TOYOTA LEXUS

ECU connection
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INTRODUCTION
AIM has developed special applications for many of the most popular ECUs: by special
applications we mean user-friendly systems which allow to easily connect your ECU to our
high tech data loggers: user needs only to install harness between the logger and the
ECU.
Once connected, the logger displays (and/or records, depending on the logger and on the
ECU data stream and configuration) values like RPM, engine load, throttle position (TPS),
air and water temperatures, battery voltage, speed, gear, lambda value (air/fuel ratio)
analog channels…
All AIM loggers include – free of charge – Race Studio 2 software, a powerful tool to
configure the system and analyze recorded data on your PC.

Warning: once the OBDII is connected to the logger, it is necessary to set it in the
logger configuration in Race Studio 2 software.
Select Manufacturer “TOYOTA” and Model “LEXUS”.
Refer to Race Studio Configuration user manual for further information concerning
the loggers configuration.

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Chapter 1 – Car models and CAN communication setup

Communication protocol developed for Toyota Lexus is available for the 2nd series of these
car models:
• IS 250
• IS 350
• IS-F
• IS220
Toyota ECU communicates data to AIM loggers through CAN communication protocol.
It works with EVO4, MXL, EVO3, XGLog, ECU Bridge, using OBDII standard connector.
The image here below showS the standard CAN communication setup on top and the
OBDII pinout on bottom.

LOG CAN+ Cable labelled CAN + ECU CAN+

LOG CAN- Cable labelled CAN - ECU CAN-

AIM LOGGER ECU

Pin Function
2 Bus positive Line of SAE-J1850
4 Chassis Ground
5 Signal Ground
6 CAN + (ISO 15765-4 and SAE J2234)
7 K Line
10 Bus negative Line of SAE-J1850
14 CAN – (ISO 15765-4 and SAE-J2234)
15 L line
16 Battery voltage

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0 Chapter 2 – Connection to AIM loggers

To connect AIM logger to Lexus OBDII:
• connect cable labelled CAN+ of AIM logger to pin 6 of OBDII connector
• connect cable labelled CAN- of AIM logger to pin 14 of OBDII connector

1 Chapter 3 – OBDII Communication Protocol

Channels received by AIM loggers connected to Lexus are:
ID CHANNEL NAME FUNCTION
ECU_1 RPM RPM
ECU_2 PPS Pedal Position Sensor
ECU_3 BRAKE_PRESS Brake pressure

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