Abstract: In a control apparatus for an automobile with a microcomputer, the control software stores the type of the terminal pin allocated to each control function in the fixed storage section, in a non-fixed state by using a terminal pin variable, in order to alter an allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function. A rearrangement table showing the allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function is stored in a rearrangement table storage section. An allocation content of the terminal pin to each control function is read out from the rearrangement table memory section and specific information of a corresponding terminal pin is substituted into the terminal pin variable corresponding to the each control function included in the control software, based upon the allocation content.

Abstract: A real time operating system (RTOS) for a vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) switches the CPU of the vehicle ECU to a low-power-consumption (LPC) mode, if there is no task in a running state and no task in a ready state and the time left before a task in a suspended state is switched to the ready state is longer than a predetermined allowable minimum duration of the LPC mode. Duration of the LPC mode is set to a length shorter than the time left before a task in the suspended state is switched to the ready state. When an interrupt occurs or the duration of the LPC mode expires, the CPU is switched to a normal mode and temporary suspension of the system clock during the LPC mode is compensated for using the duration of the LPC mode.

Abstract: In a control apparatus for an automobile with a microcomputer, the control software stores the type of the terminal pin allocated to each control function in the fixed storage section, in a non-fixed state by using a terminal pin variable, in order to alter an allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function. A rearrangement table showing the allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function is stored in a rearrangement table storage section. An allocation content of the terminal pin to each control function is read out from the rearrangement table memory section and specific information of a corresponding terminal pin is substituted into the terminal pin variable corresponding to the each control function included in the control software, based upon the allocation content.

Abstract: A real time operating system (RTOS) for a vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) switches the CPU of the vehicle ECU to a low-power-consumption (LPC) mode, if there is no task in a running state and no task in a ready state and the time left before a task in a suspended state is switched to the ready state is longer than a predetermined allowable minimum duration of the LPC mode. Duration of the LPC mode is set to a length shorter than the time left before a task in the suspended state is switched to the ready state. When an interrupt occurs or the duration of the LPC mode expires, the CPU is switched to a normal mode and temporary suspension of the system clock during the LPC mode is compensated for using the duration of the LPC mode.