Abstract: Provided are an in-vehicle communication apparatus, a communication program, and a message transmission method. The in-vehicle communication apparatus according is connected to another apparatus via a plurality of communication lines, and includes a plurality of communication units that are provided respectively for the communication lines, and transmit/receive a message via the communication lines, a classification processing unit that performs processing for classifying messages that are to be transmitted to the other apparatus, into a plurality of groups in accordance with priorities of the messages and a message transmission processing unit that distributes messages classified into each of the plurality of groups, to one or more communication units allocated to the group, and the number of communication units allocated to a group into which a higher-priority message is classified is larger than the number of communication units allocated to a group into which a lower-priority message is classified.

Abstract: Provided are an in-vehicle communication apparatus, a communication program, and a message transmission method. The in-vehicle communication apparatus according is connected to another apparatus via a plurality of communication lines, and includes a plurality of communication units that are provided respectively for the communication lines, and transmit/receive a message via the communication lines, a classification processing unit that performs processing for classifying messages that are to be transmitted to the other apparatus, into a plurality of groups in accordance with priorities of the messages and a message transmission processing unit that distributes messages classified into each of the plurality of groups, to one or more communication units allocated to the group, and the number of communication units allocated to a group into which a higher-priority message is classified is larger than the number of communication units allocated to a group into which a lower-priority message is classified.

Abstract: An in-vehicle communication apparatus includes a classification processing unit that classifies messages to be transmitted to another apparatus, into a plurality of groups and a message transmission unit that selects a group in a predetermined order, and transmits a message classified into the selected group, to the other apparatus. A configuration may be adopted in which the in-vehicle communication apparatus is connected to the other apparatus via a plurality of communication lines, and the message transmission unit selects a group in a predetermined order and transmits a message, for each of the communication lines. A configuration may also be adopted wherein the classification processing unit classifies messages to be transmitted to the other apparatus, into a first group and second group, and the message transmission unit alternately transmits a message classified into the first group and a message classified into the second group, to the other apparatus.

Abstract: An in-vehicle communication system comprises a plurality of in-vehicle relay devices, each including a plurality of first connection units, an in-vehicle communication device connected to each one of the first connection units, a plurality of second connection units to which another one of the in-vehicle relay devices is connected, and a relay processing unit that relays messages between the in-vehicle communication devices connected to the first connection units and the in-vehicle relay devices connected to the second connection units, wherein two of the in-vehicle relay devices are connected to one another via two or more communication lines.

Abstract: A current control device wherein a control unit instructs a drive circuit to switch on or off a FET provided in a current path is provided. Based on a detected voltage value detected by a voltage detection unit and a detected current value detected by a current sensor, the control unit estimates a resistance value in the current path after the time at which the detection is performed. The control unit calculates a resistance value by dividing a voltage value associated with the detected voltage value by a current value associated with the detected current value. Based on the estimated resistance value and a resistance value calculated using a voltage value and a current value respectively associated with a detected voltage value and a detected current value detected again after the time at which the detection was performed, the control unit determines whether or not to turn off the FET.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent having a polymer backbone and an aromatic ring attached to the polymer backbone through an —NH—CH2— bond, wherein the aromatic ring has one or two first functional groups in the form of hydroxyl group and one or two second functional groups located at the ortho position with respect to the first functional group; and wherein the second functional group is —OH, —COOH, or a group represented by formula (I) wherein A represents —CH3, —CH2—CH3, —CH2—C6H5, —CH2—C5H4N or —CH2—COOH and B represents —CH2—COOH. The water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent of the present invention offers the advantages of being capable of selectively chelating iron ions, particularly biologically unstable iron, and being insoluble in water, and moreover not being incorporated in metabolic processes in vivo.

Abstract: The present invention aims to efficiently use all of a plurality of capacitors connected in series, and control a voltage held by a capacitor unit according to environmental temperature. A switch element inserted into a charging path leading to the capacitor unit, and a switch control part controlling the opening and closing of the switch element, are provided. The switch control part includes: a first voltage divider circuit that includes a pair of resistor elements, and that produces and outputs a voltage that is a fraction of the voltage held by the capacitor unit; and a comparison result output circuit that controls the opening and closing of the switch element based on the result of comparing a potential output from the first voltage divider circuit and a predetermined potential. The pair of resistor elements are different from each other in terms of temperature dependency of resistance values thereof.

Abstract: A power-supply control device that includes a transistor that is interposed between a power source and a load; a control circuit to which a voltage from the power source is applied, the voltage being applied across a high-voltage side input terminal and a low-voltage side input terminal of the control circuit, and that is configured to turn the transistor on or off based on an operating signal for the load that is applied from an external device, and controlling supply of power to the load; a voltage detector that is configured to detect a value of the voltage applied to the control circuit by the power source, and is configured to determine whether or not the applied voltage value detected is lower than a predetermined voltage value; and a negative voltage output circuit.

Abstract: A power-supply control device that includes a transistor that is interposed between a power source and a load; a control circuit to which a voltage from the power source is applied, the voltage being applied across a high-voltage side input terminal and a low-voltage side input terminal of the control circuit, and that is configured to turn the transistor on or off based on an operating signal for the load that is applied from an external device, and controlling supply of power to the load; a voltage detector that is configured to detect a value of the voltage applied to the control circuit by the power source, and is configured to determine whether or not the applied voltage value detected is lower than a predetermined voltage value; and a negative voltage output circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an iron chelating agent which can selectively chelate iron ions. The iron chelating agent of the present invention includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof (wherein, ring Z represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; R1 represents an alkylene group; R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a group having chelating ability; and the total coordination number of the groups represented by R2 and R3 is 1 or 2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent having a polymer backbone and an aromatic ring attached to the polymer backbone through an —NH—CH2— bond, wherein the aromatic ring has one or two first functional groups in the form of hydroxyl group and one or two second functional groups located at the ortho position with respect to the first functional group; and wherein the second functional group is —OH, —COOH, or a group represented by formula (I) wherein A represents —CH3, —CH2—CH3, —CH2—C6H5, —CH2—C5H4N or —CH2—COOH and B represents —CH2—COOH. The water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent of the present invention offers the advantages of being capable of selectively chelating iron ions, particularly biologically unstable iron, and being insoluble in water, and moreover not being incorporated in metabolic processes in vivo.

Abstract: The present invention provides an iron chelating agent which can selectively chelate iron ions. The iron chelating agent of the present invention includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof (wherein, ring Z represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; R1 represents an alkylene group; R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a group having chelating ability; and the total coordination number of the groups represented by R2 and R3 is 1 or 2.