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-Effectively,​ the DSM ECU uses two tables to calculate a "​basic"​ ignition advance value. ​ One table is used when the ECU believes fuel octane is at its highest value. ​ The other table is used when the ECU believes fuel octane is at its lowest value. ​ The ECU interpolates between these two extremes by adjusting its idea of fuel octane. ​ This adjustment is done by monitoring knock retard (the amount of ignition delay added in by the ECU in response to knock sensor activity). ​ More detonation means more knock retard and a lower "​value"​ for the ECU's fuel octane rating. 
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-Octane "​update"​ only happens if the following are all true. 
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-  * Coolant temps are above around 180F 
-  * RPM is above about 2500 
-  * Airflow is above some threshold 
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-The airflow threshold is actually a table lookup indexed by RPM.  So it varies slightly, but basically you can think of it as only active while running with a decent bit of airflow (not cruising or idling). 
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-Once those conditions are met, the ECU will look at knock retard and adjust the long term octane scaling according to the following rules: 
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-  * Increase LTOctane by 1 if knock retard < 1° (raw knock "​sum"​ of 3) 
-  * Decrease LTOctane by 1 if knock retard > 2° (raw knock "​sum"​ of 5) 
-  * Between these two values, no update takes place 
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-LTOctane has a scale of 0 to 255.  A value of 0 means use the timing value retrieved from the "bad octane"​ table. ​ A value of 255 means use the timing value retrieved from the "good octane"​ table. ​ Values in between result in interpolation between these two extremes. ​ At 128, for example, the timing value used will be the mid point between the "​good"​ and "​bad"​ octane table values. 
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-The update is further gated by a timer that requires a certain amount of time to pass between updates. ​ That time varies from 1G to 2G.  For a 1G, it's a flat 0.4 seconds between updates. ​ For a 2G, the ECU requires 1.2 seconds to pass after an increase in octane rating and 0.6 seconds after a decrease. 
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