JP2009114932A - Communication abnormality detection device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication abnormality detection device detecting such communication abnormality that data of same contents is sent repeatedly and effectively using communication resources without providing recognition data or monitor data separately for sending data. <P>SOLUTION: The communication abnormality detection device detecting communication abnormality between a plurality of electronic control devices periodically sending and receiving a plurality of kinds (n kinds) of data is constituted such that one (engine control unit 10) of the plurality of electronic control device determines data (command CMD) to be sent this time in the plurality of kinds of data and sends it to another device (throttle valve control unit 12) (S14), which is caused to change cycle of watch dog pulse according to the kind of received data, the changed watch dog cycle is measured, and communication abnormality is detected (from S16 to S24) when the cycle of the measured watch dog pulse is not changed according to the kind of the sent data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication abnormality detection device, and more specifically to a device that detects communication abnormality between a plurality of electronic control devices.

  In general, an internal combustion engine has a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) (Electronic Control Units (ECUs)) for electronically controlling driving of a fuel injection device (injector), an ignition device (igniter), a throttle valve, and the like. Unit)) is provided. Each electronic control device transmits and receives a plurality of types of data necessary for driving and controlling them through CAN (Controller Area Network) communication or the like. Conventionally, various devices have been proposed for detecting an abnormality in communication between electronic control devices that transmit and receive multiple types of data.

For example, in the following Patent Document 1, when transmitting a plurality of numerical data in the transmission-side electronic control device, the total value of the plurality of numerical data is added to the transmission data, and in the reception-side electronic control device, A communication abnormality between the electronic control devices is detected by calculating the total value of the received plurality of numerical data and comparing and confirming the calculated total value and the received total value. In Patent Document 2 below, monitoring information that changes for each communication in transmission data in the electronic control device on the transmission side, specifically, a flag that can be changed alternately between 1 and 0 for each communication. In addition to the transmission, the reception-side electronic control device detects a communication abnormality between the electronic control devices by monitoring changes in the flag for each communication.
Japanese Patent No. 3156493 JP 2001-197154 A

  However, in the communication abnormality detection described in the above-mentioned patent document, the transmission-side electronic control device transmits data for confirmation or monitoring added to the transmission data, and the reception-side electronic control device confirms or monitors it. Because of this configuration, the transmission-side electronic control device cannot update transmission data for each communication, and cannot detect a communication abnormality such that data of the same content is repeatedly transmitted. Further, since it is necessary to provide data for confirmation or monitoring separately in the transmission data, there is room for improvement in terms of effective use of communication resources.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to repeatedly transmit data of the same content in a communication abnormality detection device that detects communication abnormality between a plurality of electronic control devices that periodically transmit and receive a plurality of types of data. Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication abnormality detection device that detects communication abnormality such as transmission and uses communication resources effectively without providing confirmation data or monitoring data separately in transmission data.

  In order to solve the above-described object, in claim 1, in a communication abnormality detection device that detects communication abnormality between a plurality of electronic control devices that periodically transmit and receive a plurality of types of data, One of the electronic control devices determines the data to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of data and transmits it to the other, and changes the period of the watchdog pulse according to the type of the received data to the other And measuring the period of the changed watchdog pulse and detecting that the communication abnormality is present when the period of the measured watchdog pulse is not changed according to the type of the transmitted data. Configured.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the one side is configured to determine data to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of control data based on the calculation load of the one and the other.

  In the above, “communication abnormality” means an abnormality in communication contents in which one of the electronic control devices repeatedly transmits the same content data, but it is understood to include a reception abnormality or calculation abnormality in the other electronic control device. May be.

  According to claim 1, one of the plurality of electronic control devices that periodically transmit and receive a plurality of types of data determines data to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of data and transmits to the other, On the other hand, the period of the watchdog pulse is changed according to the type of received data, the period of the changed watchdog pulse is measured, and the period of the measured watchdog pulse is changed according to the type of transmitted data. Since it is configured to detect that there is a communication abnormality when it has not been changed, it is possible to detect a communication abnormality such as repeatedly transmitting data having the same content.

  That is, one of the electronic control devices determines data to be transmitted this time among a plurality of types of data and transmits it to the other, and on the other hand, sets the cycle of the watchdog pulse according to the type of received data. If the period of the other watchdog pulse measured on the other side is not changed according to the type of data transmitted, one of the electronic control units updates the transmission contents. In such a case, it is assumed that the same data is transmitted as in the previous communication, so that the communication abnormality as described above can be detected.

  In addition, since communication abnormality is detected using data to be transmitted this time among multiple types of data, there is no need to provide confirmation or monitoring data separately in the transmission data, so communication resources can be used effectively can do.

