Lin network, integrated circuit and method therefor
AssigneeCitibank, N.A.
InventorThierry Sicard
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Abstract
A LIN network comprises a transmit driver for communicating on a single communication bus. A slope control module is operably coupled to a supply voltage and arranged to identify a voltage transition, and in response thereto and via control of the transmit driver selectively apply one of: a first voltage transition mode comprising a constant DV/DT slope transition, or a second voltage transition mode comprising a fixed time transition.
Claims20
A Linear Interconnect Network network comprising:
- a transmit driver for communicating on a single communication bus;
- a slope control module operably coupled to a supply voltage and arranged to identify a supply voltage transition thereof, and in response thereto and via control of the transmit driver selectively apply one of:
- a first voltage transition mode comprising a constant DV/DT slope transition, or
- a second voltage transition mode comprising a fixed time transition.
An integrated circuit for use in a Linear Interconnect Network network comprising;
- a transmit driver for communicating on a single communication bus;
- a slope control module operably coupled to a supply voltage and arranged to identify a supply voltage transition thereof, and in response thereto selectively apply one of:
- a constant ΔV/ΔT slope transition mode or a fixed time transition mode to transitioning between a high voltage level and a low voltage level by control of the transmit LIN bus driver.
A method of communicating on a Linear Interconnect Network network on a single communication bus, the method characterised comprising:
- identifying a supply voltage transition from a supply voltage level;
- and
- in response thereto selectively applying the voltage transition on the single communication bus, by either:
- a first voltage transition mode comprising a constant DV/DT slope transition, or
- a second voltage transition mode comprising a fixed time transition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.