What Is Car ECU?
by Chuck Bolton -
The engine control module is an electric computer which used in modernised autos to alter its electric components. Reading input from sensors and transmitting output to it's components, the auto's computer manage the proper maneuvering of the car.
The auto's computer collect data from other components in the automobile as the camshaft and consumption of fuel sensors to smartly compute data such as consumption of fuel, cooling system, intake and several other components to assest and alter the driving state of the transmission, engine system as the AC, the camshafts position, the fluid flow and more.
A common illustration is the speed detector found on the wheel which examine the wheel speed and transmits the data to the ECU. With this model, instead of distributing information to several wires from one sensor, the information is being distributed by the vehicle ECU to all the devices that use this data such as the speedometer, suspension system, ABS and more.
On-board Diagnostics Port
A car that accommodate automotive's computer will also feather On-board Diagnostics (OBD) port to let officials or driver to plug diagnostics equipage if you would like to read the ECM settings.
Engine control module anti theft control
The car immobilization computer is counter theft mechanism partition in the auto ECU. It forbids the car from firing up unless employing an authorized key. This system adopts an exclusive chipped key that stores the digital security pin or in other words a pass-code. The motor vehicle's computer doesn't kindle the injection fuel supply system and the ignition circuit if the PIN code in the key is different then the PIN code stored in the immobilizer.
Various auto manufacturers use other types of car computers including the ECM (Engine Control Module), GEM (General Electric Module, PCM (Powertrain Control Module)) and more. Contemporary automotive might have many ECUs and because of this increasing complexity, the programming necessitate in resetting or configuring the ECU is turning way more troublesome to control.