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An electronic control unit (ECU), also known as an electronic control module (ECM), is an embedded system in automotive electronics that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle.
DIN 72552 is a DIN standard for labeling the electric terminals in automotive wiring. The most frequently used labels are listed in the table below. The most frequently used labels are listed in the table below.
This template is used in articles about motor vehicles including, but not necessarily limited to, cars, vans, buses and trucks. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The name field states the brand and model name or brand and model series used in the original or primary market of the subject ...
OBD-II PIDs (On-board diagnostics Parameter IDs) are codes used to request data from a vehicle, used as a diagnostic tool.. SAE standard J1979 defines many OBD-II PIDs. All on-road vehicles and trucks sold in North America are required to support a subset of these codes, primarily for state mandated emissions inspections.
In automotive electronics, body control module or 'body computer' is a generic term for an electronic control unit responsible for monitoring and controlling various electronic accessories in a vehicle's body. Typically in a car the BCM controls the power windows, power mirrors, air conditioning, immobilizer system, central locking, etc.
A power-train control module, abbreviated PCM, is an automotive component, a control unit, used on motor vehicles. It is generally a combined controller consisting of the engine control unit (ECU) and the transmission control unit (TCU).
Engine controls demand one of the highest real-time deadlines, as the engine itself is a very fast and complex part of the automobile. Of all the electronics in any car, the computing power of the engine control unit is the highest, typically a 32-bit processor. [citation needed] A modern car may have up to 100 ECU's and a commercial vehicle up ...
HUD: Automotive head-up display; ICP: Intake cam phaser; IGN: Ignition; ImpAlt: Improved efficiency alternator; ISG: Integrated starter-generator system; ISG-SS: Integrated starter-generator system with start-stop operation; L4: In-line four-cylinder; LDT: Light-duty truck; LDT1: a light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of up to 3750 pounds.