PRA ECU - WIDEBAND O2 SENSOR?

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Stuart wrote: no, the default works fine... (narrow band only has to cycle from >.2V to < .07V)
Nice one! I wanted to buy from a UK distributor so I have just ordered one from:
EFI Solutions
02082041146
www.efilive.eu

Richard is very helpful too :-)

I'll let you know how it goes when I get round to fitting it...hopefully tomorrow...
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Maverik wrote:I have Civic Type-R with PRA ECU. I have been running for more than one year without problems with an external wideband O2 module (TechEdge) with dual output. The wide band signal (0-5 V) is connected to ELD pin for data logging, while the narrow band signal (0-1 V) is connected to the primary O2 pin. I'm without CAT so I'm not running the secondary O2. P0135 (O2 heater) and emission error checking (Sec O2, FTP, PA,ELD) have been disabled.
Did you just wire the wideband O2 sensor's narrowband wire straight to the ECU rather than to the existing sensor's wires? If so which pin? I have looked at Hondata's PRA wiring (below)
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I am not 100% sure where to wire the new sensor to. It has the following wires:
a. Red = 12V supply
b. Blue = Heater Ground
c. White = System Ground
d. Yellow = Analog out 1 (narrow)
e. Brown = Analog out 2 (wide)
f. Black = Calibration wire
I'm assuming that I wire all the grounds to the inlet manifold earth point,
red to an ignition controlled 12V supply (I'm sure the cigarette lighter power cable will do the job nicely),
yellow to the narrowband input in the ECU (A1 or A6?),
brown to the ELD pin (E15) of the ECU wiring loom
What do I do with the rest of the wires going to the old primary sensor? Do I just unplug the sensor and neatly tie the plug away?
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I have put the wide band module in proximity of the ECU, so I did the following connection:

- "12V supply" to cigarette lighter power cable.
- "Heater Ground" and "System Ground" to cigarette lighter ground (they can also be connected to the inlet manifold earth point).


- "Analog out 2 (wide)" to pin 15 ELD (connector E). I have cut the wire close to the connector E.


The primary O2 has been replaced with the wide band O2 sensor, so A6 (white wire) has to be connected to "Analog out 1 (narrow)" and the heater wire A1 of primary O2 is unplugged.
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Maverik wrote:I have put the wide band module in proximity of the ECU, so I did the following connection:

- "12V supply" to cigarette lighter power cable.
- "Heater Ground" and "System Ground" to cigarette lighter ground (they can also be connected to the inlet manifold earth point).


- "Analog out 2 (wide)" to pin 15 ELD (connector E). I have cut the wire close to the connector E.


The primary O2 has been replaced with the wide band O2 sensor, so A6 (white wire) has to be connected to "Analog out 1 (narrow)" and the heater wire A1 of primary O2 is unplugged.
Many thanks Maverik. I'm pretty sure how to do this now :-)
I'll connect both grounds to the engine block where Hondata suggests (moved from inlet manifold). I'll let you know how it goes...
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Received the Innovate LC-1 kit this morning. Planning to install this evening...
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Installed the Innovate LC-1 this evening. It fits perfect and is pretty straightforward. The ELD pin on the ECU wiring plug is red, not white as expected.
I am receiving higher AF values than expected. AF command is 14.7 when in closed loop but AF is reading around 16-17. I have calibrated the sensor but haven't programmed it as I have input the default wideband values into KManager. I know the sensor was in the back box during tuning. Would the AFR be that different before the cat?
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I have attached a datalog showing the new AFR readings from my Innovate LC-1 wideband o2 sensor. When viewing the datalog the conversion values for the ELD pin are 0V=7.35 and 5V=22.39

It seems to be running very lean to me. As mentioned in the last post the car was mapped on the dyno with the mapper's sensor in the tailpipe. Last time I was in an MOT centre I got a reading of 14.6 AFR from the tailpipe at 2-3K RPM. Would the pre-cat sensor values be that much different to post-cat values? I'm going to try and get another reading done at the MOT centre later today to see if it is still 14.6...
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Are you using the default calibration for your wide band and narrow band outputs? How are defined your outputs? (eg: 0V=? 5V=?; =0V=? 1V?).
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Post by Stuart »

Calibration for the (default) LC-1 should be:

0V = 7.35 AFR
5V = 22.39 AFR

applying this makes it look silly lean, so either the sensor has not been calibrated (should do this is free air before it's installed - see LC-1 manual) or the ELD voltage is offset from the LC-1 output...

way to check is to use a meter on the output and verify that the ELD votale is the same as the output from the LC-1 (Brown) also check that there is not a ground issue by checking the LC-1 ground (white) against the ECU ground (pins 4 & 5 ECU A).

