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20090083463 | Method for Transmitting Data From and to a Control Device - A method for transmitting data from and to a control device, in particular an engine control device for a motor vehicle that has a first communication interface and a second communication interface, the method having the following steps: connecting the first communication interface to a development tool, and connecting the second communication interface to one or more function units during the development phase of the control device, transmitting data from the control device to the development tool via the first communication interface using a first communication protocol, transmitting data from the development tool to the control device via the first communication interface using the first communication protocol, breaking the connection between the first communication interface and the development tool, connecting the first communication interface to one or more additional 20 function units, and transmitting data between the control device and the other function unit or function units via the first communication interface using a second communication protocol. | 03-26-2009 |
20100005215 | Control Unit Including a Computing Device and a Peripheral Module which are Interconnected via a Serial Multiwire Bus - A control unit includes at least one computing device and at least one separate peripheral module which is connected to the computing device via a serial multiwire bus, the peripheral module including at least one output stage for transferring serial data to means outside of the control unit. In order to keep the number of pins required on a peripheral module to a minimum, thereby reducing costs for the entire control unit, the peripheral module has an asynchronous single-wire interface between one interface for the serial multiwire bus and the output stage. The asynchronous single-wire interface is preferably a UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) interface. The serial multiwire bus is preferably a microsecond bus. | 01-07-2010 |
20110125940 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING A CAN BUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system and a method for operating a communication system, the communication system having a CAN bus and at least two devices connected with the aid of the CAN bus. Such a device has a CAN control unit, an asynchronous, serial communication (ASC) interface unit, and a switch. The CAN control unit is suitable for transmitting, in a first transmission mode, CAN data frames over the CAN bus with the aid of a first physical protocol. The asynchronous, serial communication interface unit or ASC interface unit is suitable for transmitting, in a second transmission mode, ASC data frames over the CAN bus with the aid of a second physical protocol. The switch is designed for switching over between the first transmission mode and the second transmission mode as a function of at least one agreement effective between the device and at least one other device. | 05-26-2011 |
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20110093632 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM AND TO A CONTROL DEVICE - A method for transmitting data from and to a control device, in particular an engine control device for a motor vehicle that has a first communication interface and a second communication interface, the method having the following steps: connecting the first communication interface to a development tool, and connecting the second communication interface to one or more function units during the development phase of the control device, transmitting data from the control device to the development tool via the first communication interface using a first communication protocol, transmitting data from the development tool to the control device via the first communication interface using the first communication protocol, breaking the connection between the first communication interface and the development tool, connecting the first communication interface to one or more additional 20 function units, and transmitting data between the control device and the other function unit or function units via the first communication interface using a second communication protocol. | 04-21-2011 |
20110251821 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING A COMPUTER CORE IN A PROCESSOR HAVING AT LEAST TWO COMPUTER CORES - A method and a device for testing a computer core in a processor having at least two computer cores is described. The computer cores are connected to each other via an internal connecting system, both computer cores contributing toward the operating sequence of a machine. In the method for testing a computer core, with which a high error detection rate may be achieved in a minimum outlay of time, a test is run in one computer core, while a program for executing the driving operation of the motor vehicle is being processed in the other computer core at the same time. | 10-13-2011 |
20110282517 | Microcontroller having a computing unit and a logic circuit, and method for carrying out computations by a microcontroller for a regulation or a control in a vehicle - A microcontroller having a computing unit and a logic circuit. The microcontroller carries out computations for a regulation or control in a vehicle. The computing unit is connected to the logic circuit, and the logic circuit has an arrangement for computing an exponential function and is configurable. | 11-17-2011 |
20120079239 | TIMING MODULE - A timing module and a microcontroller. An independent processing unit, which is provided as a component of at least one closed-loop control circuit, is integrated in the timing module. | 03-29-2012 |
20120117283 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A FIRST SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND A SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP CONNECTED THERETO - A data communication method for semiconductor chips including transmitting load control data, pilot data and a transmission clock signal from a first semiconductor chip to one or more second semiconductor chips that are each coupled to one or more electrical loads, driving the electrical loads based on a timing defined by the load control data, deriving a transmission rate by dividing the transmission clock signal by a division factor prescribed by the pilot data, and transmitting diagnostic data at the transmission rate from the one or more second semiconductor chips to the first semiconductor chip. | 05-10-2012 |
20130063162 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN ANALOG SIGNAL - In a method is provided for evaluating an analog signal, which carries data on a rotational motion, the analog signal is read in by an A-D converter for evaluation and zero crossings of the analog signal are determined. | 03-14-2013 |
20130110749 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AN OUTPUT PARAMETER FOR A CONTROLLER | 05-02-2013 |
20130128664 | MEMORY MODULE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE SECURE AND AT LEAST ONE INSECURE MEMORY AREA - A memory module has at least one secure and at least one insecure memory area, separate write/read electronic units for each of the memory areas and at least one shared analog circuit part such as a voltage supply circuit for supplying the write/read electronic units and/or the memory areas. | 05-23-2013 |
20130332046 | ACTIVE FUNCTIONAL LIMITING OF A MICROCONTROLLER - A microcontroller for use in a control device for an internal combustion engine includes: an analysis access via which internal data in the microcontroller can be accessed from outside the microcontroller; a clock generator which generates clock timing for data communication of the microcontroller with other units. The microcontroller is configured to change over from a first clock to a second clock when there is an access to the microcontroller via the analysis access. | 12-12-2013 |
