JP2006293492A - Power unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power unit that achieves both versatility and reliability. <P>SOLUTION: In an electronic control device, a power circuit 21 for stepping down a battery voltage Vin to supply a constant supply voltage Vo1 to a core 3a of a microcomputer can set the output value of the supply voltage Vo1 variably by connecting output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 to either a high level voltage or a low level voltage. The power circuit 21 comprises a determination part 51 for determining whether or not the output value of the supply voltage Vo1 is normal, and can also set determination values of the supply voltage Vo1 that the determination part 51 uses for normal determination variably by connecting setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 different from the terminals Ts1 and Ts2 to either a high level voltage or a low level voltage. Even if the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 have an open failure or the like to bring the supply voltage Vo1 to an abnormal value, the abnormality can be reliably detected by the determination part 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply apparatus that supplies a constant power supply voltage to a control circuit of an electronic control apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in an automotive electronic control device, a control circuit that performs various arithmetic processes for controlling a controlled object is configured mainly with a microcomputer.
This type of electronic control device is also provided with a power supply circuit along with the control circuit, and the power supply circuit steps down the battery voltage supplied from the outside of the electronic control device (the voltage of the in-vehicle battery) to a predetermined constant voltage. The constant voltage thus stepped down is supplied to the control circuit as a power supply voltage (that is, an operating voltage of the control circuit) (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).
JP 2000-139023 A JP 2000-155619 A JP 11-285157 A

  By the way, in recent years, the operating voltage (especially the operating voltage of the core) of the microcomputer constituting the control circuit is lowered to 3.3 V, 2.5 V, 1.8 V, 1.5 V, for example, as the performance of the microcomputer is improved. I'm following a course. For this reason, the power supply voltage to be supplied differs for each type of microcomputer, and it is difficult to prepare a power supply circuit for each power supply voltage.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a power supply device having both versatility and reliability.

In order to achieve the above object, a power supply device according to claim 1 is provided together with a control circuit in an electronic control device, and supplies a constant power supply voltage to the control circuit.
The power supply apparatus steps down an external power supply voltage supplied from the outside of the electronic control device, and outputs the reduced voltage as a power supply voltage to the control circuit, and a power supply output from the voltage output means Output voltage setting means capable of setting the voltage value from the outside of the power supply device. Further, the power supply device includes a determination unit that determines whether the power supply voltage output from the voltage output unit is normal, and a determination value of the power supply voltage that the determination unit determines to be normal. Determination value setting means that can be set from the outside.

  According to such a power supply apparatus of claim 1, the value of the power supply voltage supplied to the control circuit (that is, the output value of the power supply voltage) can be changed by the output voltage setting means, and high versatility can be obtained. . Therefore, the problem that a power supply circuit must be prepared for each different power supply voltage can be solved.

  Moreover, according to this power supply apparatus, not only the output value of the power supply voltage is variable, but also the determination value for determining whether or not the power supply voltage is normal can be changed by the determination value setting means. That is, the determination value can also be appropriately changed according to the output value setting of the power supply voltage.

  According to such a power supply device of claim 1, even if some failure occurs in the output voltage setting means and the power supply voltage output to the control circuit becomes an abnormal value, the abnormality is determined. It can be detected by means, and high reliability is obtained. This is because the determination value is set by the determination value setting means separate from the output voltage setting means. Therefore, according to this power supply device, both versatility and reliability can be achieved.

  By the way, a microcomputer core (microcomputer core) is conceivable as a control circuit to which power supply voltage is supplied. This is because, as described above, there are various values as the operating voltage of the microcomputer core, and it is possible to cope with the various operating voltages. For the same reason, for example, a memory of a microcomputer can be considered as a control circuit to which a power supply voltage is supplied. Although the memory itself is not a control circuit, since the memory can be a component of the control circuit in the electronic control device, in the present invention, the memory is also one of the control circuits to which the power supply voltage is supplied. Is considered.

  Next, the power supply device according to claim 2 is provided with output stop means in the power supply device according to claim 1, and the output stop means is configured such that the voltage output means supplies the power supply voltage based on the determination result of the determination means. Stop outputting.

  According to such a power supply device, when the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means becomes abnormal, the power supply voltage can be prevented from being supplied to the control circuit. For example, the control circuit is excessively large. It is possible to avoid failure due to supply of power supply voltage.

  Next, in a power supply device according to a third aspect, in the power supply device according to the first and second aspects, the output voltage setting means is configured such that the output voltage setting terminal provided in the power supply device has a high level voltage and a low level voltage. By connecting to either one, the power supply voltage value is set to a different value. In particular, when the output voltage setting terminal is in an open state, the terminal is set to high. The power supply voltage value is set to a lower value than when connected to the level voltage. The number of output voltage setting terminals may be one or two or more.

  According to such a power supply device, even if the output voltage setting terminal is deteriorated in the soldered portion with the circuit board and is in an open state (so-called open), the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means is Since the voltage is lower than the normal value (that is, the original set value), it is possible to prevent the control circuit from being damaged due to supply of an excessive power supply voltage. Further, since the power supply voltage becomes lower than the normal value, the abnormality can be detected by the determination means, and thus some fail-safe treatment can be surely performed.

  On the other hand, in the power supply device according to claim 4, in the power supply device according to claims 1 and 2, one end of the output voltage setting means is connected to the line of the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means, and the other end is connected to the power supply device. A first resistor connected to the provided output voltage setting terminal; a second resistor having one end connected to the output voltage setting terminal and the other end connected to a ground line outside the power supply device; Output control means for causing the voltage output means to output a power supply voltage so that the voltage of the output voltage setting terminal becomes a constant reference voltage, and the value of the power supply voltage is determined by the resistance value of the second resistor. It is decided.

  That is, as the resistance value of the second resistor is decreased, the voltage of the output voltage setting terminal (that is, the voltage obtained by dividing the power supply voltage by the first resistor and the second resistor) tends to decrease. The power supply voltage is set to be high so as to match the reference voltage. Conversely, as the resistance value of the second resistor is increased, the voltage at the output voltage setting terminal increases and approaches the power supply voltage, so that the power supply voltage decreases and approaches the reference voltage.

