DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN A VEHICLE

摘要

A data communication system (100) for a vehicle (102) includes an interface gateway device (112) that is configured to be communicatively coupled with a data acquisition module (110) and a client module (114). The interface gateway device (112) is further configured to receive a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle from the data acquisition module (110) and to communicate the value to the client module (114) for performing a function for the vehicle. The interface gateway device (112) also is configured to determine when either of the data acquisition module (110) or the client module (114) is communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device (112) and to implement respective communication configurations associated with the data acquisition module or the client module (114) to receive the value of the data parameter from the data acquisition module (110) or communicate the value of the data parameter to the client module (114).