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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Akira Kotabe, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shinya Matohara, Hitachinaka, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a vehicle-mounted system capable of transmitting a command to a first system from a second system during a period in which the first system communicates with the second system according to a unidirectional communication protocol. A vehicle-mounted systemincludes a sensor(first system) and an ECU (second system). The sensoroutputs a message signal including a pause pulse to the communication line DATA according to SENT (a unidirectional communication protocol). The ECUis connected to the communication line DATA, and transmits a command to the sensorusing the falling period of the pause pulse.