Patents by Inventor Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240070099Abstract: The present invention relates to a Controller Area Network, CAN, transceiver, comprising: a CAN BUS interface, a transmit data, TXD, interface, a receive data, RXD, interface, a receiver, and a transmitter, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive, via the TXD interface, from a CAN controller, a digital TXD transmit signal representing a frame comprising a plurality of bits, wherein the transmitter is configured to generate, at the CAN BUS interface, a BUS signal representing the bits of the frame in a sequence, wherein the transceiver is configured to measure an electrical current of the transmitter, to detect each dominant bit represented by the BUS signal based on the transmitter current, to detect an error sequence of at least six consecutive dominant bits being detected based on the transmitter current, and to generate a control signal representing a fault of the transmitter in response to a detected error sequence. The present invention relates to a method for the CAN transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Gerald Kwakernaat
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Patent number: 11870603Abstract: A Controller Area Network (CAN) system, method, and circuit are provided with a dual mode bus line termination circuit connected between signal lines of a serial bus and optimized for both differential and single-ended communication modes over the serial bus, where the dual mode bus line termination circuit includes first and second resistance termination paths connected in parallel between first and second bus wires of the serial bus to provide an odd mode termination impedance (RODD) that matches an impedance of the serial bus when operating in the differential communication mode, and to also provide an even mode termination impedance (REVEN) that matches an impedance of the serial bus when operating in the single-ended communication mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Adrien Manfred Schoof
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Publication number: 20240007326Abstract: The present invention relates to a CAN node being configured to predict, based on the at least one response message and a reference response, a fault of the CAN network and to determine a fault location of the predicted fault of the CAN network. The present disclosure also relates to a CAN system and a method for the CAN node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Clemens Gerhardus Johannes de Haas, Matthias Berthold Muth, Gerald Kwakernaat, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
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Publication number: 20230353417Abstract: The present invention relates to a CAN module configured to be arranged between a CAN controller and a CAN transceiver. The CAN module received a TXD input signal from the CAN controller and is configured to transmit an TXD output signal to the CAN transceiver, wherein the TXD output signal is adapted by the CAN module to also comprising a test impulse. When monitoring the CAN BUS, the CAN transceiver will feed back an RDX signal to the CAN module and the CAN controller. The CAN module is configured to detect an error on the CAN transceiver or the CAN BUS depending on the transmitted test impulse and the test impulse received via the RDX signal. The present inventio also relates to a system comprising the CAN module and a method for the CAN module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Clemens Gerhardus Johannes de Haas, Gerald Kwakernaat
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Patent number: 11764995Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transceiver device, an electronic control unit and an associated method. The transceiver device is suitable for communicating between one or more network protocol controllers and a network bus and comprises: first interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; second interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; and selector circuitry configured to switch communication with the one or more network protocol controllers from the first interface circuitry to the second interface circuitry in response to a communication error in data carried on the first interface circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Steffen Mueller, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Georg Olma, Joachim Josef Maria Kruecken
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Publication number: 20230291605Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first and second terminal configured to couple the apparatus to a first and second bus wire of a communication bus; a transceiver arrangement for communicating with one or more network nodes via the communication bus, the transceiver arrangement configured to provide and receive differential signalling according to a communication scheme to/from the communication bus, wherein the communication scheme defines at least a voltage to be used to provide said differential signalling; the apparatus configured to: based on a fault detection signal indicative of the occurrence of a fault in at least the communication bus, transmit a reconfiguration signal for the network nodes and wherein at least part of the reconfiguration signal has a high-voltage-level comprising a voltage higher than that defined in the communication scheme for said differential signalling; and wherein said reconfiguration signal is configured to cause the network nodes to switch single-ended signalling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Martin Wagner, Gerald Kwakernaat
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Publication number: 20230269111Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller area network, CAN, transceiver comprising a monitoring unit configured to execute either a first process for detecting an error at the CAN signal lines or a different second process for detecting an error at the transceiver or the CAN signal lines depending on a mode of the CAN transceiver detected by the monitoring unit. The present invention also relates to a method for the CAN transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventor: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
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Patent number: 11714772Abstract: A communication device is configured to exchange regular data bidirectionally with counterpart communication device via a regular interface; and to exchange additional data bidirectionally with the counterpart device via an additional interface. The device has a regular pinout corresponding to the regular interface that enables communication of regular data with the counterpart device; and an additional pinout with at least one additional pin, corresponding to the additional interface that enables communication of additional data with the counterpart device. The device has default data handling circuitry communicatively coupled to the additional pin, and configured, in a default mode, to transmit and receive additional default data via the additional pin. The first device has additional function data handling circuitry communicatively coupled to the additional pin and configured, in an active mode, to transmit and receive additional function data via the additional interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Bernd Uwe Gerhard Elend, Janett Habermann, Georg Olma
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Publication number: 20230216705Abstract: A Controller Area Network (CAN) system, method, and circuit are provided with a dual mode bus line termination circuit connected between signal lines of a serial bus and optimized for both differential and single-ended communication modes over the serial bus, where the dual mode bus line termination circuit includes first and second resistance termination paths connected in parallel between first and second bus wires of the serial bus to provide an odd mode termination impedance (RODD) that matches an impedance of the serial bus when operating in the differential communication mode, and to also provide an even mode termination impedance (REVEN) that matches an impedance of the serial bus when operating in the single-ended communication mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Adrien Manfred Schoof
