Features
G4X PlugIn Key Features (where applicable):
- Up to 6D fuel and ignition mapping
- Precision closed loop cam control (four cam, independent control)
- Sequential fuel delivery
- Digital triggering, all OEM patterns
- OEM idle hardware supported
- 5D boost control with three switchable tables
- Motorsport features – antilag, launch, flat shift
- Continuous barometric correction (on board)
- CAN port
- QuickTune – automated fuel tuning
- Individual cylinder correction
- USB tuning cable included
- Stats recording into on-board memory
- Gear compensations for spark, boost and fuel
- Real time selectable dual fuel, ignition and boost maps
- Sync and crank sensors can be a combination of Hall effect, variable reluctance or optical
- Boost control referenced to gear, speed or throttle position
- 512 mega bytes data logging memory
- Staged injection
- Knock with “windowing”
I/O Expansion Options:
The following expansion connector inputs/outputs are provided:
GndĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Sensor Ground Only
+5V OutĀ Ā Ā Ā Supply for MAP sensor
An Volt 5Ā Ā Ā Ā Analog 0-5V input
An Volt 6Ā Ā Ā Ā Analog 0-5V input
DI 6Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Digital Input
Specifications
Link PlugIn ECUs are based off the G4X XtremeX ECU. Given the constraints of the factory header and car setup, a G4X PlugIn ECU is capable of the following features if the supports them.
Inputs/Outputs
⢠8 x High Current Injector Drives (suits high impedance injectors)
⢠8 x Ignition Channels
⢠8 x Auxiliary Outputs (All PWM capable). Aux5-8 can control Stepper Motors and drive High or Low
⢠11 Digital Inputs (All capable of reading frequencies up to 10kHz)
⢠+5V Out
⢠+8V Out
⢠4 Temperature Inputs (Configurable pull-ups on ANT1&2)
⢠12 x 0-5V Analog Inputs
⢠2 x Trigger Inputs (Reluctor, Optical or Hall Sensors)
⢠On Board Baro
⢠3 Axis Accelerometer
Fueling adjustments
⢠Traditional, Modelled and Modelled Multi-Fuel Equations
⢠Single-Point Group, Multi-Point Group, Sequential, Semi-Sequential, Group Staged, Sequential Staged and
Sequential/Multi Point Group Staged injection modes
⢠Asynchronous injection (can add more fuel after initial injection if conditions change)
⢠Quick tune (automated fuel tuning)
⢠Up to 440 Zone Fuel Table with configurable load and RPM centers. Configurable X and Y Axis Parameters
⢠Multiple Fuel Tables
⢠Up to 6D Fuel Mapping (3D Fuel Table + 3x3D Overlay trim tables)
⢠Injection Rate Control for Group Injection Modes
⢠Master Enrichment for Traditional Fuel tuning
⢠Pre-Crank Prime
⢠First Crank Prime
⢠Crank Enrichment
⢠Post Start Enrichment
⢠Warm Up Enrichment
⢠Acceleration Enrichment
⢠IAT Fuel Correction
⢠Injector Deadtime Compensation
⢠Injector Short Pulse Width Compensation
⢠Injector Timing Control with Beginning, Middle or End Injection Definable
⢠AFR Table Correction
⢠Dual Closed Loop Lambda
⢠Individual Cylinder Fuel Trims
⢠Overrun Fuel Cut
⢠Idle Load Trims
⢠Fuel Temperature Correction
⢠Barometric pressure compensation
⢠Injector test function
Ignition Adjustments
⢠Distributor, Twin Distributor, Wasted Spark, Direct Spark, Rotary leading Wasted and Rotary
⢠Leading Direct Ignition Modes
⢠Up to 440 Zone Ignition Table with configurable load and RPM centers. Configurable X and Y Axis
Parameters
⢠Configurable Maximum Advance
⢠Configurable Spark Duration
⢠Configurable Spark Edge
⢠Dwell Time Table with configurable X and Y Axis Parameters
⢠Multiple Ignition Tables
