HEX ezCAN Installation Guide

HEX ezCAN Scandes for Husqvarna motorcycles

This is a step-by-step guide to installing the HEX ezCAN Scandes for Husqvarna.

HEX ezCAN Scandes for Husqvarna motorcycles packaging:

The following bikes are supported:

Norden 901 (2022+)
Norden 901 Explorer (2023+)

What's in the Box

HEX ezCAN installation kit contents:

1x HEX ezCAN device (Black body)
1x JWPF-to-male-Euro 5/female-Euro 5 splitter cable with integrated horn (green) and high beam (red) trigger outputs
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 two-wire stub connectors (Black/Orange wiring)
4x terminal wires (Orange)
1x male+female spade terminal

HEX ezCAN support status for Norden 901 models

The Norden 901 is based on the KTM 890 electronic platform, and is subject to the same HEX ezCAN functionality limitations:

Auxiliary brake lights activate on front brake usage only.
Front auxiliary lights cannot be toggled on and off using the bike’s handlebar-mounted controls. For workarounds and auxiliary light hardware control options, refer to the Operating auxiliary front lights section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual. Download the manual from this page.
HEX ezCAN functionality that depends on turn signals is not available.
HEX ezCAN functionality that switches off or flashes auxiliary front lights on turn signal activation is not available.
Support for Run/Brake/Turn signal functionality is not available.
HEX ezCAN functionality that depends on day/night brightness differentiation (such as front auxiliary light modulation) is not available.

Step 1: Download, Install & Configure the Software

Step 1

Download, Install & 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.)

Step 2: Locate the Diagnostic Connector and Battery

Step 2

Locate the Diagnostic Connector and Battery

To access the diagnostic connector and battery:

1. Remove the seat. The battery cover will be exposed (green arrow, below).

2. Remove the battery cover by pulling the cover away from the fuel tank (below).

The Euro 5-type diagnostic connector used on Husqvarna Norden 901 models looks like this:

Step 3: Plug the HEX ezCAN into the Bike's CAN-BUS

Step 3

Plug the HEX ezCAN into the Bike's 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.

Install the main body of the HEX ezCAN in the vicinity of the bike’s diagnostic connector. In the example seen here, the main body has been installed over the battery, underneath the battery cover.
Remove the protective cap from the bike’s diagnostic connector (green arrow, first image).
A JWPF-to-Euro 5 diagnostic splitter cable is included in the HEX ezCAN Scandes installation kit. Plug the female JWPF (white) connector on the splitter cable into the HEX ezCAN’s male JWPF connector.
Connect the splitter cable’s male Euro 5 plug to the motorcycle’s diagnostic connector.
Press the protective cap that was removed from the bike’s diagnostic connector onto the splitter cable’s female Euro 5 plug.

The splitter cable’s female Euro 5 plug ensures that a diagnostic connector is available to be used for diagnostic fault-finding without having to unplug the HEX ezCAN from the motorcycle.

Step 4: Connect the HEX ezCAN to the Bike's Battery

Step 4

Connect the HEX ezCAN to the Bike's Battery

HEX ezCAN cable routing may depend on a number of factors, including your personal preference.

Ensure that the 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.

Start the installation by locating the main body of the HEX ezCAN in a place that allows straightforward, logical wiring runs. We recommend installing the HEX ezCAN main body under a seat, in the vicinity of the diagnostic connector, as this allows easier access for firmware updates and diagnostics.
Disconnect the negative wiring harness terminal from the negative battery pole.
Disconnect the positive wiring harness terminal from the positive battery pole.
Route the HEX ezCAN power supply cables to the battery.
Connect the terminal on the orange ezCAN power cable, and the bike’s positive wiring harness terminal, to the positive battery pole.
Connect the terminal on the brown ezCAN power cable, and the bike’s negative wiring harness terminal, to the negative battery pole.
Tidy the CAN-bus and battery cable routing. Secure all loose cables using the cable ties included in the HEX ezCAN installation kit, making sure you have easy access to the four power circuit plugs.

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

Step 5: Connect the Green Horn Trigger Wire (optional)

Step 5

Connect the Green Horn Trigger Wire (optional)

The CAN-bus on Husqvarna Norden 901 models does not include a horn trigger signal. To be able to activate an accessory horn when the horn button is pressed, a separate horn trigger input to the HEX ezCAN is provided (red wire with black female connector, below).

IMPORTANT: Even if you do not want to install an auxiliary horn on a Norden 901, the green horn trigger wire included in the HEX ezCAN installation kit must be installed if you will be configuring front auxiliary lights to strobe on horn activation.