  Even when the output voltage setting means is configured, when the output voltage setting terminal is deteriorated in the soldered portion with the circuit board and is in an open state (that is, a state away from the second resistor). The power supply voltage output from the voltage output means is a voltage lower than the normal value (that is, the reference voltage that is the minimum set value). For this reason, similarly to the power supply device according to the third aspect, it is possible to prevent the control circuit from being damaged due to the supply of an excessive power supply voltage. Further, since the power supply voltage becomes lower than the normal value, the abnormality can be detected by the determination means, and thus some fail-safe treatment can be surely performed.

  Next, in the power supply device according to claim 5, in the power supply device according to claims 1 to 4, the determination means reaches at least the determination value set by the determination value setting means when the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means is reached. It is configured to determine whether or not. And the said power supply device is provided with the function stop means to stop the specific function in an electronic controller, when the determination means determines with the power supply voltage not reaching the said determination value.

  For this reason, in the power supply device according to the fifth aspect, for example, after the external power supply voltage is turned on, until the power supply voltage to the control circuit reaches the determination value set to the normal value of the power supply voltage by the determination value setting means. Thus, a specific function in the electronic control device is stopped. Therefore, even if the control circuit operates indefinitely at a power supply voltage lower than a normal value, it is possible to reliably prevent the specific function from operating improperly, and the reliability of the electronic control device can be prevented. Can be improved.

  Further, in the power supply device according to claim 5, the determination value setting means is configured such that the determination value setting terminal provided in the power supply device is connected to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage. The determination value is configured to be set to a different value, and when the determination value setting terminal is in an open state, the determination is performed more than when the terminal is connected to a high level voltage. It is configured to set the value to a low value. The number of determination value setting terminals may be one or two or more.

  For this reason, even if the terminal for setting the determination value is deteriorated in the soldered portion with the circuit board and opened, the determination value is lower than the normal value (that is, the original setting value). If the output voltage setting means is normal and the voltage output means outputs the power supply voltage having the value set by the output voltage setting means, the function stop means does not stop the specific function.

  That is, even if the determination value setting terminal is opened, the electronic control unit operates normally. For this reason, the addition of the determination value setting terminal does not increase the failure rate of the electronic control device, and can ensure high reliability.

  The control circuit to which the power supply voltage from the voltage output means is supplied may be a microcomputer core. In this case, the function stop means may be configured such that the power supply voltage is determined by the determination means as described in claim 6. When it is determined that the determination value has not been reached, an input / output circuit section of the microcomputer (a circuit section for inputting / outputting signals, a so-called I / O port) and an electronic control device based on a signal from the microcomputer It is effective to prohibit the operation voltage from being supplied to both or one of the output circuit that outputs a signal to the outside of the circuit. In other words, even if the microcomputer core operates indefinitely at a power supply voltage lower than the normal value, the peripheral circuit that operates based on the output signal from the microcomputer in the electronic control unit may operate improperly. This is because it is possible to reliably prevent an inappropriate signal from being output from the control device to the outside.

  Next, in a power supply device according to a seventh aspect, in the power supply device according to the first to fifth aspects, the control circuit to which the power supply voltage from the voltage output means is supplied is a core of the microcomputer. Furthermore, the power supply device of claim 7 is provided with output power supply stop means, and the output power supply stop means is determined by the determination means that the power supply voltage to the core is not normal. In this case, the operation voltage is prohibited from being supplied to both or one of the input / output circuit unit of the microcomputer and the output circuit that outputs a signal to the outside of the electronic control unit based on the signal from the microcomputer.

  According to such a power supply device of claim 7, as in the power supply device of claim 6, even if the core of the microcomputer receives an abnormal power supply voltage and operates indefinitely, the microcomputer within the electronic control device Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the peripheral circuit operated by the output signal from operating inappropriately or from outputting an inappropriate signal from the electronic control device to the outside. Therefore, the reliability of the electronic control device can be improved.

Next, a power supply device according to an eighth aspect is the power supply device according to the first to seventh aspects, further comprising a reset control circuit for resetting the control circuit in accordance with a determination result of the determination means.
According to this power supply device, when the power supply voltage to the control circuit becomes abnormal, the control circuit can be reset to prevent the control circuit from performing an indefinite operation. Reliability can be improved.

  Specifically, as described in claim 9, the reset control circuit has a voltage abnormality reset function for resetting the control circuit when the determination unit determines that the power supply voltage is not normal. Just do it.

  In this case, as described in claim 10, the reset state of the control circuit by the voltage abnormality reset function of the reset control circuit can be maintained until the external power supply voltage is reapplied. . According to this configuration, the control circuit can be restarted by temporarily shutting off and re-inputting the external power supply voltage to the electronic control device.

  In addition, as described in claim 11, the reset state of the control circuit by the reset function at the time of voltage abnormality of the reset control circuit can be configured to be released after being maintained for a certain time. According to this configuration, when the power supply voltage is determined not to be normal by the determination means, it is possible to attempt to restart the control circuit after the predetermined time without re-inputting the external power supply voltage.

  Next, in a power supply device according to a twelfth aspect, in the power supply device according to the eighth to eleventh aspects, when the reset control circuit monitors the operation state of the control circuit and determines that the operation state is not normal, the reset control circuit is reset. It has an operation monitoring function.

  According to this power supply device, even if the power supply voltage to the control circuit is normal, if the operation state of the control circuit actually becomes abnormal, it is possible to reset the control circuit to return to normal. The reliability of the apparatus can be further improved.

  By the way, it is preferable that the power supply device according to claims 1 to 12 is constituted by an integrated circuit as described in claim 13. If configured with an integrated circuit (that is, if it is integrated into an IC), the failure rate can be greatly reduced and the reliability can be improved as compared with the case of configuring with a large number of discrete components on the circuit board of the electronic control device, In addition, this is because it is extremely advantageous in terms of space saving.

Hereinafter, an automotive electronic control device according to an embodiment to which the power supply device of the present invention is applied will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic control device (hereinafter referred to as ECU) 1 of the present embodiment is mounted on an automobile and controls an engine of the automobile.

