CPC B60R 21/01332 (2014.12) [B60R 21/01554 (2014.10); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01054 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01129 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01265 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An electronic controller comprising:
an electronic control unit including a first serial interface;
a communications controller including a second serial interface and a digital communications interface, the second serial interface in direct communication with the first serial interface via a serial interconnection, and the digital communications interface configured to communicate with a remote sensor;
wherein the communications controller is configured to transmit a voltage sync pulse via the digital communications interface to a sensor in response to a synchronization command received from the electronic control unit via the serial interconnection; and
wherein the voltage sync pulse is one of a plurality of voltage sync pulses transmitted by the communications controller at a regular interval in response to a command received from the electronic control unit via the serial interconnection.
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