Disclosed herein is an improved local analytics device that includes a single-board computer with a high-capacity processing unit, a remote network interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing system, a local network interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing system, a secondary power source, and an asset interface that may include (i) a communication connector that enables the local analytics device to be coupled to the asset's on-board systems via a single cable that carries both data and power, (ii) an asset communication subsystem configured to manage data communication with an asset's on-board systems, and (iii) a power management subsystem configured to receive and manage power from the asset's on-board systems.

The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, for manipulating operation of at least one electronic control unit (ECU) connected to a controller area network (CAN) bus, at least one said ECU comprising at least one error counter, by counting errors associated with at least one said ECU; and generating and broadcasting via said CAN at least one bit stream destined to at least one said ECU, thereby manipulating at least one said ECU status, determined by said ECU error counter and querying for its status state.

A method for recognising a communication protocol of data packets travelling over a communication bus. The method comprises a CRC check procedure for processing a data packet travelling over the communication bus, the CRC check procedure including: calculating a first checksum string by processing the payload portion of the data packet, according to a first CRC-generation engine associated to the first communication protocol; calculating a second checksum string by processing the payload portion of the data packet, according to a second CRC-generation engine associated to the second communication protocol; and comparing with the first and second checksum strings with the CRC portion of the data packet.

A method for autoconfiguration of a plurality of nodes in a linear network allows extracting the address and position of each node. The method includes applying an identifier field for transmitting to the bus the bit sequence of the identifier of a chosen node. Then for at least for the first node to the last but one node, a field comprising a predetermined bit sequence is applied. The field comprises dominant bits, so a current is transmitted. Then, a further field is applied for transmitting any stored direction bit associated to that node and obtained in any previous iteration. The iteration continues by choosing a node different from a node chosen in any previous cycle, starting the communication, until all nodes are identified.

A gateway device for controlling an air-conditioning device of a vehicle, a vehicle having such a gateway device and a method for starting up an air-conditioning device in a vehicle. The gateway device includes at least one plug-in contact for connecting the gateway device to an air-conditioning device and/or to a vehicle component, a reception unit for receiving configuration data for selecting a plug configuration of the gateway device, a configuration circuit associated with the plug-in contact, that is designed to take configuration data as a basis for changing between at least one first switching state of the plug-in contact, in which the plug-in contact is designed to perform a first function, and at least one second switching state of the plug-in contact, in which the plug-in contact is designed to perform a second function.

The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, for manipulating operation of at least one electronic control unit (ECU) connected to a controller area network (CAN) bus, at least one said ECU comprising at least one error counter, by counting errors associated with at least one said ECU; and generating and broadcasting via said CAN at least one bit stream destined to at least one said ECU, thereby manipulating at least one said ECU status, determined by said ECU error counter and querying for its status state.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: a connecting terminal; a memory; and a processor connected to the connecting terminal and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a head unit of a vehicle connected to the connecting terminal; obtain information about a model of a vehicle or an installed operating system, associated with the identified head unit; and when the information about a specified tuning value for the identified head unit is stored in the memory, tune a register by using the specified tuning value.

A control unit architecture and a method in which a communication connection takes place between at least two control units, in particular in a vehicle. The method includes receiving the data packet by the first interface controller; determining, by a data analyzer, a transmission strategy for the data packet, the transmission strategy including at least one of the following actions: rejecting the data packet, and/or sending the data packet to at least one of the second interface controllers, and/or sending the data packet to at least one of the buffer stores, and/or fragmenting the data packet and sending it to at least one of the buffer stores, and/or sending the content of the at least one buffer store to at least one of the second interface controllers; implementing the transmission strategy for the data packet.

An electronic device that includes a plug connector having a tab adapted to be inserted into a receptacle connector of a second device during a mating event, the tab including first and second opposing surfaces and a contact region formed at the first surface of the tab, the contact region including a plurality of contacts spaced apart along a first row, the plurality of contacts including a first contact, a power contact and a ground contact; a computer-readable memory having identification, configuration and authentication information relevant to the electronic device that can be communicated to the second device during a mating event stored therein; circuitry coupled to the first contact and configured to, after a mating event in which the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle connector, participate in a handshaking algorithm that includes receiving a command over the first contact from the second device and sending a response to the command that includes contact configuration information for the electronic device over the first contact to the second device; and power circuitry, coupled to the power contact, configured to deliver power to charge a device coupled to the electronic device via the plug connectors.

A device includes a master device, a set of slave devices and a bus. The master device is configured to transmit first messages carrying a set of operation data message portions indicative of operations for implementation by slave devices of the set of slave devices, and second messages addressed to slave devices in the set of slave devices. The second messages convey identifiers identifying respective ones of the slave devices to which the second messages are addressed requesting respective reactions towards the master device within respective expected reaction intervals. The slave devices are configured to receive the first messages transmitted from the master device, read respective operation data message portions in the set of operation data message portions, implement respective operations as a function of the respective operation data message portions read, and receive the second messages transmitted from the master device.