SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION OF COMPACT 2010

Auto Gaz Centrum Radom

I. Connecting the Compact control panel with a PC.

1. Interface.
An interface is necessary to connect a PC with the Compact ECU. All USB interfaces used with the
Zenit ECU are compatible with and allow connection of the Compact ECU.

A relevant interface must be connected to a PC and to a Compact ECU diagnostics slot. The slot is on
the switch wiring harness approximately 30 cm from the mains socket of the control panel. During the
adjustment, split the wiring harness and connect the interface. WARNING! Prior to first use of
the interface, the drivers must be correctly installed in the system.

After the start-up, the program will automatically search all active ports and try to establish connection
with the ECU. At the same time the ignition must be switched on.

Until the connection is established the system will display “searching port – keep key
on”.
Compact Setup view after establishing the connection :
II. COMPACT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

1. Information panel

Key
Tank
Errors
Compensation
Rpm
Pressure manifold
Pressure
Temperature of reducer

Petrol Injectors time

Gas Injectors time

Lambda
Switch
Fuell supply strategy
indicator

This is situated on the left side of the program window, and is visible regardless of the chosen tab and helps to
monitoring of system parameters:

"Key" – the light is yellow when voltage is supplied to the control panel. It should activate straight after the
ignition is on, and it should immediately go off after the ignition is switched off.

Tank – the light is yellow when the voltage to the valves is supplied.

Errors – the light is red when a system error was detected. Go to the Diagnostics tab.

Compensation – the light is green when compensations are on. For more information go to Tuning ->
Compensations.

Switch – this button has the same function as the one in car cab. It is used to switch on/off the gas installation
and indicate the gas level in the tank.

RPM – this is engine speed. It can be adjusted by changing the number of coils in Configuration ->
Switching parameters -> Coils.

Pressure – gas system pressure parameters, behind the reducing valve.

Temperature from by the heat sensor located on the reducer.

Lambda – pressure readout from a lambda probe. The window is active only when the lambda probe is
physically connected and when an appropriate type of probe is selected in Configuration -> Other
options -> Lambda probe type.

Fuel supply strategy indicator – shows if the strategies are on and active at the moment. See the Fuel
supply strategies tab.
2. Setting

The Setting tab is used to set up the key installation parameters. The configuration window is divided into 4 sections:

Change-over parameters
RPM signal from the wire – when this function is active the engine speed signal is read from the RPM wire,
otherwise it is based on the petrol injectors opening time and there is no need to connect the RPM wire. In this case,
functions of the fuel supply strategies related to slow and high speed are not active.
Coils – a section where the number of the engine coils is set up (active only when the RPM signal from the wire
function is active)
RPM multiplier – helps to adjust the RPM view in the program to the actual speed (active only when the RPM signal
from the wire is off)
Treshold Rpm Signal – a voltage threshold, above which the engine speed signal will be read. If the signal is read
from the ignition coil, the sensitivity should be set at app. 7V. For impulses received from the petrol controller the
threshold is set at app. 2.5V. ATTENTION! Nissan Micra is an exception, and the sensitivity threshold must be
set at 1V.
Change – over threshold (Rpm) when this level is exceeded, the fuel supply will be switched over. The value can
be selected from 0 (the function is switched off) to 3000
(the switch-over will happen when 3000 rpm level is achieved).
Change over direction - when switching-over to gas should happen during acceleration or deceleration.
RPM hysteresis – the value by which the engine speed should decrease for switching-over to activate (active only
when the Switch-over at function is set for deceleration).
Water temperature – selectable from 20 to 70°C. When the pre-determined temperature is achieved the control
panel will switch the engine over to the gas supply.
Petrol start delay - the system delay time. When selecting a value other than 0, the control panel will wait the pre-
determined time (in seconds) before switching over to gas supply. 0 – function is disabled – the switching-over to gas
supply will happen immediately after the pre-determined temperature is achieved.

End of fuel managament

Automatic switch – a choice of automatic or manual return to petrol supply after the min pressure is achieved.
Pressure – below this pressure threshold the return to petrol supply will happen.
Delay – switching to petrol delay time, after achieving the min pressure threshold.
Sequential change back – In this mode each single cylinder can return to petrol supply at certain time interval. Relevant
only for switching-over when the pressure drops lower than the min threshold pre-determined in the Min pressure option.
Gas sensor type – enables the choice of the type of the sensor installed in the system.

Gas level setup – activates the view of the gas-level sensor calibration.
Calibration consists in determining the voltage threshold above which the diodes
should light. Move the slide with the right and left arrows and determine the
value. Save min button enables saving the voltage threshold for an empty tank,
Save max button – for a full tank, and Default button enables return to the
default set up.

