Protocol

[Mike Wesley - SLIP]

On Tue, 11 Apr 1995 PATTEEUW at etcv01.eld.ford.com wrote:

> > Part of my EFI project is going to include a telemetry link for remote
> > monitoring and programming.  Whilst thinking about this it occured to me
> > that it would be useful to make use of a standard protocol if one exists, 
> > or alternatively to try and put one together in collaboration with people 
> > on the net so that people can exchange monitoring tools etc. and 
> > hopefully save some duplication of work.
> 
> Ford was one of the first to use telemetry on race car (Formula 1), many years
> ago.  Of course I can't tell you the protocol (even if I **DID** know it, which
> I don't).
> 
The protocol that Ford used in F1 is found in almost all new Ford's and is 
easily to get out of the ECM. I saw thier system in Brazil and it was 
crude (IMHO) but it got the job done.
Mike...