The body control system consists of a BCM and its associated controls. Battery
positive voltage is provided to the BCM from BFC/BATT fuse in the left hand Instrument
panel fuse block. The module ground is wired to ground G202. The BCM is wired
to the Class 2 serial data communication bus as well as discreet input
and output terminals to control the functions of the vehicles body .
Serial Data Power Mode
On vehicles that have several control modules connected by serial data circuits,
one module is the Power Mode Master, PMM. On this vehicle the PMM is the BCM.
The PMM receives 3 discreet ignition switch signals to differentiate which power mode
will be sent over the Class 2 Serial Data circuit.
To determine the correct power mode the PMM uses the following circuits:
Fail-Safe Operation
Since the operation of the vehicle systems depends on the power mode, there
is a fail-safe plan in place should the PMM fail to send a power mode message.
The fail-safe plan covers those modules using exclusively serial data
control of power mode as well as those modules with discrete ignition signal
inputs.
Serial Data Messages
The modules that depend exclusively on serial data messages for power modes
stay in the state dictated by the last valid PMM message until they can
check for the engine run flag status on the serial data circuits. If the
PMM fails, the modules monitor the serial data circuit for the engine run
flag serial data. If the engine run flag serial data is True, indicating
that the engine is running, the modules fail-safe to RUN. In this state
the modules and their subsystems can support all operator requirements.
If the engine run flag serial data is False, indicating that the engine
is not running, the modules fail-safe to OFF-AWAKE. In this state the
modules are constantly checking for a change status message on the serial
data circuits and can respond to both local inputs and serial data inputs
from other modules on the vehicle.
Discrete Ignition Signals
Those modules that have discrete ignition signal inputs also remain in the
state dictated by the last valid PMM message received on the serial data
circuits. They then check the state of their discrete ignition input to
determine the current valid state. If the discrete ignition input is active,
battery positive voltage, the modules will fail-safe to the RUN power mode.
If the discrete ignition input is not active, open or 0 voltage,
the modules will fail-safe to OFF-AWAKE. In this state the modules are
constantly checking for a change status message on the serial data circuits
and can respond to both local inputs and serial data inputs from other
modules on the vehicle.
BCM Wake-Up/Sleep States
The BCM is able to control or perform all of the BCM functions in the wake-up
state. The BCM enters the sleep state when active control or monitoring
of system functions has stopped, and the BCM has become idle again. The
BCM must detect certain wake-up inputs before entering the wake-up state.
The BCM monitors for these inputs during the sleep state, where the BCM
is able to detect switch transitions that cause the BCM to wake-up when
activated or deactivated. Multiple switch inputs are needed in order to
sense both the insertion of the ignition key and the power mode requested.
This would allow the BCM to enter a sleep state when the key is IN or
OUT of the ignition.
The BCM will enter a wake-up state if any of the following wake-up inputs
are detected:
• | Activity on the serial data line. |
• | Detection of a battery disconnect and reconnect condition. |
• | Key-in-ignition switch. |
The BCM will enter a sleep state when all of the following conditions exist:
• | Ignition switch is OFF. |
• | No activity exists on the serial data line. |
• | No outputs are commanded. |
• | No delay timers are actively counting. |
• | No wake-up inputs are present. |
If all these conditions are met the BCM will enter a low power or sleep condition.
This condition indicates that the BCM, which is the PMM of the vehicle, has
sent an OFF-ASLEEP message to the other systems on the serial data line.
Data Line Communications
The BCM communicates on the following 2 separate data lines:
• | Serial peripheral interface, SPI. The BCM acts as the master between the
IPC . |
The various BCM input and output circuits are described in the corresponding
functional areas indicated on the BCM electrical schematics. The Body Control Module
functions include the following:
- | Daytime running lights (DRL) |
- | Automatic lighting control |