VCU-480 High performance Engine and Vehicle control unit

Features

Analogue single-ended (@12 bit resolution):

Differential with large common mode (@12 bit resolution):

Thermocouple variable gain 1-8-128 by SW (@12 bit resolution):

NTC-PT1000 temperature sensor (@12 bit resolution):

LVDT – 4 wires sensors (@12 bit resolution):

Lambda UEGO sensor (@12 bit resolution):

Knock, differential input with selectable gain:

NTC internal temperature sensor (@12 bit resolution):

Battery supply level read – internal (@12 bit resolution):

3-Axis Accelerometer and Gyro (internal):

Injector rail supply level read (@12 bit resolution):

Boost supply level read – internal (@12 bit resolution):

VRS, Hall effect, Rate inputs:

Hall effect / Rate inputs:

Lap trigger – Pull-up and pull-down:

ON-OFF Digital input with SENT capability:

“Code Load” enable pin:

GDI injection driver:

High pressure fuel pump:

Inductive ignition driver:

Lambda heater (3 A):

H-Bridge driver (up to 5 A-7A peak):

Half-Bridge driver (up to 3 A-5 A peak):

Voltage references (5 V, 250 mA):

Unregulated protected battery supply (250 mA):

CAN line (1 Mbit/s or lower, configurable):

FDCAN line (5 Mbit/s - can work also @1 Mbit/s):

Ethernet line (100 Mbit/s):

Ethernet line (1 Gbit/s - for data download):

USB 2.0 line (High speed - 480 Mbit/s):

FlexRay line (10 Mbit/s) dual line:

RS 232 line:

LIN line (up to 20 kbit/s):

Flash disk memory:

32 GByte

Logged channels:

1,024 Total

Logging rate:

up to 1 MByte/s

Sampling rate:

up to 2 kHz

Power supply:

6 to 16 V

Operating temperature range (internal):

-20 to 85 °C

Temperature range during data download:

0 to 70 °C

Protection class:

IP65

Dimensions without connectors:

218.5* x 121 x 42.5 mm

Weight (approx.):

1,050 g

Product Overview

High performance Engine and Vehicle control unit with internal data logger

MAIN FEATURES

• 48 single-ended
• 10 PT1000-NTC inputs
• 8 differentials (large CMVR)
• 12 frequency inputs, 8 VRS/Hall/Rate - 4 Hall/Rate
• 4 knock inputs for detonation
• 1 lap trigger / 4 digital inputs (SENT capability)
• 8 channel Inductive ignition driver
• 8 channel GDI injection with 2 High pressure fuel pump
• 2 Lambda UEGO interface with heater
• 4 H-Bridge and 20 Half-Bridge (can manage 48 V loads)
• 8 CAN lines 2.0B (2 FDCAN @5 Mbit/s)
• 1 Ethernet line (100 Mbit/s) and 1 Ethernet line (1 Gbit/s)

DESCRIPTION

VCU-480 Vehicle Control Unit is a powerful and complete concentrated system capable of managing high performance Hybrid vehicles. It incorporates a powerful data acquisition unit tailored to racing applications, which require high-resolution data, high bandwidth and a large number of channels. The unit can drive a thermal engine up to 8 cylinder with a GDI injection, a large number of additional loads through H-Bridge and Half-Bridge. HalfBridge can manage loads up to 48 V. The communications
capability is assured by 8 CAN lines, 1 100 Mbit/s Ethernet line for data transfer to other units and 1Gbit/s Ethernet line for fast data download. The logic architecture consists of a powerful Quad-core automotive processor for data logging, telemetry and communication, calculation, control and actuation are managed by a high performance DualCore microcontroller for a total computation power of over 2,500 Dhrystone MIPS. VCU-480 is equipped with a variety of analogue inputs including single-ended, temperatures and differential together with digital inputs for lap trigger, VRS/Hall and Hall/Rate inputs.