Novel automobile VCU controller module
By designing an adjustable PCB circuit board, the high cost problem in the development and upgrade of VCU controllers was solved, the separation of hardware production and software upgrades was achieved, time and labor costs were reduced, and efficiency was improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422791452.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-15
AI Technical Summary
The development and upgrading of existing VCU controllers involves high time and labor costs, requiring significant resources from both the demand side and the manufacturer.
Design an adjustable PCB circuit board that supports software configuration input, allowing manufacturers to produce only the hardware while users can upgrade the program themselves via software, reducing development and upgrade costs.
It reduces the development cycle and labor costs of VCU controllers, improves the efficiency of manufacturers, and allows users to upgrade programs independently, reducing time and labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a technical field of automobile controller, specifically relates to a novel automobile VCU controller module. BACKGROUND
[0002] VCU (Vehicle control unit) as new energy automobile central control unit is the core of the whole control system, it is responsible for the normal driving of car, braking energy feedback, energy management of whole vehicle engine and power battery, network management, fault diagnosis and processing, vehicle state monitoring etc, so as to ensure that the whole vehicle works normally and stably under the conditions of better power performance, higher economy and reliability.
[0003] The existing VCU controller is mostly provided with IO module function logic, communication matrix by vehicle manufacturer and other controller demand sides (purchasing sides), and then the controller manufacturer (supplier) designs hardware and debugs software to meet the demand of the demand side, so that the time is spent long, and the labor cost is big, and in the aspect of program updating in the later period, the manufacturer needs to reprogram, which will produce higher time and labor cost to the demand side and the manufacturer. SUMMARY
[0004] To better solve the above problems, the utility model provides a novel automobile VCU controller module, so that the automobile VCU controller can be modified by software, and the time and labor cost of product manufacturer and user are reduced.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the embodiment of the utility model provides a novel automobile VCU controller module, which comprises an upper shell body, a lower shell body and a circuit board subassembly, the circuit board subassembly comprises a circuit board and a plurality of connecting ends, the plurality of connecting ends comprise 2-way low-side input ends supporting interrupt wake-up, 2-way high-side input ends supporting interrupt wake-up, 11-way adjustable input ends, 6-way AD input ends, 4-way low-side output ends, 4-way high-side output ends, 4-way power output ends and 2-way DA output ends, wherein at least one of the 11-way adjustable input ends supports software high-low signal configurable, at least one supports being adjusted as high active / low active input through bom, at least one supports being adjusted as voltage quantity acquisition input through bom, at least one supports being adjusted as resistance analog quantity acquisition input through bom, and at least one supports being adjusted as current signal input through bom, and at least one of the 6-way AD input ends supports being adjusted as resistance analog quantity acquisition input through bom.
[0006] Optionally, the driving capacity of the 4-way low-side output ends is 0.7A.
[0007] Optionally, the current output of the 4-way high-side output ends meets 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A respectively.
[0008] Optionally, the output voltage of three of the four power output terminals comprises 3.3V, 9V, 5V / 12V, and the driving capacity can reach 100mA.
[0009] Optionally, the output voltage of the other one of the four power output terminals is 5V / 12V, and the output current is 2A.
[0010] Optionally, the output voltage range of the two DA output terminals is 0-4.096V.
[0011] Optionally, the plurality of connection terminals further comprise four isolated CAN interfaces.
[0012] The novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application has the advantages that the input end of the PCB circuit board is designed as an adjustable mode, the high / low signals of the software are configurable, the high effective / low effective input, voltage quantity collection input, resistance analog quantity collection input, and current quantity signal input are supported by adjusting the bom, the automobile VCU controller manufacturer can only produce hardware products, and does not need to provide software design, debugging, and upgrading services, the development cycle is greatly saved in product development, the time and labor cost are reduced, the user of the automobile VCU controller product can realize program flashing by software modification, the program upgrading is independently completed in the subsequent use process of the product, the program flashing upgrading of the production manufacturer is not needed, and the time and labor cost of the product user and the production manufacturer are saved.
[0013] Moreover, the novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application is adapted to different controllers, platform management is facilitated, and the advantages of reliable performance, low cost, and convenient installation are achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or prior art description will be briefly introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.
[0015] Figure 1 is a front view of the novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application;
[0016] Figure 2 is a top view of the novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application;
[0017] Figure 3 is a left view of the novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application;
[0018] Figure 4 A rear view of the novel automobile VCU controller module of the embodiment of the present application;
[0019] Figure 5 A principle schematic view of the circuit board of the embodiment of the present application.
[0020] Reference signs:
[0021] 1, upper shell; 2, lower shell; 3, mounting lug; 4, waterproof breather valve; 5, plug-in slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more apparent, specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be practiced in a variety of ways beyond the specific details set forth herein without departing from the scope of the present application, and it is understood that similar improvements can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the following disclosed embodiments.
[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.
