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Automotive Emissions and Onboard Diagnostics by John West & Mark Stachew Start ı Why Onboard Diagnostics? ı Major Components ı Catalytic Converter ı Oxygen Sensor ı EGR ı Fuel System Adaptive Learning ı Misfire Detection ı The Need for Speed ı New Regulations ı 0 to 100 KB in 6 Seconds ı Sources and PDF SOURCES and PDF Download the PDF of this Article. John West is a technical staff engineer with Motorola Advanced Vehicle Systems Division architecture development group. Prior to joining Motorola in 1997, he spent 10 years working on powertrain software at DaimlerChrysler and General Motors. You may reach him at john.west@motorola.com. Mark Stachew is a technical staff engineer with Motorola working on the design of automotive powertrain microcontrollers. He has 11 years of automotive electronics and software experience and previously worked at DaimlerChrysler in ECU electronics design. You may reach him at mark.stachew@motorola.com. SOURCE PowerPC MPC565 Motorola, Inc. (847) 576-5000 Fax: (847) 576-5372 www.mot-sps.com PREVIOUS Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.