  The ECU 1 includes a microcomputer 3 that executes processing for controlling an engine as a control target, an input circuit 5 that inputs sensor signals and switch signals necessary for engine control to the microcomputer 3, Are output circuits (electric load drive circuits) 9a, 9b,... That output drive signals to various electric loads (electromagnetic injectors, ignition devices, etc.) 7a, 7b,. The battery voltage Vin supplied from the in-vehicle battery 11 that is an external power source of the ECU 1 via the ignition switch 13 is stepped down to generate a plurality of types of constant voltages, and the generated voltages are connected to the microcomputer 3 and the input circuit. 5 and the output circuits 9a, 9b,... Are provided with a power supply block 15 that supplies power as a power supply voltage.

Next, the power supply block 15 will be described. However, the description of the portion for supplying the power supply voltage to the input circuit 5 is omitted here.
As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply block 15 includes a first power supply circuit 21 that supplies a power supply voltage Vo1 to the core 3a of the microcomputer 3, an I / O port 3b of the microcomputer 3, and output circuits 9a, 9b,. And a second power supply circuit 23 for supplying a power supply voltage Vo2. The two power supply circuits 21 and 23 are each formed of an integrated circuit (made as an IC). As will be described later, the value of the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the first power supply circuit 21 is variable, but the power supply voltage Vo2 output from the second power supply circuit 23 is a fixed value (5 V in this embodiment). It is.

  The first power supply circuit 21 has a PNP type in which the emitter is connected to the battery voltage Vin and the power supply voltage Vo1 is output from the collector as a circuit that steps down the battery voltage Vin and outputs the power supply voltage Vo1 for the microcomputer core 3a. Transistor 25, two resistors 27, 28 connected in series between the collector of transistor 25 and the ground line, and for dividing the collector voltage (ie, power supply voltage Vo1) of transistor 25, and resistors 27, The divided voltage Va generated at the connection point between the two terminals 28 is input to the inverting input terminal (− terminal) and the reference voltage Vb is input to the non-inverting input terminal (+ terminal), and the output voltage of the operational amplifier 29 is 0V. (That is, the divided voltage Va is equal to the reference voltage Vb) so as to drive the transistor 25 1, a series regulator 33 made of are provided.

  Therefore, assuming that the resistance values of the resistors 27 and 28 are R27 and R28, respectively, the power supply voltage Vo1 having a value of “Vb × (R27 + R28) / R28” proportional to the reference voltage Vb is transferred from the collector of the transistor 25 to the microcomputer core 3a. Will be output.

  Further, in the first power supply circuit 21, in order to be able to variably set the value of the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the transistor 25 (hereinafter also simply referred to as the output voltage) from the outside of the first power supply circuit 21. Two output voltage setting terminals Ts1, Ts2, a non-inverting input terminal connected to one output voltage setting terminal Ts1 via a resistor 35, and a comparator 37 having a constant reference voltage Vref input to the inverting input terminal; The pull-down resistor 39 connected between the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 37 and the ground line, and the non-inverting input terminal is connected to the other output voltage setting terminal Ts2 via the resistor 41, and the inverting input A comparator 43 having a reference voltage Vref input to the terminal, and a pull-down resistor connected between the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 43 and the ground line. Output voltage controller for supplying a voltage corresponding to the combination of the output resistor 45 and the output level (high or low) of the two comparators 37 and 43 to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 29 as a reference voltage Vb 47 are provided.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, the voltages Vs1 and Vs2 of the two output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 are both at a low level (L) lower than the reference voltage Vref. When both the output levels of the two comparators 37 and 43 are low, the reference voltage Vb from the output voltage control unit 47 to the operational amplifier 29 sets the value (output voltage) of the power supply voltage Vo1 to 1.5V. The voltage value to be

  Further, when the voltage Vs1 of the output voltage setting terminal Ts1 is at a high level (H) higher than the reference voltage Vref and the voltage Vs2 of the output voltage setting terminal Ts2 is at a low level, the output of the comparator 37 When the level is high and the output level of the comparator 43 is low, the reference voltage Vb from the output voltage controller 47 to the operational amplifier 29 sets the value (output voltage) of the power supply voltage Vo1 to 2.5V. The voltage value to be

  Further, when both of the voltages Vs1 and Vs2 of the two output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 are at a high level and both of the output levels of the two comparators 37 and 43 are at a high level, output voltage control is performed. The reference voltage Vb from the unit 47 to the operational amplifier 29 is a voltage value that sets the value (output voltage) of the power supply voltage Vo1 to 3.3V.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 of the first power supply circuit 21 have a high level voltage higher than the reference voltage Vref and a reference voltage by the switch 49 on the circuit board of the ECU1. It is connected to either a low level voltage (in this example, the voltage of the ground line) lower than the voltage Vref.

  The reference voltage Vref is generated from the battery voltage Vin, for example, in the power supply block 15. Then, the output voltage control unit 47 generates the reference voltage Vb to the operational amplifier 29 by dividing the reference voltage Vref.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the first power supply circuit 21 monitors whether or not the power supply voltage Vo1 from the transistor 25 is normal by monitoring the divided voltage Va generated at the connection point between the resistors 27 and 28. An output voltage determination unit 51 for determination is provided.

  Further, in the first power supply circuit 21, the determination value (normality determination value) of the power supply voltage Vo 1 that the output voltage determination unit 51 determines to be normal can be variably set from the outside of the first power supply circuit 21. In addition, two determination value setting terminals Ts3, Ts4, one determination value setting terminal Ts3, a non-inverting input terminal is connected via a resistor 53, and a comparator 55 having a reference voltage Vref input to the inverting input terminal; The pull-down resistor 57 connected between the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 55 and the ground line, and the non-inverting input terminal is connected to the other determination value setting terminal Ts4 via the resistor 59, and the inverting input A comparator 61 whose reference voltage Vref is input to the terminal, and a pull-down resistor 63 connected between the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 61 and the ground line; It is provided.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, the voltages Vs3 and Vs4 of the two determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 are both at a low level (L) lower than the reference voltage Vref. When the output levels of the two comparators 55 and 61 are both low, the determination value of the power supply voltage Vo1 that the output voltage determination unit 51 determines to be normal is “1.3V to 3.8V”. Is set.

