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VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v Digifant II → Speeduino Speeduino v0.4 (auto)

VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v Digifant II — Speeduino — Speeduino
⚠ NOT CHECKED. Don't build from this.
Drawn by Michael Gnankou · Rev 0 · draft · 2026-10-12

Before you start

Not confident with automotive wiring? Have a professional harness builder or tuner do it, or check your work before first power-up. A wiring mistake can damage the ECU, the engine or the car, or start a fire.

Statusdraft · not yet verified: nobody has reported building and running this harness
Open errors3: read the Findings page before cutting any wire
Size of the job20 wires · 4 connectors · 0 part lines
ToolsCrimp and extraction tools for each terminal family (see Connectors) · wire strippers · multimeter · heat gun + heat-shrink
Order of work1. Check every part against the parts list. 2. Cut and label every wire (labels: Export → Wire labels). 3. Crimp and pin connector by connector, ticking the build checklist. 4. Run the bench test with nothing plugged in and the battery disconnected. 5. Only then connect the ECU and power up.

Build checklist

Tick each box as you go. Continuity: meter from end to end, expect under 1 Ω.

WireFromToGaugeColourCutLabelCrimp ACrimp BPin APin BContinuity
W1OEM-A-13SP-GND-10.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W2OEM-A-19SP-GND-10.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W3SP-GND-1SPEEDUINO-A-100.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W4SP-GND-1SPEEDUINO-A-90.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W5OEM-A-5SP-0V-10.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W6OEM-A-6SP-0V-10.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W7SP-0V-1SPEEDUINO-A-120.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W8SP-0V-1SPEEDUINO-A-230.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W9OEM-A-17SPEEDUINO-A-130.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W10OEM-A-18SPEEDUINO-A-240.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W11OEM-A-25SPEEDUINO-A-70.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W12OEM-A-12SPEEDUINO-A-10.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W13OEM-A-3SPEEDUINO-A-160.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W14OEM-A-10SPEEDUINO-A-190.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W15OEM-A-22SPEEDUINO-A-360.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W16OEM-A-23SPEEDUINO-A-370.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W17OEM-A-2SPEEDUINO-A-210.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W18OEM-A-9SPEEDUINO-A-200.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W19OEM-A-1SPEEDUINO-A-180.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W20OEM-A-11SPEEDUINO-A-140.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Bench test (before first power-up)

Battery disconnected, ECU and every sensor unplugged. Meter on resistance. Each pair below must read open (OL): a reading means a pinched wire, a stray strand or a mis-pinned cavity. Then check continuity of every wire (last column of the build checklist).

#Probe AProbe BExpectWhyReading
1SPEEDUINO-A-13SPEEDUINO-A-12open (OL)5 V sensor reference must not touch sensor ground
2SPEEDUINO-A-10SPEEDUINO-A-13open (OL)power ground must not touch 5 V sensor reference

If any reading doesn't match, stop and get help before powering up.

Revisions

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Schematic

OEM-ASP-0VSP-GNDSPEEDUINO-A

Connectors

OEM-A

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1Starter signal (term 50)—W19—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-18———
10Coolant temperature sensor—W14—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-19———
11Idle/WOT throttle switch—W20—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-14———
12Injector driver (batch, all 4)—W12—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-1———
13Ground—W1—0.85SP-GND-1———
14ECU power (control-unit relay)————————
16A/C compressor signal————————
17AFM potentiometer supply—W9—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-13———
18Hall sender signal (engine speed)—W10—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-24———
19Ground—W2—0.85SP-GND-1———
2Oxygen (lambda) sensor signal—W17—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-21———
21AFM signal————————
22Idle stabilizer valve coil 1—W15—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-36———
23Idle stabilizer valve coil 2—W16—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-37———
25Ignition timing signal to TCI—W11—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-7———
3Fuel pump relay control—W13—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-16———
4Knock sensor signal————————
5Knock sensor return—W5—0.5SP-0V-1———
6Sensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)—W6—0.5SP-0V-1———
7Knock sensor shield————————
8Hall sender supply (distributor)————————
9Intake air temperature sensor—W18—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-20———

SP-0V

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1——W5—0.5OEM-A-5———
1——W6—0.5OEM-A-6———
1——W7—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-12———
1——W8—0.5SPEEDUINO-A-23———

SP-GND

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1——W1—0.85OEM-A-13———
1——W2—0.85OEM-A-19———
1——W3—0.85SPEEDUINO-A-10———
1——W4—0.85SPEEDUINO-A-9———