Aditional services

Emergency start – allows engine start-up in gas supply mode.

Services – when this option is active, the solenoid valves switch on at the moment of activating the gas injectors. This
enables control of the peripheral equipment (e.g. electronic spark advance variators).
Lambda type – choose the type of the lambda probe installed in the vehicle. NOTE! Connecting a probe is not essential
for system operation.
Water temperature sensor – choose the type of the temperature sensor installed in the system. Most systems have the 4.7
Kohm sensor installed.

INJECTORS SETTING

Cylinders number – choose the number of the engine cylinders: 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Fuel type – type of fuel that to be used -> LPG or CNG.
Injector type – choose the gas injectors used in the system or an injection rail.
Minimum open – prevents control of the gas injectors for very short durations as the gas injector is unable to respond
quickly enough. After changing the type of injector, the program will automatically set the minimum time recommended for the
injector.
Sensitivity – filter for the signal from the petrol injectors. The injector opening times will not be taken into account below the
pre-determined value. The filter is active for the value 0.1.
Turbo engine – for engines with a turbocharger or supercharger.
Injector heating – enables warming up of the gas injectors when the petrol supply is still active. The pre-start of the injectors
is designed to smooth the transition from petrol to gas (particularly useful at low temperatures).
Injector setting - this display enables individual control of each injector. When there are differences in the operation of
individual cylinders, change the value of the Constant Adjustment to match the difference. Additionally, you can set the
Work- Mode of the injector:
Normal – gas-operated work, dependent on the model and the adjustments.
Off – the petrol gas injector is switched off.
Petrol –working mode with petrol.
 3. Fuel strategy

This tab includes the options that determine how the system is to operate at high speeds, at high speed
and load, during decelerations and at a low speed. Normally, when switching to gas, the engine is powered by
gas until the ignition is turned off, or the pressure drops due to the lack of gas in the tank. However, in certain
situations it is necessary to temporarily switch the engine to petrol. This can happen when, for example, the
petrol injectors are still open or the engine is at a low speed and may stall.
There is also an additional feature here for the Mazda engines, which, under influence of the load,
changes the type of fuel supply.

High Rpm

Disabled – the system runs at high speed on gas, the same as on petrol, until the activation of a speed limiter.

Max power – the system, under certain speed and opening durations of the injector, switches the engine to
petrol, and then at lower speeds automatically returns to gas.

In the attached example, if, above

5000 rpm, the gas injector opening
time is longer than 20ms, the control
panel will switch the engine to petrol. If
the speed then decreases by 400 rpm,
it will return to gas.

PDM – at a pre-determined load, regardless of speed, the system will switch to petrol and will automatically
return to gas at a lower load level. This feature is useful for engines having petrol injectors with very long
opening times, as at high speed the injectors may stay permanently open (e.g. an opening time of 25 ms at
4800 rpm means that the injector is always open and the engine load equals to 100%). The gas control panel
can temporary control the gas injectors the same way, but in this case it cannot control the mixture, which is
why it is recommended to switch to petrol earlier (e.g. at 90% load level).
Low Rpm

Disabled – the system operates at low speed on gas.

Min Power – if the speed drops below the threshold pre-determined by the system installer, the system will
switch to petrol and only if the speed increases by a certain value will it return to gas. The control panel always
switches all the injectors simultaneously; the return to gas depends on the configuration. If the configuration
was set to sequential switching of the cylinders, the return to gas will follow the same setting. The switch in the
car cab displays normal gas operation, while the program uses a virtual switch to indicate that the function is
active.

Return to petrol – if the speed drops below the threshold pre-determined by the system installer, the system
will switch to petrol and, after several openings of the petrol injector (it may take a few seconds), will
automatically returns to gas. The control panel always switches all the injectors simultaneously, with a return
to gas depending on the configuration. If the configuration was set to sequential switching of the cylinders, the
return to gas will have the same setting. To activate this function, the speed level before the decrease should
exceed the activation threshold by app. 200.
The switch in the car cab displays normal gas operation, while the program uses a virtual switch to indicate
that the function is active.

Mazda strategy
This function applies to Mazda engines. Under the influence of load the petrol injector control method changes
– the petrol controller changes from a sequential system to semi-sequential. The petrol injectors (as well as
the gas injectors) begin to open at a double frequency and for about half the duration (e.g. it will reduce from 8
ms to 4 ms, although the engine load stays the same or increases). The result of this change, during gas-
operated work, is that the mixture becomes too rich and may lead to misfiring and jerking. Activation of these
functions enables the perfect adjustment of the mixture, both at the low load in sequential work-mode and the
heavy load in non-sequential work-mode.

