HEX ezCAN per BMW

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HEX ezCANs have been developed for a wide range of controller area network (CAN-bus)-equipped BMW motorcycles.

Click here to see the current list of BMW motorcycles for which HEX ezCANs have been developed.

With advancing technological developments, as well as ongoing demand for new features and more functionality, HEX ezCAN design has evolved. This page lists the differences in hardware and software between the different HEX ezCAN iterations.

HEX ezCAN for BMW, Generation I (2-wire)

  • 55mm (2,2″) long black main body.
  • Power circuits have two wires (Power and Ground).
  • Power circuits have black/yellow/red-coloured oblong Superseal connectors.
  • Two high-powered power circuits.
  • Two low-powered power circuits.
  • White packaging.


HEX ezCAN for BMW, Generation I (3-wire)

  • 55mm (2,2″) long silver main body.
  • Power circuits have three wires (Power, Ground and Pulse-width modulation).
  • Power circuits have black/yellow/red-coloured oblong Superseal connectors.
  • Two high-powered power circuits.
  • Two low-powered power circuits.
  • White packaging.


HEX ezCAN Generation II

  • HEX ezCANs available for a wide range of CAN-bus compatible BMWs, as well as for other motorcycle makes.
  • 76mm (2,9″) long black (newer) or silver (older) main body.
  • Power circuits have three wires (Power, Ground and Pulse-width modulation).
  • Power circuits have all-black triangular Sumitumo MT connectors.
  • Four high-powered power circuits.
  • White power circuit includes ezBUS (smart accessory)
  • Black packaging.

Depending on the period in which HEX ezCANs have been manufactured for BMW, three different power circuit connectors have been used. The specifications of all connectors are given below.

IMPORTANTE:gli HEX ezCAN di prima generazione non sono più in produzione. Tutti gli HEX ezCAN attualmente in produzione sono di seconda generazione.

HEX ezCAN for BMW, Generation I (2-wire)

HEX ezCAN 2-pin connector and plugs

This iteration of HEX ezCAN used two-pin Superseal connectors (above), with the following components:

  • Male 2-pin Superseal connector:
    • Plug: TE 282104-1
    • Pin crimp: 282109-1
    • Wire seal: 281934-2
  • Female 2-pin Superseal connector:
    • Plug: TE 282080-1
    • Pin crimp: 282110-1
    • Wire seal: 281934-2

On all power circuit connectors:
The red, orange, yellow and white wires (wire number 1) are the positive wires for each power circuit.
Wire number 2 (the black wire) is the negative/ground wire.

HEX ezCAN for BMW, Generation I (3-wire)

HEX ezCAN 3-pin connectors and plugs

This iteration of HEX ezCAN used three-pin Superseal connectors (above), with the following components:

  • Male 3-pin Superseal connector:
    • Plug: TE 282105-1
    • Pin crimp: 282109-1
    • Wire seal: 281934-2
  • Female 3-pin Superseal connector:
    • Plug: TE 282087-1
    • Pin crimp: 282109-1
    • Wire seal: 281934-2


HEX ezCAN Generation II (3-wire)

This is the current iteration of HEX ezCAN. It uses three-pin Sumitomo MT connectors (above) with the following components:

  • Connettore maschio Sumitomo MT:
    • Spina: 6187-3232
    • Terminale: 1500-0105
    • Sigillo metallico: 7160-8234
  • Connettore femmina Sumitomo MT:
    • Presa: 6180-3242
    • Terminale: 1500-0110
    • Sigillo metallico: 7160-8234

Since the HEX ezCAN entered production, modifications have been made to the control wiring and power circuit wiring specifications. The specifications of all wiring are given below.

IMPORTANTE:gli HEX ezCAN di prima generazione non sono più in produzione. Tutti gli HEX ezCAN attualmente in produzione sono di seconda generazione.

HEX ezCAN Generation I

  • Two-wire versions:
    • All output wires are 17 AWG (1.0 mm²)
  • Three-wire versions:
    • High-power output wires (red & orange) are 16 AWG (1.5 mm²)
    • Low-power output wires (yellow & white) are 17 AWG (1.0 mm²)
    • Control wires for 3-wire lights (red with white tracer and white with black tracer) are 18 AWG (0.75 mm²)


HEX ezCAN Generation II

  • High-power output wires (red & orange) are 16 AWG (1.5 mm²)
  • Control wires for 3-wire lights (red with white tracer and white with black tracer) are 18 AWG (0.75 mm²)

Yes, you can.

For detailed model-specific instructions on how to operate front auxiliary lights on the move (including turning the lights on and off, adjusting light intensity levels, temporarily switching off all front and rear lights, and strobing front auxiliary lights when the bike’s ‘Flash-to-pass’ button is pressed), refer to the Operating auxiliary front lights section of the HEX ezCAN User Manual. Download the user manual from the Software page at this link.

The second-generation HEX ezCAN evolved from a growing demand for more features and adaptability, and also that HEX ezCANs be made available for more makes beside BMW.

This led to a number of radical design changes being made on Generation II HEX ezCANs. Some of these are as follows: 

  • The main difference between Generation I and Generation II HEX ezCANs is their power circuits.
    • Generation I HEX ezCANs have two high-power output circuits with maximum output of 10 Amps each, and two low-power output circuits with maximum output of 4 Amps each.
    • Generation II HEX ezCANs have four high-power output circuits with maximum output of 10 Amps each.
  • Generation II HEX zCANs also have a number of other features not present on Generation I:
    • Supporto per un massimo di due set di luci anteriori ausiliarie azionabili singolarmente. Ciò consente di modificare l'intensità di ciascun set di luci individualmente e di accendere e spegnere una o entrambe le coppie di luci durante la marcia.
    • Supporto per indicatori di direzione ausiliari.
    • Supporto per abbigliamento riscaldato.
    • Support for run/brake/turn lights.
    • Support for other types of 3-wire accessories, such as the Innovv K2 Dashcam.
    • Supporto per fari antinebbia anteriori ausiliari (in combinazione con HEX ezSWITCH).
    • Assistenza per i sistemi di lubrificazione automatica della catena Scottoiler.
    • Support for up to 16 individual smart accessories, through the ezBUS (white) power circuit.
    • Possibilità di disattivare i circuiti di alimentazione inutilizzati.

If you have any questions regarding HEX ezCAN functionality, please feel free to contact us for more information.

Yes, you can. A number of other HEX ezCAN users have done this before.

To connect factory-fitted BMW auxiliary lights to the HEX ezCAN, do the steps that follow:

  1. Disconnect your factory-fitted BMW auxiliary lights from the BMW’s wiring harness.
  2. Cut the factory harness connectors (below) off the BMW auxiliary lights.

    OEM connector

  3. Connect the spotlight’s red wire with blue tracer to the orange (power) wire of a HEX ezCAN male two-wire MT connector.
  4. Connect the spotlight’s brown wire to the black (Ground) wire of the male MT connector.
  5. Insulate the cut ends of the BMW auxiliary light’s violet and orange wires. These wires must not be connected to the HEX ezCAN.
  6. Switch OFF Three-Wire Dimming Mode in the correct Auxiliary Lights section of the HEX ezCAN configuration software.

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