MS3 question
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Apologies if this is a dim question but I've a got a megasquirt 3 and plan to use it for just the ignition side of things for now, I plan on going injection at a later date.

Firstly is this possible just to run the ignition using a MS3?

Secondly, what is the best software / program to use?
I’ve got the Megajolt Lite Jr. Configurator which I planned to use to set the ignition side of things – (because it’s simple enough for me to get my head around) and all the base maps that I have obtained are on the mj lite software type.

But I also have TunerStudio MS installed for when I go injection. If I use this I’ll need to convert / write my own ignition maps.
Is there a better program / software to run the MS?

Cheers in advance,
Ian

Yes you can use MS3 for ignition alone.

You will not be able to use the Megajolt software. MS3 can only be set up and tuned by Tuner Studio. You can probably import ignition maps if you can export from the MJ software.

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Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

As Paul says, TunerStudio is the only sensible option when working with anything Megasquirt.

You can import and export the MS ignition tables (using TunerStudio) but the file format may not be the same as Megajolt.
However, you can open them in a spreadsheet, they are just basic CSV files with a unique suffix (remove it) and cut/paste between the files if they are incompatible for direct import or just type the new values into the MS3 ignition table inside TunerStudio. It's not going to take any more than 10 minutes to type it from scratch.

TBH I would let TS (TunerStudio) generate its own basic ignition map from the engine parameters you enter and then just compare it to the one you prefer to see it it warrants any changes. I'm still on the TS generated map with no problems.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Cheers guys!

As you can probably tell I'm completely new to this and know I've got a lot to learn, especially when it comes to injection and the siamese 5 port head.

I've had a look at generating my own map using the engine parameters and I think I need the paid for version not the freebie one (Tuner Studio MS lite), is this the case? I don’t mind re-typing the map up if this is the case.

Thanks again,
Ian

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???