Yeah, my 2017 truck ECU
has been throwing all sorts of trash. I understand it is not
restricted to any particular make of vehicle. The Teensy MCU I
use for flap and trim control has never failed. Sure, I'll take
the Arduino. YMMV
Terry
It does, and
it's a really tempting option for the money. But can you get a
'hardened' Arduino processor for it? The processors in the RWS
controllers, and the Micro/Mega stuff, and (I assume) the same
or similar processors as the automotive world, and they've
been thrashed in pretty much every possible manner by the auto
mfgrs to beat out potential failure modes due to the hostile
environment they operate in.
Speeduino
does all that and costs $150
I'm going to use Megasquirt MS3 Ultimate
on my 20B. I've been running a mega squirt in my Jeep
for over 10 years. The unit has never failed me. It has
a great user interface, the tuning software runs on a
stable Linux platform, and allows me a view screen that
is programmable with all my custom parameters. It easily
handles three rotor ignition with split timing, staged
fuel injection, multiple tables, multiple oxygen
sensors, and multiple map sensors. Other features
include fuel pump control, knock and detonation
detection. This will allow me as close to a FADEC
experience as possible. The tuning software will allow a
number of custom inputs, including multiple pressure and
temperature readings. Recording is continuous, and can
be extracted via SD card, Bluetooth, or USB. The current
pricing for the ECU only is about $1,300, and a copy of
the tuning software is $80. A generic wiring harness is
about $200. Additional costs for the oxygen sensor and
controller will bring my total package up to about
$2,000. Let me know if you have any
questions.
I am in the process of installing the
fuetech as well. I wanted to add that it also has a
screen, visible in sunlight, that is a complete engine
monitor, expandable, fairy useful, and data logging
possible.
add those features and it becomes
cheaper than a EC2 + EM2
Dave Leonard.
Have been flying with the fueltech
for possibly 8 years after my EMC caused
problems. tracy was able to fix, no problems, but
due to time in freight to the US and OZ I was down
for 6 weeks. Did fiddle with another local Oz
version but was complicated. The local rotary
gurus put me onto the fueltech which is also
complicated as is designed for race cars / hotrods
etc.. It does have a section especially for
rotarys, possibly 3 pages but controls everything
well. IN Oz at the time it was dear at $2800 AUD
but had and still has backup. Controls spark,
fuel, timing, turbo on a rotary. Then there is
about 70 pages of stuff you will not need in
aircraft, like gear change, burnouts, boost and
whatever else they use in drag racing. For me the
big issue is backup which these days in OZ is
impossible to get in anything.
Neil Unger.
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