323driver

I've built 4 identical circuits to run sequential COPS. I'm using toyota cops.

Here is a pic of the circuits I've built and I'm wondering if these make sense to run the toyota cops which I believe are active high devices.

I've set spark out to not inverted and I'm using 4/1 cas. The car wouldn't start and just spits, it's all out of sync. Before attempting further starting, I am wondering if the circuits I've build make sense.

Thanks for your help

323driver

Edit: Spark is going high (inverted) since I want 5v to trigger the igniter. Is this correct?

yertnamreg1218

I don't think MS-I will do sequential ignition. The processor and code isn't really setup for it. Whats wrong with wasted spark anyway? Seems to work fine on my car.

323driver

I'm running MS2 extra latest release, forgot to mention. It does sequential, but I'm wondering if the drivers I've build suit the toyota coils, that's basically all I need to know for now.

Joe Perez

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The circuit you have shown might work, but it seems non-optimal to me. You're creating a voltage divider- why?

323driver

the idea is to have it normally grounded and around 5 (4.3 should be enough) to trigger the COP internal igniters. I'm guessing the COP igniters are active high devices so whenever I give it 5 volts, it should fire. Am I wrong? Is it ground switching instead? What do you think would be a better circuit?

Joe Perez

iTrader: (8)

No, you've got it correct- +5 to turn on the primary, GND to turn it off. I'm just not sure why you'd deliberately voltage-limit the trigger.

Here's the traditional output circuit that most of us use:



As you can see, a full +5v is available to drive the coil trigger. The circuit has the disadvantage of being inverting (so the coil trigger floats to +5 when the CPU is off) so I did a revised version that de-inverts it:



In both of the above designs, you have no voltage division, and just a bit of current limiting through the pullup.

323driver

I've seen your work (good stuff btw), I totally understand what you did and what is the point. I just thought the circuit i've built is simpler but it's true that the trigger doesn't get a full 5V and a 4.3 instead so I'll have to revise it to something similar to yours.

The only thing I don't like about the above circuit is that the 2nd transistor conducts all the time but I think it's the only way to get a full 5 volts at the output.

I will try taking out the spark plugs with the COPS and while cranking see, if I'm getting any spark that way. My guess is that they fire but at the wrong moment, hence I get kickbacks and backfires. Hell, I might just connect the processor through resistors to the COPs just to see if they work.