{{tag>collection_FelineFriendly vendor_bosch year_1996 foundry_unknown tech_unknown}} ====== Description ====== This part was taken from a Motronic M1.7.3 engine control unit (ECU), which was commonly used on 1.6L & 1.8L 4-cylinder BMWs of the mid-E36 generation. While this chip was likely used on a number of ECUs, the specific one in this case had Bosch PN 0 261 203 661. Functionally, this chip is a knock (also commonly known as "pinging" or detonation) signal processing device. Knock is detected by bolting piezoelectric microphones to the engine block, and when knock occurs it will generate a signal with specific frequency content. To the best of my knowledge, this chip acts as a tunable band-pass filter with a very narrow passband, which will signal the main microcontroller if enough energy is detected at the frequency of interest by outputting severity-proportional analog signals to two of the MCU's ADC channels. It also seems to provide some form of fault detection by exciting the piezo sensors and looking for a return signal. ====== Package ====== Label (top): 30 098 (Bosch internal PN) EB/0296 BJ129.1 {{:felinefriendly:bosch:b30098:s252_pkg.jpg?400|}} {{:felinefriendly:bosch:b30098:s252_pkgref2.jpg?400|}} ====== Die ====== Decap Steps: (Bic lighter + water quench) x 3 cycles Selective crushing with pliers and bench vise Capture Details: Imaging device: Keyence VHX-2000 Magnification: 1000X Markings: K10 CK10 (likely a reference to the commercial PN used by Bosch) {{:felinefriendly:bosch:b30098:s252_die_edgelight_1000x_small.jpg?400|}} //Note: This is a ~13X downsampled version of the original image. A full resolution version (41MB) can be provided. On the to-do list...//