  In the communication abnormality detection device according to claim 2, one is configured to determine data to be transmitted this time among a plurality of types of control data based on the calculation load of one and the other, in other words, one Since the period of the watchdog pulse is set according to the calculation load of the other and the other, the calculation load required for one to measure the cycle of the watchdog pulse and the other required for generating the watchdog pulse The above effects can be obtained without unnecessarily increasing the calculation load.

  The best mode for carrying out the communication abnormality detection device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a plurality of electronic control devices including a communication abnormality detection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an electronic control unit (ECU) that electronically controls a fuel injection device (injector) and an ignition device (igniter) of an internal combustion engine (hereinafter referred to as “engine”). (Referred to as “engine control unit”) (shown as “UNIT1” in the drawing). Reference numeral 12 denotes an electronic control unit (ECU (Electronic Control Unit), hereinafter referred to as “throttle valve control unit”) (the other of the electronic control unit) that electronically controls the throttle valve (indicated by “UNIT2” in the figure). ).

  The engine control unit 10 includes a central processing unit CPU 10a, a ROM (not shown) for storing various programs, and a RAM (not shown) for temporarily storing data output from various sensors and data calculated by the CPU 10a. Thus, the drive of the fuel injection device and the ignition device, which are controlled objects, is controlled according to various programs. The throttle valve control unit 12 includes a similar CPU 12a, ROM (not shown), and RAM (not shown), and controls driving of the throttle valve according to various programs.

  The engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 are connected via a communication line 14, and are provided with transceivers 10b and 12b for transmitting data to the other and receiving data from the other, respectively. Each of the transceivers 10b and 12b is controlled by CAN controllers 10c and 12c arranged in the respective CPUs. As described above, the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 are connected by so-called CAN (Controller Area Network) communication so that data can be transmitted and received.

  The engine control unit 10 is connected to an accelerator opening sensor, a throttle opening sensor, an intake pressure sensor, and the like, and outputs data from various sensors. Specifically, the output data includes an accelerator opening AP, a throttle opening θth, an intake pressure PA, and the like. The throttle valve control unit 12 is connected to a battery voltage sensor, a hall sensor, or the like, and receives output data from various sensors. Specifically, the output data is battery voltage VB, hall current IH, and the like. The engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 periodically transmit and receive these multiple types of data to each other via CAN communication.

  The throttle valve control unit 12 includes a watch dog timer 12d that monitors the operation of the CPU 12a. Specifically, the watchdog timer 12d causes the CPU 12a to generate a signal (hereinafter referred to as “watchdog pulse”) at predetermined intervals and transmit it to the CPU 12a, and transmits a watchdog pulse from the CPU 12a even after a predetermined time elapses. If not, interrupt the operation of the CPU 12a and restart the CPU 12a.

  The watchdog pulse generated by the CPU 12a is also transmitted to the CPU 10a of the engine control unit 10 via the dedicated line 16. The CPU 10a is configured to be able to measure the cycle of the transmitted watchdog pulse using an appropriate timer.

  The communication abnormality detection device according to the present invention includes a CAN controller, and detects an abnormality in CAN communication between the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 when transmitting a plurality of types of data from one to the other. The communication abnormality detection will be specifically described from the flowcharts in the following figures.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart relating to communication abnormality detection executed by the transmission-side electronic control device. Although both the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 are appropriate as the transmission-side electronic control device, for convenience of explanation, the engine control unit 10 is used here as the transmission-side electronic control device. Specifically, the flowchart of FIG. 2 is a program executed by the CAN controller 10 c of the engine control unit 10.

  First, in S10, a command CMD is issued according to the calculation load of the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12. For example, when the calculation load of the engine control unit 10 is high and the calculation load of the throttle valve control unit 12 is low, a command CMD of 1 is issued. Conversely, when the calculation load of the engine control unit 10 is low and the calculation load of the throttle valve control unit 12 is high, n commands CMD are issued. Note that the level of calculation load is estimated based on output data of various sensors.

  The command CMD is any numerical value among natural numbers from 1 to n (n ≧ 2). n corresponds to the total number of data types to be transmitted by the engine control unit 10. Here, a different command CMD is assigned to each data type. For example, a command CMD of 1 is assigned to the accelerator opening AP, 2 to the throttle opening θth, and 3 to the intake pressure PA.

  In step S12, the command CMD and the numerical value of the data type assigned to the command CMD are transmitted as transmission data. Here, specifically, regarding the transmission, the CAN controller 10c instructs the transceiver 10b to transmit them, and the transceiver 10b updates and transmits them as current transmission data. Of the transmission data, at least the command CMD is temporarily stored in the RAM.

  In S10, all commands are issued in a certain period while issuing a command CMD according to the calculation load of the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 in S10 so that a plurality of types of data are transmitted every cycle in S12. It is configured to issue a CMD.

