Semiconductor integrated circuit device

• US 9,804,658 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2017
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Asano, Masahiro, Nishihara, Yuriko
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsai, Henry
• Assistant Examiner(s): DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US15/404,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20170123479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 293 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/36 for access to common bus or bus system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40013 Details regarding a bus controller
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40039 Details regarding the setting of the power status of a node according to activity on the bus
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

Power supply of ECUs connected to a communication network is optimally controlled so that power consumption is reduced. A transceiver/receiver converts a message of a differential signal received via a CAN bus into a digital signal. A select circuit determines whether the converted message is in a CAN format or a UART format. If it is in the UART format, the select circuit outputs a message to the UART circuit. A UART circuit determines whether the message matches a UART format. If matched, an ID determination circuit determines whether the input message is specifying a CAN ID of its own ECU. If it is the CAN ID of the ECU, the ID determination circuit outputs an enable signal to turn on a regulator and supply power to an MCU and an actuator.

Claims

1. A communication system for an automotive, comprising

a plurality of electronic controller units which includes a first electronic controller unit, a second electronic controller unit, and a third electronic controller unit;

and

a communication bus which transmits messages among the plurality of electronic controller units,

wherein the first electric controller unit has an active mode and a low consumption mode,

when the first electronic controller unit is in the low consumption mode,

the second electronic controller unit outputs a first message and a second message via the communication bus in this order,

when the first electronic controller unit receives the second message, it is determined whether an ID included in the second message identifies the first electronic controller unit or not, and the first electronic controller unit shifts from the low consumption mode to the active mode when the ID identifies the first electronic controller unit,

when the third electronic controller unit receives the first message, the third electronic controller stops output of messages to the communication bus for a predetermined time, and

the first electronic controller unit shifts from the active mode to the low consumption mode after elapse of another predetermined time from a completion of a power on sequence.

2. The communication system according to the claim 1,

wherein, after elapse of the predetermined time, the third electronic controller unit shifts a stop state to a state capable of outputting the messages to the communication bus.

3. The communication system according to the claim 1,

wherein the third electronic controller unit has:

a communication interface unit; and

a controller unit, and

in reception of the first message, the controller unit shifts to the low consumption mode, and the communication interface unit shifts to an idle mode of the massage from the communication bus.

4. The communication system according to claim 1,

wherein the communication bus is a control area network bus, and

each of the plurality of electronic controller units includes an interface unit corresponding to the control area network bus.