Guest Marcel B Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Ray as you know I have contacted asking about connection of the speed sensor located on my gear box. It seems pretty streight forward ,however I have been wondering about traction control . I recall that you had stated that full traction control would soon be made available on these ECU's , is it still in the cards ? could the gear box speed input be utalized or would it require wheel speed (2 or4) sensor inputs :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 When traction control is available, you will need a minimum of two vehicle speed inputs. One speed input must be from a non driven wheel, the other from a driven. You will be able to have four wheel speed inputs also. This is the ultimate setup as differences in the non driven wheel speeds in corners will be averaged. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcel B Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 So would it be ok If I connect four wheel speed sensors to DI 1-4 right now ,instead of using the sensor on the gear box ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Marcel, Yes you can connect all of them them now. Only one will be used at the moment and this will be for vehicle speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |187| Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 So will this be a soft ware change and not hardware in the ecu? Do we have any idea when this might be released? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Matt, It will be a firmware update. At the moment no idea when it will be available. It is on the list of features we need to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |348| Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Any ideas on how far away this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 This is still a long way off. There will be a slip percentage value added soon to let you control wheel slip. Also then next firmware has a RPM Rate that could be used much the same way.. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |263| Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I was thinking of making a 4d ignition map with one non driven wheel speed sensor on one axis and a driven wheel speed sensor on the other axis. In the case that the driven wheel is going faster than the non driven, retard the ignition to limit torque. Would this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |443| Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Any ETA on TC yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 It is on the list of things to do, but there are other things on the list that have a higher priority, some of these are CLC boost and changes to the launch rpm limiter. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |445| Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Is this stil far away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 The plan is for this to be available at the end of the year. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |646| Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Will it be free firmware update for current ViPEC owners? I hope so, I haven't seen any features that require buying additional licenses. Is the CPU powerful enough to process data for true traction control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Will it be free firmware update for current ViPEC owners? Yes it will be a normal free firmware update. Is the CPU powerful enough to process data for true traction control? The processor is just idling at the moment. It is more then capable of doing four wheel input traction control. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |646| Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Just an idea to share as a feature request: - It would be superb if there's an option for variable slip percentage traction control with potentiometer or a switch with few positions - To have an option to use output for a LED which flashes when TC takes place. Could be combined with CEL also.. This will provide stock feel. Racelogic Traction Control does not have this even with the digital adjuster.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 You will be able to switch between dry and wet settings. There will be an output to turn on a light. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |480| Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Hello Ray Is there any difference between how I configure the traction control on the V44 compared to the v88? In this topic ( viewtopic.php?f=3&t=285&p=1734&hilit=ignition+retard+traction#p1734 ) you have suggested using the slip funtion by using a 4D ignition table. Do this configuration give you traction controll for several gears and how much can I retard the ignition without making damage to the engine? //Emil Backram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 This can be done on the V44 and V88. The ignition reduction makes the exhaust temperatures higher. This is not going to harm the engine as the time the engine is running less advance is short. It is turbocharger's that suffer from retarded timing, not so much the engine. The more retard the further from the cylinder the fuel burns. With not enough advance the turbo manifold and turbocharger will run very hot. As we are only reducing advance for a short time it will have no effect. I am currently testing "real" traction control for the V44 or V88. If it all goes well you may see it in the next firmware version. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |409| Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 That would be perfect timing for me if TC gets into the next firmware update! Thanks for continuing to plug away at it, Ray. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait. Anders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |480| Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 As we ain't using a turbo, I guess higher exhaust temperature doesn't matter. And thank you for your answer! "Real" TC sounds great, I can't wait to test it.. //Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |409| Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 The plan is for this to be available at the end of the year. Ray. Hi Ray, Do you have any updates regarding the progress of TC? Best regards, Anders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayhall Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Anders, The plan is for the TC to be in the next firmware update on the 1st of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |409| Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Very good, Ray, thanks so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcel B Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I am currently testing "real" traction control for the V44 or V88. If it all goes well you may see it in the next firmware version. Ray. Hello Ray , I assume I would need a sensor for each wheel to for the "REAL" TC to work :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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