  Further, the voltage Vs3 of the determination value setting terminal Ts3 is at a high level (H) higher than the reference voltage Vref, and the voltage Vs4 of the determination value setting terminal Ts4 is at a low level. When the level is high and the output level of the comparator 61 is low, the determination value of the power supply voltage Vo1 that the output voltage determination unit 51 determines to be normal is set to “2.3V to 4.8V”. Is done.

  Further, when both of the voltages Vs3 and Vs4 of the two determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 are at a high level and both of the output levels of the two comparators 55 and 61 are at a high level, an output voltage determination is made. The determination value of the power supply voltage Vo1 that the unit 51 determines to be normal is set to “3.1 V to 5.6 V”.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 of the first power supply circuit 21 are also switched on the circuit board of the ECU 1 by the switch 65, similarly to the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2. The high level voltage higher than the reference voltage Vref and the low level voltage lower than the reference voltage Vref are connected.

  When the output voltage is set to 1.5 V by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 (that is, when the power source voltage Vo1 is 1.5 V as the microcomputer core 3a), the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts3 are set. When the determination value is set to “1.3V to 3.8V” by Ts4 and the output voltage is set to 2.5V by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 (that is, the power supply voltage Vo1 is 2 as the microcomputer core 3a). .5V), the determination value is set to “2.3V to 4.8V” by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4, and the output voltage is set to 3.3V by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2. When set (that is, when the power source voltage Vo1 is 3.3V as the microcomputer core 3a), the determination is made by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4. It is set to "3.1V~5.6V".

  Each of the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 and the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 is shown using the switches 49 and 65 as setting means. However, considering the reliability and the failure rate, the wiring pattern of the circuit board Therefore, it is desirable to configure to connect directly to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage.

The output voltage determination unit 51 has the following functions (H1) to (H3).
(H1): When the output voltage determination unit 51 is reset by the input of the battery voltage Vin and starts the operation, the output permission signal Sa to the drive circuit 31 constituting the series regulator 33 is set at the level indicating permission. If it is determined that the power supply voltage Vo1 exceeds the upper limit value VthH of the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4, the output permission signal Sa to the drive circuit 31 is not permitted ( That is, the non-permitted level, which is the level indicating the prohibition).

  When the output permission signal Sa becomes a non-permission level, the drive circuit 31 forcibly turns off the transistor 25, and as a result, the output of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the transistor 25 is stopped. That is, the function (H1) is a function for preventing the microcomputer core 3a from being damaged by the supply of the excessive power supply voltage Vo1. The output permission signal Sa is output by a signal output unit 51 a provided in the output voltage determination unit 51.

  (H2): When the output voltage determination unit 51 is reset by turning on the battery voltage Vin and starts operating, the output permission signal Sb to the second power supply circuit 23 is set to a level indicating non-permission (prohibition). However, if it is subsequently determined that the power supply voltage Vo1 has reached the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3, Ts4 (specifically, it has reached the lower limit value VthL of the determination value), the second power supply circuit 23 The output permission signal Sb is set to the permission level.

  When the output permission signal Sb reaches the permission level, the second power supply circuit 23 starts outputting the power supply voltage Vo2. That is, the function (H2) is performed when the normal power supply voltage Vo1 is supplied to the core 3a of the microcomputer 3 so that the core 3a can operate normally. This is a function for starting the supply of the power supply voltage Vo2 to 3b and the output circuit 9. The output permission signal Sb is output by a signal output unit 51 b provided in the output voltage determination unit 51.

  (H3): The output voltage determination unit 51 sets the output permission signal Sb to the second power supply circuit 23 to the permission level, and then the power supply voltage Vo1 falls below the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4. If it is determined that the output value is lower than the lower limit value VthL of the determination value, the output permission signal Sb to the second power supply circuit 23 is set to a level indicating non-permission (prohibition).

  When the output permission signal Sb becomes a non-permission level, the second power supply circuit 23 stops outputting the power supply voltage Vo2. That is, the function of (H3) is such that even if the power supply voltage Vo1 is lower than the normal value and the core 3a of the microcomputer 3 operates indefinitely, the peripheral circuit that operates according to the output signal from the microcomputer 3 in the ECU 1 is ineffective. This is a function for preventing an appropriate operation or an inappropriate signal from being output from the ECU 1 to the outside.

  Note that the function (H1) of the output voltage determination unit 51 determines that the power supply voltage Vo1 has exceeded the upper limit value VthH of the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4. Even when the output of the power supply voltage Vo1 is forcibly stopped, the power supply voltage Vo1 falls below the lower limit value VthL of the determination value, so that the output permission signal Sb to the second power supply circuit 23 is obtained by the function of (H3). Becomes a non-permission level, and the second power supply circuit 23 stops outputting the power supply voltage Vo2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first power supply circuit 21 is also provided with a reset control circuit 67 for resetting the microcomputer 3.
The reset control circuit 67 has the following functions (R1) to (R3).

  (R1): When the operation of the reset control circuit 67 is started by turning on the battery voltage Vin, the reset signal RES to the microcomputer 3 is set to the active level (the level for resetting the microcomputer 3) and the second power supply circuit 23 The power supply voltage Vo2 output to the I / O port 3b of the microcomputer 3 and the output circuit 9 is monitored, and when the power supply voltage Vo2 reaches a predetermined specified value (for example, 4.5V), from that point in time After a predetermined time, the reset signal RES to the microcomputer 3 is set to an inactive level to release the reset of the microcomputer 3. That is, the function (R1) is a so-called power-on reset function.

  (R2): The reset control circuit 67 monitors the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 even after setting the reset signal RES to the microcomputer 3 to the inactive level by the function (R1), and supplies the power When the voltage Vo2 falls below a predetermined normal lower limit value (for example, 4.5 V), the reset signal RES to the microcomputer 3 is set to an active level.

  Therefore, for example, it is determined by the function (H3) of the output voltage determination unit 51 that the power supply voltage Vo1 to the microcomputer core 3a is lower than the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4. Even when the second power supply circuit 23 stops outputting the power supply voltage Vo2, the reset control circuit 67 resets the microcomputer 3 by the function (R2). That is, the reset control circuit 67 resets the microcomputer 3 even when the output voltage determination unit 51 determines that the power supply voltage Vo1 is not normal, and the function of (R2) is the voltage abnormality reset function. It corresponds to.

