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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 3 FTSPARK 1. Index Presentation ......................5 Warranty terms ....................... 5 Characteristics ......................6 Installation ......................8 5.1 Mounting ......................8 5.2 Power supply ....................8 5.3 Harness connections table ................9 5.4 Connection diagrams ..................15 5.5 Wiring harness installation ................21 5.6 Wiring harness positioning ................
  • Page 4 FTSPARK 9.6 Status Events Information ................. 33 10. FTCAN 2.0 protocol ....................34 10.1 Physical layer ....................35 10.2 Features ...................... 35 10.3 IDENTIFICATION .................... 35 10.4 DATA FIELD ....................36 10.5 Attachments ....................37 11. Dimensions ......................42...

  • Page 5: Warranty Terms

    475V in the primary coil circuit, helps avoiding electromagnetic noise in the system Up to 140Amps in the primary coil circuit using FuelTech CDI Racing Ignition Coil Up to 175Amps in the primary coil circuit using FuelTech CDI Racing...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Damages caused by misuse of the unit are not covered by the warranty. Warranty void analysis is done exclusively by FuelTech technical support team. WARNING: Warranty seal violation results in product warranty void.
  • Page 7 FTSPARK Maximum Current Consumption FTSPARK-4 (4 Coils) 20A @ 10000RPM FTSPARK-6 (6 Coils) 30A @ 10000RPM FTSPARK-8 (8 Coils) 40A @ 10000RPM FTSPARK-4 EXTREME (4 Coils) 1500mJ 40A @ 10000RPM FTSPARK-8 EXTREME (8 Coils) 1500mJ FTSPARK(A) - 40A @ 10000RPM (using 2 FTSPARK ignition module) FTSPARK(B) - 40A @ 10000RPM Wiring Harness...

  • Page 8: Installation

    FTSPARK 5. Installation Capacitive ignition systems require special installation care for correct operation. The vehicle’s electrical system suffers high current and voltage demand from the FTSPARK ignition system. It is essential to follow the installation instructions in this manual. NOTE If the LOG shows energy drop, it’s necessary to check the harness and wires that go to the battery.
  • Page 9 FTSPARK 5.3 Harness connections table 750mJ connection table Wire Label Function Orange COIL A (+) Orange COIL B (+) Orange COIL C (+) Orange COIL D (+) Coil primary output. High voltage (Positive side) Orange COIL E (+) Orange COIL F (+) Orange COIL G (+) Orange...
  • Page 10 FTSPARK Coil Coil F Coil Coil E Energy Level Coil D CAN LOW Coil C CANBUS CAN HI Coil B 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Coil A - BAT Ignition Input #A Serial input Fus 50A Ignition Input #B +BAT Ignition Input #C Battery Ground Signal Reference Ignition Input #D Ignition Input #H...
  • Page 11 FTSPARK 1500mJ (FTSPARK EXTREME) connection table - 4 Cylinder Wire Label Function Orange COIL A (+) Orange COIL B (+) Coil primary output. High voltage (Positive side) Orange COIL C (+) Orange COIL D (+) Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Energy level selection;...
  • Page 12 FTSPARK Wire Label Function Black Battery ground. Trigger signal reference +BAT Power supply for FTSPARK. Connect to battery positive or main +BAT switch when required.. +BAT Energy Level Coil D CAN LOW Coil C CANBUS CAN HI Coil B 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Coil A - BAT Ignition Input #A...
  • Page 13 FTSPARK Wire Label Function Orange/Black COIL A (-) Not Used Not Used Orange/Black COIL D (-) Coil primary output. 750V wire. Twisted. (Power ground side) Not Used Orange/Black COIL F (-) Orange/Black COIL G (-) Not Used Black -BAT Black -BAT Power ground.
  • Page 14 FTSPARK 1500mJ (FTSPARK EXTREME) connection table - 8 Cylinder (BOX B) Wire Label Function Not Used Orange COIL B (+) Orange COIL C (+) Not Used Coil primary output. High voltage (Positive side) Orange COIL E (+) Not Used Not Used Orange COIL H (+) Energy level selection;...

