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Circuit for activating a CAN (car area network) bus control unit

US6812589B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2002
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/40215
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention describes a circuit for activating a control unit such as an ABS controller in a vehicle by way of a CAN bus, with the ignition turned off, which is in particular characterized by a first input for a logic activation signal for the control unit, an input filter for suppressing disturbing pulses in the activation signal, and a device for producing an output signal (CAN_WU) that activates the control unit when a predeterminable number of activation signals is recorded within a predeterminable duration.

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