INFINITYBOX Electrical Diagnostics

Hi folks,

one of our customers was just mentioning our diagnostic capabilities, so I thought I'd provide a little more detail.

It all starts with our CAN-bus technology. As you may know, INFINITYBOX is a computerized wiring harness. We send instructions to and from our modules via a CAN cable. This can reduce not only reduce the amount of wiring needed, but it also reduces the size of the wire used to wire switches. So in order to know that the system is communicating properly, we give each of our major modules a "heartbeat". The heartbeat is a blue LED that flashes about once per second. When you see that, you know the system is up and running.

So let's walk through a scenario...you move a switch to turn your headlights on but the headlights do not turn on. Where do you start? Is it the switch, the headlight bulb, a connector, the wiring? (OK it is probably a bad ground, but that is a topic for another day...) Very often, chasing down this gremlin might mean getting out a multimeter and pulling back upholstery and trim.

With the INFINITYWIRE 20-circuit system, you would quickly and easily narrow down your troubleshooting like this:
1. Turn on the MASTERCELL's diagnostic tool by pressing the Up and Select buttons below the MASTERCELL's LCD. This will allow you to see what the MASTERCELL sees. Now, move that headlight switch again. If the switch works and the wiring is sound, then the screen will display that is saw the input and it will tell you what output it is going to turn on as a result.
2. Now look at the POWERCELL. Each output has a white LED next to it. If the LED is off, then the output is off. If the LED is on bright white then the output is on. If the LED is glowing dimly then it tells you that there is a short - the fuse is blown, the incandescent bulb is blown, or there is a problem with the wiring.

So, in a matter of a few seconds, you were able to narrow down the problem to the switch side or the headlight side. And with the INFINITYWIRE system, you generally have very short runs of wire; making your task even easier.

For a video explanation of these diagnostics, please check out this YouTube video.

For even more detail of the systems diagnostic capabilities, please check out this blog post.

Hope this helps!