Enabling Accessory Horn Triggering

Remove the trim panels on the left and right sides of the fuel tank.
Locate the factory horn on your bike.
The factory horn has two male spade terminals, and the bike’s wiring harness connects to the horn through two separate female spade terminals. The colours of the factory horn wires are grey and yellow with blue tracer.

4. Connect the male single-pin plug on the green horn trigger lead to the single-pin female terminal with green wire leading from the main body of the HEX ezCAN (above).

6. Connect the horn trigger lead’s male+female spade terminal to the exposed male terminal on the horn (above).

5. Remove the spade terminal with the grey wire from the factory horn (above).

7. Connect the factory female spade terminal with the grey wire to the exposed male terminal on the horn trigger lead (above).

Completing the horn trigger wire installation

If you want to install an accessory horn, connect the accessory horn to a two-pin HEX ezCAN stub connector (see Step 7). The stub connector will be plugged into an ezCAN power circuit of your choice.
If the factory horn and/or accessory horn do not work when the bike’s horn button is pressed, see Testing the horn connection below.

Testing the Horn Connection

If the factory horn and/or the accessory horn do not work when the bike’s horn button is pressed, diagnose the horn circuit by doing the steps that follow:

1. Connect the HEX ezCAN to your computer.
2. Launch the HEX ezCAN configuration software.
3. Switch the motorcycle’s ignition ON.
4. Click the hamburger icon in the upper right corner of the HEX ezCAN Configuration Tool (red arrow, below), then click Diagnostics.

The Diagnostics window will be shown.

5. Read the Horn Input Voltage value (red arrow, below). If the HEX ezCAN’s horn trigger wire has replaced the correct (black) factory horn wire:

The value should be at or near 0V when the horn is inactive.
The value should be approximately 12V when the horn is active.

Step 6: Connect the Blue High-Beam Trigger Wire (optional)

Step 6

Connect the Blue High-Beam Trigger Wire (optional)

The CAN-bus on Husqvarna Norden 901 models does not include a high-beam trigger signal. To be able to increase or decrease the brightness of auxiliary front lights when the high-beam switch is set to high beam or the flash-to-pass button is used, a separate high-beam trigger input to the HEX ezCAN is provided (red wire with black female connector, right).

Installation of the high-beam trigger wire is only needed if you want to increase or decrease the brightness of auxiliary front lights when the high-beam switch is set to high beam.

Enabling High-Beam Triggering

Remove the four screws securing the bike’s front windscreen, and remove the windscreen.
Remove the three screws securing the bike’s headlight.
Unplug the wiring harness headlight connector (green arrow).

Remove the headlight.
Remove the trim panel on the left side of the fuel tank.
Connect the high-beam trigger wire’s male 3-pin MT connector to the bike’s female (wiring harness) headlight MT connector (upper green arrow, below).

Connect the high-beam trigger wire’s female 3-pin MT connector to the male MT connector leading from the headlight (lower left green arrow, above).
Route the free end of the blue trigger wire with single-pin plug through the upper left hole on the headlight cowl (green arrow, below).

Route the blue trigger wire down from the hole in the headlight cowl, then route the wire backward along the bike’s wiring harness (below).

Route the blue trigger wire under the left side of the fuel tank, toward the top of the battery (below).

Connect the male single-pin plug on the blue trigger wire to the female single-pin plug with red wire leading from the main body of the HEX ezCAN (below).

Take up all unneeded slack along the blue trigger wire, making sure the wire is safely tucked away and cannot be damaged or chafed.

Step 7: Connect the Accessories, using Colour Coding

Step 7

Connect the Accessories, using 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.

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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:

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.
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:

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

Connecting low-power smart accessories to a HEX ezCAN stub connector:

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

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:

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.
The ezBUS (white) power circuit can accommodate any odd or even number of individual accessories, to a maximum of fifteen.
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 HEX 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.

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.)

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.

The HEX ezCAN Extension Kit

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

Step 8: Test the Installation

Step 8

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 9: Complete the Installation

Step 9

Complete the Installation

Complete the HEX ezCAN installation as follows:

Make sure the main body of the HEX ezCAN is well-secured in a place where it is protected from pressure, heat and impact.
Make sure all factory, 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.
Replace all motorcycle components and fasteners that may have been removed to facilitate the ezCAN installation.
Inspect the complete installation for mistakes or problems, and fix all problems that you have noted.
Test all new accessories for correct operation a second time.
If you have not already done so, download the HEX ezCAN user manual from this page. 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.