HEX ezCAN Installation Guide

HEX ezCAN Daytona for Harley-Davidson

This is a step-by-step guide to installing the HEX ezCAN Daytona on compatible Harley-Davidson models.

IMPORTANT: This installation guide is only applicable to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle models listed below. If you want to install a HEX ezCAN on a Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250, refer to the installation page for HEX ezCAN Laconia for Harley-Davidson.

HEX ezCAN Daytona for Harley-Davidson motorcycles packaging (from April 2024 onward):

This installation guide covers the following bikes:

  • Softail models (2011-2023)
  • Sportster models (2014-2021)
  • Dyna models (2012-2023)
  • Trike models (2014-2023)
  • Touring models (2014-2023)

The HEX ezCAN Daytona is compatible with a wide range of Harley-Davidson series manufactured between 2011 and 2023. In general, earlier models are equipped with a grey-coloured Deutsch-type diagnostic connector, while later models are equipped with a red-coloured Euro-5 type diagnostic connector.

You can browse detailed information on ezCAN Daytona compatibility with Harley-Davidson models below.

HEX ezCAN installation kit contents:

  • 1x HEX ezCAN device (Black body)
  • JWPF-to-Euro 5 adaptor
  • JWPF-to-six-pin-Deutsch adaptor
  • 1x MicroUSB-to-USB C cable with included USB C-to-USB A adaptor
  • 4x rubber blanking seals
  • 3x power-circuit blanking plugs
  • 20x cable ties
  • 4x 2-wire stub connectors (Black/Orange wiring)
  • 4x 1-wire terminal wires (Orange)

Softail models (2011-2023)

  • Fat Boy
  • Fat Boy Lo
  • Softail Deluxe
  • Heritage Softail Classic
  • Softail Slim
  • Breakout


Sportster models (2014-2021)

  • Iron 883
  • Superlow
  • Superlow 1200T
  • 1200 Custom
  • Forty-Eight
  • Seventy-Two


Dyna models (2012-2023)

  • Low Rider
  • Fat Bob
  • Wide Glide
  • Switchback
  • Street Bob


Trike models (2014-2021)

  • Freewheeler
  • Tri Glide Ultra Classic


Touring models (2014-2021)

  • Road King
  • Street Glide
  • Street Glide Special
  • Electra Glide Ultra Classic
  • Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low
  • Ultra Limited
  • Ultra Limited Low
  • Road Glide
  • Road Glide Special

Cruiser models (2021-2023)

  • Softail Standard
  • Street Bob
  • Softail Slim
  • Low Rider S
  • Sport Glide
  • Fat Bob
  • Breakout
  • Fat Boy


Touring models (2021-2023)

  • Electra Glide Revival
  • Heritage Classic
  • Road King
  • Road King Special
  • Road Glide Special
  • Street Glide Special
  • Road Glide Limited
  • Ultra Limited


Trike models (2021-2023)

  • Freewheeler
  • Trike Glide Ultra
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HEX ezCAN II Daytona for Harley Davidson - Euro5 Connector - 2024
HEX ezCAN II Daytona for Harley Davidson - Deutsch Connector - 2024

HEX ezCAN Daytona for Harley-Davidson motorcycles packaging (prior to April 2024):

This installation guide covers the following bikes:

  • Softail models (2011-2023)
  • Sportster models (2014-2021)
  • Dyna models (2012-2023)
  • Trike models (2014-2023)
  • Touring models (2014-2023)

HEX ezCAN installation kit contents (prior to April 2024):

  • 1x HEX ezCAN device (Silver body)
  • JWPF-to-Euro 5 adaptor
  • JWPF-to-six-pin-Deutsch adaptor
  • 1x MicroUSB-to-USB A cable
  • 2x Velcro strips
  • 4x rubber blanking seals
  • 2x power-circuit blanking plugs
  • 4x cable ties
  • 4x 2-wire stub connectors (Black/Orange wiring)
  • 4x 1-terminal wires (Orange)

Softail models (2011-2023)

  • Fat Boy
  • Fat Boy Lo
  • Softail Deluxe
  • Heritage Softail Classic
  • Softail Slim
  • Breakout


Sportster models (2014-2021)

  • Iron 883
  • Superlow
  • Superlow 1200T
  • 1200 Custom
  • Forty-Eight
  • Seventy-Two


Dyna models (2012-2023)

  • Low Rider
  • Fat Bob
  • Wide Glide
  • Switchback
  • Street Bob


Trike models (2014-2021)

  • Freewheeler
  • Tri Glide Ultra Classic


Touring models (2014-2021)

  • Road King
  • Street Glide
  • Street Glide Special
  • Electra Glide Ultra Classic
  • Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low
  • Ultra Limited
  • Ultra Limited Low
  • Road Glide
  • Road Glide Special

Cruiser models (2021-2023)

  • Softail Standard
  • Street Bob
  • Softail Slim
  • Low Rider S
  • Sport Glide
  • Fat Bob
  • Breakout
  • Fat Boy


Touring models (2021-2023)

  • Electra Glide Revival
  • Heritage Classic
  • Road King
  • Road King Special
  • Road Glide Special
  • Street Glide Special
  • Road Glide Limited
  • Ultra Limited


Trike models (2021-2023)

  • Freewheeler
  • Trike Glide Ultra

The HEX ezCAN Daytona is compatible with a wide range of Harley-Davidson series manufactured between 2011 and 2023. In general, earlier models are equipped with a grey-coloured Deutsch-type diagnostic connector, while later models are equipped with a red-coloured Euro-5 type diagnostic connector.

