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What's new in ECUs

New units, plug-in kits, software releases and show news, newest first.

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October 2026

8Oct
FuelTech Launch New

FuelTech launches FT470 ECU, newest member of the VisionFT line

Screenless ECU that uses a phone, tablet or Android head unit as the dash, with integrated wideband, two CAN FD buses, port and direct injection, DBW and 10-speed auto control. Priced under US$1,000 with no paid feature licences.

FuelTech USA blog
3Oct
Link Software New

Link promotes built-in automatic gearbox control for 4-speed autos

Link ECUs can now control selected 4-speed automatics (Nissan RE4R01A/03A, Subaru 4EAT, Aisin A340E, GM 4L60E-4L85E) from the engine ECU with no separate TCU or paid upgrade. Available on G4X XtremeX, FuryX, all Plug-ins and G5 ECUs.

Link Engine Management
1Oct
ECUMaster Software New

ECUMaster EMU PRO client/firmware 261.3 beta

Beta improves USB logger reliability and adds a Tune Display toolbar toggle plus Mustang GT 2019 and BMW S55 injector calibrations.

ECUMaster EMU PRO changelog

September 2026

22Sept
ECUMaster Software New

ECUMaster EMU PRO 261.2.2 public release

New public release adds a Base Map Loader, Engine Kill, a CAN-controlled gearbox strategy (GM 8L), GM Alpha/Corvette C7 CAN streams and new base maps including BMW B58TU and EA888 Gen 3.

ECUMaster Community
18Sept
ECUMaster Software New

ECUMaster PMU software 122.3 public release

PMU update adds conditional CAN transmit, a DBC exporter, checksum module, support for two third-party keypads and a RacePad keypad, and RTC sync.

ECUMaster Community

August 2026

22Aug
MaxxECU Software

MaxxECU MTune 1.161.3 released

Adds GEN1 8HP adaptation reset, doubles the Lua memory pool, Mazda RX8 steering rack emulation and BMW E9x fuel consumption data.

MaxxECU documentation

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29Apr
Link Software

Link PCLink 7.8.2 released

Link published PCLink 7.8.2 on its software download page with an accompanying release notes PDF.

Link Engine Management

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24Feb
ECUMaster Software

ECUMaster eDash mobile app enters beta

Community thread on the eDash phone dash app for EMU Black/EMU PRO, in iOS/Android beta with an open beta planned from 1 April 2026.

ECUMaster Community

January 2026

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25Nov
MaxxECU Software

MaxxECU MTune 1.159 released

Adds Rover 4.6 cam trigger, a fuel-pressure reference mode for absolute sensors and an invalid firing order tune warning.

MaxxECU documentation

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31Jul
ECUMaster Software

ECUMaster EMU PRO 222.0 beta

Adds selectable cranking fuel rail, LIN wiper and water pump support and extra trigger gap detection options.

ECUMaster EMU PRO changelog
11Jul
Link Launch

Link launches G5 Voodoo Neo 4 and Neo 6 ECUs

New G5 ECUs bring Voodoo Pro features to 4-8 cylinder engines with DI support (via DI Driver-4), 1 GB logging, dual ETC, onboard digital wideband and GPS.

EP Wiring

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9Jan
Speeduino Software

Speeduino 202501 firmware released

Adds initial knock control, Haltech dash and AEM X-Series CAN support, a Honda J-series decoder and VSS launch limit; 202501.1 followed to fix a MAP bug.

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