PowerDistributionModuleSeminar

PDMSeminar

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WhatisaPDM?
Adevicedesignedtoreplaceconventionalfusesandrelays,
[Link]
fuseprotectionandelectronicallyswitchedpowertoalldevices,
becomingthehubforpowerinavehicle.
Starter
Isolator Motor Alternator
+
Battery M A
Battery Input
Switches
Inputs CAN Connector
PDM CAN
for UTC
0V
Outputs
CAN Bus

M M
ECU Data Logger
Other
Devices
Motors Lights

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AdvantagesofusingaPDM

Conditionalcontrolofoutputsfrommanysources

Greaterfuseprotectionandautoresetting

Monitoringofvoltagesandcurrents

Reversebatteryprotection

Greaterreliability

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RallyCarsandBuggies
Inanenvironmentwithhighvibration,wateranddirt,relaysand
fusesbecomeunreliable.
PDMswilleasilycopewiththesecircumstances.

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LightweightRaceCars
Whereanyamountofweightsavingiscrucial.

Wiringremoved
fromthis
Bluebirdwith
fitmentofa
PDM30.

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RoadCars
Roadcarscanbenefittoowithfunctionsforsecurityand
convenience.

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ConventionalvsPDM
ThermoFanandFuelPumpwiringexample.

Conventional UsingaPDM
IGN Switch

+
Battery

Bat +
FP Out
ECU
TF Out

Fuel pump

Thermofan

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RaceFunctions
Autoswitchtoreservefuelpump
Iffuelpressuredrops,startreservepump.
Turboorenginecooldowntimer
Enginerunsafterignitionswitchoffforasettimeif
coolant/exhausttempishigh.
Pumpandfanon/offcontrol
Maintainhydraulicoilpressureinanaccumulator.
Passflashingheadlights
Onebuttonpressflasheshighbeamlights10times.
Rainlightflashing
Flashestaillightsinwetconditions
AutoStart
Shortpressofstartbuttoncranksengineuntilstarted.
Enginestartingcanbetriggeredfromothersources.
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AutoStart
Tostartengine
Gearinneutral.
Pressbrakepedal.
PressIgn/Startbutton.
Tostopengine
PressIgn/Startbutton.
Toturnonignition
PressIgn/Startbuttonwhileingearor
withoutpressingthebrakepedal.
Toturnoffignition
PressIgn/Startbutton.
Stallstart
Within10secondsofenginestopping,
fullypressclutchandaccelerator.
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RoadFunctions
Alarmsystem/immobiliser
Atriggerisrequiredtoenablethestarter,[Link].
Indicatoroperation
Noflashercanrequired.
Autooffheadlights
Turnsoffheadlightsifaccidentallylefton.
Courtesylights
Holdsonlightsfor30secondstoleavethecarinthedark.
Batterysaving
Turnsofselectedfunctionsincaseofalternatorfailure.
Emergencyshutdown
IncaseofahighGForcedetected,shutdownalloutputs.

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Immobiliser/AlarmSystem
Tostartengine
TurnIgnitionKeyswitchtoignition.
Pressandholdthehornbutton.
Turnkeytostart.
Alarmtriggering
Whenkeyturnedtostartwithouthornbuttonpressed.
Alarmcondition
Headlights,taillightsandindicatorsflash,andhornbeepsfor3minutes.
Indicatorsflashonceevery10secondscontinuously.
Clearingalarmcondition
Turnonhazardlightsfor2seconds.
Hornoperation
Hornnormallyoperatedbyhornbutton.
Horndisabledwhenkeyswitchedtoignitionandengineisnotrunning.

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OtherBenefits
MultiplePDMscanfurtherreducetheamountofwiring

Changethefunctionofswitcheswithoutrewiring

Multifunctionsononeswitchorswitchcombinations

Automation(enginestart,reservepumpswitching)

Noneedtobeaccessiblelikeafusebox

Securitysystem/Immobiliser

Timesaving

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DigitalFuse
Anoutputisshutdownbyexceedingthecurrentlimit,likeafuse.

Outputscanbeswitchedbackonautomatically,unlikeafuse.
Theamountoftimetheoutputcanbeovercurrentbetter
representsthefailpointofawire.
Thecurrentlimitsetcanbeclosertotheactualconstantcurrent
drawn,whileallowingforlargestartupcurrentsofelectric
motorsandHIDlights.

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OutputShutdown
8Ampoutputloadandshutdowntriggertime.

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UsingData
DatatransmittedfromthePDMcanbeusedbyaMoTeCdashin
avarietyofways.
Logging
Allinput/[Link]
blownlightglobecanbedetectedbyachangeincurrentdrawfromnormal.
Dashstatuslights
Dashstatuslightscanbedriveneitherbyadashoutputorthroughashiftlight
module,[Link]
headlightstatussotheyarebrightinthedaytimeandnotblindingatnight.
Alarms
Usingthedashbottomline,warningsofatrippedoutputorlowbattery
voltagecanbedisplayed,andalertstoautomaticchangesmadebythePDM.

