Abstract: An in-vehicle control device a mainboard with at least one connection exposed at a first panel of a housing. One or more connectors in a second panel of the housing are interconnected with the mainboard and accessible from outside the housing for connecting the mainboard to a vehicle system. A mounting frame cooperates with the housing at the first panel of the housing exposing the connection to the mainboard, and at least one interchangeable node, computing node and/or connectivity node, is detachably connected to the mounting frame. The at least one interchangeable node has a connector for connecting to the mainboard, and at least one System-on-a-Chip (SoC) having scalable performance capabilities, or a high-performance antenna.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a system for coupling with at least one vehicle cable for communication with components of an infotainment system. In one example, the system includes a housing and a domain controller with hardware components enclosed within the housing. The system may further include a first connector interface arranged at a first side of the housing, the first connector interface including all connections for the domain controller.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a standardized car interface for cockpit controllers in vehicles. In one example, a system for coupling a vehicle cable for communication with components of an infotainment system, comprises: a housing, a domain controller, and a first connector interface including all connections for the domain controller. In the event that a first domain controller is exchanged for a second domain controller, a collection of user preferences may be transferred between the first domain controller to the second domain controller.

Abstract: A generic domain compute system that is customizable for at least one domain or zone compute in a vehicle having a gateway power and control (GAPAC). The GAPAC has a power supply, a scalable microcontroller, a power management integrated circuit, a set of standardized and scalable external connectors for external inter-connections for Ethernet and car connector, a standard and scalable internal connector for internal inter-connections for power, control and generic busses. At least a first compute extension (COMEX) has a standard and scalable connecter internally connected to the GAPAC. The COMEX has a scalable microcontroller, a power management integrated circuit and a set of standardized and scalable connectors for external inter-connections. The COMEX is supplied with a permanent voltage from the GAPAC power supply. The microcontrollers, external connectors and internal connectors are scaled according to the domain or zone compute application.

Abstract: An in-vehicle control device a mainboard with at least one connection exposed at a first panel of a housing. One or more connectors in a second panel of the housing are interconnected with the mainboard and accessible from outside the housing for connecting the mainboard to a vehicle system. A mounting frame cooperates with the housing at the first panel of the housing exposing the connection to the mainboard, and at least one interchangeable node, computing node and/or connectivity node, is detachably connected to the mounting frame. The at least one interchangeable node has a connector for connecting to the mainboard, and at least one System-on-a-Chip (SoC) having scalable performance capabilities, or a high-performance antenna.