1.

Warning
• Do not connect or disconnect the Lambda Sensor while Spartan 3 is powered.
• The Lambda Sensor will get very hot during normal operation, please be careful when handling it.
• Do not install the Lambda Sensor in such a manner that the unit is powered before your engine is running. An engine start can
move condensation in your exhaust system to the sensor, if the sensor is already heated this can cause thermal shock and cause
the ceramic internals inside the sensor to crack and deform.
• While the Lambda Sensor is in an active exhaust stream, it must be controlled by Spartan 3. Carbon from an active exhaust can
easily build up on an unpowered sensor and foul it.
• Lambda sensor life when used with leaded fuels is between 100-500 hrs.
2. Package Contents
1x Spartan 3 v2, 1x USB Converter, 1x Waterproof blade fuse holder, 2x 5 Amp blade fuse
3. Exhaust Installation
The Lambda sensor should be installed between the 10 o’clock
and the 2 o’clock position, less than 60 degrees from vertical,
this will allow gravity to remove water condensation from the
sensor.
For all Oxygen sensor installations, the sensor must be installed
before the catalytic converter.
For normally aspirated engines the sensor should be installed
about 2ft from the engine exhaust port. For Turbocharged
engines the sensor should be installed after the turbocharger.
For Supercharged engines the sensor should be installed 3ft
from the engine exhaust port.

4. Fuse
Insert 5 amp fuse into fuse holder, cut wire at midpoint, and secure lid. One end of the fuse holder connects to
Spartan 3 red wire the other end of the fuse holder connects to a switched 12[v] source, fuel pump relay is normally
recommended.

5.Wiring

Wire Color Name Connects to Note

Red Power Switched 12[v] Use fuse holder, 12[v] should be live only when engine is running.

Black Electronics Ground Ground Ground where interfacing device is grounded

White Heater Ground Ground Ground to chassis or engine block

Green High Performance Analog Interfacing device; Default output is linear output; 0[v] @ 0.68 [Lambda] Linear to
5[v] @ 1.36 [Lambda], equivalent to 10-20 [AFR] for gasoline fuel
Output ECU/Gauge/datalogger/etc…
Brown Standard Performance Analog Default output is heater status; 0[v] = waiting for trigger before
heating sensor, 1[v] = sensor heatup started, 2[v] = sensor
Output heatup complete and sensor heater is in closed loop control
Blue CAN High
Purple CAN Low
Orange UART TX “Rx-Orange” on USB converter
Yellow UART RX “Tx-Yellow” on USB converter
Grey UART Ground “Gnd-Grey” on USB converter

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 6. USB Communications
Spartan 3 comes with a USB converter to provide USB communications with your computer. The converter is based on the popular FTDI chipset
so most operating systems already have the driver preinstalled.

7. Windows 10 serial terminal

LSU Heater Ground, white wire, must be grounded to access the serial terminal
The recommended serial terminal is Termite, https://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm, please download and install the complete
setup.

In windows 10 search bar, Spartan 3 USB converter will In Termite, click “Settings” Make sure the Port is correct and that the
please type “Device show up as “USB Serial Baud rate is “9600”.
Manager” and open it. Port”, in this example
“COM3” is assigned to
Spartan 3.

