Abstract: A method for the self-diagnosis of a vehicle system that is supplied with energy by an on-board vehicle electrical system and includes a control unit with at least one integrated system circuit, which includes at least one internal energy supply, a sequence and logic controller and a safety controller, and with at least one microcontroller, and a vehicle system for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A method monitors a sensor clock signal in a sensor unit, which is generated and output for a data transfer between the sensor unit and a control unit with a predefined period duration. A reference clock signal having a predefined reference period duration is received. The sensor clock signal is compared to the reference clock signal. Based on the comparison, a deviation of the current period duration of the sensor clock signal from a target period duration is detected. Based on the detected deviation, a counting pulse or a reset pulse is emitted.

Abstract: A method corrects at least one transmission parameter for data transmission between a sensor unit and a control unit. A sensor timing signal is generated by a sensor oscillator with a predetermined period. The at least one transmission parameter is determined on the basis of the sensor timing signal. A reference timing signal is generated by a reference oscillator with a predefined reference period. The sensor timing signal is compared with the reference timing signal. A deviation of a current period of the sensor timing signal from a reference period is determined on the basis of the comparison. The at least one transmission parameter is corrected on the basis of the determined deviation.

Abstract: A method corrects at least one transmission parameter for data transmission between a sensor unit and a control unit. A sensor timing signal is generated by a sensor oscillator with a predetermined period. The at least one transmission parameter is determined on the basis of the sensor timing signal. A reference timing signal is generated by a reference oscillator with a predefined reference period. The sensor timing signal is compared with the reference timing signal. A deviation of a current period of the sensor timing signal from a reference period is determined on the basis of the comparison. The at least one transmission parameter is corrected on the basis of the determined deviation.

Abstract: A method monitors a sensor clock signal in a sensor unit, which is generated and output for a data transfer between the sensor unit and a control unit with a predefined period duration. A reference clock signal having a predefined reference period duration is received. The sensor clock signal is compared to the reference clock signal. Based on the comparison, a deviation of the current period duration of the sensor clock signal from a target period duration is detected. Based on the detected deviation, a counting pulse or a reset pulse is emitted.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a useful signal. The method includes a sampling a read-in sensor signal using a first sampling frequency in order to obtain a first sampled signal and sampling the sensor signal using a second sampling frequency in order to obtain a second sampled signal, the first and the second sampling frequency differing from one another. The method further includes a step of detecting the useful signal as signal components of the first and the second sampled signal, the signal components of the first and the second sampled signal having the same frequency within a tolerance range.

Abstract: A control unit for a restraint system in a vehicle, including an evaluation and control unit and at least one external ignition circuit interface to which a squib for activating the restraint system is connected via a go-line and a return line, the evaluation and control unit cyclically ascertaining, by measuring, an instantaneous ohmic loop resistance of the corresponding ignition circuit and comparing this with at least one stored threshold value. The evaluation and control unit determines an instantaneous temperature in the vehicle interior, close to the time for the measured value detection for ascertaining the ignition circuit loop resistance, the evaluation and control unit carrying out a temperature compensation of the ascertained ignition circuit loop resistance for the go-line and return line of the connected ignition circuit based on the instantaneous temperature in the vehicle interior, the go-line and return line being situated outside the control unit.

Abstract: A switching converter having an input for receiving an input voltage, an output for supplying an output voltage, and a converter device which includes an inductance, a capacitance, a diode and a switching device developed as a current source, for converting the input voltage into the output voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus for activating a personal protection arrangement for a vehicle, including a housing, at least one circuit board, and at least one electrical or electronic component, the circuit board having at least one layer for shielding electromagnetic radiation, the circuit board being positioned in the housing in such a way that when the apparatus is mounted in the vehicle, the circuit board shields the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the at least one electrical or electronic component at least with respect to the interior of the vehicle. And to a method for manufacturing such an apparatus.

Abstract: A switching converter, including an input interface for providing an input voltage, an output interface for providing at least one output voltage, a voltage conversion device for converting the provided input voltage into one of the at least one output voltage, and a clock generator for providing a working clock, the clock generator being configured in such a way that the clock generator provides a modulated basic clock as the working clock. A control unit including such a switching converter, and a method for operating such a switching converter, are also described.

Abstract: A switching converter, including an input interface for providing an input voltage, an output interface for providing at least one output voltage, a voltage conversion device for converting the provided input voltage into one of the at least one output voltage, and a clock generator for providing a working clock, the clock generator being configured in such a way that the clock generator provides a modulated basic clock as the working clock. A control unit including such a switching converter, and a method for operating such a switching converter, are also described.

Abstract: An apparatus for activating a personal protection arrangement for a vehicle, including a housing, at least one circuit board, and at least one electrical or electronic component, the circuit board having at least one layer for shielding electromagnetic radiation, the circuit board being positioned in the housing in such a way that when the apparatus is mounted in the vehicle, the circuit board shields the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the at least one electrical or electronic component at least with respect to the interior of the vehicle. And to a method for manufacturing such an apparatus.

Abstract: A switching converter having an input for receiving an input voltage, an output for supplying an output voltage, and a converter device which includes an inductance, a capacitance, a diode and a switching device developed as a current source, for converting the input voltage into the output voltage.

Abstract: A control unit for a restraint system in a vehicle, including an evaluation and control unit and at least one external ignition circuit interface to which a squib for activating the restraint system is connected via a go-line and a return line, the evaluation and control unit cyclically ascertaining, by measuring, an instantaneous ohmic loop resistance of the corresponding ignition circuit and comparing this with at least one stored threshold value. The evaluation and control unit determines an instantaneous temperature in the vehicle interior, close to the time for the measured value detection for ascertaining the ignition circuit loop resistance, the evaluation and control unit carrying out a temperature compensation of the ascertained ignition circuit loop resistance for the go-line and return line of the connected ignition circuit based on the instantaneous temperature in the vehicle interior, the go-line and return line being situated outside the control unit.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a useful signal. The method includes a sampling a read-in sensor signal using a first sampling frequency in order to obtain a first sampled signal and sampling the sensor signal using a second sampling frequency in order to obtain a second sampled signal, the first and the second sampling frequency differing from one another. The method further includes a step of detecting the useful signal as signal components of the first and the second sampled signal, the signal components of the first and the second sampled signal having the same frequency within a tolerance range.

Abstract: A method and a control unit are provided for controlling a passenger-protection arrangement for a vehicle, at least one switching converter being used to convert voltage. A modifying circuit is provided for the at least one switching converter, the switching converter being disposed on an integrated circuit. The modifying circuit determines a thermal load as a function of at least one physical parameter for the integrated circuit. Rise and/or fall times of at least one output signal of the at least one switching converter are modified as a function of this thermal load.

Abstract: A method and a control unit are provided for controlling a passenger-protection arrangement for a vehicle, at least one switching converter being used to convert voltage. A modifying circuit is provided for the at least one switching converter, the switching converter being disposed on an integrated circuit. The modifying circuit determines a thermal load as a function of at least one physical parameter for the integrated circuit. Rise and/or fall times of at least one output signal of the at least one switching converter are modified as a function of this thermal load.

Abstract: The method provides the following steps: determining a temporally averaged maximum value, which the power of the high frequency emission of the clocked system must not exceed in a predefined frequency band; modulating an oscillating frequency provided by the oscillator as the excitation source with a frequency deviation so that the average power is below the maximum value in the predefined frequency band; determining a bandwidth of a wireless receiver; and modulating the oscillation frequency with a modulation frequency that is greater than the bandwidth of the wireless receiver.