In the present embodiment, the reset state of the microcomputer 3 by the function (R2) is maintained until the battery voltage Vin is reapplied to the ECU 1.
(R3): The reset control circuit 67 monitors whether or not a known watchdog pulse WP is normally output from the microcomputer 3. If the watchdog pulse WP is not output within a specified time, the reset control circuit 67 It is determined that the operation state is not normal, and the microcomputer 3 is reset and restarted by making the reset signal RES to the microcomputer 3 active level for a predetermined minute time. That is, the function (R2) is a so-called watchdog timer function and corresponds to an operation monitoring function for the microcomputer 3.

  On the other hand, in the second power supply circuit 23, as a circuit for stepping down the battery voltage Vin and outputting the power supply voltage Vo2, a PNP transistor 71 having an emitter connected to the battery voltage Vin and outputting the power supply voltage Vo2 from the collector, Two resistors 73 and 74 that are connected in series between the collector of the transistor 71 and the ground line and divide the collector voltage of the transistor 71 (that is, the power supply voltage Vo2), and a connection point between the resistors 73 and 74 The divided voltage Vc generated at the input terminal is input to the inverting input terminal (− terminal) and the reference voltage Vref is input to the non-inverting input terminal (+ terminal), and the output voltage of the operational amplifier 75 is 0V ( In other words, the drive circuit 77 for driving the transistor 71 is configured such that the divided voltage Vc is equal to the reference voltage Vref). A series regulator 79 is provided.

  Therefore, assuming that the resistance values of the resistors 73 and 74 are R73 and R74, respectively, the power supply voltage Vo2 having a value of “Vref × (R73 + R74) / R74” is output from the collector of the transistor 71. Then, the resistance values R73 and R74 are set so that the power supply voltage Vo2 becomes 5V.

  In the second power supply circuit 23, the drive circuit 77 forcibly turns off the transistor 71 when the output permission signal Sb from the first power supply circuit 21 is at the non-permitted level. 2. The power supply voltage Vo2 is prevented from being output from the power supply circuit 23.

Next, the operation of the power supply block 15 when the battery voltage Vin is input to the ECU 1 when the ignition switch 13 is turned on will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, the microcomputer core 3a having a power supply voltage Vo1 of 2.5V is used. Therefore, in the first power supply circuit 21, the output value (output voltage) of the power supply voltage Vo1 is output by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2. Is set to 2.5 V, and the determination value is set to “2.3 V to 4.8 V” by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 (see FIG. 3).

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, in the normal state, when the battery voltage Vin is input to the ECU 1, supply of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the first power supply circuit 21 to the microcomputer core 3a is started. The voltage Vo1 rises to a setting value (2.5 V in this example) by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2.

  Further, when the value of the power supply voltage Vo1 rises from 0V and reaches the lower limit value VthL (2.3V in this example) of the determination value, the function (H2) of the output voltage determination unit 51 causes the first power supply circuit The output permission signal Sb from 21 to the second power supply circuit 23 becomes the permission level, and the supply of the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 is started.

  Then, when the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 reaches a predetermined specified value, the microcomputer (R1) function (power-on reset function) of the reset control circuit 67 causes a microcomputer after a predetermined time from that time. The reset signal RES to 3 becomes an inactive level and the reset is released. As a result, the microcomputer 3 starts its operation from the initial state.

  Here, for example, of the two output voltage setting terminals Ts1, Ts2, the output voltage setting terminal Ts1, which is originally connected to the high level voltage, is deteriorated in the soldered portion with the circuit board and opened. Suppose it has become (open).

  In this case, in the first power supply circuit 21, since the output voltage setting terminal Ts1 is connected to the low level voltage by the action of the internal pull-down resistor 39, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is normal. This is set to 1.5 V, which is one rank lower than the set value (= 2.5 V) (see FIG. 3).

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4B, even when the battery voltage Vin is input to the ECU 1 and the supply of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the first power supply circuit 21 to the microcomputer core 3a is started, the power supply voltage Vo1 is The voltage only rises to 1.5V, and does not reach the lower limit value VthL (= 2.3V) of the determination value set by the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4.

  Therefore, in this case, the function (H2) of the output voltage determination unit 51 does not determine that the power supply voltage Vo1 has reached the determination value, and the output permission signal Sb to the second power supply circuit 23 is not permitted. The power supply voltage Vo2 is not supplied from the second power supply circuit 23 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 (the I / O power supply is not activated).

  As a result, in this case, the microcomputer 3 remains reset by the reset control circuit 67, but even if the microcomputer core 3a operates indefinitely at the power supply voltage Vo1 lower than the normal value, the I / O port 3b and Since the power supply voltage Vo2 is not supplied to the output circuit 9, a peripheral circuit that operates in response to an output signal from the microcomputer 3 in the ECU 1 performs an inappropriate operation or an inappropriate signal is output from the ECU 1 to the outside. It is surely prevented from being trapped.

  Thus, even if the output voltage setting terminal Ts1 is in an open state, the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the first power supply circuit 21 is lower than the normal set value, so that the microcomputer core 3a is excessive. A failure due to the supply of the power supply voltage Vo1 can be prevented, and since the power supply voltage Vo1 becomes lower than the normal set value, the abnormality is detected by the output voltage determination unit 51, and the ECU 1 is indefinite. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation. This is determined when the microcomputer core 3a having the power supply voltage Vo1 of 3.3V is used (that is, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is set to 3.3V by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2). When the determination value is set to “3.1 V to 5.6 V” by the value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4), the output voltage setting terminal Ts2 that is originally connected to the high level voltage is opened. Even so, it is the same.

  On the other hand, for example, of the two determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4, the determination value setting terminal Ts3 that is originally connected to the high-level voltage is deteriorated in the soldered portion with the circuit board and opened ( Open).

  In this case, in the first power supply circuit 21, the judgment value setting terminal Ts3 is the same as that connected to the low level voltage by the action of the internal pull-down resistor 57, so the judgment value is the normal setting value (= 2.3V to 4.8V) is set to “1.3V to 3.8V”, which is one rank lower (see FIG. 3).

