Vehicle control apparatus having event management unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- an arithmetic processing unit including an arithmetic unit, a storage unit and a first communication unit;
an input/output unit including a signal input unit or a signal output unit and a second communication unit; and
a serial communication line connecting said arithmetic processing unit and said input/output unit;
wherein;
said input/output unit is equipped with an event management unit for detecting an event of a signal input or a signal output and notifying said event to said arithmetic processing unit; and
said arithmetic processing unit is equipped with an input/output management unit for performing data exchange between said signal input unit or said signal output unit and said storage unit, via said first and second communication units, in accordance with a request from said arithmetic unit and an event notice from said event management unit.
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Abstract
In a vehicle control apparatus having an arithmetic processing unit including an arithmetic unit, a storage unit and a communication unit, and an input/output unit including an signal input unit or a signal output unit and a communication unit, the arithmetic processing unit is connected to the input/output unit via a serial communication line, the input/output unit is equipped with an event management unit for detecting an event of a signal input or a signal output and notifying the event to the arithmetic processing unit; and the arithmetic processing unit is, equipped with an input/output management unit for performing data exchange between the signal input unit or the signal output unit and the storage unit via the communication units, in accordance with a request from the arithmetic unit and an event notice from the event management unit.
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7 Claims
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
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an arithmetic processing unit including an arithmetic unit, a storage unit and a first communication unit; an input/output unit including a signal input unit or a signal output unit and a second communication unit; and a serial communication line connecting said arithmetic processing unit and said input/output unit; wherein; said input/output unit is equipped with an event management unit for detecting an event of a signal input or a signal output and notifying said event to said arithmetic processing unit; and said arithmetic processing unit is equipped with an input/output management unit for performing data exchange between said signal input unit or said signal output unit and said storage unit, via said first and second communication units, in accordance with a request from said arithmetic unit and an event notice from said event management unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An input/output apparatus for a vehicle control apparatus, the input/output apparatus connected to an arithmetic processing unit of a vehicle control apparatus by a serial communication path, comprising:
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a signal input unit or a signal output unit; a communication unit; and an event management unit;
wherein;said event management unit detects an event of a signal input or a signal output to said arithmetic processing unit via said communication unit; and at least one of said signal input unit and said signal output unit performs data exchange with said arithmetic processing unit in accordance with an event notice from said event management unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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