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Three Ways to Control inVIEW From Your Infinitybox System

The inVIEW Wiper Control Module is a full member of the Infinitybox ecosystem. When it’s part of your system, inVIEW receives its commands over the Infinitybox CAN network — the same network that ties the rest of your Infinitybox components together. That means you can operate your wipers from any of the control interfaces in your system, and it all works over a single pair of network wires.

To get inVIEW talking on the network, you’ll connect CAN HI and CAN LO to the Infinitybox CAN bus. Be sure to follow the instructions in your inVIEW manual to make these connections correctly. Once inVIEW is on the network, you have three different ways to control it.

Control With Switches Wired to Your MASTERCELL

If you’re running physical switches in your build, you can wire them to the inputs on your MASTERCELL and use them to operate inVIEW. This lets you keep the tactile feel of real switches — whether that’s a factory stalk, billet buttons, or toggles on a custom panel — while inVIEW handles all the wiper logic behind the scenes. Because your switches only need to trigger a MASTERCELL input, you can leave the big, clunky factory wiper control switches behind and use whatever clean, compact switch fits your build.

You can assign your MASTERCELL inputs to any of the inVIEW functions, including low, high, intermittent and washer.

To assign your MASTERCELL inputs to the inVIEW functions, reference the inCODE NGX instructions. inCODE NGX walks you through mapping each input to the wiper function you want it to control.

Control From the inTOUCH Screens on inLINK NGX

If your system includes inLINK NGX, you can control inVIEW directly from the inTOUCH screens. The Wiper Control screen puts every function right at your fingertips on the display. And because inTOUCH runs over your inLINK network, you can pull it up on any smartphone, tablet, or other WiFi-enabled touchscreen that connects to inLINK — giving you wiper control from whatever device is already in your hand.

inTOUCH Wiper Control screen on an inLINK NGX system displayed on an iPad, showing Low, High and INT buttons in a row with a wide Wash button below, and navigation buttons along the left for other vehicle functions.

inVIEW wiper control through the inTOUCH screen on inLINK NGX

From this screen you get low, high and intermittent wiper speeds, along with a wide Wash button for the washer pump. Navigation along the side takes you to the rest of your inTOUCH functions, so wiper control lives right alongside everything else in your system — no extra switches required.

Control From the inCONTROL

The inCONTROL gives you another clean, switch-free way to operate inVIEW. Start from the home screen and rotate the ring to highlight the wiper function, then touch the screen to open it.

Infinitybox inCONTROL round display showing function icons arranged in an arc on the left with the wiper icon highlighted, and the Infinitybox cube logo on the right.

Selecting wiper control on the Infinitybox inCONTROL

That brings you to the inVIEW wiper control screen, where low, high, intermittent and washer are arranged around the display. A yellow arc around each function shows you whether it’s on or off, and touching a function turns it on or off.

Infinitybox inCONTROL wiper control screen with HI, INT, WASH and LO functions arranged as four pie sections at the 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00 positions, each with a yellow arc indicating whether that function is on or off.

The inVIEW wiper control screen on the Infinitybox inCONTROL

One Module, Your Choice of Controls

However you like to interact with your vehicle — real switches through your MASTERCELL, the inTOUCH screens on inLINK NGX, or the inCONTROL — inVIEW responds to all of them over the Infinitybox CAN network. That’s the advantage of building with Infinitybox: one wiper module, controlled however fits your build.

For the wiring details specific to your wiper motor, see the manual for your version:

How to Select Your IPM1 Kit Configuration

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What is the IPM1 Kit Configuration?

Every IPM1 Kit ships with a base configuration loaded on the MASTERCELL NGX. This configuration is the roadmap that you use to wire your car. It identifies each MASTERCELL input wire, its function and the POWERCELL outputs that it controls. This includes all of the key electrical functions in your car like ignition, starter, turn signals, headlights, parking lights, horn, fuel pump, cooling fans and more.

The configuration sheet is the document that details all of these assignments. It shows you the MASTERCELL input wire colors, the POWERCELL output wire colors and the personalities assigned to each output. This link will take you to an example of the front-engine configuration for the IPM1 Kit. You can learn more about how to read the configuration sheet and understand the POWERCELL output assignments by clicking this link. You should keep your configuration sheet handy throughout your entire wiring project. It is the single most important reference document for your build.

