{"id":6796,"date":"2023-05-24T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:17:48","slug":"datasheet-icontrol3-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase=datasheet-icontrol3-control-panel","title":{"rendered":"Datasheet \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab is intended for use on generators with <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase_cat=icontrol2point5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bbiControl 2.5\u00ab<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase_cat=icontrol3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bbiControl3\u00ab<\/a> system. It is the user interface of the control system and is used to operate and display system data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" style=\"width: 56px;\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/information_sbu_transparent_52px.png\" alt=\"\"><br>The \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab is pin-compatible with the previous \u00bbiControl 2 Control Panel\u00ab and has the same dimensions. Therefore the <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase=icontrol3-panel-as-a-replacement-panel-in-the-icontrol2-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab can be used as a replacement panel<\/a> on all generator types with <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase=datasheet-icontrol2-printed-circuit-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iControl 2 generator control<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Product Description<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ic3-panel-kdb.jpg\" alt=\"iControl3 Control Panel\" class=\"wp-image-7030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ic3-panel-kdb.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ic3-panel-kdb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ic3-panel-kdb-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Release: <strong>P: 3.01.000<\/strong> or higher, P: Panel | <strong>3<\/strong> Hardware release | <strong>01<\/strong> Software release | <strong>000<\/strong> Revision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fischer Panda part number: 0034806<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The controls are the same as the iControl 2 panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The known display pages of the iControl2 panel remain unchanged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The assignment of the socket for the panel connection cable (see number 1 in <a href=\"#connectors_switches\">\u00bbConnectors and switches\u00ab<\/a>) is pin-compatible with the iControl2 panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The automatic start contact is on a separate connection socket (see number 2 in <a href=\"#connectors_switches\">\u00bbConnectors and switches\u00ab<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The display pages for error messages have been given a new layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"connectors_switches\" class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Connectors and Switches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 6 connectors and a double DIP switch on the backside of the \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icontrol2.5_cp-g_small_beschriftet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icontrol2.5_cp-g_small_beschriftet.jpg 709w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icontrol2.5_cp-g_small_beschriftet-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Panda \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab, backside with connectors, DIP switch and closed housing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td>5-pin Phoenix socket for panel connecting cable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td>Automatik start (pins AS 6 and AS 7)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td>Network, for example Ethernet (For future use. <strong>NOTE: This socket must not be used. The electronics can be damaged.<\/strong>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td>USB (For future use. <strong>NOTE: This socket must not be used. The electronics can be damaged.<\/strong>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td>Double DIP switch, switching on\/off the terminating resistors for CAN bus 1 and CAN bus 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td>Fischer Panda CAN Bus 2, CAN interface, j1939 based \u00bbfpCAN\u00ab (for future use)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td>3 universal outputs (For future use. <strong>NOTE: These sockets must not be used. The electronics can be damaged.<\/strong>)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Connectors and DIP switch of the \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading h5-grey-background\">Terminal assignment of the 5-pin Phoenix socket<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See number 1 in <a href=\"#connectors_switches\">\u00bbConnectors and switches\u00ab<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td>UBUS<\/td><td>white (WH)<\/td><td>Bus supply voltage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td>GND<\/td><td>brown (BN)<\/td><td>Bus ground<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td>RZL<\/td><td>green (GN)<\/td><td>Exciter wire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td>CAN Low<\/td><td>grey (GY) <\/td><td>Fischer Panda CAN bus 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td>CAN High<\/td><td>pink (PK)<\/td><td>Fischer Panda CAN bus 1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Terminal assignment of the 5-pin Phoenix socket<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Environmental Specifications and Physical Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Supply voltage<\/td><td>12 V-24 V (12 V or 24 V automotive)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current consumption, off<\/td><td>0 mA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current consumption, stand-by &#8211; backlight brightness 90 %<\/td><td>60 mA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current consumption, stand-by &#8211; backlight brightness 40 %<\/td><td>50 mA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current consumption, stand-by &#8211; backlight brightness 0 %<\/td><td>40 mA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Operating temperature<\/td><td>-20 \u00b0C to +50 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage temperature<\/td><td>-30 \u00b0C to +60 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Housing<\/td><td>ABS plastic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Protection class<\/td><td>IP04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall dimensions<\/td><td>120 x 65 x35 mm (L x W x H), Cutout: 109,2 x 54,5 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FP part number<\/td><td>0034806<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Printed circuit board<\/td><td>FP2105<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Environmental specifications and physical data<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Master and Slave Panels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab it is possible to operate up to four panels on one iGenerator (one master panel and three slave panels).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the master panel the terminating resistor for the CAN bus must be switched on. The terminating resistor of the slave panel must be switched off. To do this there is a double DIP switch on the backside of the \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab (see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"#dip_switch\" target=\"_blank\">\u00bbFunction of the double DIP Switch\u00ab<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an iControl system with master and slave panels, the master panel must always be the last panel in the row so that the terminating resistor is at the end of the CAN bus. Slave panels must be connected between the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase=datasheet-icontrol3-generator-control\" target=\"_blank\">\u00bbiControl3 Generator Control\u00ab<\/a> and the master panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" style=\"width: 56px;\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/information_sbu_transparent_52px.png\" alt=\"\"><br><strong>Note: <\/strong>When operating an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/?knowledgebase=icontrol3-panel-as-a-replacement-panel-in-the-icontrol2-system\" target=\"_blank\">\u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab as a replacement panel<\/a> in an iControl2 system, the network address must be considered:<br>All iControl3 panels have the default network address &#8220;1&#8221;. This address can be changed in the set up menu. Possible addresses are 1, 2, 3 and 4.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" style=\"width: 56px;\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/information_sbu_transparent_52px.png\" alt=\"\"><br><strong>Note: <\/strong>The automatic start function can be <strong>activated\/deactivated on each panel<\/strong> in the bus. The automatic start contact may only be <strong>connected to one panel<\/strong> in the bus.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/master_slave_schema_eng_klein-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"Master\/Slave panel configuration\" class=\"wp-image-6804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/master_slave_schema_eng_klein-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/master_slave_schema_eng_klein-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/master_slave_schema_eng_klein-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/knowledgebase.fischerpanda.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/master_slave_schema_eng_klein.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Master\/Slave panel configuration<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"dip_switch\" class=\"wp-block-heading h3-weiss-blau\">Function of the Double DIP Switch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terminating resistors for CAN bus 1 and CAN bus 2 are switched on and off with the double DIP switch (see number 5 in <a href=\"#connectors_switches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bbConnectors and switches\u00ab<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Switch<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Function<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Switch position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Terminating resistor for CAN bus 1 On\/Off<\/td><td><strong>top<\/strong> &#8211; terminating resistor <strong>\u201cON\u201d<\/strong>, <br><strong>down<\/strong> &#8211; terminating resistor <strong>\u201cOFF\u201d<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Terminating resistor for CAN bus 2 On\/Off<\/td><td><strong>top<\/strong> &#8211; terminating resistor <strong>\u201cON\u201d<\/strong>, <br><strong>down<\/strong> &#8211; terminating resistor <strong>\u201cOFF\u201d<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Positions of the double DIP switch<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-03T14:17:48+02:00\">July 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00bbiControl3 Control Panel\u00ab is intended for use on generators with \u00bbiControl 2.5\u00ab and \u00bbiControl3\u00ab system. 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