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ARVIKON SMART CARAVANING™
XPAND ARVISHUNT
Installation Manual
Table of Contents
1- INTRODUCTION
The ARVIKON SMART CARAVANING™ system consists of:
- Our new generation ARVICORE electroblock;
- ARVIEW Multi-touch display (7, 10 or 15″), or special OEM versions;
- The ARVIKON Smart Caravaning™ APP (with remote access via ARVINET server);
- ARVINET server allowing remote access, updates, remote assistance;
- An accessory pack containing
- 9x connectors (2-8) pins
- 2x temperature probes
- 10x water probes
- 4x nuts M6
- 1x mini USB cable to connect to ARVIEW
- 1x display jack connector
- An XPAND ARVISHUNT expansion which is a multipurpose shunt and RV Power manager;
- Compatible head units or car radios that can replace the ARVIEW display in certain cases (contact dev@arvikon.com for more information).
The ARVIKON SMART CARAVANING™ system manual set consists of:
- M01 – ARVICORE Installation Manual
- M02 – Specific installation sheets for compatible equipment
- M03 – Start-up manual
- M04 – Multimedia System Manual (in option)
- M05 – XPAND ARVISHUNT XPAND Expansion Manual
THIS MANUAL ALLOWS THE INSTALLATION OF THE ARVISHUNT IN MODE 1 (POWER MANAGER).
This means that this expansion will be used to perform shunt reading of: inverter, charger, booster and solar. In case of not using one of the shunts, this one can be used as a generic high power reader.
XPAND ARVISHUNT has other modes which are Smart Battery Manager and Multipurpose Shunt. Contact us for more information.
2- SAFETY AND START-UP INFORMATION
2.1 KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY SYMBOLS
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2.2- GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The design of this equipment complies with all applicable safety standards.
However, failure to comply with safety regulations may result in injury to persons and even damage to the equipment itself.
Do not use the equipment if there is visible or known damage.
Do not attempt to repair the unit unless authorized by the manufacturer. If damage is observed, the equipment must be repaired immediately at an authorized ARVIKON® service center.
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2.3- INTRODUCTION
This instruction manual contains all the information about the operation of the system and its proper installation. Be sure to follow the manual for installation and in case of doubts contact your distributor or authorized service.
2.4- OPERATION
HANDLING
The equipment is operated exclusively from the ARVIEW control unit, and also from a mobile device or PC. It is never operated on the equipment itself except to perform a HARD RESET on the button located for this purpose.
| PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS A number of settings regarding battery type, power supply, etc. must be made in the professional menu. These settings should only be made by personnel authorized by ARVIKON® and taking into account the type of installation in the vehicle. A wrong adjustment can lead to equipment malfunction and even damage to the equipment or connected equipment. Use the COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION manual which can be found at http://www.arvikon.com/officialdocs. |
2.5- START-UP
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3- INFORMATION TECHNICAL
Technical Data
ARVISHUNT
-Working Voltage – 12VDC / 24VDC
-Standby consumption 0.02A
3.1.2 Physical data
DIMENSIONS
-ARVIKON XPAND SHUNT – 230 X 135 X 60 mm (LA/AN/AL) including fixings
-GATHERED WEIGHT – < 1Kg
3.1- Environmental parameters
Operating temperature | -20ºC to +50ºC |
Storage temperature | -20ºC to +70ºC |
Humidity | Dry environment only |
ROHS | YES |
3.2- Maintenance
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3.3- Installation
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4- CONNECTOR IDENTIFICATION
1 | 12-24V – POWER SUPPLY FOR RELAYS | 12 | CANBUS B – ARVI CANBUS CONNECTION |
2 | BLOCK 8 – BAT 1 RELAY OUTPUT | 13 | SIG 4 – SHUNT READING SH4 |
3 | BLOCK 7 – BAT 2 RELAY OUTPUT | 14 | BLOCK 1 – UNUSED |
4 | LED – LED STATUS RELAYS | 15 | BLOCK 2 – UNUSED |
5 | BLOCK 6 – BAT 3 RELAY OUTPUT | 16 | BLOCK 3 – UNUSED |
6 | BLOCK 5 – BAT 4 RELAY OUTPUT | 17 | BLOCK 4 – UNUSED |
7 | SIG1 – SHUNT READING SH1 | 18 | SH4 – SHUNT 4 |
