Signal Specification, Remote Digital Audio Receiver (RDAR) [2018]

2017 Volvo S60 T5 Inscription, FWDSECTION Signal Specification, Remote Digital Audio Receiver (RDAR) [2018]

General 

All the values given below are between the respective terminal in column 1 and terminal #A1 in column 2 (power ground) unless otherwise stated in parenthesis after the table entry.

NOTE:

It is important to check ground terminals before taking readings. 

U= DC voltage in volts (V) UAC = AC voltage in volts (V)
Ubat = Battery voltage (V) f = Frequency in Hertz (Hz)
Ulow = Voltage approximately 0 V t = Time in seconds
PWM = Pulse width modulated signal as a %    

Connector C1 

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SIGNAL TABLE

Connection breakout box  Control module terminal  Signal type  Ignition on  Ignition off  Other 
- #C1-1 30-feed U = Ubat U = Ubat  
- #C1-2 ground, 30 supply U=Ulow U=Ulow  

Connector C2 

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SIGNAL TABLE

Connection breakout box Control module terminal Signal type Ignition on Ignition off Other
- #C2-1 Input, antenna - -  

Connector C3 

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SIGNAL TABLE

Breakout box terminal Control module terminal Signal type Ignition on Ignition off Other
- #C3-1 Output, optical - -  
- #C3-2 Input, optical - -  
RENDER: 1.0x

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