About 95% of our customers use the stock configuration with no changes. For those who need to make modifications, our inCODE NGX programming tool lets you customize your configuration to meet the specific needs of your project.

Front-Engine vs. Rear-Engine Configurations

The IPM1 Kit has two core configurations: front-engine and rear-engine. The main difference between these two configurations is where the ignition and starter outputs are located.

In the front-engine configuration, the ignition and starter outputs are on the front POWERCELL. This makes sense for most builds because the engine is in the front of the car and the POWERCELL that is closest to the engine handles the ignition and starter.

In the rear-engine configuration, the ignition and starter outputs move to the rear POWERCELL. This is the right choice if you are building a mid-engine or rear-engine car like a Factory Five GTM or a Race Car Replicas SL-C. In these builds, the engine is behind the driver and the rear POWERCELL is closest to the engine.

Most of our customers are building front-engine cars, so the IPM1 Kit ships with the front-engine configuration loaded by default. If you are building a mid-engine or rear-engine car, you can easily change this yourself right from the MASTERCELL NGX.

Legacy Kits vs. the IPM1 Kit

With our legacy 20-Circuit Kit and 3-Cell Kit, we had to pre-program the configuration at the factory before shipping it to you. If you needed a rear-engine setup, you had to let us know when you placed your order and we would program the kit accordingly.

The IPM1 Kit puts this control in your hands. You can select your IPM1 Kit configuration directly from the MASTERCELL NGX without needing to contact us or send anything back. This is a big improvement in flexibility. If you change your mind about your build or want to start fresh, you can reload a configuration yourself at any time.

Please note that this process only works for the MASTERCELL NGX module that comes with the IPM1 Kit.  It will not work for the Legacy MASTERCELL that came with the 3-Cell kit or the 20-Circuit Kit.  Contact our technical support team if you need support for these legacy systems.  

How to Select Your IPM1 Kit Configuration

The MASTERCELL NGX has three buttons on the front of the unit: SELECT, SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN. You will use these buttons to select your IPM1 Kit configuration. Here are the steps to follow.

Step 1 — Start with the system powered off. Make sure that your MASTERCELL NGX is not powered up. The main power from the battery should be disconnected.

Step 2 — Press and hold the SELECT button. With the system off, press and hold the SELECT button on the MASTERCELL NGX. While you are holding the SELECT button, turn the main power on.

Step 3 — Release the SELECT button. When the MASTERCELL NGX powers up, you will see a screen that says FORCE REINIT! Release button. This tells you that the MASTERCELL NGX is ready to load a new configuration. Release the SELECT button.

Step 4 — Select your configuration. You will see a screen that says Select Config: with three options listed. The options are Front Engine, Rear Engine and Customer. Use the SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons to move the cursor to the configuration that you want.

If you are building a front-engine car, select Front Engine. If you are building a mid-engine or rear-engine car, select Rear Engine. Do not select the Customer option unless you have worked with us to create a custom configuration for your project.

Step 5 — Confirm your selection. When the cursor is on the configuration that you want, press and release the SELECT button.

Step 6 — Wait for the configuration to load. You will see a screen that says Loading Config: followed by the name of the configuration that you selected. The MASTERCELL NGX will take about 30 seconds to load the configuration. Do not turn off the power or press any buttons during this process.

Step 7 — Confirm the configuration is loaded. When the process is complete, the screen will display MASTERCELL NGX Ready! and the main screen will appear. Your configuration is now loaded and you are ready to start wiring.

Important Notes

There are a couple of important things to keep in mind when you select your IPM1 Kit configuration.

First, this process loads the default configuration for the option that you select. If you previously made changes to your configuration using inCODE NGX, those changes will be lost. The MASTERCELL NGX will return to the stock configuration. You will need to re-apply any custom changes with inCODE NGX after the configuration is loaded.

Second, this process only needs to be done if you want to change your configuration. If your kit shipped with the front-engine configuration and that is what you need, you do not need to do anything. Your kit is ready to go right out of the box.

Third, the Customer option on the configuration selection screen is only for customers who have worked with our team to create a custom configuration. If you do not have a custom configuration, do not select this option.

Click this link to contact our team with any questions about how to select your IPM1 Kit configuration.