| 摘要 |
An integrated circuit device comprising an output port for transmitting a data stream and a processing means for controlling the transmission of the data stream in accordance with a single-edge nibble transmission (SENT) protocol. The device also comprises a configuration means for receiving and storing configuration data. The processing means is adapted for reporting a plurality of diagnostic statuses via the data stream by transmitting for each diagnostic status a corresponding diagnostic code defined by the configuration data, and wherein the processing means is furthermore adapted for reporting the plurality of diagnostic statuses in a diagnostic status reporting order defined by the configuration data. The configuration means can be adapted for receiving configuration instructions from a user and for storing configuration data in accordance with the instructions. The processing means may retrieve an address pointer from the configuration means, the address pointer references data or a program for acquiring data, where the data is to be sent in a corresponding SENT fast channel or slow channel message of the data stream. |