if that checks out, then use a laptop connected to the LC-1 and compare the reading with the ELD voltage and the (displayed) AF from Kmanager

looking at your log, it's some 0.6V off (too high)
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Stuart wrote:Calibration for the (default) LC-1 should be:

0V = 7.35 AFR
5V = 22.39 AFR

applying this makes it look silly lean, so either the sensor has not been calibrated (should do this is free air before it's installed - see LC-1 manual) or the ELD voltage is offset from the LC-1 output...

way to check is to use a meter on the output and verify that the ELD votale is the same as the output from the LC-1 (Brown) also check that there is not a ground issue by checking the LC-1 ground (white) against the ECU ground (pins 4 & 5 ECU A).

if that checks out, then use a laptop connected to the LC-1 and compare the reading with the ELD voltage and the (displayed) AF from Kmanager

looking at your log, it's some 0.6V off (too high)
Yeah, if I set the voltage offset in KManager at -0.6 the AFR readings from analog 2 are close to the readings from the serial connection. I'm going to improve the grounding and ECU connections this evening and see how it goes. I'll also program both outputs to flat line at a set voltage to check the expected voltages are entering the ECU.
I can compare the serial against analog wire outputs in car as I have a CarPC with serial input :-) I just need a serial extension cable so I don't have a cable running straight through the car interior!

The LC-1 is programmed at the default for both outputs. I'm a bit confused at the O2 voltage sensor in KManager. The stock sensor output around 0.22V when 12.46 AFR was expected (mapped on the dyno mind) and the LC-1 is around 0.24V at the same target 12.46 AFR. Surely this should be around 1V as it is below the maximum AFR the narrowband can read. Can you check a datalog of your car under full throttle to see what your O2 sensor voltage is from KManager just to compare? Even if your car is naturally aspirated your O2 sensor output voltage should be at least 0.40V. Or does the ECU display an offset voltage for some reason?
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Stuart wrote:Calibration for the (default) LC-1 should be:

0V = 7.35 AFR
5V = 22.39 AFR

applying this makes it look silly lean, so either the sensor has not been calibrated (should do this is free air before it's installed - see LC-1 manual) or the ELD voltage is offset from the LC-1 output...

way to check is to use a meter on the output and verify that the ELD votale is the same as the output from the LC-1 (Brown) also check that there is not a ground issue by checking the LC-1 ground (white) against the ECU ground (pins 4 & 5 ECU A).

if that checks out, then use a laptop connected to the LC-1 and compare the reading with the ELD voltage and the (displayed) AF from Kmanager

looking at your log, it's some 0.6V off (too high)
The sensor has been calibrated as the serial output AFR is correct. ELD voltage is the same as the output from analog 2. There is 0.000 ohm / 0.000 volt between LC-1 white and blue wires and pins A4 & A5, and ECU earth and case. I'm wondering if something else in the car is causing the voltage offset... I'll try disconnecting my CarPC and using the laptop to compare the serial and analog outputs. I need to buy a USB-serial cable for my laptop now :-( If it is the CarPC causing the interference it would kinda make all this pointless as I use it to display the AFR gauge! Unless I can suppress the interference...
I notice that you said your A6 wire is white...mine is red, but must be the correct one - if I disconnect it I receive an error from the primary o2 sensor forcing the car into open loop. Also, did you modify the ECU by removing resistors or anything? I read something about this in another topic (can't find it again but sure it was only for PRB/PRC ECUs)

Update: disconnected all other gauges, audio equipment, CarPC and still no better! Monitored using laptop instead (running on battery).
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The A6 wire should be white (WHT) as indicated in the drawing.
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Maverik wrote:The A6 wire should be white (WHT) as indicated in the drawing.
A6 is red on my car. What year is yours? Maybe they changed the colours at some point.
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My car is a Civic Type R year 2002
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Maverik wrote:My car is a Civic Type R year 2002
What is your sensor programmed to output on the analog 1 simulated narrowband output? Mine is at the default 1.1V = 14 AFR and 0.1V = 15 AFR. The car runs for a bit then starts to splutter. Maybe the LC-1's default narrowband signal is not correct for my car. Also, the ELD pin is not reading the voltages correctly from my LC-1. If I set the LC-1 to flatline a 2.000V signal at all AFR readings, I read 2.038V using the multimeter when the output is connected to nothing else. When I connect it to ELD pin the voltage jumps to 2.690V. If I disconnect the analog out from the ELD pin again the ELD pin reads 4.65V when connected to nothing! I reconnect it and it reads 2.690V. Perhaps Honda changed the use of this ELD pin on the face lift 2004- CTR?
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