HALTECH Elite / Nexus engine ECU CADE 8HP CONTROLLER 3× CAN · USB-C config & logging BMW EGS ZF 8HP mechatronics CAN 1 MBIT PT-CAN 500K Torque coordination · shift management · OEM-style fail-safes

System architecture — bidirectional gateway between engine ECU and gearbox.

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CADE 8HP CONTROLLER

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The ZF 8HP is the best automatic gearbox of its generation — and until now, running one behind a standalone ECU meant compromises. The CADE 8HP Controller is our in-house gateway and TCU platform that lets a BMW 8HP live behind a Haltech ECU with factory-grade shift quality: full bidirectional CAN translation, torque coordination during shifts, and a fail-safe strategy designed like an OEM's.

HALTECH ECU ⇆ CADE 8HP CONTROLLER ⇆ BMW EGS / ZF 8HP

PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

  • Bidirectional CAN gateway — Haltech engine data in, gearbox state back out
  • Torque coordination during shifts (≤3 ms latency target)
  • OEM-style fail-safe state machine with limp strategy and diagnostics
  • Onboard datalogging of every signal, streamed live over USB-C
  • Desktop configuration software with per-vehicle CAN profiles
  • Third CAN channel reserved for chassis integration
PHASE 1 — 8HP GATEWAY

Retains the BMW EGS and translates between it and your Haltech — the fastest path to a factory-quality 8HP conversion.

PHASE 2 — DIRECT TCU

The same hardware platform grows into full mechatronics control: solenoid current control, line pressure and speed-sensor capture, CADE shift maps.

Building an 8HP conversion now? Talk to us — development vehicles get priority access.