Flexible SENT device configuration
AssigneeMelexis Technologies SA
InventorsIvan Shevelenok, Asparuh Grigorov, Viktor Kassovski
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device comprising an output port for transmitting a data stream and a processor for controlling the transmission of the data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol. The device also comprises a configuration means for receiving and storing configuration data. The processor is adapted for reporting a plurality of diagnostic statuses via the data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code defined by the configuration data, and wherein the processor is furthermore adapted for reporting the plurality of diagnostic statuses in a diagnostic status reporting order defined by the configuration data.
Claims15
An integrated circuit device comprising:
- an output port for transmitting a data stream;
- a processor that controls transmission of said data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol;
- and
- a configuration means that receives and stores configuration data that includes a plurality of diagnostic codes and a diagnostic status reporting order;
- wherein said processor reports a plurality of diagnostic statuses via said data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code of the plurality of diagnostic codes defined by said configuration data;
- and
- wherein the processor reports said plurality of diagnostic statuses in the diagnostic status reporting order defined by said configuration data.
A method for controlling an integrated circuit device adapted for transmitting data via a data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol, the method comprising:
- receiving configuration instructions from a user;
- storing configuration data in accordance with said configuration instructions, said configuration data including a plurality of diagnostic codes and a diagnostic status reporting order;
- and
- controlling a transmission of a data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol;
- wherein said controlling of said transmission of said data stream comprises reporting a plurality of diagnostic statuses via said data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code of the plurality of diagnostic codes defined by said configuration data;
- and
- wherein said reporting said plurality of diagnostic statuses is performed in the diagnostic status reporting order defined by said configuration data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.