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USER MANUAL

PDM

Power Distribution Modules

Summary of Contents for PDM15

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL PDM Power Distribution Modules...

Page 2: ...rs 6 Solenoids 10 Electronic Devices 11 PDM Manager Software Installation 12 Configuration 14 Configuration File 14 Channels 15 Configuration Tree 16 Global Setup 16 Input Pins 17 CAN Inputs 18 CAN Ou...

Page 3: ...Characteristics 34 Connectors and Pinout 35 PDM16 35 PDM32 36 PDM15 38 PDM30 39 Mounting Dimensions 40 PDM16 40 PDM32 41 PDM15 and PDM30 42 Wiring 43 Wire Specification 43 UTC Wiring for PC Connection...

Page 4: ...d The information in this document is subject to change without notice While every effort is taken to ensure correctness no responsibility will be taken for the consequences of any inaccuracies or omi...

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Page 6: ...ors Autosport Waterproof connectors M6 stud Case size Length Width Height 130 mm 60 mm 28 mm 180 mm 60 mm 28 mm 107 mm 133 mm 39 mm 107 mm 133 mm 39 mm Each output is over current short circuit and th...

Page 7: ...es and error status Transmitting diagnostic information via CAN to a display or data logging device or monitoring directly on a PC Protected against unauthorised access by a password feature Accessori...

Page 8: ...nt will cause a higher temperature Tip The internal temperature can be checked in PDM Manager see Operation or transmitted via CAN to be logged Allow for sufficient time for the temperature to stabili...

Page 9: ...r circulation current wire gauge the temperature of any surrounding wires and the covering sheath See Wire Specification and Connectors and Pinout for details Battery Isolator Switch Battery positive...

Page 10: ...ut has an internal 10 kilo ohm pull up resistor to Batt If it is required to connect a switch that is wired to another system in the vehicle ensure that the voltage levels are set appropriately as the...

Page 11: ...gauge wire to minimise voltage drop The wire gauge must also be compatible with the connector pin using a smaller than recommended wire gauge may result in a poor crimp Suitable wire gauges are 24 to...

Page 12: ...t perform intermittent operation since the wiper will not park if the PDM simply removes power The switches must be able to handle the wiper motor current typically 4 ampere 3 Relay Method The two swi...

Page 13: ...g the output to ground when the output turns off The PDM must be configured with the appropriate logic to perform on off and intermittent operation based on the state of the control switches Slow oper...

Page 14: ...uence of wiper operations The wiper slow condition is setup to operate the slow winding when the wiper switch is on or when the wiper is not parked When the linked fast winding output is on Output 9 i...

Page 15: ...le Two Stage Solenoids Some solenoids have two windings one is used to turn the solenoid on the other is used to hold it on once it has switched This ensures optimum turn on characteristics with minim...

Page 16: ...age current will increase with increasing RPM so the Output Load should be checked at maximum RPM CDI Ignition Systems CDI ignition systems can draw peak currents of as much as 50 ampere It is recomme...

Page 17: ...dby mode minimizing battery drain PDM Manager Software Installation The PDM Manager software is used to Change the PDM configuration Monitor the PDM operation including the output currents and diagnos...

Page 18: ...pdate Firmware from the Online menu For more information refer to Operation Connecting the PDM to a PC The PC communicates with the PDM via the CAN bus The connection to the CAN bus is via USB through...

Page 19: ...Close closes the current configuration file Save after a new configuration has been defined it should be saved with a meaningful name Save as can be used to create a copy of an existing configuration...

Page 20: ...a number of channels to create a new channel This new channel can then be used to control an output or as an input to another condition Each channel can only be generated once but may be used by multi...

Page 21: ...coming CAN messages Configure Master Retry and Master Shutdown channels for output pins Configure Keypad settings for CAN keypads PDM Type and Serial Number The PDM type PDM32 PDM16 etc and serial num...

Page 22: ...Restore Defaults button will select the default settings for the particular keypad The Brightness Control settings allow the keypad backlight and LED brightness to be set to a specified level An alte...

Page 23: ...on Channels are extracted from the CAN messages by specifying the CAN message and a byte offset within the message Optional bit masking byte swapping and dividing operations can be performed on the re...

Page 24: ...used in a condition Initial values If the channel is configured to hold the previous value when the CAN message times out then the channel will be set to zero on start up The channel stay zero until a...

