Control unit and method for activating a personal protection means of a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsHartmut Schumacher, Carsten List, Ruediger Karner
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Abstract
A control unit for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle. The control unit includes a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being designed to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area.
Claims11
A control unit for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, comprising:
- a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being configured to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area;
- and
- a clock generator, which is formed or situated outside the compute module, wherein the clock generator is a quartz oscillator or includes a quartz oscillator.
A method for preparing a startup of control units, the control units being for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- storing a first processing instruction in a memory unit of a first of the control units and storing a second processing instruction different from the first processing instruction in a memory unit of a second of the control units;
- wherein the control units are for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, and wherein each of the control units includes a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being configured to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area, and
- wherein the control unit includes a clock generator, which is formed or situated outside the compute module, and wherein the clock generator is a quartz oscillator or includes a quartz oscillator.
A method for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- reading out a processing instruction from a memory unit of a control unit, the control unit including a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being configured to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area;
- loading the processing instruction into the second area of the compute module;
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- carrying out the processing instruction in the second area of the compute module to activate the personal protection device of the vehicle;
- wherein the control unit includes a clock generator, which is formed or situated outside the compute module, and wherein the clock generator is a quartz oscillator or includes a quartz oscillator.
A non-transitory machine-readable memory medium, on which is stored a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
- a program code arrangement having program code for preparing a startup of control units, by performing the following:
- storing a first processing instruction in a memory unit of a first of the control units and storing a second processing instruction different from the first processing instruction in a memory unit of a second of the control units;
- wherein the control units are for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, and wherein each of the control units includes a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being configured to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area, and
- wherein each of the control units includes a clock generator, which is formed or situated outside the compute module, and wherein the clock generator is a quartz oscillator or includes a quartz oscillator.
A non-transitory machine-readable memory medium, on which is stored a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
- a program code arrangement having program code for activating a personal protection device of a vehicle, by performing the following:
- reading out a processing instruction from a memory unit of a control unit, the control unit including a compute module, which is in one-piece and which includes a first area including a permanently wired processing structure and a second area including a programmable processing structure, the compute module being configured to carry out a processing instruction for activating the personal protection device in at least the second area;
- loading the processing instruction into the second area of the compute module;
- and
- carrying out the processing instruction in the second area of the compute module to activate the personal protection device of the vehicle;
- wherein the control unit includes a clock generator, which is formed or situated outside the compute module, and wherein the clock generator is a quartz oscillator or includes a quartz oscillator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.