Control system for equipment on a vehicle with a hybrid-electric powertrain

A vehicle equipped for power take off operation using direct application of power from a hybrid electric powertrain comprising:

• a controller area network;
• a body computer connected to the controller area network to receive a plurality of chassis input signals, the controller area network additionally having an electronic control module, a transmission control module, and a hybrid control module, the electronic control module being electrically connected to the transmission control module and the hybrid control module;
• a data link based remote power module installed on the vehicle for generating body demand signals for initiating operation of the vehicle hybrid electric powertrain for a power take off operation;
• and
• a plurality of PTO request switches, the PTO request switches being electrically connected to the controller area network, wherein the body computer is programmable to accept a signal from at least one of the PTO request switches to change an operating state of the power take off operation.