SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FAULT TOLERANCE FOR AT LEAST ONE MICRO CONTROLLER UNIT
    2.
    发明公开
    SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FAULT TOLERANCE FOR AT LEAST ONE MICRO CONTROLLER UNIT 审中-公开
    系统可以确保宽恕至少一个微控制器单元

    公开(公告)号:EP2191373A2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-02

    申请号:EP08789581.9

    申请日:2008-08-07

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: G06F11/07

    摘要: The invention relates to a system for providing fault tolerance for at least one micro controller unit, hereinafter called MCU (10). The MCU receives information from at least one sensor (11) coupled to the MCU (10) and outputs information to at least one actuator (12) coupled to the MCU (10). To provide a system for controlling or influencing the fault tolerance or the error processing of at least one MCU without requiring a replication of software or hardware components and which is able to react differently on various events it is proposed to include a System Supervision unit (200), hereinafter called SSU (200), in the MCU (10). The SSU (200) reacts on error reports included in information (301, 302, 303, 325) received at the SSU (200); wherein the SSU (200) is adapted to switch into one of a plurality of predetermined states based on the information (301, 302, 303) received and based on a state history of the MCU (10); and to output at least one instruction to the MCU (10) or to an external control device (230) coupled to the MCU (10) to control at least the MCU (10) and/or the connected devices (11, 12) based on the new state into which the SSU is switched. Such system could be easily adapted to the respective application.

    CLOCK SUPERVISION UNIT
    3.
    发明公开
    CLOCK SUPERVISION UNIT 审中-公开
    TAKTÜBERWACHUNGSEINHEIT

    公开(公告)号:EP2193444A2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-09

    申请号:EP08807368.9

    申请日:2008-08-20

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: G06F11/16

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1604 G06F1/14 H03K5/19

    摘要: The present invention relates to a clock supervision unit (100) and an electronic system clocked by at least one clock (c*) and using the clock supervision unit (100). The clock supervision unit (100) analyzes the at least one clock (c*) based on a monitor clock (m*) provided together with the at least one clock (c*) or separately to the clock supervision unit (100). The clock supervision unit (100) at least comprises an activity unit (210), a deviation unit (220) and an auxiliary clock generator (240). The auxiliary clock generator (240) outputs an auxiliary clock (a*). The activity unit (210) detects the presence of the monitor clock (m*) based on the auxiliary clock (a*) and the presence of the auxiliary clock (a*) based on the monitor clock (m*). The deviation unit (220) detects clock faults in the monitor clock (m*) based on the auxiliary clock (a*). With the clock supervision unit (100) according to the present invention, the at least one clock (c*) can be supervised in more detail and it is possible to react on different clock faults in the at least one clock c* with different error handling procedures, e.g. by initiating a shutdown of the devices controlled by the electronic system.

    CLUSTER COUPLER UNIT AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF CLUSTERS IN A TIME-TRIGGERED NETWORK
    4.
    发明公开
    CLUSTER COUPLER UNIT AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF CLUSTERS IN A TIME-TRIGGERED NETWORK 审中-公开
    CLUSTER耦合器和一种用于在时间来控制网络上同步多个集群

    公开(公告)号:EP2064823A2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-03

    申请号:EP07826165.8

    申请日:2007-08-28

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: H04J3/06

    摘要: The invention relates to a time triggered network used in particular in an automotive network having a plurality of clusters. Each cluster (A-X) includes a plurality of nodes (11). For saving time during startup a cluster coupler unit (10) in a time triggered network is proposed, wherein the network comprises a plurality of communication clusters (A-X) each having a plurality of nodes (11), the communication clusters (A-X) are compatible to each another in cycle length, slot length and frame length, wherein a cluster coupler unit (10) being connected to at least two communication clusters (A-X), the cluster coupler unit (10) includes as many protocol engines (12) as communication clusters are connected, each protocol engine (12) having at least one receiving input (RXD) and one transmitting output (TXD), wherein a synchronization logic (20) is connected to at least one of the receiving inputs (RXD) and/or the transmitting outputs (TXD) of the protocol engines (12), wherein the synchronization logic (20) distributes information from incoming/ outgoing signals, which is used for synchronizing the connected communication clusters (A-X) during startup.

    DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATION METHOD
    5.
    发明公开
    DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATION METHOD 审中-公开
    VERTEILTES KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UNDZUGEHÖRIGESKOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN

    公开(公告)号:EP2047641A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-15

    申请号:EP07789909.4

    申请日:2007-07-09

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: H04L12/40

    摘要: In order to further develop a communication system (400) as well as a corresponding communication method in such way that a protection of the communication medium (300, 310) from timing failures of a communication controller (120) of a node (100), in particular a limited protection of the communication channel (300, 310) from illegal transmissions in the time domain, can be achieved without providing any bus guardian, it is proposed to prevent any transmission of the node (100) during phases with high susceptibility to illegal transmission, in particular during the communication startup of the communication system (400).

    摘要翻译: 为了进一步开发通信系统(400)以及相应的通信方法,使得通信介质(300,310)的保护免于节点(100)的通信控制器(120)的定时故障, 特别是在不提供任何总线监控的情况下可以实现对通信信道(300,310)的非法传输的有限保护,但是建议在高敏感度的阶段期间防止节点(100)的任何传输 特别是在通信系统(400)的通信启动期间非法传输。