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On Wed, 3 Aug 1994, Jens Knickmeyer wrote:

> - The Digifant stores injection/ignition data in a 27C512 EPROM chip.
>   1. How are these data organized? 
>   2. How do I have to change EPROM data after tuning the mechanical
>      G-compressor used in the G-40/G-60 ?

    If you can get a copy of the EPROM data posted on the net ..

    (in HEX format) .. or make it available via FTP .. I'll take
  
    a look at it and see if I can help .. My partner and I have
   
    quite a bit of Experience with BOSCH Motronic systems 

    Jim Conforti
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   In message <Pine.3.05.9408031000.F88495-a100000@cpu.us.dynix.com> , you writ
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| 
| On Wed, 3 Aug 1994, Jens Knickmeyer wrote:
| 
| > - The Digifant stores injection/ignition data in a 27C512 EPROM chip.
| >   1. How are these data organized? 
| >   2. How do I have to change EPROM data after tuning the mechanical
| >      G-compressor used in the G-40/G-60 ?
| 
|     If you can get a copy of the EPROM data posted on the net ..
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Lets be careful not to blatantly violate any copyright laws. I would like to
encourage the discussion of such codes over this mailing list, but I must
discourage its dissemination.

#ifndef BigBrother
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I'm looking forward to writing the DIY_EFI software which will not have such
restrictions.

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HARDWARE
Currently:

I hope to have to the 68HC000 debugged and running by late September. I now
have all the parts for the main board and am in the process of wire-wrapping
the proto-type. Latter (more expensive) versions will probably switch to
something in the CPU32 family.

Next:

I intend to digitize sensor data (i.e., MAP, RPM, ...) and look at their
spectral content to determine sampling rates. If others have similar data
please share it with us.

SOFTWARE

- Can we come up with a means of calibrating the fuel map of a speed/density
system without the use of a dynamometer?

- Dale Ulan posted several weeks ago with regards to Acceleration Enrichment:
      "Ideally, you would model the fuel thickness in the intake manifold 
      between the injector and valve, which would require air temp, 
      manifold temp, manifold vacuum/pressure, and probably an estimation 
      of the willingness of the air to accept the gasoline as a vapour. 
      This is something for someone who has done research on this 
      area... if you can model it, you don't have to spend as much 
      time tuning..."
Is anyone familiar with related research in this area? Is there someone with
this experience that we may be able to recruit and have answer a few
questions? I'm willing to take a guess at some means of controlling the
acceleration enrichment, but it would be helpful (and maybe even interesting)
to see it related to theory. Your comments are appreciated.

                                       John S Gwynne
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Regarding sampling rates and acceleration enrichment:

Most sensors are sampled 10x/second on contemporary stock vehicles.  This
rate is chosen so as to make the operation "real-time" and so as not to
overload the cpu in the computer (keep in mind that up until a few years
ago, most cpus were 8 bit machines).  "Much faster" sampling will require,
other than a faster cpu, low-pass filtering before any ADCs (i.e., the
"anti-aliasing" filters).  On acceleration (and decel):

Fuel injector firing consists of two types:  synchronous and asynchronous.
Synchronous firing occurs in step with a sync signal (e.g., coming off of
the distributor's reference line) whereas asynchronous is triggered by
rapid changes in the throttle position sensor.  Asynchronous firing will occur
during acceleration AND deceleration.  To the best of my knowledge, most of
the work that you desire to do is done empirically.  SAE had a publication
(1992) whose name escapes me right now which dealt with engine transducers and
had some NEAT stuff on experimental adaptive engine controls.  If there's
enough interest, I can dig it up.

Cordially,

Bohdan Bodnar
bohdan.l.bodnar@att.com



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I'm interested in the SAE paper that you mention, please do dig it up and post.
MIllam
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   In message <9408032104.AA25518@usgp1.ih.att.com> , you write:
 
| Regarding sampling rates and acceleration enrichment:
| 
| Most sensors are sampled 10x/second on contemporary stock vehicles.  This

It would seem to me (and I have not measured this yet) that the period of
greatest MAP variation would be during starting. A period when the crank
rotation itself may not even be very smooth. I would guess, again without any
supporting data, that fuel metering is the most difficult to accomplish
during starting. 10x/sec would seem slow to me to track the variations.
Maybe not... hopefully by October I will have some data to share with the
group. The little 80C85 based laptop computer that I have been using will not
sample fast enough in basic without going to machine language to measure
this. I've decided to stay focused on finishing the 68HC000 and use that to
acquire preliminary engine data.

| On acceleration (and decel):

| during acceleration AND deceleration.  To the best of my knowledge, most of
| the work that you desire to do is done empirically.  

