TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

摘要

A time division multiplex system for a motor vehicle which includes a single cable arranged around the vehicle and comprising a power conductor, an information conductor, and a plurality of address lines. Various sender-receiver sets are addressed in appropriate time slots by an address generator so that information is transferred from respective information sources to corresponding load devices. Complementary codes are assigned to each sender-receiver set so that in the event of shorting or open circuiting of an address line the system will remain operational. Monitoring circuitry is provided for informing the operator of such an event. In a second embodiment a pair of power conductors and a pair of information conductors are provided for improving the reliability of the system.