  • Page 15: Connection Diagrams

    +BAT Ignition Input #B Ignition Input #C ttery Ground (signal Reference) Ignition Input #H Ignition Input #E 5.4 Connection diagrams Individual FuelTech CDI Racing Ignition Coil Orange/Black wire Cylinder #5 Cylinder #1 ylinder ylinder ylinder Cylinder #6 Cylinder #7 Cylinder #8...
  • Page 16 FTSPARK 4 Cylinder with Serial bus (Single wire - PowerFT ECU’s) Orange/Black wire Cilindro #2 ylinder ylinder Cylinder #1 (GND from FTSPARK) Orange wire (+12 pulse from FTSPARK) Coil GND Bobina H 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Ignition FTSPARK-4 Switched Battery Ground (Power Ground) Power Gray Output #1...
  • Page 17 FTSPARK 6 Cylinder with multiple wires Orange/Black wire ylinder ylinder ylinder Cylinder #5 Cylinder #6 Cylinder #1 (GND from FTSPARK) Orange wire (+12 pulse from FTSPARK) Coil GND Bobina H 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Ignition FTSPARK-4 Battery Ground Switched (Power Ground) Power Gray Output #1 Ignition input #A (Serial Input)
  • Page 18 FTSPARK FTSPARK EXTREME 8 Cylinder with multiple wires Orange/Black wire Cylinder #1 Cylinder 4 Cylinder 6 Cylinder 7 Bobina A Bobina A (GND from FTSPARK) Orange wire (+12 pulse from FTSPARK) 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Ignition Coil GND Switch Battery Ground (Power Ground) FTSPARK-8 BOX A Power...
  • Page 19 FTSPARK 2 Rotors with individual coils Orange/Black wire Trailing Leading Leading Trailing Bobina A Bobina A (GND from FTSPARK) rotor 1 rotor 2 rotor 1 rotor 2 (L1) (T1) (L2) (T2) Orange wire (+12 pulse from FTSPARK) Coil GND Bobina H 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Ignition FTSPARK-4...
  • Page 20 FTSPARK Ignition pins assignment After FTSPARK installation, follow the steps below if changes on the ignition outputs are needed: 1 - Open the map on FTManager 2 - Click on “Sensors and calibration / Outputs” 3 - Check which gray outputs are set as ignition outputs.

  • Page 21: Wiring Harness Installation

    FTSPARK FTSPARK-6 managed by other aftermarket ECU’s Orange/Black wire Cylinder #6 ylinder ylinder ylinder Cylinder #5 Cylinder #1 Bobina A Bobina A (GND from FTSPARK) Orange wire (+12 pulse from FTSPARK) Coil GND Bobina H Bobina H 12V Switched (FTSPARK activation) Ignition FTSPARK-4 Battery Ground...

  • Page 22: Spark Plug Wires

    5.7 Coils Use only coils that are approved and tested by FuelTech. The vast majority of coils designed for inductive operation greatly reduces the performance of the FTSPARK. A good inductive coil is not guaranteed of similar performance when used with the FTSPARK.
  • Page 23 FTSPARK 5.9 Spark plugs Using non-resistive spark plugs greatly increases spark energy with capacitive ignitions, however not all installations will function properly depending on the level of interference generated. In these cases using resistive spark plugs is mandatory. Keep the spark plugs clean and free of oil or grease to prevent electrical insulation problems.

  • Page 24: Can Network

    Box A and Box B, connecting it to pin 24 in both boxes. NOTES - This serial protocol is not compatible with any other ECU, it’s a FuelTech exclusive compatibility. - The serial bus triggering can NOT be used for rotary engines.
  • Page 25 ECU’s ignition energy table). IMPORTANT In order to run on 750mJ of energy when not connected to a FuelTech ECU through CAN network, the Energy level selection wire (pin #9 - yellow wire) must be connected to the battery negative.

