Control system with microcomputer and associated electrically reconfigurable logic circuit
US5892942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system adaptable for use in controlling internal combustion engines has a microcomputer and a hardware circuit reconfigurable in internal logic circuitry in such a manner that the setting of configuration is completed before the microcomputer is rendered operative upon application of a power supply voltage. The microcomputer is assembled in a 4-V guarantee circuit block with its operating guarantee power supply voltage of 4 volts. A 3-V guarantee block includes a random logic circuit and an EEPROM for storage of circuit configuration set data. The 3-V guarantee block also includes a first power-on reset circuit for providing respective sections with a reset-release command signal when an applied power supply voltage potentially rises at 3 volts, and a second power-on reset circuit for forcing the random logic circuit in the reset state until completion of the reconfiguration of the hardware circuit.
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