Power FC settings

[«Cyph3r»]

Hi,

Just quick q. Does the power fc save settings so when battery is disconnected do any settings get lost? Also does blitz boost controller lose any settings? Anyone know how to recalibrate etc if needs it?

I am pretty sure it saves them but just making sure.

[Steve]

I am pretty sure it saves too. I have had the battery disconnected for a week while my car was having a manifold fitted, also while the car was in a paint shop for 2 weeks and the settings remained.

To reset, you need to go to the etc menu, there is a reset ecu function, just go into it, select next, then turn the ign off and on again and you are back to base map.

if you have a look a the apexi-usa site (http://www.apexi-usa.com/electronics.asp) they have a downloadable pdf of the manual for the hand controller. It is for the RX-7 but most functions are the same for R33

[JimX]

The Apexi electronic gear all use static RAM, so your data is safe unless you force it to reset, or zap it or something.

I would keep a backup copy of all settings anyway, just in case someone accidentally resets it, or you alter so many settings that you can't remember how to put it back to where it was if needed.

[predator]

Steve: where did you find that manual on their site? I couldn't find it anywhere..

i did find it here though...

http://www.rs-competition.ru/apexi/pdf/Ape...nder_manual.pdf

[Steve]

oops, sorry, you can get there from that page, but its not totally obvious:) try this one: http://www.apexi-usa.com/documentation.asp

[raist60]

SRAM loses contents with no current. NVRAM is what your talking about i reckon. Or some form of EPROM.

[JimX]

Originally posted by raist60

SRAM loses contents with no current. NVRAM is what your talking about i reckon. Or some form of EPROM.

Yes, probably NVRAM The stuff that needs no battery anyway. It wouldn't be an EPROM, because these can only be programmed so many times before you can't write to them anymore. If they were EPROMs I'm sure we'd have heard of more reports of failed units due to exceeding their programming limit. On top of that, EPROM burners are expensive. To have one in every unit wouldn't be cost-effective.

The reason I think it's SRAM or NVRAM or whatever is because I've had a look inside my S-AFC and there was no onboard battery. There's no reason why their other gadgets would be any different. Also, if it did use an onboard battery like computer motherboards, I'm sure we would have heard of more settings lost (as if it were an EPROM) as the battery went flat in a couple of years.

[raist60]

LOL this is turning into an OCAU thread haha

I was being a bit general i should have said it could have been an EEPROM, as far as i know there is no limit with regards to the amount of times you can re-prog. Same as FLASH ROMs.

Either way its NVRAM or EEPROM.