Analysis device for control devices

• US 6,240,344 B1
• Filed: 02/11/2000
• Issued: 05/29/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Voith Turbo GmbH & Company KG (Voith GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Voith Turbo GmbH & Company KG (Voith GmbH)
• Inventors: Ehleiter, Joachim
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): To, Tuan C
• Application Number:
  US09/403,351
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29, 340/52 F
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2221 to test input/output devices or peripheral units

Abstract

A system is provided for analyzing peripheral components and/or control devices connected to a control apparatus, especially a transmission control apparatus. The control apparatus has entry and exit points for at least one entry and/or exit function as well as a data set having the allocation of entry and/or exit functions to the corresponding entry and/or exit points. The system has an output device for reading the allocation of the entry and/or exit functions to the entry and/or exit points from the data set and for outputting the functions allocated to the various entry and/or exit points on the output device.

Claims

1. A system for the analysis of peripheral modules and/or control units, that are connected to a control device, wherein the control device has one or more inputs and/or outputs for one or more input and/or output functions and a data record, that contains an assignment of the input and/or output functions to the respective inputs and/or outputs of the control device, the system having an output device, and wherein said peripheral modules and/or said control units are connectable to the inputs and/or outputs of the control unit;

the system comprising;

an output unit for reading out from the data record the assignment of the input and/or output functions to the inputs and/or outputs of the control device, and providing the functions assigned to the individual inputs and/or outputs of the control device to the output device; and

means for preparing wiring diagrams for said peripheral modules and/or control units, and wherein said means for preparing wiring diagrams includes a computer device for preparing said wiring diagrams.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is an external computer.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control device has at least one freely configurable input and/or output.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit has a serial interface.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the means for preparing wiring diagrams includes at least one memory area, in which at least one basic configuration is filed.

6. The system according to claim 3, wherein the control device and the control units and peripheral components are contained in a motor vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the control device controls a drive transmission of the motor vehicle.

8. A process for the analysis of one or more control units and/or peripheral modules that are connected to one or more inputs or outputs of a control device contained in a motor vehicle, the control device having a data record that includes an assignment of the inputs and/or outputs to specific ones of a plurality of input and/or output functions, said process comprising:

(a) transmitting an inquiry to the control device concerning a first one of the plurality of input or output functions;

(b) reading from the data record, on the basis of the inquiry, the assignment of the first input or output function to a first input or output of the control device;

(c) providing the assignment of step (b) to an output device for representation of the first input or output function assigned to the first input or output of the control device; and

(d) assigning, automatically in response to entry of a diagnostic command in the output device, the diagnostic command to the first input or output of the control device.