SPEEDUINO-A

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1Injector 1—W12—0.5OEM-A-12———
10Ground—W3—0.85SP-GND-1———
11MAP sensor (0-5V)————————
12Ground—W7—0.5SP-0V-1———
135V—W9—0.5OEM-A-17———
14Proto area 1 (flex fuel)—W20—0.5OEM-A-11———
15Proto area 2 (fan)————————
16Proto area 3 (fuel pump)—W13—0.5OEM-A-3———
17Proto area 4 (tachometer)————————
18Proto area 5 (clutch)—W19—0.5OEM-A-1———
19Coolant temp (CLT)—W14—0.5OEM-A-10———
2Injector 2————————
20Inlet air temp (IAT)—W18—0.5OEM-A-9———
21O2 sensor—W17—0.5OEM-A-2———
22TPS input————————
23Ground—W8—0.5SP-0V-1———
24Cam input / VR2+—W10—0.5OEM-A-18———
25Crank input / VR1+————————
26VR2-————————
27VR1-————————
285V————————
29Idle stepper 2B————————
3Injector 3————————
30Idle stepper 2A————————
31Idle stepper 1A————————
32Idle stepper 1B————————
33Ignition 3————————
34Ignition 2————————
35Boost————————
36Idle 2 (3-wire idle)—W15—0.5OEM-A-22———
37PWM idle—W16—0.5OEM-A-23———
38VVT————————
5Injector 4————————
7Ignition 1—W11—0.5OEM-A-25———
8Ignition 4————————
9Ground—W4—0.85SP-GND-1———

Pin map

OEM pointOEM functionOEM familyTarget pointTarget functionTarget familyWire colourEvidence
OEM-A-1Starter signal (term 50)digital_inSPEEDUINO-A-18Proto area 5 (clutch)digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-10Coolant temperature sensortemp_inSPEEDUINO-A-19Coolant temp (CLT)temp_incorroborated
OEM-A-11Idle/WOT throttle switchdigital_inSPEEDUINO-A-14Proto area 1 (flex fuel)digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-12Injector driver (batch, all 4)injector_outSPEEDUINO-A-1Injector 1injector_outcorroborated
OEM-A-13GroundgroundSPEEDUINO-A-10 + SPEEDUINO-A-9Ground + Groundgroundcorroborated
OEM-A-14ECU power (control-unit relay)power_in———corroborated
OEM-A-16A/C compressor signaldigital_in———corroborated
OEM-A-17AFM potentiometer supplyvrefSPEEDUINO-A-135Vvrefcorroborated
OEM-A-18Hall sender signal (engine speed)trigger_inSPEEDUINO-A-24Cam input / VR2+trigger_incorroborated
OEM-A-19GroundgroundSPEEDUINO-A-10 + SPEEDUINO-A-9Ground + Groundgroundcorroborated
OEM-A-2Oxygen (lambda) sensor signallambda_nb_inSPEEDUINO-A-21O2 sensorlambda_nb_incorroborated
OEM-A-21AFM signalanalog_in———corroborated
OEM-A-22Idle stabilizer valve coil 1low_side_outSPEEDUINO-A-36Idle 2 (3-wire idle)low_side_outcorroborated
OEM-A-23Idle stabilizer valve coil 2low_side_outSPEEDUINO-A-37PWM idlelow_side_outcorroborated
OEM-A-25Ignition timing signal to TCIignition_outSPEEDUINO-A-7Ignition 1ignition_outcorroborated
OEM-A-3Fuel pump relay controllow_side_outSPEEDUINO-A-16Proto area 3 (fuel pump)low_side_outcorroborated
OEM-A-4Knock sensor signalknock_in———corroborated
OEM-A-5Knock sensor returnsensor_groundSPEEDUINO-A-12 + SPEEDUINO-A-23Ground + Groundsensor_groundcorroborated
OEM-A-6Sensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)sensor_groundSPEEDUINO-A-12 + SPEEDUINO-A-23Ground + Groundsensor_groundcorroborated
OEM-A-7Knock sensor shieldshield———corroborated
OEM-A-8Hall sender supply (distributor)power_in———corroborated
OEM-A-9Intake air temperature sensortemp_inSPEEDUINO-A-20Inlet air temp (IAT)temp_incorroborated