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PDMManager

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ChannelTree
ChannelNamesenteredindot
notationcreatesatree.
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[Link]

Bothchannelsaregroupedintothe
[Link] group

Channelnameseditedfromthe
treeflowsthroughtherestofthe
configuration.

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MonitorPDM

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GlobalSetup

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InputSetup
Setuptheinputforthetype
ofswitch.
Polarity
Highhysteresisvoltage
Hightimefilter
Lowhysteresisvoltage
Lowtimefilter

Hysteresisvoltagesandtime
filteringmakeforareliable
switchingsource,freeof
noiseandbouncing.

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CANInputs
Channelscanbereceivedonthe
CANbusfromahundredseries
ECU,ADL/2/3orACL.
Channelsreceivedcanbe
statusesorchannels.
ConnectingadeviceonCAN
greatlyexpandsthe
functionalityofthePDM,giving
theabilitytocontrolvarious
devicesbasedonchannelvalues.
Forexample:
EngineRPMandGroundSpeed.

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ConditionsSetup
Conditionsareagroupof
operationsthatbecomea
channel.
Thischannelcanthenbe
usedinotheroperations,
todriveanoutputor
anotherconditionchannel.
Allconditionsare
calculated50timesper
second.

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Operators
Logicaloperationsare
performedonthechannel
todrivetheresultofthe
conditionoroutput.
Typeofoperators
Logical
Conditional
Time
Edgebased
Operatorsaregrouped
togetherwithina
conditionbyANDandOR
operators.
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Operators Logical
True True Input Output False Input Output

False False False False True

AND True True True False

OR
BitwiseAND Input(bin) Constant(bin) Output
ExclusiveOR
00000000 00000010 False
BitwiseAND
00000001 00000010 False
00000010 00000010 True
00000011 00000010 True

AND OR ExclusiveOR
Input1 Input2 Output Input1 Input2 Output Input1 Input2 Output
False False False False False False False False False
False True False False True True False True True
True False False True False True True False True
True True True True True True True True False

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Operators Conditional
Equalto
Notequalto
Input
Greaterthan
Lessthan
Greaterthanorequalto Outputs
Lessthanorequalto Equalto4

Greaterthan5

Lessthanorequalto2

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Operators TimeandEdge
Flash, Pulse,
Truetime=1s FallingEdge
Falsetime=2s Width=1s

Toggle,
RisingEdge

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Operators Special

Hysteresis,
Resultgoestruewhenchannelis
above70
Resultgoesfalsewhenchannelis
below40

SetReset,
Resultgoestruewhenchannel
Setistrue
Resultgoesfalsewhenchannel
Resetistrue

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Operators TimeFiltering
Mostoperationsalsohavetimefilteringontheinputs.
Timerangeis0to1310.7secondswith0.02secondresolution
True,
Resultgoestruewhenchannelinputistruefor3seconds
Resultgoesfalsewhenchannelinputisfalsefor1second

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CombiningConditions
Conditioncanbecombinedtomakepowerfullogicfunctions
Thisexampleshowsenginethermofancontrolplus
amanualcooldownswitchwithautoshutoff.

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OutputSetup
Settheoutputtosuit
theconnecteddevice.
MaximumCurrent
RetryDelay
NumberofRetries
Control:ChannelorCondition

Anumberofchannels
arecreatedfromeach
output.
Control
Voltage
Current
Load
Status
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Needmorethan20Amps?
20Aoutputscanbesplicedtogetheror8Aoutputscanbe
splicedtogethertoincreasethemaximumcontinuousoutput
currenttowhatisrequired,uptothemaximumforthePDM.
Note:Combinationsof20Aand8Aoutputscannotbesplicedtogether.

20 A output

PDM 20 A output
60 A continuous

20 A output

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WiperMotorControl
Output9hasa
specialfunctionfor
wipermotor
braking

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ReducingWiring
Designofloombecomesmodular,whereswitchesareseparate
fromthedevicetheyareswitching.
Lightweightwiringforswitches.
CANbuscommunicationswithotherdevices(M800orADL/2/3)
removetheneedfordirectconnectionofswitchesindicatorlamps.
Removaloftimercontrolboxesandindicatorflashercan,fuse
blockandrelayclusters.

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DifferencesinPDMs
PDM32 PDM16 PDM30 PDM15
Inputs 23 12 16 16
Outputs 8x20A 8x20A 8 x20A 8x 20A
24x8A 8x8A 22x8A 7x8A
Physical AutoSport AutoSport Plastic Plastic

Connector Connector Connector Connector

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Input/OutputCircuitry
Inputpinshavea10k resistortobatterypositive.
Switchesshouldswitchto0V.
OutputsareaPchannelMOSFETwithclampingdiode.

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Hardware
Lowpowerconsumption,typically35mA
Utilisesasmall8bitprocessor.
Sleepmodepowerconsumption,typically5mA
Sleepmodeactivated5minutesafterallinputsoffandnoCANmessages
Efficientoutputdriversmakesforverylittleheatgenerated
Outputdriveronresistance10m and6m respectively

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