Nistune Type 5 Manual

TYPE #5
Hardware Installation – Nistune Type 5 boards
Version 1.0
Copyright 2013 Nistune Developments
Model Name Engine ECU Series
S14
Silvia
SR20DE
65F00 (MT only)
K11
Micra
CG10DE/CG13DE
0U0xx, 44Bxx, 71Bxx, 72Bxx, 74Bxx, 99Bxx
B14
Sentra
GA16DE
0M2xx
N14
Pulsar
GA16DE
65Cxx
Z10
Cube
CG13DE
N/A Contact Nistune

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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Nistune.
The Nistune hardware and software solution provides a means for the car enthusiast to retune their
vehicle whilst retaining their factory ECU and its default programming.
This solution provides many advantages over aftermarket ECUs in that the
•Factory default tuning is maintained once the Nistune board is installed. Upon installation of
the board, vehicle will be operational as usual.
•Additional tuning can then be made against the factory maps for modifications made to the
vehicle. There is no need to tune the car to get it running from scratch, reducing time and
costs of tuning required on dyno.
•There is no need for wiring loom modifications.
Nistune provides realtime tuning and maptracing. It provides the ability to make changes on the fly to
the factory ECU and then the desired results are achieved, save these permanently in non-volatile
memory on the programmable board.
Nistune also provides data logging and playback facilities using the Nissan Consult Port. Consult
interfaces are purchased separately. Nistune software also provides a user friendly responsive
graphical interface to perform modifications.
Contained in this manual are the instructions for installing a Nistune board into the Mitsubishi 7700
series consult enabled series of ECUs.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. FITTING HEADER TO ECU.......................................................................................................................... 3
•Remove front and rear covers from the ECU ............................................................................................... 3
•Remove conformal coating from areas to be soldered.................................................................................. 4
•Remove solder from the pads........................................................................................................................ 5
•Check that holes are clear ............................................................................................................................. 5
•Fit the 20+20 header ..................................................................................................................................... 6
2. CHANGE ECU JUMPER SETTINGS.......................................................................................................... 7
•K11 Micra CG10/CG13 ECU ....................................................................................................................... 8
•S14 SR20DE Silvia / N15 GA16DE Pulsar / B14 Sentra GA16DE ECU.................................................... 9
•N14 GA16DE Pulsar ECU.......................................................................................................................... 10
4. FIT BOARD TO ECU......................................................................................................................................... 11
5. FIT PACKING ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Revision History.................................................................................................................................................... 12

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1. FITTING HEADER TO ECU
•Remove front and rear covers from the ECU
There are four screws on the sides which need removal in order to dislodge the back plate.
Tip : The screws that secure the covers will have thread locking compound applied from
factory. This stuff really hangs on so make sure you use a driver with a tip which fits the screw
head properly. Some Bosch ECUs will use star shaped screws which will require the
appropriate tool such as pictured in order to remove the screws. These screw drivers are
available in specialist electronics shops.

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Once the rear cover is removed, unscrew the top screw to remove the top cover.
•Remove conformal coating from areas to be soldered
Using solvent or contact cleaner remove the coating around the 20+20 header area on both
sides of the board and around the SMD jumpers.
Jumpers which are to be cleaned are marked R10-R17 and R20-R27. Note that this only
applies to some ECUs (see later in the document for details on the jumpers you will be moving).

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•Remove solder from the pads
Tip : Be careful here. Don’t attempt this unless you have the right equipment. It’s quite easy to
damage the board. Don’t overheat the pads (about a second per pad is a safe maximum) or
damage can easily result. If in doubt get somebody with the right equipment to do it for you. It’s
a 5 minute job so it shouldn’t cost much.
•Check that holes are clear
Hold the ECU up to the light and check that all the holes are clear. If any holes still have solder
in them do not try to clear them out using a drill bit! The boards are multi-layer and it is quite
likely that an internal connection will be damaged.

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•Fit the 20+20 header
Clean off flux with acetone or similar solvent. Inspect solder joints.

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2. CHANGE ECU JUMPER SETTINGS
Jumpers are used on the ECU to tell the microcontroller to read from either factory code
(located in a memory chip on the ECU main board) or from the Nistune daughterboard. You will
need to move the jumper on the ECU so that it will read from the Nistune board
The easiest way to move the jumper is to melt the solder on both ends at once by using the de-
soldering iron one end and soldering iron the other. Use tweezers to remove the jumper and
reposition to where required as per instructions below.
Jumper positions will vary depending which ECU you are fitting the Nistune Type 5 board to.
The following sections indicate which jumpers to fit according to ECU type.

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•K11 Micra CG10/CG13 ECU
Move jumper CJ22 to CJ21
Move SMD resistors R10-R17 across to R20-R27. Note that not all positions have resistors.
Notes: R20 = 102, R21 = 000, R22 = Open, R23 = Open, R24 = 102, R25 = 301, R26 = 000,
R27 = Open
Note that the Type 5 board requires all resistor positions R1-R8 on the board to be connected
using solder (blob each position)

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•S14 SR20DE Silvia (65F00 MT only), N15 GA16DE Pulsar/Sunny, B14 Sentra GA16DE ECU
Move jumper R041 to R040
Remove jumper R700
Move resistors R010 - R017 from ECU to J1-J8 on the Nistune Type 5 board using a soldering
iron and tweezers. Make sure both ends are soldered when putting on the Nistune board. Use
flux to assist solder flow with the SMD resistors.
Notes:
S14 SR20DE (65F00 MT model only, 65F10 AT does not support this board)
J1 = Open, J2 = 000, J3 = Open, J4 = 102, J5 = 301, J6 = 301, J7 = 000, J8 = 000
N15 GA16DE, B14 SR20DE
J1 = Open, J2 = 000, J3 = 301, J4 = 102, J5 = 301, J6 = Open, J7 = 000, J8 = 000