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adrixas
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Jun 24, 2012, 9:55 AM

Post #1 of 14 (1677 views)
Getting information from ECU Sign In

Hello,
Is it possible to get digital information from the ECU by connecting additional wires to specific ECU pins and connect those wires to different MCU and program it to process the ECU information? I hope you understand what I mean.
Thanks.


Discretesignals
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Jun 24, 2012, 10:09 AM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Don't really understand what you mean.

What kind of ECU are you meaning?
What exactly are you trying to do?
MCU?





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adrixas
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Jun 24, 2012, 10:47 AM

Post #3 of 14 (1647 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

I'm trying to get rpm, injectors signals from car ECU and process them with PIC microcontroller and dislay on LCD. I am trying to make some kind of trip computer.


re-tired
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Jun 24, 2012, 2:03 PM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

                        

Is this what you are trying to do ?



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adrixas
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Jun 24, 2012, 2:34 PM

Post #5 of 14 (1606 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Yeah it's similar what I have in mind, but I also want to display temperature and rpm.


nickwarner
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Jun 25, 2012, 6:21 PM

Post #6 of 14 (1566 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Look at your dash. They have gauges for that.


re-tired
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Jun 25, 2012, 8:11 PM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

[it's similar what I have in mind, but I also want to display temperature and rpm]
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*Did you happen to read the ad ........
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"Watch fuel consumption, cost-per-mile, coolant temperature, engine speed, horsepower, and much more in real time "








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adrixas
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Jun 26, 2012, 1:33 AM

Post #8 of 14 (1547 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Great, but I want to make it myself not buy it already made.


Hammer Time
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Jun 26, 2012, 3:09 AM

Post #9 of 14 (1545 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

We already have that. It's called a scan tool.



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Discretesignals
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Jun 26, 2012, 7:20 AM

Post #10 of 14 (1526 views)
Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Must of us on here repair vehicles and don't get that in depth in what you are wanting to achieve. Your best bet would be to talk to an electronics engineer.





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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Jun 26, 2012, 7:24 AM)


re-tired
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Jun 26, 2012, 1:44 PM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

If you want to say "I built it myself" Buy one and Reverse Engineer it. The russians did it with the B-29 after WW2 .


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Sidom
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Jun 26, 2012, 5:17 PM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

I've messed around with some electronics and built some small stuff. I get it, most of the fun is putting it together, testing your soldering skills on some small stuff and then seeing if it actually will work. My last project was a pressure transducer for my scope using a GM MAP sensor.....

Your best bet is finding an electronics forum. The kind of info you are looking for really isn't field service or DIY home repair stuff and that is what this forum is mainly about. Get the right place & you should have some fun.......

They use to have this mail order thing called Heath kits...... Electronic kits you would assemble, don't know if they are around any more but it was fun if you like soldering....


(This post was edited by Sidom on Jun 26, 2012, 5:19 PM)


re-tired
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Jun 26, 2012, 6:01 PM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Heath kits were fun . Rodayo shack sold some . I built a 2 channel lab scope and used it for years in my shop as a eng analizer.


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(This post was edited by re-tired on Jun 26, 2012, 7:43 PM)


Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 27, 2012, 7:15 AM

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Re: Getting information from ECU Sign In

Just searched out Heathkit. OMG - re-opened in 2011 and closed shop March, 2012!

Pic wont show no doubt but they made tons of stuff including mini--bikes!

Pic....


Applique......


Knew of one of those aptly named,

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