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the battery voltage Vin is input to the ECU 1 and the supply of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the first power supply circuit 21 to the microcomputer core 3a is started, the power supply voltage Vo1 is Since the voltage rises to the normal setting value of 2.5 V, the lower limit value VthL (= 1.3 V) of the determination value is sufficiently exceeded.

  Therefore, in this case, the output permission signal Sb from the first power supply circuit 21 to the second power supply circuit 23 becomes the permission level by the function (H2) of the output voltage determination unit 51 as in the normal state. When the supply of the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 is started and the power supply voltage Vo2 reaches a predetermined specified value, the above-mentioned (R1 ), The reset of the microcomputer 3 is released, and the microcomputer 3 starts its operation from the initial state.

  That is, even if the determination value setting terminal Ts3 is opened, the ECU 1 operates normally. This is determined when the microcomputer core 3a having the power supply voltage Vo1 of 3.3V is used (that is, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is set to 3.3V by the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2). When the determination value is set to “3.1 V to 5.6 V” by the value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4), the determination value setting terminal Ts4 that is originally connected to the high level voltage is opened. Even so, it is the same. Therefore, the failure rate of the ECU 1 does not increase because the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 are provided.

  According to the first power supply circuit 21 provided in the ECU 1 of the embodiment as described above, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 to the microcomputer core 3a is shown in FIG. 3 (a) by the external connection of the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2. ) Can be variably set, and high versatility can be obtained. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a power supply circuit for each of different types of microcomputer cores having different power supply voltages to be supplied.

  In addition, according to the first power supply circuit 21, not only the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is variable, but also a determination value for determining whether or not the power supply voltage Vo1 is normal is a determination value setting terminal Ts3. By external connection of Ts4, it can be variably set as shown in FIG. That is, according to the output value setting of the power supply voltage Vo1, the determination value can be appropriately changed by the terminals Ts3 and Ts4 different from the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2.

  Therefore, as described with reference to FIG. 4B, if any one of the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 is opened due to a defect in a soldered portion with the circuit board, the microcomputer core 3a is transferred to. Even if the output power supply voltage Vo1 becomes an abnormal value, the abnormality can be detected by the output voltage determination unit 51, and high reliability can be obtained. Therefore, according to the first power supply circuit 21, both versatility and reliability can be achieved.

  In particular, in the first power supply circuit 21, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is set to a different value by connecting the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage. However, when one of the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 is opened, the output value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is set to a lower value than when the terminal is connected to a high level voltage. It is configured as follows.

  For this reason, even if the output voltage setting terminals Ts1 and Ts2 connected to the high level voltage are opened due to a defective soldering portion, the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the transistor 25 is the original set value. The voltage becomes lower than (normal value), and it can be avoided that the microcomputer core 3a breaks down due to the excessive supply of the power supply voltage Vo1.

  Further, in the first power supply circuit 21, if it is determined by the function (H1) of the output voltage determination unit 51 that the power supply voltage Vo1 exceeds the upper limit value VthH of the determination value, the signal output unit 51a to the drive circuit 31. The output permission signal Sa to the non-permitted (prohibited) level becomes, and the output of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the transistor 25 is forcibly stopped.

For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent the microcomputer core 3a from being damaged by the supply of the excessive power supply voltage Vo1.
In the first power supply circuit 21, when it is determined by the function (H2) of the output voltage determination unit 51 that the power supply voltage Vo1 has not reached the lower limit value VthL of the determination value, the signal output unit 51b The output permission signal Sb from the first power supply circuit 23 to the second power supply circuit 23 becomes a non-permitted level, and it is prohibited to supply the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 of the microcomputer 3. As a result, the functions of the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 are stopped.

  Therefore, even if the microcomputer core 3a operates indefinitely at the power supply voltage Vo1 lower than the normal value, the peripheral circuit that operates in response to the output signal from the microcomputer 3 in the ECU 1 operates improperly. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent an inappropriate signal from being output to the outside, and to improve the reliability of the ECU 1.

  Further, in the first power supply circuit 21, the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 are connected to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage, so that the determination value of the power supply voltage Vo1 is set to a different value. However, when one of the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 is opened, the determination value is set to a lower value than when the terminal is connected to the high level voltage. It is configured.

  For this reason, even if the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 connected to the high-level voltage are opened due to a defect in the soldering portion, the determination value is a voltage lower than the original set value (normal value). Therefore, the supply of the power supply voltage Vo2 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 is not prohibited by the function (H2) of the output voltage determination unit 51. That is, even if the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 are opened, the ECU 1 operates normally. Therefore, the addition of the determination value setting terminals Ts3 and Ts4 does not increase the failure rate of the ECU 1 and can ensure high reliability.

  Further, in the first power supply circuit 21, even when it is determined that the power supply voltage Vo1 is lower than the lower limit value VthL of the determination value by the function (H3) of the output voltage determination unit 51, the first output circuit 51b 2 The output permission signal Sb to the power supply circuit 23 becomes a non-permission level, and the supply of the power supply voltage Vo2 to the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9 is prohibited.

  Therefore, even if the power supply voltage Vo1 drops from the normal value and the microcomputer core 3a operates indefinitely during the operation of the ECU 1, the peripheral circuit of the microcomputer 3 operates improperly, or the ECU 1 is not connected to the outside. It is possible to reliably prevent an appropriate signal from being output.

  Furthermore, according to the first power supply circuit 21, when the function (H3) of the output voltage determination unit 51 determines that the power supply voltage Vo1 to the microcomputer core 3a is lower than the normal determination value, the reset control circuit The microcomputer 3 is reset by the function (R2) of 67. Therefore, when the power supply voltage Vo1 to the microcomputer core 3a becomes abnormal, the microcomputer core 3a can be prevented from performing an indefinite operation, and the reliability of the ECU 1 can be improved.

  Further, since the reset control circuit 67 has the function (R3), if the operation state of the microcomputer 3 actually becomes abnormal regardless of whether the power supply voltage Vo1 is good or not, the microcomputer 3 is reset to normal. It becomes possible to return, and the reliability of ECU1 can be improved further.

  Furthermore, since the first power supply circuit 21 is constituted by one integrated circuit, the failure rate is greatly reduced and the reliability is improved as compared with the case where the ECU 1 is constituted by a large number of discrete components on the circuit board. This is very advantageous in terms of space saving.

