Airplane Description DA 42 AFM
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7.10.2 ENGINE CONTROL UNIT / ECU
Engine Control and Regulation
The ECU monitors, controls and regulates all important parameters for engine operation.
Sensors installed are:
- Oil temperature (lubrication system engine) / OIL TEMP
- Oil pressure (lubrication system engine) / OIL PRES
- Coolant temperature / COOLANT TEMP
- Gearbox temperature / GEARBOX
- Camshaft RPM (twice)
- Crankshaft RPM (twice)
- Fuel pressure in the common rail
- Manifold pressure
- Manifold air temperature
- Ambient air pressure
- Propeller governor / oil pressure
- Power lever position (twice)
- Voltage
- Starter switch signal
- Fuel pressure
- ECU SWAP switch signal
- ECU TEST switch signal