Method for Configuring Control Units

Abstract

Method for configuring at least one first functionality of real and/or simulated control units (ECU1, ECU2), wherein the first functionality belongs to a first functionality class (F1, F2), wherein the first functionality comprises at least one function dependent on the first functionality class (F1, F2) and at least one first parameter (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) dependent on the functionality class (F1, F2), wherein the first functionality is assigned to at least one control unit (ECU1, ECU2), the first functionality class (F1, F2) has, as categories, an else category (ELSE) and at least one first default category (K1, K2, K3, K4), wherein the functionalities in the first functionality class (F1, F2) each belong to a category (K1, K2, K3, K4, ELSE), wherein a first predetermined value (V1, V2, V3, V4) is stored for the at least one first parameter (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) for the first default category (K1, K2, K3, K4) and, if the first functionality is assigned to the first default category (K1, K2, K3, K4), the first predetermined value (V1, V2, V3, V4) is adopted for the at least one first parameter (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6), wherein, if the first predetermined value (V1, V2, V3, V4) of the parameter (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) of the first default category (K1, K2, K3, K4) changes, the change is adopted for all functionalities which have already been assigned to the first default category (K1, K2, K3, K4), wherein the control unit (ECU1, ECU2) assigned to the first functionality is configured with the function and the values of the parameters (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) of the first functionality.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.