FlexCase E

Pinouts, Details, Drawings

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Quick Start Guide
Complete these walkthroughs first after receiving your FlexCase in the Basics section to install the required software and understand the .

Tackling the Basics
Learn the basics of programing (Simulink, C, Python), flashing (CAN, Ethernet/WiFi, LTE), and real-time debugging/logging using under the Programming section.

General Hardware Architecture


*Not all shown features available on every model.
Please see the hardware comparison guide or specific product pinouts for exact model information.*

General Firmware Architecture

 

  • Calibration and Logging – Store, calibrate, and read non-volatile data.
  • UDS – Implement UDS services as required.
  • Flashing and Calibration – Flash and calibrate over CAN or OTA with integrated FlexConnect.
  • Programing – Use Model-Based Design Toolbox (MBDT) for MATLAB® or C in Eclipse. AUTOSAR and non-AUTOSAR ASIL D real-time drivers provided.

Field Readiness

Deployable with production grade code using supported development environments.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMC has been completed for certain automotive applications, but is specific to each use case. Reach out for more details if EMC is required for your application.

  • Radiated and conducted emissions
  • Immunity to conducted transients on power leads
  • Immunity to electrostatic discharge
  • Immunity to electromagnetic fields
  • Immunity to radiated electromagnetic fields

MATLAB Add-on Requirements

To program in MATLAB using the complimentary toolbox you will require the following add-ons from MATLAB:

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • MATLAB Coder
  • Simulink Coder
  • Embedded Coder
  • (Optional) Stateflow
  • (Optional) IEC Certification Kit for ISO 26262

Need more than what is on board? Our products are easily expandable with our CANbus and Ethernet modules. There is a wide range of available add-ons. Contact us to add any of the following:

Type Input Output
Analog
  • Voltage 0-1V, 0-2.5V, 0-5V, 0-10V
  • Current 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA
  • Resistive 20 Ohms to 250 kOhm
  • Voltage +/-5V, +/-10V, 0-5V, 0-10V
  • Current +/-20Ma, 0-20mA, 4-20 mA
Digital
  • PWM, Frequency/RPM, Counter, Digital
  • PWM
  • Digital (Bi-polar)
Specialty
  • Magnetic Pick-Up (0.5 Hz to 20 kHz ; 100 mVAC to 100VAC (RMS))
  • Strain gauge (+/- 19.5 mV to +/- 2.5 Vdc)
  • Thermocouples (Type J, K, T)
  • Battery Cell Voltage Monitor
  • Form C Relay Outputs
  • 30A H-Bridge for DC loads (Solunoids, motors, etc.)

How Does It Work?

The FlexCase is easily expanded by attaching almost any device to the CAN bus or Ethernet network present. We have a number of pre-approved add-ons listed above which make the task even easier and are automatically setup.

Our products are designed for use by experienced engineers in the fields of mechatronics, controls, and embedded engineering. Please see our Support Policy for more details.

*Preferred for technical questions.

J1 – 64 Pin header, Internal pin.

Version 2.1
Previous Versions

Last updated: 2025-09-15

Physical Values

Parameter Value
Dimensions

209 x 147 x 48mm with connector

See CAD for exact dimensions.
Mass 485g Base FlexCase (359g Enclosure)
+12g for MPU
+10g for modem
+7g per SMA
+46g for Connector & Shroud
Materials Enclosure: ADC12 Aluminum
Connector: PA66
Connectors Wire to Right – Aptiv 13648596 (Old MPN PPI0001501)
Wire to Left – Aptiv 13722628 (Old MPN PPI0001500)
Cover – Aptiv 13648597 (Old MPN PPI0001526)
TPA Removal tool 33513040
Cover Removal tool 10915566
Pins

Large Pin (Q8)
0.50-0.85MM^2 Wire – Aptiv 13712871 (Old MPN PPI0001482)
1.0-1.3MM^2 Wire – Aptiv 13741954 (Old MPN PPI0001483)
1.4-2.0MM^2 Wire – Aptiv 13749482 (Old MPN PPI0001484)
Crimping Tool Aptiv 33514306
Terminal extraction tool 10915565

Small Pin (Q56)
0.35MM^2 Wire – Aptiv 13955989 (Old MPN PPI0001619)
0.50MM^2 Wire – Aptiv 13648598 (Old MPN PPI0000489)
Crimping Tool Aptiv 33514360
Terminal extraction tool 10915564
Fasteners Mounting: M6 or 1/4″ recommended

Note: If no stock is available with distributors use the Aptiv product page to find and searching with the old MPN

