CAN inputs for boost control, pit lane limit and anti lag.

[the_bluester]

Pretty simple question, I don't have an ECU to experiment with. I am deciding on the next ECU for my race car and an M84 is generally quite sophisticated enough for me.

The main questions I have are (And I presume I can by my playing around in the ECU manager software)

Can I use a CAN input to pull in a counter from my PDM to set up variable boost levels via a keypad input? Similarly, can I use a CAN input to control the pit lane speed limit function in the ecu and Can I use a similar PDM function to enable and disable anti lag?

If I can do all three of those three via a CAN input then the M84 would cover off all of the functions I need for the foreseeable future.

[tepid1]

I'm not greatly familiar with the m84, but I do know it's biggest limitation is lower input/output count compared to the MX00 series and the limitations of the CAN. It's limited to just what Motec allows, which compared to other, isn't much.

[the_bluester]

Yeah, that is where my query is coming from, it looks in the ECU manager like you can configure the ECU to receive the messages but I am not sure is if you can then do something useful with them.

[adrian]

The M84 will not receive anything on CAN it can only transmit set templates out to other devices. If you want to receive CAN you will need either a Mx00 or M1 ECU.

[the_bluester]

Well that is that then.

Most of what I want to do I could bodge around generating the functions I want in the PDM, send those to the dash (C127) via CAN and use outputs of the dash to drive inputs on the ECU, but it would certainly be a runaround. More thinking to do on my part.