Page 25: ...nsmitted at 20Hz User Defined Messages Up to four user defined CAN messages to be sent from the PDM can be configured in Message 0 to Message 3 Up to 8 channels can be included in each CAN message wit...

Page 26: ...urrent Shutdown An Over Current Shutdown occurs when the Output Load exceeds 100 which corresponds to the maximum current setting The Output Load value is filtered so that it normally increases and de...

Page 27: ...annel name and select settings as required Maximum Current This sets the current at which the output will shutdown The output current may exceed this value for a period of time which allows for the st...

Page 28: ...ction for more detail Tips There is a Master Retry feature available in Global Setup Ensure that the maximum current has been set appropriately by checking that the Output Load value is less than 100...

Page 29: ...utput Control Status 0 Off 1 On Note the output may be off due to Over current Shutdown or Fault Shutdown No OutputName Voltage Voltage on the output Resolution 0 2 V Yes OutputName Current Output Cur...

Page 30: ...ficient than Tungsten and Halogen lamps Xenon lamps have a long duration inrush current that peaks at about 4 times the steady state current The inrush current decays over a period of about 10 seconds...

Page 31: ...s this should be allowed for when setting the Maximum Current Note motor speed control is currently not supported CAN Keypads Up to four MoTeC CAN keypads can be configured to work with the PDM A keyp...

Page 32: ...Communications menu This tool configures the CAN bitrate and restarts the PDM at the new rate Note During the conversion process all CAN devices must be removed from the CAN bus except for the PDM an...

Page 33: ...hat each PDM has the correct configuration file Firmware Versions and Updating On the Online menu click Update Firmware The software inside the PDM firmware can be updated by the user at any time to t...

Page 34: ...ous low current typically micro amps supply to maintain settings or state The PDM enters the low current Standby Mode when all of the following conditions have been true for 5 minutes All outputs that...

Page 35: ...rnal 100 C recommended Typical 85 C max ambient for 120 A total load for 110 C internal depending on mounting air circulation and load distribution These specifications apply for a 12 V battery For a...

Page 36: ...22 Maximum output current 8 A continuous 60 A transient typical Over current shutdown Programmable in steps of 1 A Protection Short circuit and thermal overload protection Inductive load clamp voltage...

Page 37: ...channel 0xF3 masked with 0x02 0x02 Offset Data Size Alignment Divisor Byte 3 16bit signed Normal 100 Resulting channel 0x2140 100 85 Offset Data Size Alignment Divisor Byte 3 16bit signed Swap Bytes...

Page 38: ...l CAN input channel application A CAN message contains a 16 bit RPM value with resolution of 1 RPM Using a 16bit unsigned data type and a divider of 100 gives a resulting channel with a resolution of...

Page 39: ...rent multiplier Trip time s Max current setting A Trip time multiplier 4 76 6 84 8 92 10 100 15 120 20 140 Example For 25 A current where max current setting is 5 A Over current multiplier 25 A 5 A 5...

Page 40: ...3 Mating Plug Deutsch AS616 08SN A_G 0 V Pin Function A_H 0 V C_A 20 A Output 1 A_J CAN Low C_B 20 A Output 2 A_K CAN High C_C 20 A Output 3 A_L 8 A Output 12 C_D 20 A Output 4 A_M 8 A Output 13 C_E...

Page 41: ...t 7 B_N 8 A Output 21 A_14 Digital Switch Input 8 B_P 8 A Output 22 A_15 Digital Switch Input 9 B_R 8 A Output 23 A_16 Digital Switch Input 10 B_S 8 A Output 24 A_17 Digital Switch Input 11 B_T 8 A Ou...

Page 42: ...or 68093 wire gauge 6 AWG 68094 wire gauge 4 AWG Pin Function C_1 Batt Connector D 8 pin Autosport Mating connector 68092 Pin Function D_A 20 A Output 1 D_B 20 A Output 2 D_C 20 A Output 3 D_D 20 A Ou...

Page 43: ...ed A_13 8 A Output 14 B_13 20 A Output 8 with B7 A_14 20 A Output 3 with A5 B_14 Not used A_15 8 A Output 15 B_15 Digital Switch Input 13 A_16 20 A Output 4 with A7 B_16 Not used A_17 20 A Output 5 wi...