Threshold (rpm) – the speed

threshold which activates the function.
Rate of leaning (%) -
the percentage value of the mixture
depletion.
 4. Logger
Logger enables the simultaneous tracking of seven parameters based on the time function. Readings are
taken immediately at the speed chosen by the operator. The position of the individual graph lines and their
scale can be freely changed. To do this, select the parameter you want to change by pressing its name, and
using the corresponding buttons to set the desired position. When the function is active, the area under its
name is highlighted in a colour corresponding to the line on its chart.
The recorder is a very useful diagnostic tool, helping to easily estimate the condition and behaviour of the
entire system. The tracked functions can be saved to disk for later analysis.
 5. Errors
The Compact sequential gas injection system is equipped with an internal diagnostics tool that identifies
and saves any errors that occur during operation of the system. The diagnostics tab gives access to the
recorded and current errors, and cancel them after eliminating the cause of the error.
When the “Enable acoustic signal on error detected” option is selected, each time an error is registered
the system will beep several times and the “CHECK” indicator will start flashing.

Unit Possible Recording conditions and reaction of Possible causes

error the controller
messages
Injector 1....4 (gas Open load Saving the error in the memory - physical break in the electric circuit
injector 1 to 4) - a gas injector coil is burnt
Current Limit Saving the error in the memory - a short in the electric circuit
- a short on the gas injector coil
MAP SENSOR AND UP LIMIT Saving the error in the memory, - the reducer is damaged or dirty
MANIFOLD SENSOR switching to petrol ( P > 3.8 bar)
DOWN Saving the error in the memory, switching - the gas tank is empty
LIMIT to petrol (P < a manually configured value) - standard multi-valve and gas supply through the
D6 copper in the car with a power greater than
180 KM (horsepower) – the reducer is
insufficient
TEMPERATURE OF UP LIMIT Saving the error in the memory (temp. > - the reducer is installed too close to the
VAPOR 100 °C) – only for gas supply exhaust system
- capacity of the reducer too large for the car
power
DOWN Saving the error in the memory (temp. < - incorrect integration of the reducer with the
LIMIT 20 °C) switching to petrol (temp. < 10 °C) cooling system
- only for gas supply - the cooling system is insufficient
- capacity of the reducer too small for the car
power
EV TANK Open Load Saving the error in the memory - a physical break in the electric circuit
- a coil of the solenoid valve is burnt

Current Limit Saving the error in the memory - a short in the electric circuit
- a short on the coil of the solenoid valve
 6. Sundries
The other general options can be found here, such as the selection of the communication port, saving and
reading configuration files, firmware updating, etc.

The control panel will automatically find the port it is connected to via interface. Additionally, in
this window you can manually select this option, start the auto searching process or switch the
program to the “Offline” mode.

These options enable the control panel configurations to be saved to a file,

loaded from a file and saving to the control panel, or to the reset settings
(Reset).

Selection of the program language and the font

(in the case of problems viewing Polish
characters select Arial)

Electrical diagram

Tables with the suggested

size of nozzles

See the description below

The system can remind the car

user of an approaching scheduled
service. After selecting "Enable
service option" and typing the
number of hours left for the
customer to visit a service point,
the system starts the countdown.
When the pre-determined time
expires, after each transition to
gas the control panel in the car
cab will start beeping and the
“CHECK” indicator will light up in
The Compact software enables updating the control panel firmware. Thanks to the Dual Memory red.
technology this process is absolutely safe. For the update to be successful, you need to ensure
stable power supply conditions. A special creator guides you step by step through the process of
updating.
 7. Nozzle table

The preliminary selection of nozzles can be made using this table. It is also available at the program level
in Sundries->For the installer ->Nozzle table. These values should be considered as evaluated. The final
dimension is defined by the parameters of the multiplier after the calibration.

Recommended system pressures are 1.0 to 1.3 bar.

 8. Autotuning

Autotuning of the system consists in basic adaptation of the Compact system to the specific type of
engine. The user is guided through the en tire process by instructions displayed on the screen. NOTE! Auto
calibration can only be done when the temperature of the reducer is higher than 40°C.

Press "Start" to start

calibration and follow the
instructions.

First select the type of

fuel that will be used.
Next, the system will ask
what type of gas injectors
are installed in the car.

Calibration will take up

to several minutes.
During this time, follow
the Compact system
instructions.

Leave the engine idling

with no load...

... wait a few seconds

before the next step of
the calibration process.
Increase the speed to
2500 rpm and hold the
accelerator pedal in a
fixed position.

