PowerTune Digital CANSHIFT 1.2 Control Module Owner’s Manual
- June 4, 2024
- PowerTune Digital
Table of Contents
CAN SHIFT 1.2
**Owner’s Manual and Installation Guide
**
Package Contents
Thank you for your purchase. It is important to verify the contents of your
new purchase. Please confirm that you have received the following items.
1 x CAN SHIFT Control Module
1 x LED Shiftlight Module & mount
1 x CAN BUS Module
1 x 30cm Power Cable (Red, Black, Yellow)
1 x 100cm Shiftlight Cable (Red, Yellow, Black, Green)
1 x 30cm Interface Cables (Yellow, White Grey)
It is recommended that your CAN SHIFT is installed by a trained professional.
Incorrect installation can result in damage to your vehicle, electronics or
components. Vehicles & vehicle components are not considered part of Powertune
Digitals warranty repairs.
-Never short-circuit the wires of the vehicle’s wiring loom or the inputs/outputs of the CAN SHIFT.
– All modifications to the vehicle’s wiring must be performed with the
positive terminal of the battery disconnected.
-It is critical that all connections in the wiring are properly insulated and that no metal wiring is left exposed after the installation has been completed.
Basic Layout
Note: LED strip has a protective covering that needs to be peeled off.
Dimensions
Wiring
So it’s time to install, please protect yourself and your vehicle by
isolating/ disconnecting the battery.
Knowing your vehicles electrical systems is important, before starting find
some wiring diagrams on the internet; this will reduce the chances of damaging
your CAN SHIFT or your cars electrical systems.
Power Harness Wiring
- Locate desired 12v power source and connect the RED wire from the CAN SHIFT power harness.
- Choose a good clean grounding location, the closer to the battery the better. Connect the BLACK wire from the CAN SHIFT power harness to the chosen ground.
- Connect the YELLOW wire to your TACH Signal
- CAN SHIFT dims the LED brightness when the headlights are switched on.
- It is important to connect this feature, as the system would otherwise be too bright for night driving.
Locate the circuit that dims the brightness of your interior lamps when the headlights are activated. Connect the GREEN wire on the CAN SHIFT power harness to this circuit.
CONGRATULATIONS, the main harness is now connected.
Double check your wiring and if you are satisfied, proceed to re-connect your
car’s battery and test. The unit should power on when the key is turned to ACC
or ON.
CAN SHIFT MODULAR RPM INTERFACE SYSTEM
Our modular rpm interface system allows the RPM of your vehicle to be obtained from a number of locations. This provides full flexibility, especially for classic cars that do not have a tacho. Currently CAN SHIFT supports obtaining the RPM signal from the following locations.
- Tachometer wire at the back of the gauge cluster.
- ECU tachometer output.
- Any tach signal square wave source.
- Ignition coils from coil negative.
If you require an alternative method of obtaining your engines, RPM please
contact us. A hall sensor/ reluctor module is in development as well as an
optical module.
CAN SHIFT ships with a hybrid tach/ignition coil module that will read RPM
from the dash, ECU tach signal, and ignition coils.
NOTE** By far the best way to pick up the RPM signal is the wire feeding
the tach signal to your car’s dashboard/instrument cluster. It is strongly
recommended that you use this method if it is available to you. Please see the
diagram below.
Once the RPM interface is connected to the desired RPM source, cover it with
heat shrink for protection. Only solder the RPM interface on the UNDERSIDE of
the board.
RPM from Coil on Plug Systems
For coil on plug ignition systems, connect a wire from the RPM Interface to
the negative terminal on one of the ignition coils as shown below.
RPM from Traditional/Wasted Spark Systems
For traditional ignition coil systems, simply attach the RPM Interface Module
to the coil negative wire as shown below.
CAN RPM CONVERTER
Connecting to PowerTune Digital Dash
THIS FEATURE IS ONLY NEEDED WHEN RELAYING RPM DATA TO A DIGITAL DASH. DO
NOT USE THE CAN RPM CONVERTER IF YOUR DIGITAL DASH ALREADY HAS RPM DATA
The CAN RPM Converter can provide the RPM data to a PowerTune Digital Dash in
the case of an analog expander (standalone) installation.
ALL RPM BOARDS DEFAULT TO A SPEED OF 500KB. DO NOT COMPLETE THE BELOW STEPS
UNLESS YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE SPEED, WHICH SHOULD BE RARE.