8 | SIG2 – SHUNT READING SH2 | 19 | SH3 – SHUNT 3 |
9 | CANBUS A – ARVI CANBUS CONNECTION | 20 | SH2 – SHUNT 2 |
10 | SIG 3 – SHUNT READING SH3 | 21 | SH1 – SHUNT 1 |
11 | LED POWER SUPPLY STATUS |
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| BLOCK | PIN | SIGNAL | USO | COLOR | SEC. | NOTE |
1 | 1 | + | NO USE | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | ||||
| 3 | + | NO USE | — | — | ||
| 4 | – | — | ||||
2 | 1 | + | NO USE | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | ||||
| 3 | + | NO USE | — | |||
| 4 | – | — | ||||
3 | 1 | + | NO USE | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | ||||
| 3 | + | NO USE | — | |||
| 4 | – | — | ||||
4 | 1 | + | NO USE | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | ||||
| 3 | + | NO USE | — | |||
| 4 | – | — | ||||
| 5 | 1 | + | INVERTER RELAY OUTPUT | — | — | Annex 5.3 |
| 2 | – | — | — | |||
| 6 | 1 | + | CHARGER RELAY OUTPUT | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | — | |||
| 7 | 1 | + | BOOSTER RELAY OUTPUT | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | — | |||
| 8 | 1 | + | SOLAR RELAY OUTPUT | — | — | |
| 2 | – | — | — | |||
| SH1 | — | BAT | BATTERY CONNECTION (+) | RED | — | Annex 5.4 |
| — | OUT | CONNECTION TO INVERTER (+) | RED | — | ||
| SH2 | — | BAT | BATTERY CONNECTION (+) | RED | — | Annex 5.5 |
| — | OUT | CONNECTION TO CHARGER (+) | RED | — | ||
| SH3 | — | BAT | BATTERY CONNECTION (+) | RED | — | Annex 5.6 |
| — | OUT | BOOSTER CONNECTION (+) | RED | — | ||
| SH4 | — | BAT | BATTERY CONNECTION (+) | RED | — | Annex 5.7 |
| — | OUT | CONNECTION TO SOLAR (+) | RED | — | ||
| CANB US | A | CAN | CONNECTION WITH ARVICORE | — | — | Annex 5.8 |
| B | CAN | CONNECTION TO OTHER ARVI EQUIPMENT | — | — | ||
12- 24V | 1 | + | POWER SUPPLY FOR RELAY ACTIVATION | RED | > 1 mm2 | Annex 5.9 |
| 2 | – | BLAC K | > 1 mm2 |
5- CONNECTIONS
5.1- INVERTER
The inverter must be placed in the SHUNT SH1, (OUT) a suitable M10 terminal must be used and wired according to the inverter specifications (see diagram 6.1/6.2).
To activate or deactivate the inverter by switching off the power supply, an external relay suitable for its current can be used through the Block 8 output (SEE ITEM 4.1).
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5.2- CHARGER
The inverter must be placed in the SHUNT SH2, (OUT) a suitable M10 terminal must be used and wired according to the inverter specifications (see diagram 6.1/6.2).
To activate or deactivate the charger by switching off the power supply, an external relay suitable for its current can be used through the Block 7 output (SEE ITEM 4.1).
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5.3- CHARGER
The inverter must be placed in the SHUNT SH3, (OUT) using an M10 terminal and wiring according to the inverter specifications (see schematic 6.1/6.2).
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5.4- SOLAR REGULATOR
The inverter must be placed in the SHUNT SH4, (OUT) using an M10 terminal and wiring according to the inverter specifications (see schematic 6.1/6.2).
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To activate or deactivate the inverter by switching off the power supply, an external relay suitable for its current can be used through the Block 5 output (SEE ITEM 4.1).
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5.5- CANBUS
In this connector we must connect a RJ45 CAT6 T-568B cable directly (FIG. 1) between the BL9/1 connector of the ARVICORE board and one of the CANBUS of the ARVICORE board. The other CANBUS connector is left free (It is not necessary to install a terminator as our hardware has it built-in).
Attention, the electronics of the ARVISHUNT board itself is powered through the same CANBUS cable, it is not necessary to power this board with any block. If the ARVICORE board is not powered, the ARVISHUNT board will not be powered.
5.6- OUTPUTS OF RELAY
This output is only available when the “12-24V” block has been supplied with a voltage in this range. This output has a LED indicator when the relay is active. Only from hardware V2 onwards
When the equipment is turned on from the ARVIEW screen, the relay outputs are activated to supply power to your equipment. When the equipment is turned off from the ARVIEW screen, the output is de-energized and the relay cuts off the power supply to the equipment.
