
The final method to wake the ELM329 is with a
low to high signal level transition at the IgnMon input. If
this is wired (through resistors) to a 12V signal that is
controlled by the ignition switch, then turning on the
ignition will also turn on the ELM329 circuit.
No matter how the ELM329 is brought back to full
power operation, it will always restore pin 14 first,
followed 50 msec later by pin 16, and then it will wait
1 second before proceeding with the startup. This
1 second period gives your external circuitry time to
start up before being expected to be fully functional.
After the 1 second period, the ELM329 will perform a
partial warm start (AT WS) and be ready for operation.
We say partial because several settings are not
altered by the wakeup (they were all reset with v1.0).
The settings that remain unchanged are:
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Low Power Mode (continued)
AT0, AT1, AT2
CAF0, CAF1
CEA
CFC0, CFC1
CSM0, CSM1
D0, D1
E0, E1
JTM1, JTM5
H0, H1
L0, L1
M0, M1
R0, R1
S0, S1
In addition, the protocol number is not reset (but
the protocol is closed).
This has discussed some of the aspects of using
the Power Control feature, from a logical perspective.
Also refer to the ‘Modifications for Low Power Standby
Operation’ section (page 70) for some of the electrical
design considerations.
128 µsec min
pulse width
b1
1 sec
delay
(partial)
warm start
Go to
Full Power
RS232 Rx
(pin 18)
IgnMon
(pin 15)
1 or 5 sec
delay
rising edge
( ) detector
CAN Monitor
(pin 11)
activity
monitor
low level
at input
CAN was active
before low power
b3*
rising edge
( ) detector