Electric Blue Motors Blue Window Operation And Installation Manual

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B L U E

W I N D O W

O P E R A T I O N

LECTRIC

Blue Window

Operation and Installation Manual

Rev B – 8/12/09

A N D

I N S T A L L A T I O N

LUE

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Electric Blue Motors

4402 E. Huntington Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Phone 928.527.4662 • Fax 928.527.466

www.electricbluemotors.com

M A N U A L

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Page 1 O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L LECTRIC OTORS Blue Window Blue Window Blue Window Blue Window Dashboard Computer Dashboard Computer...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Table of Contents S E C T I O N 1 S E C T I O N 6...
Page 3: Introduction
I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Section 1. Introduction NOTE: It is important that you read this manual before installing or operating any of these components. Thank you for purchasing Electric Blue Motors’ Blue Blue Window Blue Blue Window Window Window.
Page 4: Packing List
Window Window Window Window • 1x – Blue Window 225 Dashboard Computer • 1x – I C Temperature Sensor • 2x – Inline fuse holders • 2x – 1A fuses • 1x – Composite video cable •...
Page 5: Specifications
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Section 3.
Page 6: Installation
CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE ENGINE BAY IS OPEN (THIS WILL HELP MINIMIZE RISK OF SHOCK). ALWAYS TAKE NOTE WHERE THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES ARE. Blue Window is designed to make installation easy. All of the connections on the Blue Window are made with convenient pluggable screw terminals.
Page 7 I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L must completely charge the car before the capacity will read correctly (see Section 7. Capacity Algorithm for more details). For installation in picture, Blue Window was placed about 1” from shunt Figure 1...
Page 8: A) Isolated Battery & Shunt Connections
2. Turn off the circuit breaker. 3. If vehicle comes with manual disconnect, you must disconnect it as well. 4a) Isolated Battery & Shunt Connections J2 on the Blue Window is used for making the High-Voltage and shunt connections. While...
Page 9 B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Figure 2 Figure 3: High voltage battery &...
Page 10: B) 12V Car Battery
4b) 12v Car Battery J4 is used for the main 12V supply to the Blue Window, highlighted in Figure 4. Use the second included in-line fuse to fuse the 12V line. The fused 12V connection should be made directly to the 12V battery or to some always-on point in the 12V system.
Page 11: C) Tachometer Signal Input
M A N U A L 4c) Tachometer Signal Input In order to display an RPM value, the Blue Window must have an RPM signal hooked up, which is located on J1 (shown in Figure 5). The simplest way to do this is to connect one side of the included magnetic pickup switch to GND and the other side to TCH (polarity does not matter).
Page 12 M A N U A L Figure 6 is an example installation of the magnetic pickup and two magnets mounted using JB Weld. By default the Blue Window needs 2 poles per revolution (2 magnets). This matches many car tachometers. However, if a different number is used, then the software can be customized to match.
Page 13: D) Temperature Sensor Input
4d) Temperature Sensor Input The Temperature Sensor connects to J16 (shown in Figure 7) on the Blue Window. The sensor itself should be placed on a battery. This can be done with epoxy, such as JB Weld (which can be purchased at any hardware store), as shown in Figure 8.
Page 14: E) Video Output
M A N U A L 4e) Video Output The composite video output of the Blue Window is accessed through J3, as shown in Figure 9. This can be fed to any composite video display including many in-dash DVD players. With many models you can even feed the composite video to the back-up camera input.
Page 15 B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Reconnect the high voltage by performing the disconnections performed earlier in reverse order: 1.
Page 16: Programming
M A N U A L Section 5. Programming You can program the propeller chip used in the Blue Window through J15 using the propeller plug as shown in Figure 10. This would require a Programming Kit (sold separately). Figure 10...
Page 17 I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L port with the Blue Window. The Blue Window transmits comma separated values. Below is the data order. Many of these values are not immediately useful for an end user and are just there for debugging.
Page 18: S E C T I O N 6 Usage
M A N U A L Section 6. Usage When properly installed the Blue Window displays the status (Voltage, Current, RPM & Battery Capacity) of your Electric Vehicle. Figure 11 is an example of what you see on a DVD player display.
Page 19: Capacity Algorithm
Window first powers up, it sets the capacity to 50% so it will not read correctly until after the first complete charge. Subsequent charges must reach a voltage of 171 volts in order to reset the Blue Window to fully charge. The source code for the Blue Window is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.
Page 20: Schematic
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Appendix A.
Page 21: Enclosure Drawing
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Appendix B.
Page 22: Enclosure Mounting
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Appendix C.
Page 23: Labeled Parts
B L U E W I N D O W O P E R A T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L Appendix D.