I would not be surprised...

| SAE had a publication
| (1992) whose name escapes me right now which dealt with engine transducers and
| had some NEAT stuff on experimental adaptive engine controls.  If there's
| enough interest, I can dig it up.

Enough interest... are you joking? :) 

| Cordially,
| 
| Bohdan Bodnar
| bohdan.l.bodnar@att.com

                                       John S Gwynne
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Try the following:

ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND SENSORS, proceedings of the SAE International
Congress and Exposition (1992:  Detroit, MI).  ISBN 1-56091-215-4.  This
book is 120 pages long.  Unfortunately, I do not have it (yet) as it is
in an ATT library in NJ whereas I'm in IL!  If you choose to purchase it,
the ISBN and title should be sufficient for a bookstore to track it down.  I
recall this book has some articles on nifty research done in universities in
Europe on adaptive controls and some stuff on a truly exotic oxygen sensor
which allows more than bang-bang control of the a/f mixture.

I'm not convinced that cold start enrichment is so difficult to achieve in an
EFI engine.  A *lot* of multipoint injected engines in the 1980s (and earlier)
used nothing more than a cold start injector which would fire for a few
seconds when the ignition key was placed in "run."  This injector is
controlled by nothing more than a thermo-time switch -- essentially, an
expensive electrically/coolant heated thermostat.

If you *really* want to model this stuff, you'll need data on flow
characteristics of your injectors, incoming air flow (easy to pull off if you
have a MAF sensor and know the relationship between output voltage or
frequency and air flow), and desired a/f ratio.  The flow characteristics you
can probably obtain empirically via a graduated cylinder, knowing the firing
time of the injector, and knowing the fuel line pressure relative to (air)
pressure seen at the injector's tip.  This way, you can plot fuel delivery vs.
injector on time.  There are, without a doubt, a whole bunch of other things
you'd have to figure out (e.g., a/f mixture vs. engine temperature...).

I think I'll stick to designing computer systems...

Cordially,

Bohdan Bodnar
bohdan.l.bodnar@att.com


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Best way to handle the MAP fluctuations at idle, is to 
use a CONSTANT value for MAP until the engine is running over X rpms

  (X = just below idle a bit)

You may get this from a 2D speed dependent table if necessary

Jim Conforti
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 The cold start enrichment is done in phases ...

 1) Start phase .. mucho fuel for 5 to 10 revs of the engine ..

 2) Post start enrichment lasting a few tens of seconds or so 

 3) Warmup enrichment .. until engine is at running temp ..

    Warmup usually has two tables .. one based on engine temp,
    and one based on speed, MAP ... the final number is a 
    multiplicand of the two ...

    Eng. temp .. more enrichment at lower engine temps ..

    Speed, MAP .. less enrichment at higher speeds and MAPS ..

    
  Hope this helps ..

  Jim



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  Just read a rule of thumb in hot rod mag.  Something like "Spark
susceptibility to knock increases 1 deg. for every 10 deg. increase in coolent
temp."  What this means to me if I ever get my ignition controller finished is
I'll retard my timing 1 deg. for every 10 deg. the coolent temp. is over an
(adjustable) setpoint.  This setpoint will be the normal coolent operating
temperature of my car.  Sound good to you guys?
- Steven Ciciora

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I never read or heard about this rule-of-thumb.  I do know that knock will
depend on:

1). coolant temperature
2). incoming air temperature
3). a/f ratio
4). EGR flow
5). fuel's octane rating
6). combustion chamber design (e.g., swirl-head design is less susceptible to
    knock than other designs)
7). valve overlap

As an aside, what temperature scale was used?

Have a nice weekend!

BB



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From: Jim Conforti <jec@us.dynix.com>
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Steve, et. al ..

 The BOSCH controllers, at least, include a table like that ...

 They retard spark as coolant temp increases ...

 Jim Conforti