[0024] As Figures 1-5As shown, the utility model embodiment's a novel automobile VCU controller module, including upper casing 1, lower casing 2 and the line board subassembly of setting between upper casing 1 and lower casing 2, upper casing 1 and lower casing 2 periphery correspond to be provided with bolt through -hole, can be combined by bolt;Lower casing 2 four corners are provided with mounting lug 3, and the through -hole is set up on mounting lug 3, can be used to realize the installation of whole controller module on the car.Line board subassembly includes circuit board and multiple connecting ends, and one end of multiple connecting ends is welded with circuit board, and the other end is integrated design, and the plug -in slot 5 of being set up at upper and lower casing corresponds.The multiple connecting ends include 2 way low side input end that supports interrupt wake -up, 2 way high side input end that supports interrupt wake -up;11 way adjustable input end, 6 way AD input end and 4 way low side output end, 4 way high side output end, 4 way power output end, 2 way DA output end.In multiple input ends, at least one way of 11 way adjustable input end supports software high low signal configurable, at least one way supports as high effective / low effective input by bom adjustment, at least one way supports as voltage quantity acquisition input by bom adjustment, at least one way supports as resistance analog quantity acquisition input by bom adjustment, at least one way supports as current signal input by bom adjustment;At least one way of 6 way AD input end supports as resistance analog quantity acquisition input (for example 0-10K, 0-2K) by bom adjustment.
[0025] In the novel automobile VCU controller module of the utility model embodiment, multiple adjustable input ends can partially or totally support the above-mentioned several configurable or adjustable functions, and the software and program flashing can be debugged through the software or bom system.The novel automobile VCU controller module of the utility model embodiment mainly designs the input end of the PCB circuit board as an adjustable mode, is adapted to different controllers, and enables the automobile VCU controller manufacturer to only produce hardware products, without providing software design, debugging and upgrading services, greatly saves the development cycle in product development, and reduces the time and labor cost.The user of the automobile VCU controller product can realize program flashing through software modification, and in the program upgrading in the subsequent use of the product, can independently complete program upgrading through software modification, without the program flashing upgrading of the manufacturer, saves the time and labor cost of the user and the manufacturer.Moreover, the user modifies the product in batches through software, facilitates the platform management, and has high platform degree.
[0026] In an alternative embodiment, in the plurality of output terminals of the circuit board, the driving capacity of the 4-way low-side output terminal is 0.7A, the current output of the 4-way high-side output terminal respectively meets 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A; the output voltage of the 3-way power output terminal includes 3.3V, 9V, 5V / 12V, and the driving capacity can reach 100mA, the output voltage of the 1-way power output terminal is 5V / 12V, and the output current is 2A; the output voltage range of the two-way DA output terminal is 0-4.096V.
[0027] The CAN interface.
[0028] Optionally, the upper and lower shells and the circuit board assembly adopt, but are not limited to Figures 2-5 The upper and lower shells and the circuit board assembly are designed in a split type and are connected by bolts. In actual application, the positions such as the connection position of the upper and lower shells and the plug-in position need to be sealed to guarantee the dustproof and waterproof performance of the product, for example, sealing glue or sealing gaskets are installed around the upper and lower shells and the plug-in position. In addition, waterproof and breathable holes can be arranged on the lower shell 2 at positions corresponding to the circuit board, and waterproof and breathable valves 4 are installed, so that the heat dissipation performance of the product is improved without damaging the dustproof and waterproof performance of the product.
[0029] In actual application scenarios, other devices or components can be arranged in the novel automobile VCU controller module to realize the actual application or other functions of the novel automobile VCU controller module. For example, the controller further comprises a 6-axis gyroscope, an air pressure sensor, an external Flash, and the like; for another example, the plurality of connection terminals of the circuit board further comprise two-way power input terminals.
[0030] It should be noted that, according to the needs of implementation, each component described in the embodiments of the present application can be split into more components, or two or more components or parts of components can be combined into new components, to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present application.
[0031] The above embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the patent scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for ordinary skilled persons in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application patent should be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. A novel automotive VCU controller module, characterized in that, The device includes an upper housing, a lower housing, and a circuit board sub-assembly. The circuit board sub-assembly includes a circuit board and multiple connection terminals. The multiple connection terminals include 2 low-side input terminals supporting interrupt wake-up, 2 high-side input terminals supporting interrupt wake-up, 11 adjustable input terminals, 6 AD input terminals, 4 low-side output terminals, 4 high-side output terminals, 4 power output terminals, and 2 DA output terminals. Among the 11 adjustable input terminals, at least one supports software-configurable high / low signals, at least one supports BOM adjustment as a high / low active input, at least one supports BOM adjustment as a voltage input, at least one supports BOM adjustment as a resistance analog input, and at least one supports BOM adjustment as a current signal input. At least one of the 6 AD input terminals supports BOM adjustment as a resistance analog input.
2. The novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving capability of the four low-side output terminals is 0.7A.
3. The novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The current outputs of the four high-side output terminals meet the requirements of 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A, respectively.
4. A novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The output voltages of three of the four power output terminals are 3.3V, 9V, and 5V / 12V, and the driving capability of each can reach 100mA.
5. A novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The output voltage of the other one of the four power output terminals is 5V / 12V, and the output current is 2A.
6. A novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The output voltage range of the two DA output terminals is 0-4.096V.
7. A novel automotive VCU controller module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The multiple connection terminals also include 4 isolated CAN interfaces.