⢠Up to 6D Ignition Mapping (3D Ignition Table + 3x3D Overlay Trim Tables)
⢠Individual Cylinder Ignition Trim
⢠IAT Trim
⢠Voltage Correction
⢠ECT Trim
⢠OEM Compatibility
⢠CDI Compatibility
⢠Transient ignition retard
⢠Adjustable ignition delay compensation
⢠Ignition test function
⢠Idle ignition control
Limits
⢠Engine Temperature Dependent Progressive Limiting
⢠Dual Vehicle Speed Limits
⢠System Voltage Limit
⢠User Configurable RPM Limits based on external input
⢠MAP Limit with dual tables
⢠Optional hard cut
⢠Progressive cut control
⢠Selectable fuel or ignition limiting
⢠Ignition trim and configurable trim decay
⢠Adjustable control range
⢠Selectable cut effect (adaptive or constant)
Auxiliary Output Options
⢠Each Output independently configurable
⢠Unused ignition and Fuel outputs available as auxiliary outputs
⢠General Purpose Outputs
⢠General Purpose PWM Outputs
⢠Fuel Pump Control
⢠Fuel Pump Speed Control
⢠Engine Fan Control
⢠Air Con Clutch Control
⢠Air Con Fan Control
⢠Intercooler Spray Control
⢠Tacho Control
⢠Speedo Control
⢠Check Engine Light
⢠Purge Solenoid
⢠Oxygen Sensor Heater
⢠Switched Cam Solenoid Control
⢠ECU Hold Power Control
⢠Shift Light Control
⢠Starter Control
⢠VVT Cam Solenoid
⢠Boost Control Solenoid
⢠Test functions for each output
⢠Closed loop Stepper Control & Rotary Oil Pump Control
⢠Idle Speed Soloenoid
⢠Idle Speed Stepper
⢠Internal Ethrottle Controller
⢠External EThrottle
Digital Inputs
⢠Each channel independently configurable with pull-up resistors and active state control
⢠All digital inputs capable of reading frequencies of up to 10kHz
⢠Duty Cycle measuring on all digital inputs
⢠Turbo speed
⢠Ethanol Sensor Control
⢠Wheel Speed Detection on all digital inputs with additional general-purpose speed inputs
⢠Anti-Theft control through digital inputs, over CAN or both
⢠General Purpose switches, speeds, rpms and frequencies
⢠large variety of input types
Analog Inputs
⢠Each input independently configurable with preset or custom calibrations and configurable fault conditions
⢠Built in 3 axis accelerometer
⢠Built in Barometric Pressure Sensor
⢠Large variety of Analog input functions
⢠General Purpose Temperatures, Pressures, Rotary Switches and more
⢠Analog Inputs can also be used as Digital Inputs
⢠Large number of built in calibrations
⢠Ten Calibration Tables and 3 Linear Calibrations for when a custom calibration is required
Triggering
⢠Digital Trigger Decoding
⢠Reluctor, Optical Proximity or Hall Sensors
⢠Programmable filtering and arming thresholds
⢠Configurable trigger patterns or preset triggering options
⢠Supports nearly all OEM trigger patterns and custom trigger arrangements
Programmable Math Processing
⢠Eight individually controllable math channels with up to four parameters in each
⢠Math channels can be used as table axisās and as digital or analog inputs
Motor-Sport Features
⢠Anti Lag
⢠Launch control
⢠Gear Shift Control (Digital Inputs, Gear Lever Force or Gear Barrel Position)
⢠Traction control
Anti-Lag System
⢠Dual 3D Fuel enrichment, Ignition cut and Ignition retard Tables
⢠Optional Cyclic idle (normal and cool-down)
⢠Optional 3D Idle controller Override Tables (one for Antilag and one for Cyclic Idle)
⢠Lockout condiitons based on engine speed and throttle position with hysteresis
Launch Control
⢠Single RPM, 3D RPM Table or Latched (RPM when button pressed) Launch modes
⢠Progressive cut control
⢠Selectable fuel or ignition limiting
