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by streber
Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:47 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: GS450h Low Gear influencing throttle pot values
Replies: 1
Views: 4804

GS450h Low Gear influencing throttle pot values

Setup: GS450h in an E46 with a Zombieverter I'm using the stock throttle pedal wired up with usual min values of approx 200/400. If I put the GS450h in LOW those drop to 0/200 when I start up the car. They don't move in HIGH gear. This causes annoyance with the throttle code being angry about the du...
by streber
Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVCU coolant heater control
Replies: 6
Views: 5541

Re: ZombieVCU coolant heater control

I'm adding support for PWM driven heaters. My particular setup is a Tesla Model S battery heater in an E46. It has a signal that is normally used to open and close the hot water valve to the cabin that I'm reading as HeatReq and letting the normal HVAC controls decide when to turn it on and off. You...
by streber
Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: Zombieverter or Lexus GS450h VCU that is the question.
Replies: 42
Views: 11644

Re: Zombieverter or Lexus GS450h VCU that is the question.

FWIW I ported the GS450h throttle map code from the GS450h VCU software to the Zombieverter for use in my E46 + GS450h project. Use at your own risk it bypasses most of the current/voltage/etc protection code but drives smoothly and has regen: https://github.com/streber42/Stm32-vcu/tree/gs450h_vcu_t...
by streber
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Inverters / Motor Controllers
Topic: J1979, ISO15765, OBD-II
Replies: 9
Views: 6722

Re: J1979, ISO15765, OBD-II

I just sent a PR to add OBD2 support to the stm32-vcu code: https://github.com/damienmaguire/Stm32-vcu/pull/57 I just created a custom service that maps PID to Param num and let the displaying app deal with formatting it. This was a bit tricky since there appears to be some pretty bad bugs in the To...
by streber
Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] BMW Touring + phev motor & inverter
Replies: 93
Views: 69635

Re: [DRIVING] BMW Touring + prius + phev

Thanks for the description. Looking forward to the pics. My whole battery is on a thick sheet of plywood in the back of my touring, so nothing wrong with some carpentry :-) https://ev46.halfast.com/2021/01/10/battery-coolant/ https://ev46.halfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20200818_222752.jpg
by streber
Wed Sep 13, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] BMW Touring + phev motor & inverter
Replies: 93
Views: 69635

Re: [DRIVING] BMW Touring + prius + phev

I'm very interested in the battery box you've built. Do you have any more photos/designs you could share? Right now I've got the battery taking up the whole back of the car and hoping to swap for a BMW pack that will fit in the engine bay.
by streber
Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:52 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

I have two wires coming out from each, one goes to the zombie connector and the other goes to the GS450H VCU connector. This is so I can plug in either the zombie or the GS450H VCU to run the one driveline...for testing purposes I would hook everything up and check continuity from the header pins o...
by streber
Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:49 pm
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Had saved a copy of the parameters that came on the vcu so even tested with those except for changing GS300H to GS450H for inverter as throttle settings were very similar. Maybe someone see's what I'm missing? :) Good news is that when I figure this out, I have the vcu for the next project :D param...
by streber
Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:03 pm
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Jack Bauer wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:31 pm Just use an external voltage divider. To be honest I've not gotten around to using them myself as yet.
I don't think that will work since I think it is using this as one leg of another voltage divider. So if I add another divider the resistance of that will dominate any adjustments from the pot.
by streber
Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

I'm working on driving the fuel gauge in my E46 with the digital pots, but the datasheet says it can only take max 7V and the BMW appears to be using 12V for that signal. Am I out of luck or am I missing something?
by streber
Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:11 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

https://github.com/damienmaguire/Stm32-vcu/pull/29 fixed the slow blinking issue for me. I think it is spending too long waiting on the SPI transfers and slowing everything down. I've attached a bin with this fix in it. No idea if this will help with the reverse issue. I find VSCode + PlatformIO a r...
by streber
Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:44 pm
Forum: Inverters / Motor Controllers
Topic: BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB
Replies: 7
Views: 2616

Re: BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB

FWIW This is how far I got with my design: https://github.com/streber42/MS43Zombie.git