20140310325 | MODEL CALCULATION UNIT, CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A DATA-BASED FUNCTION MODEL - A model calculation unit for calculating a data-based function model in a control unit is provided, the model calculation unit having a processor core which includes: a multiplication unit for carrying out a multiplication on the hardware side; an addition unit for carrying out an addition on the hardware side; an exponential function unit for calculating an exponential function on the hardware side; a memory in the form of a configuration register for storing hyperparameters and node data of the data-based function model to be calculated; and a logic circuit for controlling, on the hardware side, the calculation sequence in the multiplication unit, the addition unit, the exponential function unit and the memory in order to ascertain the data-based function model. | 10-16-2014 |
20140359178 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GENERIC INTERFACE AND MICROCONTROLLER HAVING A GENERIC INTERFACE - A microcontroller for a control unit or a vehicle control unit, includes a central processing unit (CPU), at least one interface-unspecific input module, at least one interface-unspecific output module, at least one routing unit and at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information. The microcontroller is configurable so that the at least one interface-unspecific input module, the at least one interface-unspecific output module, the at least one routing unit and the at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information fulfill the functions corresponding to one of multiple serial interfaces, in particular of SPI, UART, LIN, CAN, PSI5, FlexRay, SENT or Ethernet. In addition, the arithmetic unit is configured to generate an entire output message frame from the second payload data as output data and to transmit the same to the interface-unspecific output module. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359179 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GENERIC INTERFACE AND MICROCONTROLLER HAVING A GENERIC INTERFACE - A microcontroller for a control unit, in particular for a vehicle control unit, includes a central processing unit (CPU), at least one interface-unspecific input module, at least one interface-unspecific output module, at least one routing unit and at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information. The microcontroller is configurable in such a way that the at least one interface-unspecific input module, the at least one interface-unspecific output module, the at least one routing unit and the at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information fulfill functions corresponding to one of multiple serial interfaces, in particular of SPI, UART, LIN, CAN, PSI5, FlexRay, SENT, IC2, MSC or Ethernet. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359180 | Method for providing a generic interface and microcontroller having a generic interface - A microcontroller for a control unit, in particular for a vehicle control unit, includes a central processing unit (CPU), at least one interface-unspecific input module, at least one interface-unspecific output module, at least one routing unit and at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information. The microcontroller is configurable in such a way that the at least one interface-unspecific input module, the at least one interface-unspecific output module, the at least one routing unit and the at least one arithmetic unit for processing interface-specific information fulfill functions corresponding to one of multiple serial interfaces, in particular of SPI, UART, LIN, CAN, PSI5, FlexRay, SENT, IC2, MSC or Ethernet. In addition, the input module stores an entire input message frame of the input data and makes this available to the arithmetic unit or the central processing unit (CPU). | 12-04-2014 |
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20080275441 | JAWED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FITTED WITH AN ELECTRODE AND A CABLE - A jawed surgical instrument fitted at the distal end of a jaw head which is affixed at the distal end of a longitudinally elongated stem and which supports two mutually oppositely displaceable jaw parts, said jaw head being connectable by means of an actuation bar to one of two drive elements of a manipulating unit that are mutually oppositely displaceable in the stem direction, the other of said drive elements being connected to the stem, said jaw head comprising at least one electrode designed for tissue surgery and being electrically connected by means of the actuation bar to a cable issuing from said bar, the actuation bar and the jaw head being detachably connected to the manipulating unit characterized in that the actuation bar and the jaw head are detachably connected transversely to the stem direction or in the proximal direction parallel to the stem to the manipulating unit, and in that the electric cable is firmly affixed to the actuation bar. | 11-06-2008 |
20120232580 | SURGICAL FORCEPS HAVING ENGAGEMENT IN A GROOVE - Surgical forceps are provided having an elongated shaft which at its distal end bears a forceps jaw having two jaw parts which are movable relative to one another, and at its proximal end bears an actuating handle which by means of a longitudinally displaceable actuating rod that passes through the shaft controls the relative motion of the jaw parts via the engagement of at least one cam on the forceps jaw or on the actuating rod in a groove which is inclined at an angle with respect to the direction of displacement of the actuating rod on the shaft or on the forceps jaw. The groove is provided, at least in one section, with an angle of inclination which is smaller than the angle of inclination up to which self-locking in the groove occurs. | 09-13-2012 |
20130150846 | ELECTROSURGICAL LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT HAVING AN ELECTRICAL LEAD - The invention relates to an electrosurgical laparoscopic instrument having an elongated shaft, wherein an end effector is disposed on the distal end of said shaft and a handle is disposed on the proximal end of said shaft. The shaft is designed as a tube through which a rod extends which is coupled to a movable part of the handle and to a movable part of the end effector for actuation by longitudinal movement, and the end effector is connected to the handle via at least one electrical lead. At least one of the leads is disposed in the wall of a hose which is disposed surrounding the rod in the tube. | 06-13-2013 |
20130345743 | HANDLE - A handle of a surgical instrument including a shaft, a handle body, a stationary handle lever, with a movable handle lever, with a receptacle that is disposed on the movable handle lever for a proximal end piece of an actuating rod that extends through the shaft, at the distal end of the shaft, an end effector, wherein the receptacle receives or releases, in the receiving position of the movable handle lever, the end piece for assembly or disassembly of the shaft, and with a handle spring that applies force to the movable handle lever when the actuating rod is not installed, and on a stop means on the movable handle lever. The handle includes a deactivation means that deactivates the application of force to the movable handle lever by means of the handle spring, when the actuating rod is installed on the handle. | 12-26-2013 |
20140236131 | SHAFT OF A LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT - A shaft of a laparoscopic instrument, having a ceramic tube which extends over the main length of the shaft and has a sheath which encloses the ceramic tube in at least some regions, is situated to cover those regions of the ceramic tube that are at risk of breakage and is designed to prevent the splinters of ceramic from penetrating through the sheath. The ceramic tube forms a predetermined breaking point in the region of the sheath. | 08-21-2014 |