The Application of LIN Bus in Automotive Body Control
Abstract:With the increasing of Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in vehicle, communication networks in vehicle are in variety. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) classified in-vehicle networks into four classes, in which the Class A for low-speed networks mainly apply for body control system such as light control, doors and windows control. In order to reduce costs and enhance performance, many automotive manufactures and semiconductor companies created a new communication standard in line with Class A, that is LIN (Local Interconnect Network). LIN is a low-cost and easier development network, which will well apply for body control system. This paper describes LIN bus in detail and explains LIN bus how to apply for automotive body control by the example of light control.