Innovate Motorsports LC-1 - Manual (Page 2)

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1 Overview................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Mounting and Wiring the LC-1 ................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Indicator LED and Calibration button hookup: .................................................................. 5
2.2 Connecting the LC-1 to an ECU or data logger ................................................................ 6
2.3 Electrical Grounding Concerns ..................................................................................... 6
2.4 Mounting the sensor using a Bung. .................................................................................. 6
2.5 How to fabricate a copper heat sink ................................................................................. 8
3 First Time Use ......................................................................................................................... 8
4 Calibration ................................................................................................................................ 9
4.1 Free air calibration .......................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Sensor heater calibration ............................................................................................... 9
4.3 Calibration Schedule .................................................................................................... 10
5 Remote display and recording of Lambda and/or AFR.......................................................... 10
5.1 Analog Lambda/AFR instrument..................................................................................... 10
5.2 Digital XD-16 Instrument................................................................................................. 11
5.3 Laptop recording of AFR or Lambda .............................................................................. 11
5.4 Multi channel AFR recording with multiple LC-1’s and/or LM-1...................................... 11
6 Programming the LC-1 ........................................................................................................... 12
6.1 Installing the LM Programmer Software ......................................................................... 12
6.2 Hooking up the LC-1 device to the computer ................................................................. 12
6.3 Resetting the calibration data ......................................................................................... 13
6.4 Updating the Firmware.................................................................................................... 13
6.5 Programming the analog outputs.................................................................................... 14
6.5.1 Advanced output programming ................................................................................ 14
7 Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 16
7.1 General measurement requirements .............................................................................. 16
7.2 Vehicles with ‘smog-pumps’............................................................................................ 16
7.3 Measuring at the tail-pipe................................................................................................ 16
7.4 Single Cylinder Engines.................................................................................................. 16
7.5 Diesel Engines ................................................................................................................ 16
7.6 Reference cell or Pump cell circuit open or shorted errors............................................. 16
7.7 Sensor Timing Errors ...................................................................................................... 17
7.8 Analog Output tricks/hints ............................................................................................... 17
8 Advanced Topics.................................................................................................................... 17
8.1 Connecting the LC-1 to simulate a narrow band oxygen sensor.................................... 17
Appendix A: LC-1 Cable Pinouts.................................................................................................. 19
Appendix B: LED blinking codes .................................................................................................. 20
Appendix C: LC-1 Error Codes and Troubleshooting Tips........................................................... 21
Appendix D: Limited Warranty...................................................................................................... 22
Appendix E: Kit Contents.............................................................................................................. 23
Revision History............................................................................................................................. 24