  Next, a reception-side electronic control device that receives transmission data will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart relating to communication abnormality detection executed by the electronic control device on the receiving side. Here, the throttle valve control unit 12 will be described as a reception-side electronic control device. Specifically, the flowchart of FIG. 3 is a program executed by the CAN controller 12 c of the throttle valve control unit 12.

  In S100, it is determined whether the command CMD transmitted from the engine control unit 10 and the numerical value of the data type assigned thereto are received. When the result is negative, the program is skipped, while when the result is positive, the process proceeds to S102 to determine whether or not the received command CMD is 1.

  When the result in S102 is affirmative, the program proceeds to S104, in which one recognition code ID is created, and the program proceeds to S106, where the cycle A is set as the cycle of the watchdog pulse. On the other hand, when the result in S102 is negative, the program proceeds to S108 and it is determined whether or not the received command CMD is 2. When the result in S108 is affirmative, the program proceeds to S110 and a recognition code ID of 2 is created, and the program proceeds to S112 and the cycle B is set as the cycle of the watchdog pulse. On the other hand, when the result is negative in S108, similarly, as shown in steps S114 to S116, it is determined whether the received command CMD is 3, 4, 5,. , 3, 4, 5,... N are created, and cycles C, D, E... N are set as the cycle of the watchdog pulse. In this way, the recognition code ID is also a natural number from 1 to n (n ≧ 2), and the same recognition code ID as the received command CMD is created. Further, the period of the watchdog pulse is set (changed) according to the received command CMD.

  Next, in S120, the created recognition code ID is returned to the engine control unit 10 as return data. More specifically, the CAN controller 12c instructs the transmitter / receiver 12b to return the currently generated recognition code ID, and the transmitter / receiver 12b updates the recognition code ID as the current return data and sends it to the engine control unit. Reply to 10. When the result in S114 is negative, the program is skipped.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description of the flow chart on the transmitting side will be continued. In S14, it is determined whether or not the reply data from the throttle valve control unit 12, that is, the recognition code ID has been received. After the transmission data is transmitted in S12, if the recognition code ID is not received even after an appropriate time has elapsed, the result in S14 is negative, and the process returns to S12 to transmit the same transmission data to the throttle valve control unit 12 again. As described above, the engine control unit 10 repeatedly transmits the same type of data unless receiving the return data from the throttle valve control unit 12.

  On the other hand, when the recognition code ID is received, the result is affirmative in S14 and the process proceeds to S16, and the period of the watchdog pulse is measured in the CPU 10a as described above.

  Next, in S18, it is determined whether or not the measured period of the watchdog pulse coincides with the set period. The set period is a period of the watchdog pulse set in advance corresponding to the command CMD issued in S10. The setting cycle itself is the same as the cycle A, B, C,... N set according to the command CMD received by the throttle valve control unit 12.

  When the result in S18 is affirmative, it is determined that the communication between the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 is normal, and the process returns to S10 and a new command CMD is issued.

  On the other hand, when the result in S18 is negative, the program proceeds to S20, and the number of times determined that the measurement cycle does not match the set cycle in S18 is measured using an appropriate counter. Next, the process proceeds to S22, in which it is determined whether or not the number of times determined to be inconsistent has reached a predetermined number. When the result is negative in S22, the process returns to S16, while when the result is positive in S22, the process proceeds to S24 and it is determined that the communication between the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12 is abnormal. When it is determined that the communication is abnormal, the program is terminated and transmission of data thereafter is stopped.

  As a case where the set period of the watchdog pulse measured in S18 does not match, the CAN controller 10c instructs the transceiver 10b to transmit the command CMD issued this time and the numerical value of the corresponding data type in S12. Nevertheless, there may be a case where the transceiver 10b cannot repeatedly update them as current transmission data, but repeatedly transmits the command CMD transmitted last time and the numerical value of the corresponding data type. That is, in this case, since the throttle valve control unit 12 receives the same command CMD as the previous time, the same watchdog pulse cycle as the previous time is set, so that it is determined that both do not match in S18.

  It should be noted that even if there is a reception abnormality of the transceiver 12b or a calculation abnormality of the CAN controllers 10c and 12c, it can be determined in S18 that the two do not coincide with each other. is there.

  In this way, the engine control unit 10 issues and transmits the command CMD to be transmitted this time among a plurality of types of data, and sets the cycle of the watchdog pulse in accordance with the received command CMD to the throttle valve control unit 12. If the period of the changed watchdog pulse is measured and the period of the measured watchdog pulse is changed according to the command CMD transmitted, the period is changed. Can detect that a communication abnormality has occurred in the engine control unit 10 such that data of the same content is repeatedly transmitted. In addition, since communication abnormality is detected using data to be transmitted this time among multiple types of data, there is no need to provide confirmation or monitoring data separately in the transmission data, so communication resources can be used effectively can do.

