GenBoard/Manual/IgnitionOutput (2015-01-01 07:00:00)

Standard genboard ignition outputs

These show you ignition (i259) channel assignments to EC36-xx pins:

Depending on webshop options chosen during ordering, some of the 8 are high power outputs, the rest are logic-level.

It is easy to measure which are logic-level outputs, because logic-level output pulls toward GND5 when inactive. Measure DC voltage on output, with your DVM (20V mode), with +12V (or +5V) being the base.

If DVM shows -12V, than either

New standard - power and logic level ignition outputs since 2006-12

IGBTs Nickname power outputs Logic level outputs
0 0 - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
2 2+6 2,3 0,1,4,5,6,7
4 4+4 2,3,6,7 0,1,4,5
6 6+2 0,1,2,3,6,7 4,5
8 8 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 -

Note: for 6 cyl harnesses to be compatible with 6 IGBT VEMS ECUs as recommended: use the appropriate outputs, eg for passive coils: ignout 2,3,6,7,0,1 (for firing order, eg. cyl 1,5,3,6,2,4 respectively) for future (installer's, tuner's, maintainer's) convenience (also compatible with 4 IGBT ECU if only first 4 used out of the 6 ign).

Option 0 All 8 injection channels have logic level(+5v) control for coils that have built in igniters or systems where you wish to use an existing Igniter pack:

IgnitionOption0.png

Option 2+6 Two channels are high current, the other 6 are logic level:

IgnitionOption2+6.png

Option 4+4 Four channels are high current, the other 4 are logic level:

IgnitionOption4+4.png

Option 6+2 Six channels are high current, the other 2 are logic level:

IgnitionOption6+2.png

Option 8 All 8 channels are high current control channels:

IgnitionOption8.png


Assembling when purchased from WebShop unassembled

The 0,2 and 8 IGBT-s are trivial. (the 2 IGBTs are for ignchannel 2 and 3, so only 2 clamping plates are needed in this case: the 3d line of switches has no IGBTs).

The L means logic-level (short between output and gate). The numbers are ignition channel numbers for the given physical position. EC36 is at the bottom

4 IGBT:

7

L

L

6

L 3

L 2

Econoseal36 is down here

6 IGBT:

7

L

L

6

0 3

1 2

Econoseal36 is down here


OLD standard - before 2006-12

The 0,2 and 8 IGBT-s were always the same.

The new scheme is more useful with the (rarely used) "ign dualout" option.

The 4 (4+4) and 6 (6+2) options were different before 2006-12 :

Option 4+4 Four high current channels, Four logic level:

Option4+4.png

Option 6+2 Six high current channels, two logic level:

Option6+2.png

Actually, controllers with 6+2 config sent out before 2005-09-02 had channel2=EC36pin34 and channel5=EC36pin12 configured as logiclevel. If in doubt, measure.


See also