Harness specifications

Plug and Play harness system

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CAN bus Harness

The plug and play CAN bus harness system lets you easily connect CAN bus devices to your RaceCapture or PodiumConnect system, without the need to splice, crimp, or heat-shrink connections. Multiple-length extension cables lets you build a harness that perfectly matches your installation needs.

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Analog harness

The plug and play Analog/Digital harness system lets you easily connect individual sensors to your RaceCapture system, without the need to splice, crimp, or heat shrink connections. Multiple-length extension cables for each stage of the harness lets you build a harness that perfectly matches your installation needs.

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CAN bus harness components

Dual CAN splitter

M8-6P male to dual M8-4P female splits CAN1/CAN2 into individual CAN1 and CAN2 connections. Product Info

CAN extension

M8-4P male to M8-4P female cable extends a CAN bus network. Available in 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4 meter lengths. Product Info

• Power rated at 1A (12watts at 12v)

CAN splitter

M8-4P male to dual M8-4P splits a single CAN bus so a device can be inserted in the middle of a CAN bus network.

• Note: stub length to devices should be about 300mm maximum, including length of Y adapter branch.

The Y adapter includes a 15cm feed connection with a M8 4P male connector, with two 10cm connections with M8 4P female connectors on each end, wired in parallel.

Inline CAN terminator

M8-4P male to M8-4P female inline 120 ohm CAN terminator - place one near end of the CAN bus network to ensure signal integrity. Product Info

Power+CAN pigtail

M8-4P male to pigtail for connecting custom device to the Plug and Play cabling system, or for powering a RaceCapture or PodiumConnect system. 2 meter length. Product Info

Pin	Color	Connection
1	White	CAN low
2	Red	9-24v / 1A (~12W)
3	Green	CAN high
4	Black	Ground

CAN+power for device

M8-4P female to pigtail for a custom-wired non Plug and Play connection to one of our CAN bus enabled devices such as TireX, AnalogX2, or ShiftX3 Product Info

Pin	Color	Connection
1	White	CAN low
2	Red	9-24v / 1A (~12W)
3	Green	CAN high
4	Black	Ground

Analog / Digital harness components

8 channel extension

Male to Female M12 12P cable extends 8 analog or digital channels. Available in 1 or 2 meter lengths. View Product

8 to 4 channel splitter

M12-12P male to dual M8-8P female connector splits 8 analog or digital channels into dual 4 channel connections. Product Info

8 channel pigtail

M12-12P 0.3 meter male pigtail breaks out 8 analog or digital channels. Product Info

• 24 AWG

Pin	Color	Connection	Analog Mapping	Digital Mapping
1	Blue	Analog/Digital B1	Analog 5	GPIO 1
2	Yellow	Analog/Digital B2	Analog 6	GPIO 2
3	Green	Analog/Digital B4	Analog 8	GPIO 4
4	Pink	Analog/Digital A1	Analog 1	Timer/RPM 1
5	White	Analog/Digital A2	Analog 2	Timer/RPM 2
6	Red	Vref	5v @ 0.5A	5v @ 0.5A
7	Violet	Analog/Digital A3	Analog 3	Timer/RPM 3
8	Orange	Analog/Digital A4	Analog 4	Timer/RPM 4
9	Light Green	Analog/Digital B3	Analog 7	GPIO 3
10	Grey	Ground
11	Brown	Ground
12	Black	Ground

4 channel extension

M8-4P male to M8-4P female cable extends 4 analog or digital channels. Available in 1 and 2 meter lengths. Product Info

4 channel pigtail

M8-8P male pigtail for 4 analog or digital channels. 1 meter length. Product Info

Pinout

Pin	Color	Connection
1	White	Analog/Digital 1
2	Yellow	Analog/Digital 2
3	Grey	Analog/Digital 4
4	Red	5v reference
5	Brown	Ground
6	Pink	5v reference
7	Blue	Analog/Digital 3
8	Green	Ground

4 channel splitter

M8-8P Male splits 4 analog or digital channels into 4 M8-3P female connections. Product Info

Single channel extension

M8-3P male to M3-3P female extends a single analog or digital channel. Available in 1, 2, 3, and 4 meter lengths. Product Info

Single channel pigtail

M8-3P male pigtail for a single analog or digital connection. 2 meter length. Product Info

• 24 AWG

Pinout:

• Pin 1 / Brown: Ground
• Pin 3 / Blue: 5V
• Pin 4 / Black : Signal input

Pressure sensor

M8-3P male to 3 pin Delphi GT150 pressure sensor connector. 2 meter length. 10 bar/150 PSI Product Info 150 bar/2175 PSI Product Info

Linear temperature sensor

M8-3P male to linear temperature sensor. 2 meter length. Product Info

Standard connectors and pinouts

The following represents connector and pinout standard for power, CAN, and analog/digital signaling

Interconnects are based on industry-standard M8 and M12 connectors

Power + CAN Single interconnect

• Connector: M8 4P, A coding

Male connector pictured

Pin	Connection	Notes
1	CAN low	White
2	Power	Red, 9-24v / 1A (~12W)
3	CAN high	Green
4	Ground	Black

Power is standard automotive 12-14v (nominal).

The M8 is an industry standard connector; field-wireable connectors for the M8 4P and other variants are available from 3rd parties:

• Male: Straight | Right angle
• Female: Straight | Right angle

Dual CAN + power interconnect

• Connector: M8 6P, A coding

Male connector pictured

Pin	Connection	Notes
1	CAN1 low
2	CAN2 low
3	CAN2 high
4	Ground
5	CAN1 high
6	Power	9-24v / 1A (~12W)

Single analog/digital channel

• Connector: M8 3P, A coding

Male connector pictured

Pin	Connection	Notes
1	Ground	Brown
3	Power	Blue (5v @ 1A max)
4	Signal	Black

Quad analog/digital channels

• Connector: M8 8P Male, A coding

Pin	Connection	Notes
1	Analog/Digital 1
2	Analog/Digital 2
3	Analog/Digital 4
4	Vref	5v @ 1A max current, combined with pin 6
5	Ground
6	Vref	5v @ 1A max current, combined with pin 4
7	Analog/Digital 3
8	Ground

Octo analog/digital channels

• Connector: M8 12P, A coding

Male connector pictured

Pin	Connection	Analog Mapping	Digital Mapping
1	Analog/Digital B1	Analog 5	GPIO 1
2	Analog/Digital B2	Analog 6	GPIO 2
3	Analog/Digital B4	Analog 8	GPIO 4
4	Analog/Digital A1	Analog 1	Timer/RPM 1
5	Analog/Digital A2	Analog 2	Timer/RPM 2
6	Vref	5v @ 0.5A	5v @ 0.5A
7	Analog/Digital A3	Analog 3	Timer/RPM 3
8	Analog/Digital A4	Analog 4	Timer/RPM 4
9	Analog/Digital B3	Analog 7	GPIO 3
10	Ground
11	Ground
12	Ground