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EFI SkyPower Driver

This driver implements support for the SkyPower range of EFI engine control units. It supports monitoring and control of SkyPower engines.

Parameters

The script used the following parameters:

EFI_SP_ENABLE

this must be set to 1 to enable the driver

EFI_SP_CANDRV

This sets the CAN scripting driver number to attach to. This is normally set to 1 to use a CAN driver with CAN_Dx_PROTOCOL=10. To use the 2nd scripting CAN driver set this to 2 and set CAN_Dx_PROTOCOL=12.

EFI_SP_UPDATE_HZ

This sets the update rate of the script in Hz (how often it checks for new data from the ECU). A value of 200 is reasonable.

EFI_SP_THR_FN

This sets the SERVOn_FUNCTION number to monitor for throttle command. For fixed wing forward throttle this should be set to 70. For heli RSC control this should be set to 31. If set to zero then no throttle control will be done by the driver.

EFI_SPI_THR_RATE

This is the throttle output rate in Hz. A value of zero will disable throttle control. A typical rate would be 50Hz.

EFI_SP_START_FN

This is the RC option to use to monitor start control. This should be set to one of the scripting RC options (from 300 to 307). Then an RCn_OPTION should be set to the same value. When this switch goes high the engine start function will be sent to the ECU. When this switch goes low a engine stop will be sent. A value of 0 disables the starter control.

EFI_SP_GEN_FN

This is the RC option (auxiliary function) to use for generator control. This should be set to one of the scripting RC options (from 300 to 307) if generator control is needed. Then an RCn_OPTION should be set to the same value. When this switch goes high the generator start function will be sent to the ECU. When this switch goes low a generator stop will be sent. A value of 0 disables the generator control.

EFI_SP_MIN_RPM

This is the minimum running RPM. When set to a positive value then the driver will monitor engine RPM when the engine is started and if it drops below this value then an engine start will be sent to restart the engine.

Operation

This driver should be loaded by placing the lua script in the APM/SCRIPTS directory on the microSD card, which can be done either directly or via MAVFTP. The following key parameters should be set:

  • SCR_ENABLE should be set to 1
  • EFI_TYPE should be set to 7

then the flight controller should rebooted and parameters should be refreshed.

Once loaded the EFI_SP parameters will appear and should be set according to the parameter list above.

A 2 position RC switch should be setup with RCn_OPTION=300 (or the value of EFI_SP_START_FN) to enable starter control. When that switch goes high the engine will be started. When it goes low the engine will be stopped.

The GCS will receive EFI_STATUS MAVLink messages which includes RPM, cylinder head temperature, exhaust gas temperature, injection timing, engine load, fuel consumption rate, throttle position atmospheric pressure and ignition voltage.

Setting EFI_SP_RPM_MIN allows for automatic in-flight engine restart. If the engine RPM drops below this EFI_SP_RPM_MIN for 2 seconds while the engine should be started then an engine start command will be sent to restart the engine.