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Introduction To CAN Scripts
Introduction To CAN Scripts
Introduction To CAN Scripts
Slide One
Slide Two
Slide
Three
Harnesses
The FM3000 series harnesses are pre-wired with the various inputs
and outputs.
As there are two harnesses it is worth taking a moment to sort out
which harness hosts which inputs and outputs.
The Main Harness supplied as standard with the unit kit has the
following connecting wires as standard:
Two frequency lines speed & RPM, you will recall that we covered
these in Module one.
Three Input lines I1, I2 & I3
And finally two outputs, Positive Drive & Relay Drive.
The IO Harness is not supplied with the kit and needs to be ordered
separately, this harness has five input wires I4 I8
An additional Frequency line F4 is available on this harness and is a
shared line with I8
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Slide Five
Frequency Explained
Frequency can be defined as the number of occurrences (or pulses)
within a given time period. In electronics frequency is the number of
complete cycles per second in the direction of the alternating current.
The pulses can take many different forms; however, the two most
commonly encountered when installing FM products are the Square
wave and the Sine wave. As can be seen in the diagram it is easy to
see why they are named as such. It does not impact on you in this
course but worth knowing all the same, that all wave forms are a
product of Sine waves.
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Slide
Seven
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Eight
white wire) to the wire that you think is the VSS signal wire.
With these connected and the FM unit still in drive mode insert the
violet speed calibration plug. Now with the calibration plug still
inserted move the vehicle about 10 meters and remove the
calibration plug once moved. If you do have a VSS signal the unit will
indicate this with three confirming beeps when the calibration plug is
removed. If there are no beeps or less than the required number
beeps then it is necessary to test another wire using the same
procedure. It is worth noting that the vehicle can be moved either in
a forward or reverse direction and so you can repeat the test a
number of times without moving the vehicle any great distance.
Note that the vehicle is not calibrated at this point as all you have
done is to locate the VSS wire.
Once the vehicle is calibrated as per the calibration method described
in module one there still remains one important check and that is to
carefully check the maximum speed during the test drive to what is
showing in the data. It is possible to find and connect to a wire which
is not fully linked to speed and you will find this out as calibration
issues i.e. data mismatch, the test trip speed does not align with the
recorded speed.
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If this occurs you may need to redo the test to locate an alternative
VSS supply.
Slide Nine Finding RPM Signal Using a Calibration Plug
As with speed you can use an RPM calibration plug to assist you
finding a viable RPM signal.
So lets go through the procedure of using a manual RPM calibration
plug and the unit itself to check if you have found a viable RPM
source wire.
Firstly you need to have the installation at a point where the unit can
be turned on by inserting a blue driver plug and then turning on the
ignition. This test is best done with the ignition on and the engine
running unlike the previous procedure which was done with the
ignition on but the engine not running.
Once you are at this point, temporarily connect the F2 (the green
wire) to the wire that you think is the RPM signal wire.
With these connected and the FM unit still in drive and the engine
running insert the violet RPM calibration plug. After a short period
10-20 seconds remove the calibration plug and if you do have a RPM
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signal the unit will indicate this with three confirming beeps when the
calibration plug is removed. If there are no beeps or less than the
required number beeps then it is necessary to test another wire using
the same procedure.
Note that the vehicle is not calibrated at this point as all you have
done is to locate the RPM wire.
Once the vehicle is calibrated as per the calibration method described
in module one there still remains one important check and that is to
carefully check the maximum RPM during the test drive to what is
showing in the data. It is possible to find and connect to a wire which
is not fully linked to RPM and you will find this out as calibration
issues i.e. data mismatch, the test trip RPM values will not align with
the recorded speed.
If this occurs you may need to redo the test to locate an alternative
RPM supply.
Slide Ten
CAN Connections
This course does not set out to teach CAN even though CAN is an
input, CAN will be covered in detail a later course.
However there are a few pearls of wisdom you need to know even at
this early stage.
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Input Lines I1 I3
Firstly these three input lines are found in the main harness so are
available for connection with the standard kit.
They also differ from I4 I8 insofar as they are able to record tacho
data. What this means is that the activity of whatever they are
connected to can reflect on the tacho chart if the input is selected at
chart level.
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What they do have in common with all input lines is that they are
able to record both analogue and digital signals. I will deal with the
differences in some detail later in the course.
In addition they are able record voltage variations within two ranges.
High voltage in the range 0 38 volts in increments of 0.15 volts.
Low voltage in the range 0 5 volts in increments of 0.02 volts.
So with this in mind it is important that you check the relative
voltage variations using a good quality multimeter or even your
oscilloscope before setting up the event on the backend.
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Thirteen
Input Lines I4 I8
The connection harness for these input lines is the IO Harness which
is an auxiliary harness that is ordered separately to the main kit. So
once again planning is required in that if your intention is to connect
more than the three lines included in the standard kit, you should
ensure that an IO harness is ordered along with the standard kit.
