Can be used in gas, diesel or hybrid electric applications ranging from 4 - 12 cylinders operating in the 30 - 8000 RPM range.

Port Townsend, Washington. Electro-Logic Machines, Inc. announces completion of a major research and development project for Automotive Engine Control firmware for Ford Motor Company. The AEC firmware controls multiple Time Processor Units (TPUs) which are Motorola devices included in Ford's Powertrain Control Modules.

Receiving operating parameters from upper level software and monitoring inputs from crankshaft, cam, alternator, transmission and other sensors, the AEC firmware tracks instantaneous engine position and directly controls fuel injectors, spark coils, stepper motors and other devices used in powertrain applications.

The AEC firmware allows uniformity of driver software across broad engine applications and provides high accuracy fuel and spark delivery and sensor gating allowing tight control of each combustion event. The firmware supports multiple fuel injections and spark events per combustion cycle and can be used in gas, diesel, or hybrid electric applications ranging from 4 - 12 cylinders operating in the 30 - 8,000 RPM range.

The AEC firmware, representing five years of research and development, is in production now in Ford Focus, Explorer, F-150 and Taurus models, and in Mercury Sable and Lincoln LS models.

Electro-Logic Machines, Inc. has been providing custom TPU programming services and embedded system engineering to the automotive, avionics, medical and robotics industries since 1992.