RPM and Turbo boost mesuring

Other Hardware Sensors
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Hello, it's my first topic here, I hope it is all right.

I'm developing a simple ECU for my Turbo Diesel Jetta MK2 with Mechanical TDI Engine, to read values from 2 main sensors for now, crankshaft and turbo pressure, and I'm not getting why they aren't working as expected, here is my code

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>    // Core graphics library
#include <Adafruit_ST7735.h>  // Hardware-specific library

//LCD
// You can use any (4 or) 5 pins
// TFT display and SD card will share the hardware SPI interface.
// Hardware SPI pins are specific to the Arduino board type and
// cannot be remapped to alternate pins.  For Arduino Uno,
// Duemilanove, etc., pin 11 = MOSI, pin 12 = MISO, pin 13 = SCK.
#define TFT_SCLK 52     //!SCL
#define TFT_MOSI 51     //!SDA
#define TFT_DC 49     //OR cd
#define TFT_RST 47      // you can also connect this to the Arduino reset
#define TFT_CS 45
//#define SD_CS 53
//#define SD_MISO 50
//#define sda 42        //3-AXIS
//#define scl 40        //3-AXIS
//#define sdo 38        //3-AXIS
#define lum 38
#define MAP_SENSOR A1
#define SIGNAL_CRANKSHAFT 2


//COLORS
#define BLUEVW 0x010010

//RPM Sensor
int engineSensorPin = SIGNAL_CRANKSHAFT - 2; // pulse output from the module
unsigned int RPM; // rpm reading
volatile byte pulses; // number of pulses
unsigned long timeOld;
// number of pulses per revolution
// based on your encoder disc
unsigned int pulsesPerTurn = 4;

//MAP SENSORS
float seaPressure = 100.3; //kPa
float mapValue = 0;
float mapValueFinal = 0;

//General
bool startup = true;
int refreshInterval = 0;                //refresh interval in miliseconds
int loadTime = 2000;                  //loading screen time in miliseconds

Adafruit_ST7735 TFT = Adafruit_ST7735(TFT_CS, TFT_DC, TFT_RST);

void setup() {
 pulses = 0;
 RPM = 0;
 timeOld = 0;
 do {
 Serial.begin(115200);

 pinMode(SIGNAL_CRANKSHAFT, INPUT);
 attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(engineSensorPin), counter, FALLING);

 TFT.initR(INITR_BLACKTAB);
 TFT.setRotation(1);
 TFT.fillScreen(ST7735_BLACK);
 startup = false;
 } while (startup == true);
}

void loop() {
 /****************************************************************************************************/
 //RPM & TACHOMETER
 detachInterrupt(0);
 RPM = (60 * 1000 / pulsesPerTurn) / (millis() - timeOld) * pulses;

 TFT.setCursor(15, 60);
 TFT.setTextColor(ST7735_WHITE, ST7735_BLACK);
 TFT.print("RPM: ");
 TFT.println(RPM);
 /****************************************************************************************************/

 /****************************************************************************************************/
 //MAP SENSORS
 /*
 4 bar map values
 MPA Range (V) / kPa
 0.4509      / 40
 0.8337      / 71
 2.9204      / 240
 3.7106      / 304
 4.8959      / 400
 
 **** equation 4 bar ****
 volt = 0.0123 * P - 0.0429
 P=(x+0.0558)/0.054
 */
 float vMap1 = map(analogRead(A0), 0, 1023, 0.4509, 4.8959);

 //mapValue1 = ((VoltMap + 0.0123) / 0.0429) - seaPressure;
 mapValue1 = map(VoltMap, 0.4509, 4.8959, 40, 400) - seaPressure;

 TFT.setCursor(15, 75);
 TFT.setTextColor(ST7735_WHITE, ST7735_BLACK);
 TFT.print("Map Pressure (kPA): ");
 TFT.println(mapValue1);
 /****************************************************************************************************/

 timeOld = millis();
 pulses = 0;

 //Restart the interrupt processing
 attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(engineSensorPin), counter, FALLING);
}

void counter() {
 //Update count
 pulses++;
}

Image of crankshaft disk

As you can see the engine works with 4 missing tooth at same distance, on the 4th missing the engine has 1 complete turn done, kinda like the old carburetor cars, giving 4 impulses per turn

So I have 2 major problems, ,

  • the crankshaft sensor reads wrong rpm
  • the map sensor with either formulas read wrong kPa (the map one reads 30kPa the other formula reads -76 kPa when should be 0 for both)

I just got some data from the crankshaft sensor

Sensor Type: Rated Voltage: Tolerance: Resistance:
Inductive Sensor 12 V 10 % 1200 or 1400 Ohm (not sure)

Humm I think im doing wrong here, help me out, should I direct induct 12v without any resistor?

What I'm doing is
5v on S pin
Ground on ground
and read from outpin with 1k ohm connected to 5v

2

You have detachInterrupt() at the start of loop() and attachInterrupt() at the end of loop(). Do you really expect that interrupt to get any useful number of spikes if it's deactivated most of the time?

3

Hum, I read somewhere, that I must do that so that it doesn't count false inputs while calculating, removing it should work for the RPM sensor then?

4

hugoalves6:
Hum, I read somewhere, that I must do that so that it doesn't count false inputs while calculating, removing it should work for the RPM sensor then?

You should do that while accessing the variable that is changed in the interrupt but you should keep that to the absolute minimum that is possible, otherwise it will not register any single event.

So the start of your loop should look something like this:

 detachInterrupt(0);
 uint32_t cpulses = pulses;
 pulses = 0;
 attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(engineSensorPin), counter, FALLING);
 RPM = (60 * 1000 / pulsesPerTurn) / (millis() - timeOld) * cpulses;
 timeOld = millis();