"Andrey" (russian239)
12/15/2013 at 23:50 • Filed to: None
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"Andrey" (russian239)
12/15/2013 at 23:50 • Filed to: None | 1
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Not sure where to start. So, I have a functional DIY engine control unit.
I do not mean I have assembled a kit - I mean I took a microcontroller and I have implemented the code of what I believe could a pretty universal, extendable and in many ways cool ECU. And it would be truly open source. And it would be written in plain & simple C. What I need now is a couple of crazy gear heads who would be interested to help me get this to the next level - right now this thing runs one engine, I believe it deserves more. More on all this at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Birddog
> Andrey
12/16/2013 at 00:18 |
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Seems a lot like what MS does.
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Andrey
> Birddog
12/16/2013 at 00:33 |
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True, but MS is propriety and I hope to get in front of them one day :)
roflcopter
> Andrey
12/16/2013 at 00:50 |
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Go Russian!
Glad you finally put a post up on here, sorry I've been so lacking on the forums lately, school/work/other car stuff has put the project on the back burner.
For anyone looking into the project, yes there are more polished alternatives out there, but the true awesomeness that this project is about is diversity. It's something that ANYONE can use on ANYTHING. And it's completely open-source(both software and hardware), MS used to be back in the day but became more of a product and less of a project, Andrey here is trying to rekindle that spirit and I hope he succeeds.
kanadanmajava
> Andrey
12/16/2013 at 02:49 |
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This looks interesting.
I have been toying with an idea to make an engine management from an Arduino Mega based system. The specs of the Motorola processor that MS is using are very similar to Arduino Mega 2560.
I wasn't trying to save money by using even more cheaper system but it would fun to test it.
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Andrey
> kanadanmajava
12/16/2013 at 07:49 |
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And stm32 has like x10 times more power and it only makes it more fun. You should check out out forum!
SteyrTMP
> Andrey
12/17/2013 at 00:00 |
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Email me. I may be able to find an interested party willing to beta-test on a Locost—I already have my Seven GTR turbocharged using a MSIII.
The two downfalls of MSIII are the cost, (which is really not an issue, you're not paying much more than the actual components), and the fact that no one person has a complete, no-bullshit, how-to. That's the biggest issue with open-sourced projects. You can't start with one person's set of prints, realize something's missing, then take up from there with another's. It just doesn't work. MSIII has that issue pretty badly. It took quite a bit, and someone a lot smarter than me, to get the MSIII running with the turbo BP05.
mcseanerson
> Andrey
12/17/2013 at 21:45 |
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I have been thinking about new developments in open hardware and software for diy efi for a bit now and it seems like it's due for some innovation and this looks like a good direction to be headed in. I'm going to be buying a miata at the beginning of the year for autocross and other things and would love to play with this. Not sure off the top of my head how this might affect class. Can this be piggybacked or is this purely meant as a replacement ecu?
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Andrey
> mcseanerson
12/18/2013 at 00:06 |
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Define piggybacked :) If you mean can this only control ignition and not injection then yes. If you mean can it 'fool' the stock ECU then no.
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Andrey
> SteyrTMP
12/18/2013 at 00:12 |
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I have no idea how to email anyone on this platform :( Hopefully you will see this response.
my email is arro239 at this gmail server you know it.
Speaking of BP05, that's exactly the engine I have in my race car :)
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mcseanerson
> Andrey
12/18/2013 at 01:30 |
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kinda more along the second one, wondering if it could operate alongside stock ecu.