Right now the system is

waiting for the engine
speed to increase.

When the engine speed

exceeds 2500 and
stabilizes, the system will
switch the power supply a
few times.

Despite small fluctuations

in speed at this stage of
the calibration, keep the
accelerator pedal in a
fixed position until the
system displays the next
instruction.
The next step is to return to
idle. This should be done
when the system displays
“Go to idle”

When the calibration is

complete, it will display
"Tuning done:
confirm? Press Yes
Or Esc"

Press the Yes button to

save changes or Esc to
finish calibration without
saving changes.

NOTE! If you press "Esc"

button during the
calibration, the calibration
will be interrupted.
When the calibration is
completed, the system
will switch to the “model”
tab, the car will switch to
petrol and the program
will display the message
"Auto calibration is
successfully
completed. Next step
is creating a petrol
map"
 9. Tuning - Line

The Line tab includes a diagram giving the percentage multiplier ratio (used to calculate the gas injectiion
time) to the petrol injecting time. Petrol and gas gauge charts are displayed here. This tab also includes the
charts managing the panels and the readings of the key parameters of the system operation.

The curve model can be corrected in several ways:

- To increase the gas consumption: move the curve up. To reduce the consumption: move the curve
down
- To move all the points of the model upwards or downwards, click on each point with the left mouse button
(the point will change to green), then while pressing the CTRL button use the up/down arrow keys on the
keyboard to select the rest.
- To change the position of a particular point of the model, select it using the left mouse button, then use the
arrow keys on the keyboard to change the position of the selected point vertically or horizontally. (To do
so, you can also use the Panel window in the right top corner. The "trash" icon will return the model to the
default set up).
- To switch between the active points, use the PgUp and PgDn keys.
- While adjusting the settings with the keyboard, holding SHIFT during the adjustment increases the
adjustment step size.
- It is possible to add points to the model line by clicking the line with the right mouse button (the curve
model can include up to 16 points).
- To remove a point, select it with the left mouse button and use DEL.
- A yellow point and a black arrow moving along the curve and the horizontal axis give the specific
instantaneous value of the injection time.
- The black arrow moving along the right vertical axis gives the instantaneous negative pressure in the
intake manifold.
- The black arrow moving along the left vertical axis indicates the current value of the multiplier.
 A properly connected and calibrated installation is necessary for fine-tuning – creating, while driving, a chart
of the specific petrol and gas points.

After successful completion of

the auto calibration a test drive
must be taken, during which the
Petrol and Gas charts will be
created.

The petrol and gas map is

automatically created in the
controller’s memory
regardless of any connection
with a computer or diagnostic
software. To speed up the
process we recommend
performing a test drive with a
computer connected. This
way you can observe the
formation of the current maps
and generate the right loads
to collect all the required
engine characteristic
features.

To begin creating a chart,

following the program
suggestions while driving with
petrol. Select “View sampling”
option for the chart point to be
visible in the program.
Regardless whether the
function is active, the chart
points are collected and saved
in the controller’s memory. The
points are collected at various
loads, but only when the
temperature of the reducer is
above the value pre-determined
in: Configuration >Switching
parameters > Temperature of the
reducer.
If the points are visible over
the whole range of engine
loads and a broken
averaging line is visible, you
can now start to create a
gas chart. During use of the
system the charts will
automatically refresh. To
quit refreshing the petrol
chart, select Lock the
petrol. If the discrepancy
between the points is too
big, increase the value in
the Velocity (recommended
set up: 1000-2000ms – the
higher the value is, the
slower, but more precisely,
the chart is created)

After completing the petrol

chart, switch the fuel supply
to “gas” and create the gas
map.

When the gas points'

line (blue) entirely
corresponds across
the whole range of
loads with the petrol
points (red), the
adjustment is
completed.
.
If any discrepancies appear,
the model must be
corrected.
To do so, select the
Suggested tuning (the
option is automatically
available and will light up
yellow when a suitable
number of chart points have
been collected)

Green points will appear on

the chart field suggesting
the way the model should
look for the petrol and the
gas charts to correspond.
Now correct the model. This
can be done in two ways:
by using the automatic
option Auto aligment or
manually. Choosing the
manual adjustment, by
“pulling” each adjustment
point from the model, draw
a model line as close as
possible to the green points,
gently, with no sudden
deviations.
Choosing the automatic
option, after selecting Auto
aligment, the program will
implement necessary
corrections.

After model correction, it is

necessary to create the gas
chart once again. To do so,
select the option View
sampling. Now only the
petrol chart is visible, as the
gas chart was automatically
cancelled. A new gas chart
must be made following the
same procedures as earlier.