Page 44: ...27 A_13 8 A Output 14 B_13 20 A Output 8 with B7 A_14 20 A Output 3 with A5 B_14 8 A Output 28 A_15 8 A Output 15 B_15 Digital Switch Input 13 A_16 20 A Output 4 with A7 B_16 8 A Output 29 A_17 20 A O...

Page 45: ...40 Appendices Mounting Dimensions PDM16...

Page 46: ...MoTeC Appendices 41 PDM32...

Page 47: ...42 Appendices PDM15 and PDM30...

Page 48: ...09 2 7 6 90 75 0 0015 0 44 4 120 100 0 0009 0 28 2 150 120 0 0006 0 18 The current ratings above are an indication only and will not apply in all circumstances The actual maximum current rating is det...

Page 49: ...ted Minimum one twist per 50 mm 2 in White Green Green UTC Connector Type 5 pin XLR Female Deltron 716 0 0501 Non latching Neutrik NC5FDL1 Latching CAN Bus Wiring Requirements The CAN bus should consi...

Page 50: ...the CAN Bus CAN LO CAN HI CAN LO CAN HI 5 4 1 These wires must be twisted Minimum one twist per 50 mm 2 in CAN Device eg M1 ECU CAN Device eg PDM CAN Device eg ADL3 0V Short CAN Bus If the CAN Bus is...

Page 51: ...4 0 Input 13 State 5 0 Input 14 State 6 0 Input 15 State 7 0 Input 16 State Base address 0 0 4 7 Compound Id 2 0 0 Input 17 State 0 Inactive 1 Active 1 0 Input 18 State 2 0 Input 19 State 3 0 Input 2...

Page 52: ...ut 12 Current 6 0 7 Output 13 Current 7 0 7 Output 14 Current Base address 1 0 0 7 Compound Id 2 1 0 7 Output 15 Current 0 to 255 0 to 51 A 0 2 A steps 2 0 7 Output 16 Current 3 0 7 Output 17 Current...

Page 53: ...2 Load 6 0 7 Output 13 Load 7 0 7 Output 14 Load Base address 2 0 0 7 Compound Id 2 1 0 7 Output 15 Load 0 to 255 0 to 255 1 steps 2 0 7 Output 16 Load 3 0 7 Output 17 Load 4 0 7 Output 18 Load 5 0 7...

Page 54: ...Output 13 Voltage 7 0 7 Output 14 Voltage Base address 3 0 0 7 Compound Id 2 1 0 7 Output 15 Voltage 0 to 255 0 to 51 V 0 2 V steps 2 0 7 Output 16 Voltage 3 0 7 Output 17 Voltage 4 0 7 Output 18 Vol...

Page 55: ...tatus 3 0 7 Output 12 Status 4 0 7 Output 13 Status 5 0 7 Output 14 Status 6 0 7 Output 15 Status 7 0 7 Output 16 Status Base address 4 0 6 7 Compound Id 2 0 0 5 Output 17 Status 0 Output off 1 Output...

Page 56: ...put 8 Voltage 0 to 255 0 to 51 V 0 2 V steps 2 0 7 Input 9 Voltage 3 0 7 Input 10 Voltage 4 0 7 Input 11 Voltage 5 0 7 Input 12 Voltage 6 0 7 Input 13 Voltage 7 0 7 Input 14 Voltage Base address 5 0 0...

Page 57: ...ccess the main menu press ALT the key for the underlined letter in the menu followed by the underlined letter of the item in the drop down menu E g ALT F N for File New Alternatively press and release...

Page 58: ...ve backwards The selected control is usually indicated by a dotted line around it or by highlighting the text or item selected within the control Using the Selected Item The method of using the select...

Page 59: ...be selected Press ALT the key for the underlined letter or use the TAB key to navigate to the Drop down List Box To select the desired item use the arrow keys and press ENTER to close the list Group...

Page 60: ...ve unwanted characters Tree Structure A Tree Structure is used to select items from a hierarchical list The UP ARROW key moves the cursor up selects the item above The DOWN ARROW key moves the cursor...

Page 61: ...d to run 2 rotor engines M4 ECU for engines with up to 4 cylinders or up to 2 rotors M400 ECU for modern engines with up to 4 cylinders or up to 2 rotors M48 ECU for engines with up to 8 cylinders and...

Page 62: ...ptor VIM Versatile Input Module Other Calibration The process of converting an electrical value into a physical value e g Volts into kilometres per hour CAN Controller Area Network communication proto...

Page 63: ...58 Notes...

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