Janno Kusman
I'm software developer(Java) in [Tallinn/Estonia].
I own a [Nissan 200sx s13] with CA18DET engine(1.8T twincam 4cyl 16v) with lot of bolt-on mods. Currently it uses standard ECU that has been modified with EPROM emulator and custom maps in it. I'm also co-author of Nissan CA18DET chip editing software [1]
I want to help with adding/improving support for InputTrigger/NissanTrigger and testing it on my car. I hope to get help from Silver as he owns Opel Kadett C with MegaSquirt and he has also written some code for MegaSquirt 2 and we work in same company.
Nissan ECU description
Nissan Trigger (CAS)
The Nissan CAS is located on exhaust camshaft.
From Nissan 200sx s13 service manual. Manuals for s13/s14 are http://bagpuss.swan.ac.uk/horsham-developments/manuals/
Crank Angle Sensor (
The crank angle sensor is a basic component of the entire E.C.C.S (Nissan name for E.C.U). It monitors engine speed and piston position, and sends signal to E.C.U to control fuel injection, ignition timing and other functions.
The crank angle sensor has a rotor plate and wave-forming circuit. The rotor plate has 360 slits for 1 deg signal and 4 slits for 180 deg singal. LEDs and photo diodes are built in the wave-forming circuit.
When the rotor plate passes between the LED and the phot diode, the slits in the rotor plate cintinually cut the light being transmitted to the phot diode from the LED. This generates rough-shaped pulses which are converted into on-off pulse by the wave-forming circuit, which are sent to the ECU.
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On trouble diagnoses pages of manual says (EF & EC-121) that on ECU pins 41, 51 (CAS reference signal) voltage should be 0.6-0.8V and on pins 42,52 (CAS position signal) voltage should be 2.0 - 2.6V.
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On manual page EF & EC-124 CAS:
Check voltage between terminal A, and terminal B and groug while rotating the CAS shaft as shown. Ati this time make sure that injector operating sound can be heared. Voltage 0V and 5v appear alternately.
CA18DET Direct Ignition System
http://www.route6.co.jp/products/ems/emstorisetu.htm has some intresting info on page 22. If individual
Nissan coils on plugs set Dwell to 1.75mS. Nissan set the position of this sensor to give the standard Nissan ECU a + Trigger edge at b 60 BTDC. Same document says that this is also true for Nissan SR20, RB20, VG30 and CA18 engines.
http://www.wolfems.com.au/products/enginemanagement/wolf3d/version4and4plus/version4installshortcut
After reading some docs, I would say that Nissan uses trigger/sync triggering. Or 180-2 trigger system. Trigger signal on 1 and 180 TDC and 180 sync signals as PWM. Trigger signal cylinder is determined by length of trigger signal (atleast on CA18). Could someone confirm my conclusion?