You can browse detailed information on ezCAN Daytona compatibility with Harley-Davidson models below.

HEX ezCAN II Daytona for Harley Davidson OLD
HEX ezCAN II Daytona for Harley Davidson - Euro5 Connector
HEX ezCAN II Daytona for Harley Davidson - Deutsch Connector

Step 1:

Download, install and configure the software

This is a good time to:

  • Unbox the HEX ezCAN.
  • Decide what and how many accessories you will be installing, and their requirements. Must some accessories be connected in a specific manner and/or to specific power circuits? As an example, low-powered ‘smart’ accessories must typically be installed on the ezBUS (White) power circuit.
  • Read the Installing for Life section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual (downloadable from here), and evaluate your planned installation according to the guidelines in that section.
  • Register your HEX ezCAN (All you need to do to register the ezCAN is connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable, meaning you can do it at the comfort of your desk.)
DOWNLOAD THE CORRECT SOFTWARE

Step 2:

Locate the diagnostic connector and battery

Diagnostic connector types

Depending on year model, two different diagnostic connector types are used on HEX ezCAN Daytona-compatible Harley-Davidsons:

The six-pin male Deutsch-type diagnostic connector used on earlier Harley-Davidson models looks like this:

The Euro 5-type diagnostic connector used on later Harley-Davidson models looks like this:

Softail models (2011+)

Step 3:

Plug the HEX ezCAN into the CAN-BUS

IMPORTANT: Do not connect the HEX ezCAN’s CAN-bus connector to any part of the motorcycle other than the diagnostic connector. If you do, the ezCAN will not function.

  1. Install the main body of the HEX ezCAN in the vicinity of the bike’s diagnostic connector. Depending on the specific bike model, this means installing the main body under the front seat, or under one of the bike’s side panels.
  2. Remove the protective cap from the bike’s diagnostic connector.
  3. Depending on what diagnostic connector type the motorcycle has, connect the included Harley-Davidson Deutsch adaptor or the included Harley-Davidson Euro 5 adaptor to the HEX ezCAN’s CAN-bus connector.
  4. Depending on what diagnostic connector type the motorcycle has, connect the female Deutsch plug or male Euro 5 plug to the motorcycle’s diagnostic connector.

Step 4:

Connect the HEX ezCAN to the bike's battery

Route both HEX ezCAN power supply cables from the main body location to the battery.

Ensure that all wiring is routed safely and securely, in a way that does not allow it to chafe or pinch. Where needed, secure all wiring to frame tubes or other components using the cable ties supplied with the HEX ezCAN installation kit.

WARNING: For safety reasons, always disconnect the negative battery terminal first, and re-connect it last. 

  1. Disconnect the negative wiring harness terminal from the negative battery pole.
  2. Disconnect the positive wiring harness terminal from the positive battery pole.
  3. Connect the terminal on the orange ezCAN power cable, and the bike’s positive wiring harness terminal, to the positive battery pole.
  4. Connect the terminal on the brown ezCAN power cable, and the bike’s negative wiring harness terminal, to the negative battery pole.
  5. Re-install the battery cover.
  6. Tidy the CAN-bus and battery cable routing, making sure you have easy access to the four power circuit plugs.
  7. Secure all loose cables using the cable ties included in the HEX ezCAN installation kit.


Note: The HEX ezCAN’s status LED should be solid green for approximately a minute after connection to the battery. After this time, the HEX ezCAN enters Sleep Mode, and there will be no LED activity until the bike’s ignition is switched ON.

Step 5:

Connect the accessories, using the colour coding

The HEX ezCAN installation kit includes four two-wire stub connectors with male connection terminals, orange power wires and black ground wires.

The following parts are also included:

  • 4x pulse-width modulation (PWM) terminal wires (orange with white tracer)
  • 4x rubber blanking seals

If the accessory to be connected to a power circuit has three wires, convert a two-wire stub connector to a three-wire connector as shown in the Connecting 3-wire LED lights section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual (downloadable from here).

If the accessory to be connected to a power circuit has two wires, seal the stub connector’s empty terminal cavity as shown in the Connecting 2-wire accessories section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual.

If any of the HEX ezCAN’s power circuits will not be used, we recommend that you connect a blanking plug to the output plug of each unused circuit.


2-wire applications: insert a blanking seal.
3-wire applications: insert a PWM terminal wire.