The calibration is complete when the gas chart line and the petrol chart line overlap. If after the Line correction the chart
lines do not overlap, another correction is required and it must be done in the same way as earlier. So, select the function
Suggested model (when it is active and lighted up yellow), press Auto aligment or implement the correction of the curve
manually. Then select View sampling and create a new gas line. Repeat this procedure until the gas chart and the petrol
chart overlap.
 Finally, we recommend checking the engine running at low-speeds. Leave the car idling, on petrol and
watch the petrol injection time duration. Then switch to gas and watch the petrol injection duration. After
the change of the type of fuel the time must remain the same or change slightly. App. 3% deviation is
acceptable.

In the above example the petrol injection duration at low speed is 3.50 ms. After switching to the gas
supply the injection time should stay within 3%, which is 3.4 to 3.6.
If the deviation is higher, the adjustment must be corrected by using the options Map.
 10. Tuning – Map

The MAP contains the table that enables to correct the gas injection time values depending on the engine-
speed and the petrol injection duration.

The blue box moving along the table fields indicates the current engine parameters (speed and the petrol
injector opening time).

To change the gas consumption in a specific field, select it by clicking with the left mouse button. To
select an area that includes several fields at once, hold the left mouse button. To select the rows or
columns, click or select the yellow fields containing the injection time values or the engine speed values.

To make a correction, select the desired field or an area and press ENTER. The screen will display:

Corrections can be modified in two ways:

[+/-] Linearly – correction grows or decreases (depending on the sign) by a
certain percentage. In the attached example, the correction value will increase
by 2% compared to the values in the selected field or an area.
[=] Absolutely – correction assumes the set value regardless of the previous
values. In the attached example the correction will change by 2% in the
selected field or an area.
Clicking with the right mouse button on the yellow field containing the injection time or the engine-speed will
open the window:

Here you can modify the values on the T Inj.

and the RPM axis – the ranges of the petrol
injection time and the engine-speed can be
adapted to suit the characteristics of the
engine.

The RPM correction function is typically used to correct the gas injection time at low speed. To do so, switch
from petrol to gas a few times and implement the corrections in the appropriate fields until the injection time
values are identical or almost the same. If the petrol injection time is identical on gas and petrol injection, or
shows no more than a 3% deviation, the adjustment is complete.
 11. Tuning - Compensation

The Compensation tab contains the tables that reduce the influence of temperature and pressure fluctuations and
acceleration on the mixture control.

Reducer Temperature compensation helps to maintain the optimal mixture when the engine is warming up, when the
gas temperature rises above normal, after switching over after a long stop, or when the engine is not warmed-up and the
gas temperature is low and gas density is high. Activating the compensation will prevent a too rich mixture by decreasing
gas injector opening durations, e.g. at Tred = 30 by 4%
- when the gas temperature is increasing the gas density will be decreasing, which can cause the mixture to become
too lean. When the correction is activated, at high gas temperatures the controller will enrich the mixture, e.g.: at Tred
= 90 by 3%.

Reducer pressure compensation will prevent modification of the mixture as the pressure changes.
Working pressure - at this pressure level the correction = 0.
Modifying the Cols range of the pressure values subject for correction.

Acceleration compensation helps maintain an optima mixture In the case of a sudden increase of the injection time
(e.g. during acceleration). Values in the top row of the table are the difference between the previous and the current
injection time. If the injection time suddenly increases from 3ms to 9ms, in accordance with the table, the gas injector
opening time will be reduced by 4%.
Min/Max Tinj – linearly convert the values between the first and the last column of the ms row. To adjust the values of
the deviations of the injection time, it is enough to provide two extreme values.
Min/Max % - linearly convert the values between the first and the last column of the % row. To adjust the values of the
compensation it is enough to provide two extreme values.
The window with the numerical values indicates the system reaction rate. The system reaction is the lowest when the
window indicates “1”, and is the highest when the window indicates “32”. Low response time means a long return time for
the injection time, regardless of the compensation on acceleration.

We recommend activating the compensation for temperature and keeping the pressure correction active,
checking correct set up of the working pressure and setting the reference column according to the preferences.

Originally set - recommended – correction values can be modified. To do so, select the value which needs to be
modified and using "+" and "-" keys set the desired value. Hold the SHIFT key during the modification to change the
corrections in steps of 10.

After the adjustments are completed, close the Compact program and disconnect the interface wire from the system, and
connect the diagnostic plug to the switch wiring harness.
 III. ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM

This is also available at the program level in Sundries -> Instruction -> Electrical diagram.