Electrical

Parameter Value
Sleep Power Consumption 4mA @ 12V nominal
8.5mA @ 24V nominal
Operating Power Consumption (No MPU) 125mA @ 12V nominal
90mA @ 24V nominal
Operating Power Consumption (+MPU Average) 215mA @ 12V nominal
132mA @ 24V nominal

***Marked pins are limited as follows:

¹ Pro versions only

³ Available on volume orders of FlexCase E

Connector Pin # Function Application Comment
Power
FCE J1-P1/Q1
 + Supply Voltage 8-36V (Unswitched)ⓘ Measure Supply Voltage​​​​
FCE J1-O2 Ignition
Input		 5-36V On/Off Switch. Wake on CAN/LIN enabled if present (See section below for details).
ⓘ Keep On​​​​
FCE J1-P4/Q4 Ground Grounds are common.
FCE J1-P2 Vcc
Supply		 For powering 12/24V nominal components (200mA Max). Requires enabling external supply.
FCE J1-Q3 5 Volt
Supply		 For powering 5V components (200mA Max). Requires enabling external supply.
FCE J1-P3 Sensor Ground For powering external components (200mA Max).
External Supply Enable Set to enable 5V Supply and Vcc Supply​​​​
Sensors
IMU​​​​ Configurable​​​​,MISO​​​​, MOSI​​​​, CLK​​​​, CS​​​​,Int1​​​​, Int2​​​​
Board Version​​​​ Analog Measurement​​​​
Power Good​​​​ Digital Measurement​​​​
Ignition​​​​ Digital Measurement​​​​
Coms
MCU-MPU SPI ¹​​​​

MCU (Typically Slave): MISO​​​​, MOSI​​​​, CLK​​​​, CS​​​​

MPU (Typically Master): See MPU pinout.
MCU-MPU UART ¹​​​​

MCU : RX​​​​, TX​​​​

MPU : See MPU pinout.
MPU-MPU GPIO Request ¹​​​​ MCU​​​​ <-> See MPU pinout.
MPU-MPU GPIO ¹​​​​ MCU​​​​ <-> See MPU pinout.
MPU Reset ¹​​​​ ⚠ Set high for >200ms then release​​​​
MPU Sleep ¹​​​​ ⚠ User for low power applications​​​​
MPU-IoT Coms
See MPU pinout. USB is recommended for communication.
CAN
Wake-on-CAN

Pins: ENABLE​​​​, nStandby​​​​.