  In the present embodiment, the first power supply circuit 21 corresponds to the power supply device, the transistor 25 of the series regulator 33 corresponds to the voltage output means, the output voltage setting terminals Ts1, Ts2, and the resistors 35, 39. , 41, 45, comparators 37, 43, and output voltage control unit 47 correspond to output voltage setting means.

  The output voltage determination unit 51 corresponds to determination means, and the determination value setting terminals Ts3, Ts4, resistors 53, 57, 59, 63, and comparators 55, 61 correspond to determination value setting means. Yes.

The signal output unit 51a in the output voltage determination unit 51 corresponds to an output stop unit, and the signal output unit 51b in the output voltage determination unit 51 corresponds to a function stop unit and an output power supply stop unit. .
[Modification]
As a modification of the above embodiment, the power supply block 15 of the ECU 1 can be replaced with a power supply block 81 shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

First, the power supply block 81 of FIG. 5 differs from the power supply block 15 of FIG. 2 in the following points (1) to (3).
(1) Instead of each of the first power supply circuit 21 and the second power supply circuit 23, a first power supply circuit 83 and a second power supply circuit 85 are provided, and the reset control circuit 67 includes the first power supply circuit 83. The power supply circuits 83 and 85 are provided separately from each other, not inside.

(2) The first power supply circuit 83 includes only the series regulator 33, and a constant reference voltage Vref is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 29.
Further, the resistor 28 is provided outside the first power supply circuit 83.

  That is, in the first power supply circuit 83, one end of the resistor 27 is connected to the line of the power supply voltage Vo1 connected to the collector of the transistor 25. The other end of the resistor 27 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 29. And an output voltage setting terminal Ts5 provided in the first power supply circuit 83. The resistor 27 has one end connected to the output voltage setting terminal Ts5 and the other end connected to the ground line outside the first power supply circuit 83.

Therefore, the drive circuit 31 drives the transistor 25 so that the voltage at the output voltage setting terminal Ts5 becomes the reference voltage Vref.
Therefore, the value of the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the collector of the transistor 25 to the microcomputer core 3a is “Vref × (R27 + R28) / R28”, and can be arbitrarily set by the resistance value R28 of the external resistor 28. That is, the power supply voltage Vo1 increases as the resistance value R28 decreases, and decreases as the resistance value R28 increases, approaching the reference voltage Vref.

  (3) In addition to the series regulator 79 for outputting the power supply voltage Vo2, the second power supply circuit 85 determines whether or not the power supply voltage Vo1 output from the first power supply circuit 83 is normal. A circuit block is provided in which the determination value (normal determination value) can be variably set from the outside of the second power supply circuit 85.

  This circuit block has a voltage monitor terminal Ts6 connected to the line of the power supply voltage Vo1 via a resistor 87 outside the second power supply circuit 85, one end connected to the voltage monitor terminal Ts6, and the other end connected to the ground. A resistor 88 connected to the line, and a comparator 89 having a non-inverting input terminal connected to the voltage monitor terminal Ts6 and a reference voltage Vref input to the inverting input terminal.

  The comparator 89 operates by applying the battery voltage Vin, and the voltage at the voltage monitor terminal Ts6 (that is, the voltage obtained by dividing the power supply voltage Vo1 by the external resistor 87 and the internal resistor 88) Vd is the reference voltage Vref. If it is lower, the output permission signal Sb to the drive circuit 77 is output at the non-permission level, and if the voltage Vd is equal to or higher than the reference voltage Vref, the output permission signal Sb to the drive circuit 77 is output at the permission level. Similar to the second power supply circuit 23 of FIG. 2, the drive circuit 77 forcibly turns off the transistor 71 when the output permission signal Sb is at the non-permission level, so that the second power circuit The power supply voltage Vo2 is prevented from being output from 85.

  That is, assuming that the resistance values of the resistors 87 and 88 are R87 and R88, respectively, the comparator 89 determines whether or not the power supply voltage Vo1 is equal to or higher than the normal determination value Vth of “Vref × (R87 + R88) / R88”. When “Vo1 <Vth”, the output permission signal Sb is set to the non-permitted level to prohibit the output of the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 85. Further, the normality determination value Vth can be arbitrarily set by the resistance value R87 of the resistor 87 connected to the voltage monitor terminal Ts6.

  In the power supply block 81 of the modified example shown in FIG. 5, the normality determination value Vth determined by the resistance value R87 of the resistor 87 corresponds to the lower limit value VthL of the determination value in the power supply block 15 of FIG. The comparator 89 realizes the same function as the functions (H2) and (H3) that the output voltage determination unit 51 of FIG. 2 has.

In FIG. 5, each of C <b> 1 to C <b> 4 is a voltage fluctuation suppressing or noise removing capacitor provided in each power supply line in the ECU 1.
Also with the power supply block 81 of the modified example as described above, since the value of the power supply voltage Vo1 and the determination value Vth of the power supply voltage Vo1 are variably set separately, both versatility and reliability are achieved. Also in this power supply block 81, the output voltage setting terminal Ts5 of the first power supply circuit 83 is in an open state (ie, away from the resistor 28) due to deterioration in the soldered portion with the circuit board. In this case, the power supply voltage Vo1 becomes a voltage lower than a normal value (specifically, a reference voltage Vref that is a minimum set value). For this reason, it is possible to prevent the microcomputer core 3a from being damaged due to the excessive supply of the power supply voltage Vo1, and the power supply voltage Vo1 becomes lower than the normal value. It can be reliably detected by the internal comparator 89.

  In the modification of FIG. 5, the power supply block 81 corresponds to a power supply device, the transistor 25 in the first power supply circuit 83 corresponds to voltage output means, and the output voltage setting terminal Ts5 of the first power supply circuit 83. The resistor 27, the operational amplifier 29 and the drive circuit 31 in the first power supply circuit 83, and the resistor 28 outside the first power supply circuit 83 correspond to output voltage setting means. The resistor 27 corresponds to a first resistor, the resistor 28 corresponds to a second resistor, and the operational amplifier 29 and the drive circuit 31 correspond to output control means. The comparator 89 in the second power supply circuit 85 corresponds to a determination unit, and includes a voltage monitor terminal Ts6 of the second power supply circuit 85, a resistor 88 in the second power supply circuit 85, and a resistor outside the second power supply circuit 85. 87 corresponds to the judgment value setting means. The comparator 89 also functions as output power supply stopping means.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to such Embodiment at all, Of course, in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can implement in a various aspect. .

