Calibration data selection

• US 9,092,020 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2013
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Singer, Ian R., Valeri, Frank C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAIGE, TYLER D
• Application Number:
  US14/048,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: 701/33.1, 701/42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/021 in which a variable is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/13 Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/301 Automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone

Abstract

A system is provided that includes an audio source configured to drive at least one audio output and a module under calibration integrated in a vehicle. The module under calibration is configured to receive a calibration command sequence from the audio source and decode the calibration command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration command. The module under calibration is further configured to select a set of calibration data from a plurality of sets of calibration data to configure the module under calibration based on the digitally-encoded calibration command.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an audio source configured to drive at least one audio output; and

a module under calibration integrated in a vehicle, the module under calibration configured to;

receive a calibration command sequence from the audio source, wherein the calibration command sequence comprises a sequence of tones associated with a set of calibration data;

decode the calibration command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration command by identifying the sequence of tones and mapping the sequence of tones to a digital value; and

select the set of calibration data from a plurality of sets of calibration data to configure the module under calibration based on the digitally-encoded calibration command.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one audio output comprises at least one speaker, the audio source is further configured to drive the calibration command sequence on the at least one speaker, and the system further comprises a microphone configured to provide input to the module under calibration.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one audio output comprises a physical audio link between the audio source and the module under calibration, and the audio source is configured to provide the calibration command sequence on the physical audio link to the module under calibration.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote enable line between the audio source and the module under calibration, wherein the audio source is configured to provide the calibration command sequence on the remote enable line to the module under calibration across a range of voltages and at a switching frequency that is distinguishable from a remote enable command on the remote enable line.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the module under calibration is further configured to trigger self-diagnostics responsive to receiving a diagnostic command sequence on the remote enable line.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio source is further configured to output a calibration mode command sequence, and the module under calibration is further configured to:

receive the calibration mode command sequence;

decode the calibration mode command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration mode command; and

transition into a calibration mode based on the digitally-encoded calibration mode command, such that the module under calibration is ready to receive and decode the calibration command sequence.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio source is integrated in the vehicle, and the system further comprises a plurality of bussed modules coupled to a vehicle information bus, and the module under calibration is not coupled to the vehicle information bus.

8. A method of calibration data selection in a vehicle system, the method comprising:

establishing a channel between an audio source and a module under calibration that is integrated in the vehicle system;

outputting a calibration command sequence from the audio source on the channel for the module under calibration, wherein the calibration command sequence comprises a sequence of tones associated with a set of calibration data;

receiving the calibration command sequence by the module under calibration on the channel;

decoding the calibration command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration command by identifying the sequence of tones and mapping the sequence of tones to a digital value; and

selecting the set of calibration data from a plurality of sets of calibration data to configure the module under calibration based on the digitally-encoded calibration command.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the channel is an audio channel established between at least one speaker driven in response to the audio source and a microphone configured to provide input to the module under calibration.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the channel is established on a physical audio link between the audio source and the module under calibration.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the channel is established on a remote enable line, and the calibration command sequence is provided across a range of voltages and at a switching frequency that is distinguishable from a remote enable command on the remote enable line.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the module under calibration is further configured to trigger self-diagnostics responsive to receiving a diagnostic command sequence on the remote enable line.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

outputting a calibration mode command sequence from the audio source on the channel for the module under calibration;

receiving the calibration mode command sequence by the module under calibration on the channel;

decoding the calibration mode command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration mode command; and

transitioning the module under calibration into a calibration mode based on the digitally-encoded calibration mode command, such that the module under calibration is ready to receive and decode the calibration command sequence.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio source is integrated in the vehicle system, and the vehicle system further comprises a plurality of bussed modules coupled to a vehicle information bus, and the module under calibration is not coupled to the vehicle information bus.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

at least one audio output;

an audio source configured to drive the at least one audio output; and

a module under calibration, the module under calibration configured to receive a calibration command sequence from the audio source, the calibration command sequence comprising a sequence of tones associated with a set of calibration data, decode the calibration command sequence into a digitally-encoded calibration command by identifying the sequence of tones and mapping the sequence of tones to a digital value, and select the set of calibration data for the vehicle from a plurality of sets of calibration data to configure the module under calibration based on the digitally-encoded calibration command.

16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the at least one audio output comprises at least one speaker, the audio source is further configured to drive the calibration command sequence on the at least one speaker, and the vehicle further comprises a microphone configured to provide input to the module under calibration.

17. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the at least one audio output comprises a physical audio link between the audio source and the module under calibration, and the audio source is configured to provide the calibration command sequence on the physical audio link to the module under calibration.

18. The vehicle of claim 15, further comprising a remote enable line between the audio source and the module under calibration, wherein the audio source is configured to provide the calibration command sequence on the remote enable line to the module under calibration across a range of voltages and at a switching frequency that is distinguishable from a remote enable command on the remote enable line.