that just bought a 2004 GMC 2500 diesel pickup.  The
> engine controller uses a 32-bit microprocessor, and they use that as a
> selling point.  When I first heard that I thought man, throwing a
> spark and a squirt of fuel in a cylinder is getting more complex
> nowadays.  I'm sure that the new 2005 emissions regulations in the US
> have something to do with that. > > Regards, > Bob
>
> Actually, you seem to be overlooking the fact that a DIESEL engine
> does not even require a spark. To the best of my knowledge even the
> "squirt of fuel" is a mechanical function carried out by the diesel
> injection pump, the timing of which must be at an exact point in the
> pistons compression stroke. So basically the on-board computer has
> little to do with running the engine on a diesel.
>
> $.02KF4HAZ - Lonnie
>

I understand some new diesels are "direct inject", which means they use
electro-mechanical injectors to squirt the diesel directly into the cylinder. The
timing then becomes just as critical as it is with a spark ignited petrol engine.
The fuel metering is obviously just as important too, so the ECU would have
pretty much the same amount of work to do as in a petrol engine.

$0.02 (times 0.62 for current exchange rate ;-))

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2004\05\25@172027 by Paul James E.

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Try this site....

http://www.diy-efi.org/diy_efi/members_projects.html

             Regards,

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2004\05\25@173558 by DJMurray

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I thought ALL diesels were "direct inject"!!!!!! If you didn't direct
inject, how on earth would you control the timing of "ignition"
(flashpoint of the fuel)!!

FYI! ;-)
Dennis

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2004\05\25@174633 by Brent Brown

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On 25 May 2004 at 17:38, DJMurray wrote:

> I thought ALL diesels were "direct inject"!!!!!! If you didn't direct
> inject, how on earth would you control the timing of "ignition"
> (flashpoint of the fuel)!!
>
> FYI! ;-)
> Dennis

Oops, of course :-)  I may have been getting my wires crossed with direct
inject petrol.

The point remains the same though, electronically injected diesels reqiure
just as much CPU control of timing even though they don't spark plugs.

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2004\05\25@183240 by McReynolds, Alan

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In the diesel parlance:

"indirect injection" means injecting into a small pre-chamber which is vented into the remainder of the combustion chamber.  Old technology, but very well tested and durable.

A "direct injection" diesel has no pre-chamber.  Direct injected diesels are typically more efficient but much louder.

The newer "common-rail direct injected" diesels use extremely high pressures and fine nozzles to ignite the fuel more slowly thus reducing the knock.  Usually the fuel is injected in several spurts.  A very small leading pilot squirt quietly gets the charge hot enough to efficiently burn the following spray as it comes out.  This further reduces the tendency for the fuel to explode all at once.

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2004\05\25@191932 by Herbert Graf

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> Actually, you seem to be overlooking the fact that a DIESEL
> engine does not
> even require a spark.
> To the best of my knowledge even the "squirt of fuel" is a mechanical
> function carried out by the diesel injection pump, the timing of
> which must
> be at an exact point in the pistons compression stroke.
> So basically the on-board computer has little to do with running
> the engine
> on a diesel.
>
> $.02KF4HAZ - Lonnie

       Good point, and with reference to that vehicle you are absolutely correct.
However, the days of mechanical injection with Diesel's is on it's way out.
Many smaller diesel engines, specially in Europe, no longer use mechanical
injectors, they use electrically activated injectors. Still no spark plug
needed though of course... TTYL

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2004\05\26@035849 by Nigel Duckworth

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Have a look at http://www.jefferies-au.org/my16m/index.htm

It describes an Atmel based replacement for the Weber Marelli 16M ECU as
used on fuel injected Moto Guzzi motorcycles, a good informative site with
photos and plenty of supporting data.

Nigel Duckworth


Nikhil Praveen <EraseMEPICLISTspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone, has anyone tried building an EFI controller (to control
> fuel and/or ignition) for any car using any PIC chip?

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2004\05\26@040059 by hael Rigby-Jones

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>Have a look at http://www.jefferies-au.org/my16m/index.htm
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>It describes an Atmel based replacement for the Weber Marelli
>16M ECU as used on fuel injected Moto Guzzi motorcycles, a
>good informative site with photos and plenty of supporting data.
>
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Broken link, it's case sensitive.  Thank for posting it though, very
interesting.

http://www.jefferies-au.org/My16M/index.htm

Regards

Mike




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2004\05\26@113338 by Bob Japundza

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I know that. :)  I was speaking in general terms of how complex EFI systems have gotten in passenger vehicles.

The particular diesel I mentioned even has a variable vane turbocharger.  I never heard of that before my friend got his truck.

Regards,
Bob


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> And diesel engines does not even need sparks.

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2004\05\26@114416 by Future

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I can4t believe a 10mips (18f452@40mhz) processor is too slow to do fuel
and spark management.

Maybe it will not be the best solution, but will always be better than any
carburetor.