  For example, the reset state of the microcomputer 3 by the function (R2) of the reset control circuit 67 is not maintained until the battery voltage Vin is turned on again in the ECU 1, but is released after being maintained for a certain time. It may be configured. According to this configuration, it is possible to attempt to restart the microcomputer 3 without re-inputting the battery voltage Vin.

  Further, the supply target of the power supply voltage Vo1 from the first power supply circuits 21 and 83 is not limited to the microcomputer core 3a, and may be, for example, a memory of a microcomputer. This is because there are various values of the power supply voltage of the memory, and it is possible to deal with memories having various power supply voltages.

On the other hand, the power supply voltage Vo2 from the second power supply circuit 23 may be configured to be supplied to only one of the I / O port 3b and the output circuit 9.
Further, the first power supply circuit 21 in FIG. 2, the first power supply circuit 83 in FIG. 5, and the second power supply circuit 85 in FIG. 5 are pre-circuited on a circuit board different from the main circuit board constituting the ECU 1. Alternatively, the circuit module may be formed in the form of a circuit module.

It is a block diagram showing ECU (electronic control apparatus) of this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the power supply block in ECU. It is explanatory drawing explaining the setting of an output voltage, and the setting of a judgment value. It is explanatory drawing explaining the effect | action of the power supply block in ECU. It is a block diagram showing the power supply block of a modification.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... ECU (electronic control apparatus), 3 ... Microcomputer, 3a ... Core, 3b ... I / O port, 5 ... Input circuit, 7a, 7b ... Electric load, 9 (9a, 9b) ... Output circuit, 11 ... In-vehicle battery , 13 ... ignition switch, 15, 81 ... power supply block, 21, 83 ... first power supply circuit, 23, 85 ... second power supply circuit, 25, 71 ... transistor, 27, 28, 35, 39, 41, 45, 53 57, 59, 63, 73, 74, 87, 88... Resistor, 29, 75... Operational amplifier, 31, 77... Drive circuit, 33, 79... Series type regulator, 37, 43, 55, 61, 89. 47: output voltage control unit, 49, 65 ... switch, 51 ... output voltage determination unit, 51a, 51b ... signal output unit, 67 ... reset control circuit, Ts1, Ts2, Ts5 ... output voltage setting terminal , Ts3, Ts4 ... judgment value setting terminal, Ts6 ... voltage monitor terminal

Claims (13)

A power supply device that is provided together with a control circuit in an electronic control device and supplies a constant power supply voltage to the control circuit,
Voltage output means for stepping down an external power supply voltage supplied from the outside of the electronic control device and outputting the stepped down voltage to the control circuit as the power supply voltage;
An output voltage setting means capable of setting the value of the power supply voltage output by the voltage output means from outside the power supply device;
Determination means for determining whether or not the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means is normal;
A determination value setting means capable of setting the determination value of the power supply voltage determined to be normal by the determination means from outside the power supply apparatus;
A power supply device comprising: The power supply device according to claim 1,
An output stop means for stopping the voltage output means from outputting the power supply voltage based on a determination result of the determination means;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 1 or 2,
The output voltage setting means sets the value of the power supply voltage to a different value by connecting an output voltage setting terminal provided in the power supply device to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage. When the output voltage setting terminal is in an open state, the power supply voltage is set to a lower value than when the terminal is connected to a high level voltage. That is structured as
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 1 or 2,
The output voltage setting means includes
A first resistor having one end connected to a power supply voltage line output from the voltage output means and the other end connected to an output voltage setting terminal provided in the power supply device;
A second resistor having one end connected to the output voltage setting terminal and the other end connected to a ground line outside the power supply device;
Output control means for causing the voltage output means to output the power supply voltage so that the voltage of the output voltage setting terminal becomes a constant reference voltage,
The power supply voltage value is determined by the resistance value of the second resistor;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The determination means is configured to determine whether or not at least the power supply voltage output from the voltage output means has reached the determination value set by the determination value setting means,
The power supply device includes a function stop unit that stops a specific function in the electronic control unit when the determination unit determines that the power supply voltage has not reached the determination value.
Further, the determination value setting means sets the determination value to a different value by connecting a determination value setting terminal provided in the power supply apparatus to either the high level voltage or the low level voltage. When the determination value setting terminal is opened, the determination value is set to a lower value than when the terminal is connected to a high level voltage. That it is configured,
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 5,
The control circuit to which the power supply voltage from the voltage output means is supplied is a microcomputer core,
The function stop means, when the determination means determines that the power supply voltage has not reached the determination value, the input / output circuit section of the microcomputer and the electronic control device based on the signal from the microcomputer It is configured to prohibit the operation voltage from being supplied to both or one of the output circuit that outputs a signal to the outside,
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The control circuit to which the power supply voltage from the voltage output means is supplied is a microcomputer core,
When the determination means determines that the power supply voltage is not normal, an input / output circuit unit of the microcomputer, and an output circuit that outputs a signal to the outside of the electronic control unit based on a signal from the microcomputer, Comprising output power supply stopping means for prohibiting operation voltage from being supplied to either or both;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A reset control circuit for resetting the control circuit according to a determination result of the determination unit;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 8, wherein
The reset control circuit has a voltage abnormality reset function for resetting the control circuit when the power supply voltage is determined to be not normal by the determination unit;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 9, wherein
The reset state of the control circuit by the reset function at the time of voltage abnormality of the reset control circuit is maintained until the external power supply voltage is turned on again.
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to claim 9, wherein
The reset state of the control circuit by the reset function at the time of voltage abnormality of the reset control circuit is released after being maintained for a certain time,
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
The reset control circuit has an operation monitoring function of monitoring the operation state of the control circuit and resetting the control circuit when it is determined that the operation state is not normal;
A power supply characterized by. The power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The power supply device is composed of an integrated circuit;
A power supply characterized by.

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