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Publication number: 20220393788Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transceiver device for communicating between a network protocol controller and a network bus, the transceiver device comprising: transceiver circuitry configured to transmit and receive data on the network bus using a first physical layer protocol; and monitoring circuitry configured to determine a measured property of the network bus, in which the transceiver device is configured to: determine whether the measured property indicates an error condition; and reconfigure the transceiver circuitry to transmit and receive data on the network bus using a second physical layer protocol in response to determining the error condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Steffen Mueller, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Georg Olma, Joachim Josef Maria Kruecken
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Publication number: 20220393904Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transceiver device, an electronic control unit and an associated method. The transceiver device is suitable for communicating between one or more network protocol controllers and a network bus and comprises: first interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; second interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; and selector circuitry configured to switch communication with the one or more network protocol controllers from the first interface circuitry to the second interface circuitry in response to a communication error in data carried on the first interface circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Steffen Mueller, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Georg Olma, Joachim Josef Maria Kruecken
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Publication number: 20220342839Abstract: A communication device is configured to exchange regular data bidirectionally with counterpart communication device via a regular interface; and to exchange additional data bidirectionally with the counterpart device via an additional interface. The device has a regular pinout corresponding to the regular interface that enables communication of regular data with the counterpart device; and an additional pinout with at least one additional pin, corresponding to the additional interface that enables communication of additional data with the counterpart device. The device has default data handling circuitry communicatively coupled to the additional pin, and configured, in a default mode, to transmit and receive additional default data via the additional pin. The first device has additional function data handling circuitry communicatively coupled to the additional pin and configured, in an active mode, to transmit and receive additional function data via the additional interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Bernd Uwe Gerhard Elend, Janett Habermann, Georg Olma
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Patent number: 11470020Abstract: Embodiments of a method and device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an in-vehicle network interface device includes a data port to send and receive data packets, a plurality of packet processing pipelines coupled to the data port, each to inspect a single data packet to determine an action to perform on the single data packet, and a safety module to receive the determined action from each packet processing pipeline and to select one of the determined actions to perform on the single data packet and to cause a selected one of the packet processing pipelines to perform the selected action.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Rajeev Roy, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk Van Dijk, Steffen Müller
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Patent number: 11247697Abstract: The disclosure relates to a processing module and associated method for calibrating an object-detection system for a vehicle comprising a plurality of object-detection sensors. The method comprises receiving, from each of a plurality of the object-detection sensors, a value associated with the detection of a marker; and determining a position of each of the object-detection sensors with respect to the vehicle based on the received values associated with the detection of the marker.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk Van Dijk, Cornelis Gehrels
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Publication number: 20220038393Abstract: Embodiments of a method and device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an in-vehicle network interface device includes a data port to send and receive data packets, a plurality of packet processing pipelines coupled to the data port, each to inspect a single data packet to determine an action to perform on the single data packet, and a safety module to receive the determined action from each packet processing pipeline and to select one of the determined actions to perform on the single data packet and to cause a selected one of the packet processing pipelines to perform the selected action.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Rajeev ROY, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk VAN DIJK, Steffen MÜLLER
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Publication number: 20210406138Abstract: A transceiver is disclosed. The transceiver includes a first receiver line, a first transmitter line, a second receiver line, and a second transmitter line, wherein the first receiver line and the second receiver line are coupled to a receiver line selector and the first transmitter line and the second transmitter line are coupled to a transmitter line selector. A system monitor is included that is configured to monitor a controller area network (CAN) bus and the first transmitter line and to select the second transmitter line and the second receiver line if an error condition is detected through the monitoring of the first transmission line. A bias voltage generator is included to generate a bias voltage for a terminating capacitor of the CAN bus, wherein the bias voltage generator is activated by the system monitor when an error condition is detected in the CAN bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Georg Olma, Martin Wagner
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Patent number: 11200128Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a network interface device is disclosed. The device includes a network interface configured to provide an interface to a network, a functional component interface configured to provide an interface to a functional component, and distributed test logic located in a path between the network interface and the functional component interface and configured to manage test information related to testing of the functional component and to communicate test information between the network interface and the distributed test logic and between the functional component interface and the distributed test logic.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Abhijit Kumar Deb, Hubertus Gerardus Hendrikus Vermeulen, Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
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Patent number: 10999096Abstract: A Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver is disclosed. The CAN transceiver includes a CAN bus interface including CANH and CANL inputs, a TXDC interface, RXDC interface and a CAN bus diagnostics module coupled with the CAN bus interface. The CAN bus diagnostics module is configured to analyze the CAN bus interface to detect and error on the CANH and CANL inputs and send a diagnostics code predefined for the detected error to one of the TXDC interface and the RXDC interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
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Publication number: 20200403823Abstract: A Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver is disclosed. The CAN transceiver includes a CAN bus interface including CANH and CANL inputs, a TXDC interface, RXDC interface and a CAN bus diagnostics module coupled with the CAN bus interface. The CAN bus diagnostics module is configured to analyze the CAN bus interface to detect and error on the CANH and CANL inputs and send a diagnostics code predefined for the detected error to one of the TXDC interface and the RXDC interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventor: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk
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Patent number: 10838906Abstract: A transceiver configured to send and receive data over a data bus is disclosed. The transceiver includes a communication port to connect to the data bus, a bus idle detector configured to detect when the data bus is idle, a TXDC interface configured to selectively receive and send data and an RXDC interface configured to send data. The transceiver also includes a switch controlled by an output of the bus idle detector. The switch is configured to cause the TXDC interface to be used for sending data out when the bus idle detector detects that the data bus is idle.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk