Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #65873
From: Finn Lassen finn.lassen@verizon.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: EC3 hardware notes
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:57:18 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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In addition to the CAS input clamping circuit, Tracy also recommends shorting pins 1 and 3 of D18. The voltage drop across the diode to the PCM module causes slightly lower mixture and program voltage than the software was programmed for.

However, if you are powering A and B controllers separately (e.g. separate fuses or busses), I have a better idea.
1) Remove the D18 diodes (just below C45 which they feed).
2) Add a LM78L05 (or similar) voltage regulator. After each (A and B) of the power (L1 and L2) input coils (+ on the big C20 and C21 capacitors) feed the input of the LM78L05 with a diode. Output of it goes to J2 pin 2 (or + on C45).

Same principle as powering the PCM from either of the 5V regulators on the EC3 board, but the 0.7V diode drop now happens before the regulator, not after the 5V.

CAS input clamping circuit:
1) A 1K resistor between J2-5 and J2-15 (CAS input and ground).
2) Two 2.7V zener diodes in series, arrows or striped ends (anodes) connected together. The non-striped ends (cathodes) to J2-5 and J2-15 respectively (CAS input and ground). (Basically in parallel with the 1K resistor). If you got the polarity of the zener diodes correct you should see the signal from the CAS sensor clamped to no more than 0.7 + 2.7 = +-3.4 volts on an oscilloscope.

I now have two bad chips (does not respond to reading or programming attempts -- do "work" in the EC3). The chip pins used to program the chip go to the Mode switch on the PCM. J2 pins 22 and 24. One might consider protection diodes for those pins. Oddly the pins continue working for Mode switch input, just not for re-programming the chip.

The EC3 board was designed for in-circuit chip re-programming (set mode switch to zero or disconnect J2). Vpp/MasterClear are on J2 pin 11 (for A) and pin 1 (for B). PGC on pin 22 and PGD on pin 24. However, Tracy found that the combined capacitance of the programming pins of two chips made in circuit programming unreliable. I wonder if it might work if one could control the speed with which it communicates with the chip?

Finn
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