OverWatch - Installation - LGMG RT (OLD Pre 2023 Harness) - Installation Instructions

OverWatch - Installation - LGMG RT (OLD Pre 2023 Harness) - Installation Instructions

Notes
This Tech Doc was written to help customers with very old LGMG RT installations
Operator Sensor
Installation Steps:
1. Mount the operator sensor to the mounting bracket using the supplied bolts to the 30 degree position as shown 


2. Drill two M6 holes at the location shown on the control box frame for the operator sensor mounting bracket


3. Mount the operator sensor mounting bracket to the control box frame, using the supplied M6 bolts, washers, and nuts


4. Drill a M6 hole at the location shown for the P-clip to secure the operator sensor cable to the control box frame.


5. Secure the cable using the P-clip as shown 


6. Operator sensor installation complete


Control Module
Installation Steps:
Control Box Cover:
1. Remove the control box from the mounting bracket
2. Remove the cover from the bottom of the control box


Cable Gland:
3. Drill a 20 mm hole in the location shown for the operator sensor cable gland.


Overwatch ECU Mount:
4. Remove the adhesive cable tie point on the inside of the control box enclosure.
5. Drill two (ECU) M4 mounting holes into the side of the control box, in the location shown.
The ECU mounting holes positions need to be precise as space inside the control box is very tight.



Wire Harness:
6. Use the plug and play loom to connect the machine to the Overwatch


Horn:
7. Cut away the protective PCB coating on the horn switch.
8. Solder the two White wires from the Overwatch harness to the horn switch PCB (as shown in the photos below).
9. Seal the contacts with hot glue
      

Deadman & Joystick:
10. Connect the large white 9-Pin tee connector from the Overwatch harness to the joystick connections


Power & CAN:
11. Connect the small black 5-Pin tee connector from the Overwatch harness to the power connector on the PCB


Cable Gland & ECU Mounting:
12. Install the cable gland into the control box
13. Pull approximately 120mm of cable from the operator sensor through and secure the cable gland.
14. Connect the operator sensor and wire harness to the Overwatch ECU.
15. Remove the 5-Pin connector installed earlier from the PCB
16. Mount the Overwatch ECU to the control box using the supplied bolts and secure using threadlocker.
17. Reconnect the 5-Pin connector (removed previously to the PCB).


Cables Secured:
18. Use cable ties to secure the relay block and joystick connectors to the existing wire harness.
19. Secure the power tee connectors to the existing wire harness 


Control Box Cover:
20. Replace the control box cover and mount the the control box back onto the bracket


Post Installation Configuration
Overview
After the Overwatch has been installed, it must be configured with the parameters to suit the machine.
Follow the instructions below to configure the Overwatch.

Minimum system requirements
Any smart phone, tablet or laptop that meets the following requirements:
  1. The device can connect to a Wi-Fi access point
  2. The device has an up to date Firefox or Safari web browser installed (2019 onwards). 
Wi-Fi Connection & Web Page Access
To enable the Wi-Fi connection on the Overwatch and complete the configuration, follow the steps below.
1. Power down the platform control box with the ESTOP
2. Wait 10 seconds
3. Power up the platform control box with the ESTOP
4. While standing in the operator position, switch on the Overwatch
5. As the welcome chime starts to play, cover the sensor. The LED will flash white then black to acknowledge.
6. Remove your hand from the sensor. The LED will flash white then black to acknowledge.
7. After covering then uncovering the sensor this way 2 more times, "Wi-Fi On" will be announced.
8. On your Wi-Fi enabled device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc), show the available wireless networks
9. Select the wireless network (starts with “overwatch”) to connect to the Overwatch
10. When prompted, enter the password “12345678”
11. Open your web browser  (Safari for Apple and Firefox for Android)
12. Enter the following into the address bar http://192.168.4.1 to open the Overwatch main page

Machine Model Selection
Follow the instructions below to configure the Overwatch.
1. Select the Setup option
2. If there is a password field at the bottom of the page, follow the instructions in Change Model Configuration to obtain the password and enter the password field
3. Select the EWP Model from the drop-down list and click Set
4. Click on Proceed to Test to begin the installation test 



Installation Test
After the model configuration has been set or updated an Installation Test must be performed.
This will ensure the installation has been correctly performed and the Overwatch is functioning correctly.

Follow the instructions on the device web page to complete the Installation Test.


Change Model Configuration
To reconfigure the Overwatch for a different model requires an authorisation password. The authorisation password is generated from the EQSS website.

Go to the Reconfiguration page and follow the instructions to create an authorisation password.

Settings
The OEM Settings page defines preset OEM parameters
See the sections below for details on each parameter:


Connection Schematics