System and method of using flexible ECU inputs to specifically determine the type of electrical fault on an input
First Claim
1. A control module, comprising:
- an input module configured to operate in a normal operating state and a fault diagnosis state, wherein the input module receives an input signal from a circuit module and generates a voltage based on the input signal, wherein the input module includesa first current source that is connected between the input signal and an analog voltage input, via first and second switches actuated to a first position, in the normal operating state and is disconnected from the input signal in the fault diagnosis state, anda second current source that is connected between the input signal and the analog voltage input, via the first and second switches actuated to a second position, in the fault diagnosis state and is disconnected from the input signal in the normal operating state; and
a fault diagnostic module that determines whether the voltage is in a first range or a second range while the input module is in the normal operating state, wherein the first range and the second range indicate that a fault is detected in the circuit module, that determines that the detected fault is a first fault type if the voltage is in the first range, that transitions the input module, by actuating the first and second switches from the first position to the second position, from the normal operating state to the fault diagnosis state if the voltage is in the second range, and that determines whether the detected fault is a second fault type or a third fault type based on the voltage while the input module is in the fault diagnosis state.
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Abstract
A control module includes an input module configured to operate in a normal operating state and a fault diagnosis state. The input module receives an input signal from a circuit module and generates a voltage based on the input signal. In the normal operating state, a fault diagnostic module determines whether the voltage is in a first range or a second range. The first range and the second range indicate that a fault is detected in the circuit module. The fault diagnostic module determines that the detected fault is a first fault type if the voltage is in the first range, transitions the input module from the normal operating state to the fault diagnosis state if the voltage is in the second range, and determines whether the detected fault is a second fault type or a third fault type based on the voltage in the fault diagnosis state.
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12 Claims
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1. A control module, comprising:
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an input module configured to operate in a normal operating state and a fault diagnosis state, wherein the input module receives an input signal from a circuit module and generates a voltage based on the input signal, wherein the input module includes a first current source that is connected between the input signal and an analog voltage input, via first and second switches actuated to a first position, in the normal operating state and is disconnected from the input signal in the fault diagnosis state, and a second current source that is connected between the input signal and the analog voltage input, via the first and second switches actuated to a second position, in the fault diagnosis state and is disconnected from the input signal in the normal operating state; and a fault diagnostic module that determines whether the voltage is in a first range or a second range while the input module is in the normal operating state, wherein the first range and the second range indicate that a fault is detected in the circuit module, that determines that the detected fault is a first fault type if the voltage is in the first range, that transitions the input module, by actuating the first and second switches from the first position to the second position, from the normal operating state to the fault diagnosis state if the voltage is in the second range, and that determines whether the detected fault is a second fault type or a third fault type based on the voltage while the input module is in the fault diagnosis state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for diagnosing electrical faults in a circuit, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an input module configured to operate in a normal operating state and a fault diagnosis state, an input signal from a circuit module; connecting the input signal to an analog voltage input, via a first current source and first and second switches actuated to a first position, in the normal operating state and disconnecting the input signal from the analog voltage input in the fault diagnosis state; connecting the input signal to the analog voltage input, via a second current source and the first and second switches actuated to a second position, in the fault diagnosis state and disconnecting the input signal from the analog voltage input in the normal operating state; generating a voltage based on the input signal; determining whether the voltage is in a first range or a second range while the input module is in the normal operating state, wherein the first range and the second range indicate that a fault is detected in the circuit module; determining that the detected fault is a first fault type if the voltage is in the first range; transitioning the input module, by actuating the first and second switches from the first position to the second position, from the normal operating state to the fault diagnosis state if the voltage is in the second range; and determining whether the detected fault is a second fault type or a third fault type based on the voltage while the input module is in the fault diagnosis state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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