Abstract: An on-board device includes: a control unit in which a plurality of virtual devices serve as an operation environment for programs; and a storage unit that stores a virtualization operating system. Each of the virtual devices: includes a communication buffer to which an area from the storage unit is assigned; and writes the communication data addressed to another virtual device, to the virtual device's own communication buffer when communicating with the other virtual device, a management unit that manages the virtual devices: reads out the communication data written to the communication buffer; writes the communication data to a storage area that is accessible to the management unit; and writes the communication data written to the storage area to the communication buffer of the other virtual device. The other virtual device reads out the communication data transmitted from the virtual device, written to the other virtual device's own communication buffer.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular control device that is provided with a switching circuit, and for opening/closing a connection between a starter including a capacitor that is to be connected to one end portion of the switching circuit and an in-vehicle battery that is to be connected to another end portion of the switching circuit by controlling an on/off state of the switching circuit. The control device includes a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage of the one end portion, and a control unit configured to control the switching circuit to turn off from on, and determine whether there is a failure in the switching circuit, based on a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit when a predetermined time has elapsed from when the switching circuit is controlled to turn off from on.

Abstract: A heater drive apparatus functions as a power supply control apparatus, and controls power supply to an electrical heating wire. In the heater drive apparatus, a current output circuit and a detection resistor function as a current detection unit, and detect a current flowing through the electrical heating wire. A microcomputer repeatedly calculates an electrical heating wire temperature relating to the electrical heating wire based on the detected current. A drive circuit functions as a switching unit, and switches a switch on or off in accordance with the calculated electrical heating wire temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular control device that is provided with a switching circuit, and for opening/closing a connection between a starter including a capacitor that is to be connected to one end portion of the switching circuit and an in-vehicle battery that is to be connected to another end portion of the switching circuit by controlling an on/off state of the switching circuit. The control device includes a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage of the one end portion, and a control unit configured to control the switching circuit to turn off from on, and determine whether there is a failure in the switching circuit, based on a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit when a predetermined time has elapsed from when the switching circuit is controlled to turn off from on.

Abstract: In a microcomputer provided in a power supply control device, an output circuit outputs a PWM signal, in the case where a control unit determines that the value of a switch current that flows via a semiconductor switch is less than a current threshold value. In the case where the control unit determines that the switch current value is equal to or greater than the current threshold value, the output circuit outputs a switch signal output by an output unit. The switch signal instructs ON or OFF of the semiconductor switch. A drive circuit switches the semiconductor switch to ON or OFF, based on the PWM signal or switch signal output by the output circuit.

Abstract: A control circuit controls power supplied via an electrical wire, by turning a FET provided on the electrical wire on/off. A control unit calculates the temperature difference between the ambient temperature of the electrical wire and the electrical wire temperature in time series, based on a previous temperature difference between the ambient temperature of the electrical wire 5 and the electrical wire temperature that was calculated previously, and the value of current flowing through the electrical wire. The control unit is configured to suspend this time-series calculation of the temperature difference, and clocks the elapsed time from suspension to resumption of calculation of the temperature difference. The control unit, in the case where calculation of the temperature difference is resumed, sets an initial temperature difference to be used as the previous temperature difference, based on the clocked elapsed time, in an initial calculation of the temperature difference after resumption.

Abstract: Provided is a control system that can appropriately determine whether or not supply of power to a load is abnormal, and can specify a detailed reason of the abnormality. A control circuit supplies power to a load and shuts off the supply of power in accordance with a power supply/shutoff instruction to supply or shut off power from a battery to the load. The power supply/shutoff instruction is output from a microcomputer to the control circuit. A control unit determines whether or not the supply of power from the battery to the load is abnormal, based on (i) whether the power supply/shutoff instruction output from the output unit is to supply power or shut off the supply of power, (ii) the value of a current flowing from the battery to the load, and (iii) the value of a voltage applied to the load, and specifies a reason of the abnormality.

Abstract: A control device that can realize low power consumption even if the temperature of a wire is erroneously calculated. A control unit calculates, for each of one or more wires, a temperature difference between an ambient temperature of the wire and a temperature of the wire over time, and supplies/interrupts an electric current that flows through the wire. The control unit interrupts, for each of the wires, the electric current if the temperature sum of the calculated temperature difference and the ambient temperature is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The control unit measures a time period in which the electric current is being interrupted. If, for each of the wires the calculated temperature difference is less than a second threshold or the measure time period exceeds a predetermined time period, the control unit halts the calculation of the temperature of the wires.

Abstract: A control circuit controls power supplied via an electrical wire, by turning a FET provided on the electrical wire on/off. A control unit calculates the temperature difference between the ambient temperature of the electrical wire and the electrical wire temperature in time series, based on a previous temperature difference between the ambient temperature of the electrical wire 5 and the electrical wire temperature that was calculated previously, and the value of current flowing through the electrical wire. The control unit is configured to suspend this time-series calculation of the temperature difference, and clocks the elapsed time from suspension to resumption of calculation of the temperature difference. The control unit, in the case where calculation of the temperature difference is resumed, sets an initial temperature difference to be used as the previous temperature difference, based on the clocked elapsed time, in an initial calculation of the temperature difference after resumption.

Abstract: Realized are a switch on/off control method and a switch circuit that can reduce a processing load when controlling on/off of a switch whose various operations are controlled based on control data. All commands in a command table included in a RAM are DMA-transferred to an SPI controller, and the DMA-transferred commands are transmitted to an IPD via SPI communication, so as to perform on/off control. DIAG commands irrelevant to the on/off control of the IPD are written in advance in the entire region of the command table, transfer source addresses from which the commands are DMA-transferred to the IPD at phases at which the IPD is to be controlled to be turned on and off are calculated, and an ON command and an OFF command for controlling the IPD to be turned on and off are written over the diagnosis commands that were written in advance at the calculated transfer source addresses.

Abstract: Provided is a control device that can realize low power consumption even if the temperature of a wire is erroneously calculated. A control unit 64 calculates, for a wire 4a (or a wire 4b), a temperature difference between an ambient temperature of the wire 4a (or the wire 4b) and a temperature of the wire 4a (or the wire 4b) over time, and supplies/interrupts an electric current that flows through each of the wires 4a and 4b. The control unit 64 interrupts, for each of the wires 4a and 4b, the electric current if the temperature sum of the calculated temperature difference and the ambient temperature is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The control unit 64 measures a time period in which the electric current is being interrupted. If, for each of the wires 4a and 4b, the calculated temperature difference is less than a second threshold or the measure time period exceeds a predetermined time period, the control unit 64 halts the calculation of the temperature of the wires 4a and 4b.

Abstract: Provided is a control system that can appropriately determine whether or not supply of power to a load is abnormal, and can specify a detailed reason of the abnormality. A control circuit supplies power to a load and shuts off the supply of power in accordance with a power supply/shutoff instruction to supply or shut off power from a battery to the load. The power supply/shutoff instruction is output from a microcomputer to the control circuit. A control unit determines whether or not the supply of power from the battery to the load is abnormal, based on (i) whether the power supply/shutoff instruction output from the output unit is to supply power or shut off the supply of power, (ii) the value of a current flowing from the battery to the load, and (iii) the value of a voltage applied to the load, and specifies a reason of the abnormality.