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5.7- RELAY POWER SUPPLY
This input is a power supply for the relay operation, it is NOT a power supply for the board, it can be from 12 to 24V depending on the voltage of the relays to be operated. If this block is not supplied, the relays will not work.
| BLOCK 12- 24V | Power supply for relay control |
6- COMBINED EQUIPMENT
6.1- CHARGER - INVERTER (COMBI) WITH INDEPENDENT CABLES
If the COMBI equipment has separate wiring for loading and unloading, the connections must be made as separate equipment (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4).
6.2- CHARGER - INVERTER (COMBI) WITH A SINGLE WIRING LINE
If the COMBI equipment uses the same cables for inverter and charger, the SHUNT SH1 must be used and the following function must be activated in the “professional settings” menu of the ARVIEW screen: (INVERTER AND COMBI, CHARGER) (See diagram 6.3/6.4).
6.3- BOOSTER - SOLAR REGULATOR (COMBI)
If the booster and the solar regulator are a COMBI and share load wiring, it must be connected to the SHUNT SH3 and the system acts automatically as follows:
- When the engine is started, the current reading appears on the
- When the motor is off, the current reading is solar. (See scheme 3/6.4)
6.4- FREE SHUNTS
If a single line COMBI inverter charger (5.2) is used, the SH2 shunt is free. If a booster and solar COMBI (5.3) are used, the SH4 shunt is free.
When these shunts are free, they can be used to measure any consumption of the system that is not contemplated in the general equipment. It is only necessary to connect the BAT side to the auxiliary battery and the OUT side to any load. This consumption will be reflected in the “system consumption” dial.
(See diagram 6.5)
6.5- MOUNTING EXAMPLES
6.6- MOUNTING IN NORMAL MODE
6.7- MOUNTING IN NORMAL MODE
6.8- MOUNTING IN COMBI MODE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOUNT ONE OR BOTH COMBINED UNITS.
6.9- MOUNTING IN COMBI MODE WITH RELAYS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOUNT A SINGLE COMBINED UNIT OR BOTH.
6.10- MOUNTING IN COMBI MODE AND WITH LOAD ON THE FREE SHUNTS.
7- CONFIGURATION IN THE APP
7.1- ARVISHUNT EXPANSION SETTINGS MENU
This is the menu corresponding to the configuration of the ARVISHUNT expansion, it is located under:
“PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS”, all the functions are explained below
7.2- CHECK CORRECT CONNECTION OF THE ARVISHUNT EXPANSION.
Go to “Professional Settings” and scroll down to “ARVISHUNT SETTINGS”.
In the first field, the state of the expansion is indicated, which has 3 possible states.
- NOT CONNECTED – Shunt not Correctly connect the RJ45 cable according to the installation manual and make sure the ARVICORE board is powered.
- SHUNT OPERATING – The shunt is functioning
- SHUNT FAILED – The shunt is Disconnect the CANBUS cable, wait a few minutes and reconnect it. If this does not solve the problem, the equipment is faulty.
7.3- SHUNT CALIBRATION
1- Install all the equipment and its wiring
2º- Turn off all equipment (They should not be in STAND BY). 3º – Click on “CALIBRATE SHUNT”.
When you click on the “SHUNT CALIBRATE” option, the button will flash 3 times and the calibration will be successful.
WARNING: The inverters consume between 1 and 3 amperes at rest even when the button is turned off, since the internal circuitry is always powered. This consumption is not constant and will depend on the inverter model.
NOTICE: The chargers may deliver a small charge some time after being disconnected from the mains.
NOTICE: The shunts have a margin of +- 5%, the measurement is calibrated in the laboratory, but may vary with respect to other monitors that have their own calibration and/or their own accuracy margin.
7.4- ACTIVATE READING OF COMBI DEVICES
By means of these options, you select whether the equipment to be measured is COMBI so that the system can read them properly.
When these functions are activated, shunts are free and can be used to measure any system consumption not covered by the general equipment. (See. 5.4 )
7.5- CHOOSING THE CURRENT READING PROVIDER
By means of these options, you can choose where the current readings will come from, since even if you have the shunt board, you can also use the internal readings of the ARVICORE board if the consumptions do not exceed the limits of the ARVICORE board.
For this purpose, 4 buttons are available to activate or deactivate the SHUNT readings.
8- Notes
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