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- Technical article
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- Applies to
- No ECU-specific applicability
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- Manufacturers
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Identification first
A definition is useful in the context its author documents. The MSS52 project lists specific software versions, while MS4X lists definitions by ECU and software identity.
Reference record
RecordWhat to preserveECU identityManufacturer label, hardware and complete software identifierImage provenanceOriginal read, size, format and hashDefinition provenanceAuthor, original URL, filename and revisionRepresentationUnits, scaling, axes, byte order and address basisCoverage limitsIncomplete definitions, translations and observed mismatches
Record findings beside the relevant variant and cite the actual definition rather than treating a family name as a software match.
Sources
Curated reference notes. Applicability follows the cited sources; hardware testing by this wiki is not implied.
MSS52-XDF. Ken Malinich and credited contributors; MIT licence. Source revision a04c0d24fe63; accessed 2026-11-10.MS4X Wiki: Definition Files. MS4X Wiki contributors; individual definition authors retain their credits. Source revision oldid 23632; accessed 2026-11-10.
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Revision 1: Choosing ECU definition files
Identification first
A definition is useful in the context its author documents. The MSS52 project lists specific software versions, while MS4X lists definitions by ECU and software identity.
Reference record
| Record | What to preserve |
|---|
| ECU identity | Manufacturer label, hardware and complete software identifier |
| Image provenance | Original read, size, format and hash |
| Definition provenance | Author, original URL, filename and revision |
| Representation | Units, scaling, axes, byte order and address basis |
| Coverage limits | Incomplete definitions, translations and observed mismatches |
Record findings beside the relevant variant and cite the actual definition rather than treating a family name as a software match.
Sources
Curated reference notes. Applicability follows the cited sources; hardware testing by this wiki is not implied.
Revision 1: Choosing ECU definition files
Identification first
A definition is useful in the context its author documents. The MSS52 project lists specific software versions, while MS4X lists definitions by ECU and software identity.
Reference record
| Record | What to preserve |
|---|
| ECU identity | Manufacturer label, hardware and complete software identifier |
| Image provenance | Original read, size, format and hash |
| Definition provenance | Author, original URL, filename and revision |
| Representation | Units, scaling, axes, byte order and address basis |
| Coverage limits | Incomplete definitions, translations and observed mismatches |
Record findings beside the relevant variant and cite the actual definition rather than treating a family name as a software match.
Sources
Curated reference notes. Applicability follows the cited sources; hardware testing by this wiki is not implied.