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by Faststang
Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:38 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Americans: Stop CISPA and SOPA and PIPA!
Replies: 24
Views: 69767

Re: Americans: Stop SOPA and PIPA!

Our society has gone mad. Can you imagine the associated costs of proving what you have is legitimate? The tax money involved and the amount they would charge us for sharing a family photo via email etc? We have become a society of stupidity where we need to tell people coffee is hot and the big ind...
by Faststang
Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:05 pm
Forum: FreeEMS Firmware Dev
Topic: PID control discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 130321

Re: PID control discussion

"dashpot" whatever the fuck that is I believe the term was taken from an old mechanical device commonly called dashpot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashpot Based on my tuning experience dashpot delays IAC movement and causes the rpm to slowly settle in to it's idle setpoint when decelera...
by Faststang
Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:42 pm
Forum: FreeEMS Firmware Dev
Topic: PID control discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 130321

Re: PID control discussion

AbeFM wrote:The two places they use it, which are reasonable places if not great, are boost solenoid control and idle control.
All late model (1999+?) returnless fuel systems use PID control for the fuel pump.
by Faststang
Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: FreeEMS Firmware Dev
Topic: Letting go of the "MegaSquirt mindset" (firmware)
Replies: 8
Views: 26499

Re: Letting go of the "MegaSquirt mindset" (firmware)

First thing Fred, excellent work! It's nice to see this, I use to play with MS but it's nice to see a truly open source project. I am really interested in learning how the code works and to be able to implement my own work but I am somewhat of a newb in terms of assembly at the moment. However I am ...