06 Connecting VBOX HD Lite to the Vehicle CAN Bus

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This page will cover the equipment and information needed to connect VBOX HD Lite to the CAN bus on a vehicle.

VBOX HD Lite has the ability to capture CAN channels from Racelogic modules and/or from a vehicle CAN bus system.

To do this, you must make a hardware connection to the vehicle’s CAN bus system and configure the CAN settings in the Setup software for HD Lite.

HD Lite Hardware connections to Vehicle CAN

To connect the HD Lite system to an OBDII port, you must use an RLCAB160 cable.
Click here for a cable drawing including PIN outs for the RLCAB160.
To connect the HD Lite system to a vehicle CAN bus system using a bare wire, you must use an RLCAB164 cable.
Click here for a cable drawing including PIN outs for the RLCAB164.

Notes:

If you are using the RLCAB164, you must make sure that you tape and isolate all unused wires INDIVIDUALLY.

Example: If you only use the red and black wires for power and ground, you must make sure that you tape the remaining 4 wires (2x serial and 2x CAN) individually. Taping them all together will cause a short in the circuit, that can lead to problems for both the VBOX HD Lite and OLED (if you have one connected).

If you need to make a connection using a bare wire interface with the CAN Hi and Lo outputs of the vehicle, we strongly recommend contacting a qualified auto-electrician to perform the connection and setup.