dball2pro / 5x10 no ground when armed?

No Ground When Armed wire for a 5X10 (DBALL2Pro)????
I want to add some sensors and leds.

I do see an option in the firmware loader to reassign an output to "ground when arm" but it doesn't work. Any thoughts?


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KingVinnie

Be careful with LEDs. Bright LEDs will drain the battery faster.

The GWA wire on the DBALL is usually an input from the alarm system. Hook up the GWA from the brain, not the DBALL.

The GWA wire usually outputs 500mA and shouldn't be used as a source of power. It's a trigger wire, not a (-) power wire.

Using a relay, attach the (-) side of the relay coil to the GWA, and the (+) side to +12V Constant.

BE SURE to put a diode across your relay coil or the brain is toast!

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No question is stupid or not worth asking. You were once a noob, right? :)

are you using the latest version of xpressvip 4.5? f you don't have the latest version an an xkloader3 you wont be able to do it.

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Ted
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does it need to be a xbloader3?
im using a xbloader2 and vip 4.5

i does give me an option during flashing to change outputs.
I tried to change the "ground while running" wire to "ground when armed" but doent seem to do anything, checked with a DMM

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KingVinnie

Did you ever get it figured out i just got an 5x10 installed and theres no blinking LED installed wanted to install one with the ground when armed but can't find one on the unit.

i did get it working, re-flashed on a different computer and it worked fine. There is no GWA wire by default, but you can program one in the firmware. I used mine for a scanning led on the dash and a tilt sensor.

Mine also came with a valet button LED Flasher combo

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KingVinnie

Your 5x10 came with a Led/valet switch combo I asked my installer and he said it doesn't come with one. Where does the Led/valet switch combo plug into on the brain.

the dball2pro comes with just the brain.
the 5x10 comes with the brain, siren, LED/Switch, Shock sensor, Hood pin

https://www.xpresskit.com/product.aspx?productid=468
click on "whats included"

5x10 is basically a full kit of the dball2pro

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KingVinnie

plugs into the green port

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KingVinnie

KingVinnie wrote:

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plugs into the green port

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Thanks
When I looked on the site I saw that it came with a Led/valet and holder pn8620
But the installer said I would have to hook up the RF kit to get the Led.
Im going to have to look into getting a replacement led/valet
So if I get one can I just plug it into the port or do I need to get it flashed to work

Hey kingvinnie I seen a pic of the Led/valet switch that comes with the kit and there are only 3 separate wires coming out of it blue/GREEN/ red with there own little pigtails I guess you can call it.
How does this plug into the green 6pin port on the brain.

Also thanks for helping me out.

it comes with the green molex connector piece too. They leave it separate so the wire will fit thru the hole your drill for the switch.

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KingVinnie

KingVinnie wrote:

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it comes with the green molex connector piece too. They leave it separate so the wire will fit thru the hole your drill for the switch.

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Ok I see I got a green 6pin antenna cable that came with a VIPER SMART KEY DSK100 I'm thinking of splicing into that witty a alarm Led (blue and red wire one)
Would you happen to know which slots or the order the blue and wires go in.
I want to match them to the one I have to make sure they are right.

I just tried hooking up the blue and red wires to the blue and red wires on the green 6pin wires and the led lights up even when the alarm disarmed or armed and it doesn't blink.

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KingVinnie

KingVinnie wrote:

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Thanks kingvinnie I got it to work using that pic you posted.