  • Page 26: Safety Features

    FTSPARK Operation with CAN network When the CAN network is connected to a FuelTech ECU, the ENERGY LEVEL input is ignored and the energy level is set by the ECU via CAN. WARNING If the maximum internal operation temperature is exceeded, the FTSPARK thermal protection reduces power output to prevent hardware damage, regardless of user programming, which may cause abnormal ignition.
  • Page 27 FTSPARK 6.8 Ignition delay time The FTSPARK has a pre defined “Ignition delay” between processing the input signal and firing the ignition of 30uS (0.000030 second) that should be added to the existing ignition delay time set on the ECU when switching from another ignition system that has close to zero delay.
  • Page 28 Hardware error. FTSPARK has internal This fuse is not accessible and can not be protection fuse ruptured replaced by the user. Contact FuelTech. 9. FTSPARK settings and operation 9.1 FTSPARK settings Through FTManager it’s possible to configure the FTSPARK output, to do so go to ‘Engine Settings’...
  • Page 29 Box B, using FuelTech FTManager software. Procedure: Connect both units in the CAN bus along with the FuelTech PowerFT Turn ignition ON to power FTSPARK boxes Under the tab Tools, in the top of the software, select CAN Network In the case that the units are all Box A, the product icon in the left column will show up as just one.
  • Page 30 FTSPARK Using FTSPARK EXTREME on 6 and 8 cylinder engines is necessary 2 units, select Box B to control cylinder 2, 3, 5 and 8. This configuration is only possible with FTSPARK Generation 2 750mJ or FTSPARK EXTREME 1500mJ. FTSPARK Generation 1 600mJ does not allow this configuration.
  • Page 31 FTSPARK 8 cylinders - FTSPARK-8 EXTREME Output Cylinder A (BOX A) B (BOX B) C (BOX B) D (BOX A) E (BOX B) F (BOX A) G (BOX A) H (BOX B) Wasted setup spark on engines with 4 cylinders VW (1-3-4-2) / motorcycles (1-2-4-3) FT (1-2-3-4) / VW Air-cooled (1-4-3-2) Output...
  • Page 32 FTSPARK 2 rotors - FTSPARK-4 4 rotors - 2 X FTSPARK-4 Output Rotor Output Rotor A - FTSPARK (BOX A) Leading rotor 1 (L1) Leading rotor 1 (L1) B - FTSPARK (BOX A) Leading rotor 2 (L2) Trailing rotor 1 (T1) C - FTSPARK (BOX A) Leading rotor 3 (L3) Leading rotor 2 (L2) D - FTSPARK (BOX A) Leading rotor 4 (L4)
  • Page 33 It cannot exceed 480V. If it exceeds Over voltage on high WARNING that the capacitor voltage the unit has to be sent to FuelTech’s voltage bus exceeded 460V. technical assistance. Wire connection is wrong when Incorrect firing order Adjust the ignition order.
  • Page 34 When used in conjunction the manuals section with a FuelTech PowerFT series ECU (FT450 or higher), this programming is already built in your ECU and no additional programming NOTE...

  • Page 35: Physical Layer

    FTSPARK 10.1 Physical layer (two O2 sensors for example) cannot have the same ProductID. In order to differentiate two CAN 2.0B extended mode products of the same type the ProductID bits Rate: 1Mbps are divided as show below. ProductID (15 bits) 10.2 Features Bit 14 to 5 (10 bits) Bits 4 to 0 (5 bits)
  • Page 36 Bits 9 to 0 (10 bits) DataFieldID 0x02: FTCAN 2.0 Response (value 1) Message code This is the DataFieldID that all FuelTech’s devices will use to communicate with each The priorities ranges are: other in the CAN bus. The data segmentation •...
  • Page 37 FTSPARK Third segment (if present) DATA FIELD (8 bytes) 3 4 5 6 7 DATA FIELD (1 to 8 bytes) SEGMENTATION 0x00 PAYLOAD DATA 0x02 PAYLOAD First segment Last segment (if present) DATA FIELD (1 to 8 bytes) DATA FIELD (1 to 8 bytes) 0x00 PAYLOAD 0xFE...
  • Page 38 0x1FF – High priority 0x2FF – Medium priority MEASURE 2 0x3FF – Low priority Those are the MessageIDs that the FuelTech’s MeasureID Value/Stat device will use to transmit its real time readings. The rate for each broadcast will depend on the...
  • Page 39 Value Value Value Value Those are the MessageIDs that the FuelTech’s MeasureIDs device will use to transmit its real time readings The least significant bit of the MeasureID is used using a fixed set of MeasureIDs. Each measure...
  • Page 40 FTSPARK Broadcast MeasureID DataID Description Unity Multiplier source (rate) 0x00C4 0x0062 External Ignition Power Supply .001 0x00C6 0x0063 External Ignition Power Supply Drop 0x00C8 0x0064 External Ignition Power Level 0x00CA 0x0065 °C External Ignition Temperature 0x00CC 0x0066 External Ignition Capacitor 1 charge 0x00CE 0x0067 External Ignition Capacitor 2 charge...
  • Page 41 FTSPARK Broadcast MeasureID DataID Description Unity Multiplier source (rate) External Ignition Capacitor 2 charge 0x02BA 0x015D time – B External Ignition Capacitor 3 charge FTSPARK 0x02BC 0x015E time – B 50Hz External Ignition Capacitor 4 charge 0x02BE 0x015F time - B 0x02C0 0x0160 External Ignition Error code –...
  • Page 42 FTSPARK 11. Dimensions 135.00 mm F T S P A R K - 8 EXTREME EXTREME 1500MJ 1500MJ 153.00 mm...
  • Page 44 455 Wilbanks Dr. Ball Ground, GA, 30107, USA Phone: +1 678-493-3835 Toll Free: +1 855-595-3835 E-mail: info@FuelTech.net www.FuelTech.net FuelTechUSA...

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