Checking B-Bus Network Termination Type - banks iDash 1.8 DataMonster Owner's Manual

MOUNTING AND CONNECTING THE
IDASH,
CONTINUED
To start an Advanced B-Bus
Network:
1.
If you ONLY have HW Rev 1
iDash 1.8's
A.
Connect the In-Cab
Terminator to the iDash
6-pin port. See Figure 2-11,
Step A. Only one In-Cab
Terminator is required.
B.
Connect the Y-Cable to
the In-Cab Terminator and
the second iDash 1.8. See
Figure 2-11, Step B.
For each additional iDash
1.8, a Y-Cable is used.
C.
Connect the Starter
Cable to the Y-Cable. See
Figure 2-11, Step C.
2.
If you have ONLY HW Rev 2
iDash 1.8's:
A.
Connect the Y-Cable to
the iDash 6-pin port of
the first and second iDash
1.8 (Without the In-Cab
Terminator).
See Figure 2-11, Step B.
B.
Connect the Starter
Cable to the Y-Cable.
See Figure 2-11, Step C.
C.
Remove extra Jumper
Blocks from the added iDash
2-Pin terminations.
See Figure 2-12.
Block Terminator is required.
3.
If you have a HW Rev 1 AND
Rev 2 iDash 1.8's
Follow either instructions for
Rev 1 OR Rev 2, but only
use a single terminator
in-cab.
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Only one Jumper
2.8 Checking B-Bus
Network Termination
Type
When using multiple iDash Gauges
and/or Banks Modules it is very
important that there be ONLY one
(1) termination in-cab. Otherwise
your iDash 1.8 may have trouble
communicating to other devices on the
network.
Check which iDash 1.8 Hardware
Revision you have. Look behind the
iDash 1.8 as shown in Figure 2-12
& Figure 2-13 to visually confirm
the Jumper Block Termination.
Alternatively you can check the
"Hardware Rev:" in the "System
Information" menu, as shown in
Figure 2-14.
If you have Hardware Revision
1, you must use the In-Cab
Terminator.
If you have Hardware Revision 2, you
will have the pre-installed Jumper
Block Termination.
DO NOT use the In-Cab Terminator
for HW Rev 2 iDash 1.8.
Figure 2-11
2-Pin
Termination
Jumper
Block