MoTeC ACL VIM - Manual (Page 44)

40 Installation & Configuration
ECU Engine Management Systems
An ECU may be connected to the ACL which will make some of the
information in the ECU available to the ACL for display or logging or any other
purpose.
The MoTeC M4, M48 & M8 ECUs must be connected via RS232.
The MoTeC M400 / M600 / M800 / M880 ECUs may be connected via CAN or
via RS232.
Many other ECUs are also supported.
ECU Connection via RS232
ECU Wiring
If the ECU sends data via RS232, it may be wired to one of the RS232
ports on the ACL.
Refer to Appendix J: ECU to ACL Wiring (RS232) for details.
ECU Setup
Use the separate ECU Manager software to setup the ECU.
The ECU Telemetry Set and Telemetry Baud Rate should be selected
to suit an RS232 communications template supported by the ACL.
ACL Setup
Using ACL Manager, select Inputs | Communications to assign the
desired ECU template to one of the RS232 sections.
Select the ECU template that matches the ECU type and ECU
telemetry set.
In the displayed channel list, tick the channels that are to be received in
the ACL.
Note If metric calibration is not used in the ECU, special scaling is
required in the ACL communications setup.
ECU Connection via CAN
ECU Wiring
If the ECU transmits data on CAN then it can be wired to one of the
ACL's two CAN buses.