HEX ezCAN Installation Guide

HEX ezCAN Yari for Yamaha motorcycles

This is a step-by-step guide to installing the HEX ezCAN Yari for Yamaha.

HEX ezCAN Yari for Yamaha motorcycles packaging:

The following Yamaha motorcycles are supported (partial support):

Ténéré 700 (Euro 4 & Euro 5) (2019-2022)

Ténéré 700 Rally Edition (Euro 4 & Euro 5) (2020-2022)
Ténéré 700 World Raid (colour TFT) (2022-2024)
Ténéré 700 (colour TFT) (2023-2024)
Ténéré 700 Rally Edition (colour TFT) (2023-2024)
Ténéré 700 Extreme Edition (colour TFT) (2023-2024)
Ténéré 700 Explore Edition (colour TFT) (2023-2024)

IMPORTANT: The HEX ezCAN Yari only supports Ténéré 700 models manufactured between 2019 and 2024. Ténéré 700 models manufactured from 2025 onward are supported by the HEX ezCAN PURE.

What's in the Box

HEX ezCAN installation kit contents:

1x HEX ezCAN device (Black body)
1x Euro 4 adaptor with horn and high-beam cable
1x Euro 5 adaptor with horn and high-beam cable
1x MicroUSB-to-USB C cable with included USB C-to-USB A adaptor
1x 4-pin high-beam splitter
1x 6-pin high-beam splitter
1x rubber plug
4x two-wire stub connectors (Black/Orange wiring)
4x terminal wires (Orange)
4x rubber blanking seals
3x power-circuit blanking plugs
20x cable ties

HEX ezCAN support status for Ténéré 700 (partial support)

Due to CAN-bus and wiring harness limitations on Ténéré 700 models, the following functions are not available:

The Ténéré 700’s CAN-bus does not transmit turn signal data. This has the following consequences:
- Auxiliary front lights cannot be dimmed, turned off or flashed in tandem with active turn signals.
- Run/Brake/Turn signal functionality is not supported (however, auxiliary rear/brake light functionality is supported).
The CAN-bus does not include ambient brightness data, meaning the motorcycle has no day/night brightness differentiation (affects some auxiliary front light functions)
Heated gear cannot be controlled using the Ténéré 700’s factory heated grip controls.

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

Depending on year model, two different diagnostic connector types are used on HEX ezCAN Yari-compatible Yamaha Ténéré models.

The Euro 4-type (4-pin) diagnostic connector used on earlier models looks like this:

The Euro 5-type (6-pin) diagnostic connector used on later models looks like this:

To access the diagnostic connector and battery on all Ténéré models:

Remove the seat.
The diagnostic connector and battery are located under the seat.

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 compartment under the seat.
Remove the protective cap from the motorcycle’s diagnostic connector.
Connect the correct diagnostic connector adaptor to the HEX ezCAN as follows:
- If the motorcycle has a Euro 4 (4-pin) diagnostic connector, connect the ezCAN’s white JWPF connector to the JWPF-to-Euro 4 CAN-bus adaptor in the HEX ezCAN installation kit (below).
- If the motorcycle has a Euro 5 (red 6-pin) diagnostic connector, connect the HEX ezCAN’s white connector to the JWPF-to-Euro 5 CAN-bus adaptor in the ezCAN installation kit (below).
Connect the HEX ezCAN CAN-bus adaptor’s male Euro 4 plug or male Euro 5 plug to the motorcycle’s diagnostic connector.

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

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.

Disconnect the negative wiring harness terminal from the negative battery pole.
Disconnect the positive wiring harness terminal from the positive battery pole.
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.
Re-install the battery cover.
Tidy the CAN-bus and battery cable routing, making sure you have easy access to the four power circuit plugs.
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 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 Yamaha Ténéré 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 (green wire with black female connector).

IMPORTANT: Even if you do not want to install an auxiliary horn on a Ténéré, 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 pink and black.
Connect the male single-pin plug on the green horn trigger wire to the single-pin female terminal with green wire leading from the main body of the HEX ezCAN (below).
Remove the spade terminal with the pink wire from the factory horn (below).

Connect the HEX ezCAN horn trigger wire’s male+female spade terminal to the exposed male terminal on the horn (below).

Connect the factory female spade terminal with the pink wire to the exposed male terminal on the horn trigger wire (below).

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 Yamaha Ténéré 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, below).

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.

Two different high-beam trigger leads with blue wire are supplied as part of the HEX ezCAN installation kit:

Single male terminal-to-4-pin-male-and-4-pin female (below). This trigger wire is used on Yamaha Ténéré models equipped with colour TFT information displays.

Single male terminal-to-6-pin-male-and-6-pin female (below). This trigger wire is used on Yamaha Ténéré models equipped with monochrome grey information displays.

Enabling High-Beam Triggering

Remove the trim panel on the upper right side of the front fairing, behind the headlight (images above).
Unplug the wiring harness headlight connector (yellow highlights, images above).
Connect the male connector of the HEX 4- or 6-pin high-beam splitter cable to the female connector of the wiring harness headlight connector.
Connect the female connector of the HEX 4- or 6-pin high-beam splitter cable to the male connector of the wiring harness headlight connector.
Connect the male single-pin connector of the HEX 4- or 6-pin high-beam splitter cable to the female single-pin connector with red wire on the HEX ezCAN.

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.