Will pick back up once I get my car feature complete and I'm more confident in what the requirements are.
by streber
Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Are MG1/2 temp supposed to work out of the box or do I need to replace the bias resistor? I don't think they do unless I did something wrong as mine read 6400deg c at 9 deg c. I patched mine to limit the readings to the min and max set by the sensor so it at least stops throwing errors or derating:...
by streber
Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:46 pm
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Are MG1/2 temp supposed to work out of the box or do I need to replace the bias resistor?
by streber
Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:21 pm
Forum: Inverters / Motor Controllers
Topic: BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB
Replies: 7
Views: 2616

Re: BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB

I ended up picking up one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334207074538?hash=item4dd04b40ea:g:z-kAAOSwRLxeXwsl and used it to build an adapter that I'm using for now with a Zombieverter VCU. I ended up actually using the connector for 3 from the transmission to pickup the shift up/down as momentar...
by streber
Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

@EV_Builder I also haven't tested the PWM yet since those ICs were missing in my kit and I don't have a use for them yet. @johu I found that the master branch is pulling a version of libopeninv that isn't remapping the CAN2 pins. I see remap support is in the newer versions of libopeninv. Do you hav...
by streber
Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:25 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Just a quick one - has anyone seen the OIL PUMP output working for the GS450 yet? I get no PWM at pin 30 of the VCU or pin 40 of the STM32, when it's on and running. (Oil Pump is set to 50% in the menu) Trying to narrow down if it's another bad STM chip problem or something else. Thanks! Did you fi...
by streber
Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:11 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Just a quick one - has anyone seen the OIL PUMP output working for the GS450 yet? I get no PWM at pin 30 of the VCU or pin 40 of the STM32, when it's on and running. (Oil Pump is set to 50% in the menu) Trying to narrow down if it's another bad STM chip problem or something else. Thanks! Did you fi...
by streber
Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Looks like no loader running at all. Please don't test with the boot_updater anyhow. If you reflash stm32_loader.hex and stm32_vcu.hex and then listen on /dev/ttyUSB0 with a terminal program, you should see the "2D" bootup message when resetting/powering on. I double checked everything an...
by streber
Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:50 am
Forum: Vehicle Control (VCU)
Topic: ZombieVerter VCU Support
Replies: 915
Views: 412155

Re: ZombieVerter VCU Support

Can any of you try to update a bricked board with a USB cable attached to the wifi sockets uart? Using the updater python script: https://github.com/jsphuebner/tumanako-inverter-fw-bootloader/blob/master/updater.py python updater.py -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -f stm32_vcu.bin I have one of the GD based boards...
by streber
Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: Inverters / Motor Controllers
Topic: BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB
Replies: 7
Views: 2616

BMW MS43 ECU Shaped VCU PCB

I'm working on laying out the stm32-vcu circuitry on a PCB that will fit inside an MS43 shell with the right connector so you can reuse the stock wiring harnesses. This at least takes care of power, ground, various relays, throttle, brake, and CAN hookups. I'm still working out how to repurpose the ...
by streber
Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:19 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: E46 Touring Project Engine Delete
Replies: 55
Views: 10031

Re: E46 Touring Project Engine Delete

I am also converting a E46 Touring. You'll need to emulate the right CAN messages from the ECU to make the instrument cluster happy. Luckily Damien's new Zombieverter has the code for that: https://github.com/damienmaguire/Stm32-vcu/blob/master/src/Can_E46.cpp I'm not quite that far, but I'll share ...
by streber
Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:18 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: E46 Touring Project Engine Delete
Replies: 55
Views: 10031

Re: E46 Touring Project Engine Delete

How did you connect the transmission to the driveshaft?

I have one of each and was going to have a driveline shop combine them once I have final measurements.
by streber
Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:59 pm
Forum: Toyota/Lexus
Topic: GS450H Motor Connectors
Replies: 66
Views: 16990

Re: GS450H Motor Connectors

Does anyone know the part numbers for the harnesses that plug into the transmission and inverter? I've figured out: 8216430040 is the harness from the battery to the inverter and is the two smaller white connectors. 8211130* appears to be the main engine harness and I think contains the connectors ...
by streber
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:36 am
Forum: Toyota/Lexus
Topic: GS450H Motor Connectors
Replies: 66
Views: 16990

Re: GS450H Motor Connectors

Just wanted to share that I managed to find all of the connectors in one place for a decent price. https://www.auto-click.co.uk/6189-1240 https://www.auto-click.co.uk/90980-12362 https://www.auto-click.co.uk/6189-1092 They did take a month to ship them and were entirely silent during that month desp...