Instructions: How To Wake​​​​. How To Sleep​​​​
MCU CAN Enable Set to enable all CANbus​​​​
FCE J1-A4 MCU CAN0 High FD capable. (CAN0TX:PTB1 – CAN0RX:PTB0)
FCE J1-A3 MCU CAN0 Low FD capable. (CAN0TX:PTB1 – CAN0RX:PTB0)
FCE J1-B4 MCU CAN1 High FD capable. (CAN1TX:PTA23 – CAN1RX:PTA22)
FCE J1-B3 MCU CAN1 Low FD capable. (CAN1TX:PTA23 – CAN1RX:PTA22)
FCE J1-C4 MCU CAN2 High FD capable. (CAN2TX:PTD18 – CAN2RX:PTD19)
FCE J1-C3 MCU CAN2 Low FD capable. (CAN2TX:PTD18 – CAN2RX:PTD19)
FCE J1-D4 MCU CAN3 High FD capable. (CAN3TX:PTE28 – CAN3RX:PTE29)
FCE J1-D3 MCU CAN3 Low FD capable. (CAN3TX:PTE28 – CAN3RX:PTE29)
MCU CAN4 Status & Control
  • Status [PTG18]. Status pin will read LOW when fault (short to VCC/GND) is present.
  • Enable [PTG16]. Set HIGH to enable.
  • nSTB [PTG19]. Set HIGH to enable.
FCE J1-E4 MCU CAN4 High FD capable. Wake-on-CAN. (CAN4TX:PTE30 – CAN4RX:PTE31)
FCE J1-E3 MCU CAN4 Low​​ FD capable. Wake-on-CAN. (CAN4TX:PTE30 – CAN4RX:PTE31)
FCE J1-E2 MCU CAN5 V+ ³ Isolated CANbus. Supply 4.5-5.5V W.R.T. V-. To use as a standard bus connect to +5V supply.
FCE J1-D2 MCU CAN5 High Isolated CANbus. (CAN5TX:PTG13 – CAN5RX:PTG14) ³
FCE J1-D1 MCU CAN5 Low Isolated CANbus. (CAN5TX:PTG13 – CAN5RX:PTG14) ³
FCE J1-E1 MCU CAN5 V- ³ Isolated CANbus ground. To use as standard bus connect to GND.
LIN
FCE J1-O1 LIN 1 RX​​​​, TX​​​​,ENABLE​​​​,Commander/Responder SW Select​​​​
PLC
SPI Communication to QCA ³ MCU (Typically Master): MISO​​​​, MOSI​​​​, CLK​​​​, CS​​​​,Int​​​​
Mux. Control Pilot & Proximity Pilot CP​​​​, PP​​​​
Ethernet
FCE J1-J1 MCU ETH+
FCE J1-J2 MCU ETH-
USB
FCE J1-E1 MPU USB 1 Data Positive ¹ USB 2.0 Data Positive (green).
FCE J1-E2 MPU USB 1 Data Negative ¹ USB 2.0 Data Negative (white).
Digital Outputs (DO)
Lowside Digital Output Enable Set to enable all Lowside Digital Output banks​​​​
High Side Digital Output Feedback Set to choose which high side outputs to read feadback pin​​​​
Low Side Digital Output Feedback Feedback reading logic​​​​
FCE J1-Q2
 High Side Supply ​​​​ External Pin Supplies DO 1-8
High Side Supply ​​​​ Internal VBatt Supplies DO 9 – 16
FCE J1-A1 High Side Digital Output 1 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-A1 Low Side Digital Output 1 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-A2 High Side Digital Output 2 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-A2 Low Side Digital Output 2 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-B1 High Side Digital Output 3 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-B1 Low Side Digital Output 3 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-B2 High Side Digital Output 4 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-B2 Low Side Digital Output 4 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-C1 High Side Digital Output 5 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-C1 Low Side Digital Output 5 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-C2 High Side Digital Output 6 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-C2 Low Side Digital Output 6 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-G1 High Side Digital Output 7 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-G1 Low Side Digital Output 7 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-G2 High Side Digital Output 8 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-G2 Low Side Digital Output 8 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-H1 High Side Digital Output 9 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-H1 Low Side Digital Output 9 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-H2 High Side Digital Output 10 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-H2 Low Side Digital Output 10 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-L1 High Side Digital Output 11 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-L1 Low Side Digital Output 11 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-L2 High Side Digital Output 12 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-L2 Low Side Digital Output 12 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-M1 High Side Digital Output 13 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-M1 Low Side Digital Output 13 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-M2 High Side Digital Output 14 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-M2 Low Side Digital Output 14 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-N1 High Side Digital Output 15 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-N1 Low Side Digital Output 15 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-N2 High Side Digital Output 16 ³ Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
FCE J1-N2 Low Side Digital Output 16 Set DO/PWM​​​​, Read Feedback/Fault​​​​, Note: Half Bridge Capable​​​​
Digital Inputs (DI)
Digital Input Pull Up Enable 1 Set high to enable Digital Input 1-6 Pull Ups​​​​
FCE J1-K1 Digital Input 1 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-K2 Digital Input 2 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-J3 Digital Input 3 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-J4 Digital Input 4 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-K3 Digital Input 5 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-K4 Digital Input 6 DI/PWM​​​​
Digital Input Pull Up Enable 2 Set high to enable Digital Input 7-12 Pull Ups​​​​
FCE J1-L3 Digital Input 7 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-L4 Digital Input 8 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-M3 Digital Input 9 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-M4 Digital Input 10 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-N3 Digital Input 11 DI/PWM​​​​
FCE J1-N4 Digital Input 12 | Control Pilot DI/PWM​​​​. Control Pilot charge status ready​​​​. Max voltage is 13V if PLC is used.
Analog Input (AIn)
FCE J1-F3 Analog Input 1 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-F4 Analog Input 2 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-G3 Analog Input 3 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-G4 Analog Input 4 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-H3 Analog Input 9 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-H4 Analog Input 10 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-F1 Analog Input 11 0-36V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-F2 Analog Input 12 | Proximity Pilot 0-6V (configurable)​​​​
FCE J1-O3 Analog Input 29 | Analog Output 1 0-36V (configurable)​​​​, DAC is via MCP4922 on SPI ENABLE​​​​, SOUT​​​​, SIN​​​​, SCK​​​​, CS​​​​
FCE J1-O4 Analog Input 30 | Analog Output 2 0-36V (configurable)​​​​, DAC is via MCP4922 on SPI ENABLE​​​​, SOUT​​​​, SIN​​​​, SCK​​​​, CS​​​​