Flexible SENT device configuration
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit device comprising:
- an output port for transmitting a data stream;
a processor that controls transmission of said data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol; and
a configuration means that receives and stores configuration data that includes a plurality of diagnostic codes and a diagnostic status reporting order;
wherein said processor reports a plurality of diagnostic statuses via said data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code of the plurality of diagnostic codes defined by said configuration data; and
wherein the processor reports said plurality of diagnostic statuses in the diagnostic status reporting order defined by said configuration data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device comprising an output port for transmitting a data stream and a processor for controlling the transmission of the data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol. The device also comprises a configuration means for receiving and storing configuration data. The processor is adapted for reporting a plurality of diagnostic statuses via the data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code defined by the configuration data, and wherein the processor is furthermore adapted for reporting the plurality of diagnostic statuses in a diagnostic status reporting order defined by the configuration data.
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1. An integrated circuit device comprising:
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an output port for transmitting a data stream; a processor that controls transmission of said data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol; and a configuration means that receives and stores configuration data that includes a plurality of diagnostic codes and a diagnostic status reporting order; wherein said processor reports a plurality of diagnostic statuses via said data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code of the plurality of diagnostic codes defined by said configuration data; and wherein the processor reports said plurality of diagnostic statuses in the diagnostic status reporting order defined by said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an integrated circuit device adapted for transmitting data via a data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol, the method comprising:
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receiving configuration instructions from a user; storing configuration data in accordance with said configuration instructions, said configuration data including a plurality of diagnostic codes and a diagnostic status reporting order; and controlling a transmission of a data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission protocol; wherein said controlling of said transmission of said data stream comprises reporting a plurality of diagnostic statuses via said data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code of the plurality of diagnostic codes defined by said configuration data; and wherein said reporting said plurality of diagnostic statuses is performed in the diagnostic status reporting order defined by said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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