Cut list

WireFromToGauge (mm²)ColourLengthSignalIdent
W1OEM-A-13SP-GND-10.85no routeGround—
W2OEM-A-19SP-GND-10.85no routeGround—
W3SP-GND-1SPEEDUINO-A-100.85no routeGround—
W4SP-GND-1SPEEDUINO-A-90.85no routeGround—
W5OEM-A-5SP-0V-10.5no routeKnock sensor return—
W6OEM-A-6SP-0V-10.5no routeSensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)—
W7SP-0V-1SPEEDUINO-A-120.5no routeGround—
W8SP-0V-1SPEEDUINO-A-230.5no routeGround—
W9OEM-A-17SPEEDUINO-A-130.5no routeAFM potentiometer supply—
W10OEM-A-18SPEEDUINO-A-240.5no routeHall sender signal (engine speed)—
W11OEM-A-25SPEEDUINO-A-70.5no routeIgnition timing signal to TCI—
W12OEM-A-12SPEEDUINO-A-10.5no routeInjector driver (batch, all 4)—
W13OEM-A-3SPEEDUINO-A-160.5no routeFuel pump relay control—
W14OEM-A-10SPEEDUINO-A-190.5no routeCoolant temperature sensor—
W15OEM-A-22SPEEDUINO-A-360.5no routeIdle stabilizer valve coil 1—
W16OEM-A-23SPEEDUINO-A-370.5no routeIdle stabilizer valve coil 2—
W17OEM-A-2SPEEDUINO-A-210.5no routeOxygen (lambda) sensor signal—
W18OEM-A-9SPEEDUINO-A-200.5no routeIntake air temperature sensor—
W19OEM-A-1SPEEDUINO-A-180.5no routeStarter signal (term 50)—
W20OEM-A-11SPEEDUINO-A-140.5no routeIdle/WOT throttle switch—

Bill of materials

CategoryPart numberManufacturerDescriptionQtyUnit

ECU setup sheet

RoleEngine refEngine signalSensorECU pointECU functionECU classSetup flag
No configured channels.

Findings

Open (5)

SeverityCodeSubjectMessage
errorREQUIRED_UNMAPPEDOEM-A-14Required OEM function "ECU power (control-unit relay)" (power_in) is not connected to the new ECU.
errorREQUIRED_UNMAPPEDOEM-A-21Required OEM function "AFM signal" (analog_in) is not connected to the new ECU.
errorREQUIRED_UNMAPPEDOEM-A-8Required OEM function "Hall sender supply (distributor)" (power_in) is not connected to the new ECU.
warnLOAD_UNKNOWNSPEEDUINO-A-16SPEEDUINO-A-16 "Proto area 3 (fuel pump)" drives OEM-A-3 Fuel pump relay control (load 0.2 A) but its current rating is unknown. Check the ECU manual.
infoUNMAPPEDOEM3 optional OEM pins are not mapped: OEM-A-16 A/C compressor signal; OEM-A-4 Knock sensor signal; OEM-A-7 Knock sensor shield

Accepted (0)

CodeSubjectReasonBy

Notes

Fit check: unconfirmed. Confirm these before building: - Trigger pattern for VW Digifant not found in the ECU's docs (No VW decoder; distributor/Hall not documented for Digifant.) - No knock input; the stock knock sensor would be unused Auto-mapped by auto_map() from the library pin data on 2026-10-11. Review every wire against both manuals before building. Open items: - Main-relay feed: no ecu_main_power pin on the stock or the new ECU - OEM-A 21: AFM signal: no free maf/analog_0_5 on Speeduino Speeduino - OEM-A 14: ECU power (control-unit relay): no rule for class ecu_main_power; wire by hand - OEM-A 8: Hall sender supply (distributor): no rule for class sensor_supply_in; wire by hand Not wired: - OEM-A 4: Knock sensor signal: no free knock input on Speeduino Speeduino - OEM-A 7: Knock sensor shield: no shield pin on Speeduino Speeduino - OEM-A 16: A/C compressor signal: no free switch_in/frequency_in/analog_0_5 on Speeduino Speeduino

Sources

ReliabilityKindTitleURLArchiveCapturedSHA-256
4vendor_docSpeeduino Manual (08/04/25) — V0.4 board IDC40 pinout & featureshttps://speeduino.com/Speeduino_manual.pdfarchive2026-10-0521806bd29ef0
2community_copya2resource: Digifant II engine controller pinout (VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v)http://www.a2resource.com/electrical/management/digifant2.html———
2community_copydrive2.ru: VW Golf Mk2 PF Digifant II ECU pinouthttps://www.drive2.ru/l/9886121———