As with I1 I3, I4 I8 record voltage variations within two ranges:
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Digital Explained
Well now we get to the essence of this particular course, and that is,
understanding the difference between analogue and digital and how
we locate and connect each.
To kick off lets look at Digital.
Digital inputs are easy to understand and are either on or off much
like a switch, switching a light on or then off as shown in the graphic
demonstrates a digital sequence. It only has two positions on (1) or
off (0) the relative voltage between these two states is irrelevant as
the values are the same on each changeover.
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There is usually one voltage when the switch is off, normally 0 volts
and another when the switch is on this is whatever the operating
voltage is. In the case of a motor vehicle this will invariably be 12 or
24 volts.
It is this change that is recorded by the unit and interpreted as an
event based on whether the condition is true or false.
Lets watch the demonstration one more time, when the switch is
moved to on the light illuminates and when the switch is turned off
the light extinguishes or turns off.
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Fifteen
Doors - When a door is left ajar a switch makes contact with the
body in effect grounding the circuit which illuminate the the warning
light on the dash. Note that later we will speak of negative switching
and it is this warning light that act as the load that we will speak of.
Seat Belts - As this is a safety issue the monitoring of non-use of
seatbelts when driving is a very common connection. Be careful here
as there are no standard as some seat belts are negative switching
and others positive switching with some other variations for good
measure.
There are a number other items that can be connected to such as
Cargo doors, Hazard warning, dash tamper, headlights etc.
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Sixteen
Analogue explained
As we now know what digital is, lets look at what analogue is.
If you look at the graph now showing on your screen you will see that
there is a direct relationship between the Voltage and the
Temperature. This graph represents the operation of a temperature
sensor as the temperature rises then the voltage reading increases
and vice versa. You will notice that the increase or decrease is linear
in other words a straight line and therefore directly proportional.
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understand the difference and how to deal with these I want you to
carefully watch as I demonstrate using the following circuit diagrams.
What we have is:
An FM unit with a positive line and a ground
An input line
A switch
In addition there is a voltmeter which we will use to tell us when
there is power on the input line.
Now when the probe is placed input line side of the switch there will
be no voltage recorded. This is because the switch is open and so
voltage can be present as the input line is just that and does not
output any voltage.
Now when the switch is closed, immediately there is a voltage on the
input line and as it is set to record voltages greater than 6 volts the
FM unit records the event.
When the switch is released the voltage is lost and the input line
returns to zero volts.
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connected to a circuit that was driving a warning light i.e. a seat belt
and the light was not working you would never get an event to
register until the warning light was repaired or a load was added.
When adding a load a resistor in the value range 5 10 k would
suffice.
Finally it makes no difference if the switch is a normally open or a
normally closed in that the FM will record the voltage as either
greater than a specific threshold >6 volts or less than a threshold <
6 volts in this way the FM unit can record either setup as long as it is
setup correctly on the backend.
Slide
Twenty
One
A unit can be setup to work with CAN in two locations within the back
office software.
Firstly by creating a new configuration group and selecting the
desired CAN settings or amending the settings within an existing
group, there after creating a vehicle within the group or moving an
existing vehicle into the created configuration group.
NB: Always be aware of how the changes you make will affect other
vehicles that may already be members of a pre-existing
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Slide
Twenty
Two
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Twenty
Three
As the power is withdrawn you will notice that there are no more
pulses and the unit no longer records even though the shaft is still
rotating.
If the power was again turned on the hall sender would begin to send
pulses as it is reliant on the positive feed from the FM unit.
So by controlling the power to the sensor the FM unit controls when
the sensor is active and when not.
Let me remind you not to exceed the current loading of 1 amp on the
Positive Drive output.
Slide
Twenty
Five
Relay drive
It is relatively simple to understand how the relay drive functions. In
the diagram on your screen you can see that the negative of the
relay is connected to the FM unit and the other side connected to
continuous positive.
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What this means is that when the FM unit supplies a ground via the
External Relay Drive output the connected relay will draw down
closing the contacts and therefore making the circuit complete on the
circuit being switched.
Again this can be operated at will by the FM unit depending on the
specific setup of the FM unit.
It is also worth mentioning that the relay can be either a normally
open (NO) or normally closed (NC) depending on the application or
device being controlled.
Slide
Twenty
Six
Take care when checking analogue devices that you ensure that the
calibrations are accurate, this may require that you test whilst the
condition is active .i.e. Operate a refrigeration unit to lower the temp
and then check that the value on the backend corresponds with that
shown on a local sensor/gauge.
Simulate the conditions when an event should trigger or and output
should activate.
Finally have the correct tools to allow you to complete the testing
procedures as returning to the vehicle is generally not an option.
Slide
Twenty
Seven
We have come to the end of Module Two, I hope that you have found
benefit in this course and if so invite you to join me as I explore
other key areas relating to the installation and setup in subsequent
modules.
Thank you for your participation.
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