8. Serial Commands
LSU Heater Ground, white wire, must be grounded to enter serial commands
Serial Command Usage Note Purpose Example Factory Default
GETHW Gets Hardware Version
GETFW Gets Firmware version
SETTYPEx If x is 0 then Bosch LSU 4.9 Sets LSU sensor type SETTYPE1 x=0, LSU 4.9
If x is 1 then Bosch LSU ADV
GETTYPE Gets LSU sensor type
SETCANFORMATx x is an integer 1 to 3 character long. SETCANFORMAT0 x=0
x=0; default
x=1; Link ECU
x=2; Adaptronic ECU
x=3; Haltech ECU
x=4; % Oxygen*100
x=5; Extended CAN format
GETCANFORMAT Gets CAN format
SETCANIDx x is an integer 1 to 4 characters long Sets 11 bit CAN id SETCANID1024 x=1024
SETCANID128
GETCANID Gets 11 bit CAN id
SETCANBAUDx x is an integer 1 to 7 characters long Sets CAN Baud Rate SETCANBAUD1000000 X=500000,
will set CAN Baud rate 500kbit/s
to 1Mbit/s
GETCANBAUD Gets CAN Baud Rate
SETCANRx If x is 1 the resistor is enabled. If x is 0 the Enable/Disable CAN SETCANR1 x=1, CAN term Res
resistor is disabled Termination Resistor SETCANR0 Enabled
GETCANR Gets CAN Term Res State;
1=enabled, 0=disabled
SETAFRMxx.x xx.x is a decimal exactly 4 characters long Sets AFR Multiplier for Torque SETAFM14.7 xx.x=14.7
including decimal point app SETAFM1.00

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 GETAFRM Gets AFR Multiplier for Torque
app
SETLAMFIVEVx.xx x.xx is a decimal exactly 4 characters long Sets Lambda at 5[v] for the SETLAMFIVEV1.36 x.xx=1.36
including decimal point. Minimum value is 0.60, linear output
maximum value is 3.40. This value can be
higher or lower than the SETLAMZEROV value.
GETLAMFIVEV Gets the Lambda at 5[v]
SETLAMZEROVx.xx x.xx is a decimal exactly 4 characters long Sets Lambda at 0[v] for the SETLAMZEROV0.68 x.xx=0.68
including decimal point. Minimum value is 0.60, linear output
maximum value is 3.40. This value can be
higher or lower than the SETLAMFIVEV value.
GETLAMZEROV Gets Lambda at 0[v]
SETPERFx If x is 0 then standard performance of 20ms. If x SETPERF1 x=1, high
is 1 then high performance of 10ms. If x is 2 performance
then optimize for lean operation.
GETPERFx Gets performance
SETSLOWHEATx If x is 0 then sensor is heated at normal rate SETSLOWHEAT1 x=0, normal
during initial power up. sensor heatup
If x is 1 then sensor is heated at 1/3 the normal rate
rate during initial power up.
If x is 2 then wait, a max of 10 min, for MS3 CAN
RPM signal before heating.
If x is 3 then wait, a max of 10 min, for exhaust
gas to heat sensor to 350C before heating.
Requires Firmware 1.05 and above
GETSLOWHEAT Gets slowheat setting
MEMRESET Reset to factory settings.
SETLINOUTx.xxx Where x.xxx is a decimal exactly 5 characters Allows the user to set the High SETLINOUT2.500
long including decimal point, greater than 0.000 Perf Linear Output to a specific
and less than 5.000. Linear Output will resume voltage
normal operation on reboot.
DOCAL Pull sensor out of the exhaust. Power on Do Free Air Calibration and
wideband controller with sensor connected for display the value. A perfect
about 5 minutes then issue the DOCAL sensor will have a value of 1.00.
command. Recommended for clone
sensors only.
GETCAL Requires Firmware 1.04 and above Gets Free Air Calibration value
RESETCAL Requires Firmware 1.04 and above Resets Free Air Calibration
value to 1.00
SETCANDRx x is an integer 1 to 4 characters long Sets CAN Data Rate in hz x=50
Requires Firmware 1.04 and above
GETCANDR Requires Firmware 1.04 and above Gets CAN Data Rate
SETNBMODEx If x is 0 then Standard Performance Analog Selects the function of the SETNBMODE0 x=2, Heater Status
Output is Simulated Narrowband. Standard Performance Analog
If x is 2 then Standard Performance Analog Output between Simulated
Output is Heater Status Narrowband and Heater Status
GETNBMODE Gets Standard Performance
Analog Output mode
SETNBSWLAMx.xxx x.xxx is a decimal exactly 5 characters long Sets the Simulated Narrowband SETNBSWLAM1.005 x.xxx=1.000
including decimal point. Requires Firmware Switch Point in Lambda
1.08 and above
GETNBSWLAM Gets the Simulated Narrowband
switch point in Lambda
*All commands are in ASCII, case does not matter, spaces do not matter.