  Further, the engine control unit 10 determines the command CMD to be transmitted this time based on the calculation load of the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12, in other words, the engine control unit 10 and the throttle valve control unit 12. Since the cycle of the watchdog pulse is set according to the computation load, the computation load required for the engine control unit 10 to measure the cycle of the watchdog pulse and the throttle valve control unit 12 for generating the watchdog pulse The above-mentioned communication abnormality can be detected without unnecessarily increasing the calculation load required.

  Next, a communication abnormality detection apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart similar to FIG. 2 executed by the electronic control device on the transmission side of the communication abnormality detection device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart similar to FIG. 3 executed by the reception-side electronic control device of the communication abnormality detection device according to the second embodiment. In both figures, the same reference numerals are assigned to components common to the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

  The description will focus on the differences from the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the transmission-side engine control unit 10 transmits only the command CMD as transmission data, and the reception-side throttle valve control. The unit 12 is configured to send back reply data consisting of a numeric value of the data type corresponding to the identification code ID and the received command CMD.

  As shown in S12a of the flowchart of FIG. 4, the transmission-side engine control unit 10 transmits transmission data including only the command CMD to the reception-side throttle valve control unit 12. Further, as shown in S100a of the flow chart of FIG. 5, the receiving side throttle valve control unit 12 determines whether or not the command CMD has been received.

  In S120a, reply data composed of a numerical value of the data type corresponding to the identification code ID and the received command CMD is created and returned to the engine control unit 10. Here, for example, if the received command CMD is 1, reply data composed of a numerical value of 1 identification code ID and battery voltage VB is generated and transmitted. For example, if the received command CMD is 2, reply data composed of the identification code ID of 2 and the numerical value of the hall current IH is created and transmitted.

  As shown in S14a of the flow chart of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the transmission-side engine control unit 10 has received return data consisting of an identification code ID and a numerical value.

  The remaining configuration is the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, even in the communication abnormality detection device according to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, it is possible to detect the occurrence of a communication abnormality such as repeatedly transmitting the same content data in the engine control unit 10, and determine the data to be returned this time from among a plurality of types of data. Since a communication abnormality is detected by using the return of various types of data, it is not necessary to separately provide confirmation or monitoring data in the return data, and therefore communication resources can be used effectively.

  As described above, in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of electronic control devices (engine control unit 10, throttle valve control unit) that periodically transmit and receive a plurality of types (n types) of data. 12) In the communication abnormality detection device for detecting a communication abnormality during 12), one of the plurality of electronic control devices (engine control unit 10) is data (command CMD + numerical value) to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of data. Or the command CMD) is determined and transmitted to the other (throttle valve control unit 12) (S12, S12a), and the watchdog pulse cycle is changed according to the received data type (command CMD). (S102, S106, S108, S112, S114, S118) and the modified watchdog If the communication abnormality occurs when the period of the pulse is measured (S16) and the period of the measured watchdog pulse is not changed according to the type of the transmitted data (command CMD + numerical value or command CMD) It is configured to detect (S18 to S24).

  The one is configured to determine data to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of control data based on the calculation load of the one and the other (S10).

  In the above description, the electronic control device on the transmission side is described as the engine control unit 10 and the electronic control device on the reception side is described as the throttle valve control unit 12. However, the reverse is also possible.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of electronic control devices including a communication abnormality detection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a flowchart which the electronic controller of the transmission side of the communication abnormality detection apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs. It is a flowchart which the electronic control apparatus of the receiving side of the communication abnormality detection apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs. It is the same flow chart as FIG. 2 which the electronic control apparatus of the transmission side of the communication abnormality detection apparatus based on 2nd Example of this invention performs. It is the same flow chart as FIG. 3 which the electronic control apparatus of the receiving side of the communication abnormality detection apparatus based on 2nd Example of this invention performs.

Explanation of symbols

  10: engine control unit, 12: throttle valve control unit, 14: communication line, 16: dedicated line

Claims (2)

  In a communication abnormality detection device that detects communication abnormality between a plurality of electronic control devices that periodically transmit and receive a plurality of types of data, one of the plurality of electronic control devices is one of the plurality of types of data this time Determine the data to be transmitted and transmit to the other, and let the other change the period of the watchdog pulse according to the type of the received data, measure the period of the changed watchdog pulse, A communication abnormality detection device that detects that there is a communication abnormality when a cycle of the measured watchdog pulse is not changed according to the type of the transmitted data.   The communication abnormality detection device according to claim 1, wherein the one determines data to be transmitted this time among the plurality of types of control data based on the calculation load of the one and the other.

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