⢠Selectable cut effect (adaptive or constant)
⢠Adjustable control range
⢠Vehicle speed controlled
⢠Ignition Trim with optional 3D table and relative or absolute ignition angle options
⢠Optional 3D Fuel Trim table
Gear Shift Control
⢠Digital input (clutch switch), gear lever force (sequential gearbox), gear lever force (H pattern gearbox), and
gear barrel position sensor input options
⢠Timed or controlled modes
⢠Adjustable progressive cut levels
⢠Power re-introduction control
⢠Ignition retard control
⢠Fuel enrichment control
⢠Cut duration based on gear
Traction Control
⢠Disable switch
⢠Various Lockout conditions
⢠Multiple 3D slip Threshold tables
⢠Traction Control – controlled tyre slip to improve vehicle safety and driveability
⢠Uses an advanced Torque Management system to reduce engine torque
Idle Control
⢠Solenoid, Stepper or EThrottle Control
⢠Open or Closed loop actuator control and Closed loop Ignition control available
⢠Large variety of position offsets for open loop and additional target offsets for closed loop actuator control
⢠Specific start-up offsets and hold times
⢠Dashpot functionality to smooth re-entry into idle and prevent undershoot
Electronic Throttle Control
⢠Has an internal EThrottle Controller and supports external controllers
⢠Multiple 3D target tables
Boost Control
⢠Open or Closed Loop Boost Control
⢠Multiple Target and Base Position Tables
⢠Multiple Trim tables
⢠Boost by Gear control
Knock Control
⢠2 Built in Knock inputs
⢠Fuel Enrichment and Ignition Retard functionality
⢠Adjustable frequency filter
⢠Adjustable gain (per cylinder)
⢠Individual cylinder detection
⢠Individual cylinder ignition retard and fuel enrich
⢠Adjustable detection angle (start/end)
⢠Noise threshold table (3D)
⢠Adjustable ignition retard and fuel enrich sensitivity
⢠Configurable ignition reintroduction and fuel enrich decay
Variable Valve Timing Control
⢠Up to 4 cams independent control
⢠Supports many OEM applications
⢠Closed loop control
⢠Multiple 3D Cam angle target tables
⢠Optional advanced PID control settings for advanced tuners
⢠Automatic function for calibrating cam angles
Chassis and Body
⢠AC Control – Basic and Advanced modes available
⢠AntiTheft – Via Digital Input, CAN or both
⢠Speed based cruise control (EThrottle only)
⢠Gear Detection – CAN, RPM/Speed or Analog Position Sensor
⢠Individual wheel speed sources with the ability to specify Driving and Non-Driving wheel speed sources
⢠Starter control – Multiple options available from very basic to Touch to start.
Torque Management
Logging
⢠512 Megabytes of Datalogging
⢠Up to 250 ECU Logging channels
⢠Up to 1kHz per channel with a maximum total sample rate of 100kSamples/s when using ECU Logging
⢠Unlimited channels when using PCLink logging
Communications
⢠Tuning Port USB on board
⢠Two CAN buses
⢠Custom CAN configuration allowing tuners and end users to add support for new CAN devices
Processing
⢠150 MHz Specialised Engine Management Microprocessor
⢠Ignition control to 0.1 degree, fuel to 0.01 ms
⢠32 Bit Floating Point Calculation
⢠12 Bit ADC Resolution
⢠20000+ RPM
⢠4Gb Non Volatile Flash
Environment
⢠Internal Temperature Range -10 – 85oC
⢠Ambient Temperature Range -30 – 90oC
⢠Voltage 8 – 22V
⢠Operating Current 200mA
⢠Electrical protection on all inputs and outputs
⢠Onboard Barometric Pressure Sensor
Packaging Contents
⢠G4X PlugInX ECU
⢠Wiring and Installation Instructions
⢠2 large Link Stickers
⢠2 small Link Stickers
Manufacturing Standard ā ISO 13485