CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION [MZR 2.0 DISI]
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Construction
• Installed on the cylinder head cover.
• Consists of an IC with a giant magneto resistive (GMR) element and an integrated signal processing circuit, and a magnet. Signal reliability has been improved with the adoption of the GMR element resulting in the signal amplitude being wider compared to the hall element.
Operation
• Signal detection uses the special characteristics of GMR to change the electrical resistance corresponding to the magnetic field.
• The size of the magnetic field detected by the GMR element is changed into short waves at the signal processing circuit, and then input to the PCM as a sensor output signal.
• Four pulses per one camshaft rotation are detected by a wide projection and a narrow projection installed on the intake side camshaft.