4x terminal wires and blanking seals
4x 2-wire stub connectors

IMPORTANT: If the stub connectors included in your HEX ezCAN installation kit do not have orange power wires, but instead have colours that match the colouring of the HEX ezCAN power circuits (as seen below), always connect like-to-like (red stub connector to red power circuit, blue stub connector to blue power circuit, and so on.)

Connect the male terminal of each stub connector to the relevant female HEX ezCAN power circuit connector (below).

Connecting a 2-wire accessory to a HEX ezCAN stub connector:

  1. Connect the accessory’s ground/Earth wire (this is usually, but not always black or brown) to the ground wire of a HEX ezCAN stub connector.
  2. Connect the accessory’s power wire (this is usually, but not always red) to the 12V power wire of a HEX ezCAN stub connector.


Connecting a 3-wire accessory to a HEX ezCAN stub connector:

  1. Connect the accessory’s ground/Earth wire and power wire as described above.
  2. Connect the accessory’s PWM control wire to the dual-colour (solid colour+tracer) wire of a HEX ezCAN stub connector.

Connecting low-power smart accessories to a power circuit:

If you are installing ‘smart’ accessories (that is, low-power accessories capable of intelligent input and control through the HEX ezCAN’s LIN bus), note the following:

  1. Smart accessories (including the HEX ezSWITCH) must only be connected to the HEX ezCAN’s ezBUS (white) power circuit. Smart accessories will not work if connected to the red, yellow or blue circuits.
  2. The ezBUS (white) power circuit can accommodate any number of individual accessories, to a maximum of fifteen.
  3. A selection of HEX ezBUS adaptors and connectors is available, allowing you to connect smart accessories quickly and easily. See the ezBUS Accessories section of the HEX Innovate online store for details.

Read the HEX ezBUS and Configuring HEX ezBUS functionality sections of the ezCAN user manual (downloadable from here) for detailed information on how to use ezBUS functionality.

Note that if the white circuit is set to ezBUS mode, its fuse trip limit is set to 15 Amps by default. If needed, ezBUS PWR functionality can be used to increase the white circuit’s current capacity to a maximum of 30 Amps in ezBUS mode. See the relevant section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual for details.

EASIER INSTALLATION WITH THE HEX ezCAN EXTENSION KIT

The HEX ezCAN Extension Kit contains everything you need to connect front auxiliary lights, rear accessory lights and a horn to the HEX ezCAN. It also includes additional connectors that allow you to connect other accessories.

You can purchase the Extension Cable Kit here.

  • 2x 1.5m 3-core extension cables (typically used for 2-wire or 3-wire front auxiliary lights)
  • 1x 0.5m 3-core extension cable (typically used for a rear running/brake light)
  • 1x 1.5m 2-core extension cable, with spade connectors (typically used to connect air horns or other 2-wire accessories)
  • 3x female MT-3 connectors, including terminal pins and terminal seals
  • 5x male MT-3 connector kit, including terminal pins and terminal seals
  • 5x rubber blanking seals (used in cases where only two terminals are used in a 3-wire MT-3 connector)
  • 6x 20mm sections of adhesive-lined heat-shrink tubing
  • 2x 6.3mm female spade connector terminals
  • 1m cable sheathing
Front auxiliary lights extensions
Horn extension
Adhesive lined heat shrink & 1m sheathing
Brake/Accessory extension

Step 6:

Test the installation

WARNING: Test and check your installations and accessories in a safe, controlled environment before first use. Caution is advised at all times. Extra vigilance is needed when testing new features or accessories. You do so at your own risk.

DISCLAIMER: HEX Innovate is not liable for any injury or damage, howsoever caused, and all products and services are used at your own risk.

Before finalizing the HEX ezCAN installation or re-installing any components you may have removed, it is important that you test all newly installed accessories for satisfactory fitment and correct operation.

Many HEX ezCAN-powered accessories can be tested by switching the ignition ON and operating the relevant controls. Exceptions include:

  • Accessories for which you have enabled the Only on when engine running feature (examples may include Aux 1 lights, Aux 2 lights, MotoLights, and heated clothing). To test these functions, the bike’s engine must be running.
  • Some brake light functions require that the bike be moving at or above a certain speed. As examples, Flash on Emergency Stop and Flash on Rapid Engine Braking functions require deceleration of more than 21 Kilometres per hour per second.

Step 7:

Complete the installation

Complete the HEX ezCAN installation as follows:

  1. Make sure the main body of the HEX ezCAN is well-secured in a place where it is protected from pressure, heat and impact.
  2. Make sure all factory, HEX ezCAN and accessory cables and wiring harnesses are well clear of all moving parts, and securely fastened. Where needed, use the cable ties included in the HEX ezCAN installation kit.
  3. Replace all motorcycle components and fasteners that may have been removed to facilitate the HEX ezCAN installation.
  4. Inspect the complete installation for mistakes or problems, and fix all problems that you have noted.
  5. Test all new accessories for correct operation a second time.
  6. If you have not already done so, download the HEX ezCAN user manual from this page.
  7. Keep the manual in a safe place on your computer, tablet or phone: it contains all the information you need to operate the HEX ezCAN and adjust its functionality.

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