Please carefully follow the below instructions as there is no room for error.
- The first step is to find the CAN BUS speed of your dash. This IS NOT the CAN speed of your vehicle. This can be located in the main settings area of the dash in the “STARTUP” tab (see BAUD RATE) CAN SPEED HAS BEEN AUTOMATICALLY SET
- In the top left of the PCB is a CAN BUS termination resistor. This needs to be removed in some configurations. It is ON by default.
- Wire the twisted CAN pair to the correct CAN_H and CAN_L terminals.
- Connect CAN CONVERTER to any free interface port on the CAN SHIFT. Cover with heat shrink for protection once complete.
- Set CANID and configure dash settings for CAN RPM.
CAN ID & Dash Configuration
WARNING
If your PowerTune Digital Dash is connected to the CAN system of your vehicle
DO NOT PROCEED unless you inherently know the CAN IDs of all the systems in
your car.
CAN ID Setup
Your CAN RPM module already has a CAN ID pre-programmed that will work with
the default CAN ID of your PowerTune Digital Dash. This should be fine for
most applications.
The CAN ID can be changed if needed. Please contact support for instructions
on changing the CAN ID.
PowerTune Digital Dash Settings
To get CAN RPM talking to the Dash there are just a couple more steps.
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Update your dash to the latest version so the CAN RPM feature is available in the menus.
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Press DISCONNECT at the top, then set CAN ID to 1546 (0x60A), this is critical as the CAN RPM ID is 1547 (0x60B). Then press CONNECT.
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Now go to the EX Board tab, in the bottom left corner select the enable CAN RPM.
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Calculate the number for your engine configuration and select it on the dash.
Note; This number is usually half number of cylinders. Eg for a 4 cyl this number would be 2. For a 6 cyl this number would be 3. Things like a wasted spark and other ignition setups may change this. RPM CORRECTION, if your RPM reads higher or lower than it should you can use rpm correction to compensate. EG; a v8 engine RPM is displaying 100rpm lower than it should. To fix this select number is .1 increments. 4.1 and go upwards till correct. Or 3.9 and downward to correct. -
Restart the system and turn your engine on, you should now have engine speed displayed on your dash.
Menus
CAN SHIFT has a very intuitive and easy-to-use UI.
When CAN SHIFT is on its default screen, it will display the current engine
speed in large font.
To enter the menu system, press down on the rotary dial to enter the main
settings menu.
While you are in the menu system, your shift lights will not work.
To exit the menu system you must press the dial on the first screen if you
switch off the device instead of scrolling to exit your settings will not be
saved.
To navigate the menus, turn the dial clockwise to scroll to the right, and
counter-clockwise to scroll to the left. Turning the dial is also what changes
the values of each setting.
Menu Navigation ; Press down on the dial
MENU Press to Save and Exit
Brightness Set the brightness of the shift lights
Dimmer Dimm’s the brightness of the shift lights when headlights are
switched on.
Dimmer Logic By default is low, will also be low for most applications.
Activation RPM this is when the start of the shift light sequence
begins. Set to the desired RPM.
Shift RPM this is the end of the shift sequence, set to desired shift
RPM.
Smoothing Enable this setting if you are experiencing erratic RPM
readings.
Pulses Per Rotation This filters out ignition pulses based on ignition
system/engine size to get the exact rpm reading. Usually, this number should
be # of cylinders /2. For example, for a 6 cyl you would select 3, for an 8
cyl you would select 4. Things like wasted spark ignition systems can affect
this. Adjust the number till the RPM reading is correct.
A number of LEDs This tells the microcontroller how many LEDs are
connected so animations display properly. As CAN SHIFT ships with 15 LEDs, the
default setting is 15. Contact us if you require a different amount of LEDs.
Colour Segments Use this setting to create 3 distinct areas of color on
the shift light.
Animation Mode Use this setting to change the animation sequence of the
shift light.
Set Colour 1 Set the color of the first color segment.
Set Colour 2 Set the color of the second color segment.
Set Colour 3 Set the color of the third color segment. Shift Colour
Set the color of the upshift indicator.
System Reset Use this if you need to load default settings or are
having issues with your CAN SHIFT system.
Support
Contact Numbers:
Australia: 07 2102 4825 – select option 2, option 1
USA: 1888 421 2360 – select option 2, option 1
Worldwide: +61 721 024 825 – select option 2, option 1