9. CAN Bus Protocol Default Format (Lambda)

For %O2 CAN Format please see “Spartan 3 and Spartan 3 Lite for Lean Burn and Oxygen Metering Applications.pdf”
Spartan 3’s CAN Bus operates with 11 bit addressing.
Default CAN Baud rate is 500kbit/s
Default CAN Termination resistor is enabled, this can be changed by sending “SETCANRx” serial command.
Default CAN Id is 1024, this can be changed by sending “SETCANIDx” serial command.
Data Length (DLC) is 4.
Default Data Rate is 50 hz, data is sent every 20[ms], this can be changed by sending “SETCANDRx” serial command.
Little-endian for all data
Data[0] = Lambda x1000 High Byte
Data[1] = Lambda x1000 Low Byte

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Data[2] = LSU_Temp/10
Data[3] = Status
Lambda = (Data[0]<<8 + Data[1])/1000
Sensor Temperature [C] = Data[2]*10

Status
Status Value (decimal) Meaning
0 Reserved
1 Waiting for trigger before heating up
2 Sensor is heating up
3 Sensor in normal operation
4+ Reserved

10. Supported CAN Formats

CAN Format Name CAN Format Serial CAN Id Serial CAN BAUD Rate Serial Note
Command Command Command
Link ECU CAN Format SETCANFORMAT1 SETCANID950 SETCANBAUD1000000 Read “Spartan 3 to Link G4+ ECU.pdf” for
additional information
Adaptronic ECU CAN SETCANFORMAT2 SETCANID1024 SETCANBAUD1000000
Format (Default from factory)

MegaSquirt 3 ECU SETCANFORMAT0 SETCANID1024 SETCANBAUD500000 Read “Spartan 3 to MegaSquirt 3.pdf”

CAN Format (Default from factory) (Default from factory) (Default from factory)

Haltech ECU CAN SETCANFORMAT3 Not required SETCANBAUD1000000 Spartan 3 Emulates Haltech WBC1
Format wideband controller
YourDyno Dyno SETCANFORMAT0 SETCANID1024 SETCANBAUD1000000
Controller CAN Format (Default from factory) (Default from factory)

Extended CAN Format SETCANFORMAT5 Read “Spartan 3 Extend CAN Format.pdf”

Requires Firmware 1.08 and above.

11. CAN Termination Resistor:

Suppose we call the ECU; Master, and devices that send/receive data to/from the ECU we call; Slave (Spartan 3, digital dashboard, EGT
controller, etc…). In most applications there is one Master (ECU) and one or more Slaves that all share the same CAN Bus. If Spartan 3 is the
only Slave on the CAN Bus then the CAN Termination Resistor on Spartan 3 should-be enabled using the serial command “SETCANR1”. By
default the CAN Termination Resistor on Spartan 3 is enabled. If There are multiple Slaves, the Slave that is farthest from the Master (based on
wire length) should have the CAN Termination Resistor enabled, all other Slaves should have their CAN Termination Resistor
disabled/disconnected. In practice; it often does not matter if the CAN Termination Resistors are properly set, but for highest reliability the CAN
Termination Resistors should be properly set.

12. Bootloader
When Spartan 3 is powered up without the LSU Heater Ground, white wire, connected it will enter bootloader mode. Powering up Spartan 3
with the Heater Ground connected will not trigger the bootloader and Spartan 3 will work as normal.

Warranty
14Point7 warrants Spartan 3 to be free from defects for 2 years.

Disclaimer
14Point7 is liable for damages only up to the purchase price of its products. 14Point7 products should not be used on public roads.

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