Protected transmission of independent sensor signals
First Claim
1. A sensor system, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to independently generate digital sensor signals, each sensor signal corresponding to a sensed quantity;
a plurality of channel protection elements, respectively configured to receive one of the digital sensor signals output from an individual one of the sensors and to introduce channel protection data (CPD) into the received digital sensor signal to generate an individual channel protected sensor signal (CPS);
a shared communication interface configured to receive the individual CPS signals from the plurality of channel protection elements and to assemble selected ones of the individual CPS signals into a data frame; and
wherein the plurality of sensors, the plurality of channel protection elements, and the shared communication interface are disposed onto a same integrated chip.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a communication system configured to independently introduce channel protection data into a plurality of different channels prior to transmission. In some embodiments, the system has a plurality of sensors configured to independently generate digital sensor signals, each sensor signal corresponding to a sensed quantity. A plurality of channel protection elements are respectively configured to receive one of the digital sensor signals output from an individual one of the sensors and to introduce channel protection data (CPD) into the received digital sensor signal to generate an individual channel protected sensor signal (CPS). A shared communication interface is configured to receive the individual CPS signals from the plurality of channel protection elements and to assemble selected ones of the individual CPS signals into a data frame.
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18 Claims
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1. A sensor system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to independently generate digital sensor signals, each sensor signal corresponding to a sensed quantity; a plurality of channel protection elements, respectively configured to receive one of the digital sensor signals output from an individual one of the sensors and to introduce channel protection data (CPD) into the received digital sensor signal to generate an individual channel protected sensor signal (CPS); a shared communication interface configured to receive the individual CPS signals from the plurality of channel protection elements and to assemble selected ones of the individual CPS signals into a data frame; and wherein the plurality of sensors, the plurality of channel protection elements, and the shared communication interface are disposed onto a same integrated chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic control unit (ECU), comprising:
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a message decoding element couplable to a sensor system by a shared physical communication layer configured to convey a data frame between the sensor system and the ECU according to one or more communication protocols, wherein the sensor system comprises; a plurality of sensors configured to independently generate sensor signals, each sensor signal corresponding to a same physical quantity; a plurality of channel protection elements, respectively configured to receive one of the sensor signals output from an individual one of the plurality of sensors and to introduce channel protection data into the received sensor signal to generate an individual channel protected sensor (CPS) signal; and a shared communication interface configured to receive the individual CPS signals from the plurality of channel protection elements and to assemble selected ones of the individual CPS signals into the data frame; and wherein the message decoding element is configured to receive the data frame from the shared physical communication layer and to recover the individual CPS signals from the data frame; and a message integrity element configured to receive the recovered individual CPS signals from the message decoding element and to detect faults in one or more of the individual CPS signals recovered from the data frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
- independently generating a plurality of digital sensor signals;
separately introducing channel protection data into the plurality of digital sensor signals to generate a plurality of channel protected sensor (CPS) signals; providing the plurality of CPS signals to a shared communication interface configured to— operating the shared communication interface to assemble selected ones of the plurality of CPS signals into a data frame; transmitting the data frame to a receiver according to one or more communication protocols; and wherein the plurality of digital sensor signals are generated by a plurality of separate sensors disposed onto a same integrated chip. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- independently generating a plurality of digital sensor signals;
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