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2004\05\26@120246 by Alex Harford

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On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 12:47:29PM -0300, Future wrote:
> I can4t believe a 10mips (18f452@40mhz) processor is too slow to do fuel
> and spark management.
>
> Maybe it will not be the best solution, but will always be better than any
> carburetor.
>

Just as a point of reference, GM cars in the late 80's early 90's used a
Motorola 68HC11F1 (ish) processor, with interrupts going every 6.25ms for firing
injectors, and larger calculations every 16 interrupts.

I'm not sure about the speed they were running at though.

I think an 18F452 would be enough to run a fuel injected setup with some
additional A/D peripherals.

This schematic is for the 749 ECM which is a 2bar version of the 730 ECM that
was used in almost every GM multiport fuel injected setup from 86-92:

http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/1227749schematic.html

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2004\05\26@120701 by David VanHorn

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At 12:47 PM 5/26/2004 -0300, Future wrote:

>I can4t believe a 10mips (18f452@40mhz) processor is too slow to do fuel
>and spark management.
>
>Maybe it will not be the best solution, but will always be better than any
>carburetor.

The controller in my car, operates over about a 1 hz loop.
It's hunting up and down, never stable. (judging by the O2 sensor voltage)

Even at 10,000 RPM, that's 166 Rev/sec, so I don't see what the computational problem would be.
Pics aren't wonderful with ints, but still.. That's just not that much activity.
Figure four sparks per cycle, 664 sparks, or twice that if you use four coils and "wasted spark".

I'd figure two ISRs for ignition timing, and the rest done in non-critical time.

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2004\05\26@133702 by Herbert Graf

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> Just as a point of reference, GM cars in the late 80's early 90's used a
> Motorola 68HC11F1 (ish) processor, with interrupts going every
> 6.25ms for firing
> injectors, and larger calculations every 16 interrupts.
>
> I'm not sure about the speed they were running at though.
>
> I think an 18F452 would be enough to run a fuel injected setup with some
> additional A/D peripherals.
>
> This schematic is for the 749 ECM which is a 2bar version of the
> 730 ECM that
> was used in almost every GM multiport fuel injected setup from 86-92:
>
> http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/1227749schematic.html

       Hello, that link doesn't appear to be working, any chance you have another
source for that schematic? Thanks, TTYL

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2004\05\26@134533 by Alex Harford

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On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 01:36:34PM -0400, Herbert Graf wrote:
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> > http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/1227749schematic.html
>
>         Hello, that link doesn't appear to be working, any chance you have another
> source for that schematic? Thanks, TTYL
>

Hmmm... works for me, but maybe it's cached.

Can you get to the main site: http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/

and click on the "P4 and later ECM/PCM/VCM Crossreference" link?

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2004\05\26@135159 by hael Rigby-Jones

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>I know that. :)  I was speaking in general terms of how
>complex EFI systems have gotten in passenger vehicles.
>
>The particular diesel I mentioned even has a variable vane
>turbocharger.  I never heard of that before my friend got his truck.
>
Just to clarify, the vanes on the turbine itself are fixed, the vanes that
move are between the volute housing and the turbine.

Regards

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2004\05\26@135448 by hael Rigby-Jones

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All closed loop mixture control schemes that use a narrow band oxygen sensor
do this.  These sensors do not give a linear output voltage with exhaust
oxygen content, but switch between rich and lean conditions quite quickly.
The only way to have any control is to hunt either side of the rich and lean
states.

Wideband sensors don't suffer from this problem, but cost considerably more
$$$.

Regards

Mike

>Even at 10,000 RPM, that's 166 Rev/sec, so I don't see what
>the computational problem would be. Pics aren't wonderful with
>ints, but still.. That's just not that much activity. Figure
>four sparks per cycle, 664 sparks, or twice that if you use
>four coils and "wasted spark".
>
>I'd figure two ISRs for ignition timing, and the rest done in
>non-critical time.

I'm pretty sure an 18F series PIC could handle a basic fuel and igntion
system with a modicum of optimisation techniques.  Tony Nixon's mapped
igntion design used a humble 16F84 running at 8MHz, all operations obviously
performed with software counters. Jaycar are still selling the kit so it
must have worked pretty well.  With the multiple CCP modules in the larger
18F parts, a considerable overhead would be removed in measuring periods for
ignition and injection calculations.

Regards

Mike

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2004\05\26@164705 by Herbert Graf

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> On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 01:36:34PM -0400, Herbert Graf wrote:
> > >
> > > www.cruzers.com/~ludis/1227749schematic.html
> >
> >         Hello, that link doesn't appear to be working, any
> chance you have another
> > source for that schematic? Thanks, TTYL
> >
>
> Hmmm... works for me, but maybe it's cached.
>
> Can you get to the main site: http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/
>
> and click on the "P4 and later ECM/PCM/VCM Crossreference" link?

       I guess the site was down last I looked, it is working now. Thanks, TTYL

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