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ECU

A from-scratch standalone engine management ECU — drives fuel injectors and ignition coils directly, runs closed-loop on engine sensors, and covers 4-, 6-, and 8-cylinder engines from a single board, with drive-by-wire electronic throttle, boost control, EGT, and flex-fuel sensing built in.

Status: In development — design complete, not yet built. The schematic and PCB are finished, fully routed, and pass electrical- and design-rule checks, but no board has been fabricated, assembled, powered, or run on an engine, and the bill of materials is not yet costed. Nothing here is a tested or purchasable product.

Board size

165.8 × 130.2 mm, 8-layer

MCU

NXP MPC5606B (144-LQFP, Power Architecture)

Cylinders supported

4 / 6 / 8

Injector channels

8, sequential

Ignition channels

8, per-cylinder

Electronic throttle

Drive-by-wire, redundant pedal + throttle sensing

Boost, EGT, flex-fuel

1 channel each

CAN buses

2, independent

Wideband O2

2 channels

Harness connectors

2 × TE AMPSEAL 776180-1, 35-way

Programming

USB-C and Bluetooth LE, both full reflash paths

Reference docs

Full technical specification — engine control, sensor inputs, actuator outputs, connector pinouts, and known limitations.