Patent ID: 6069559
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A programmable turn signal and hazard flasher control system, comprising:a shunt resistor having one end adapted for connection to a voltage source and an opposite end adapted for coupling in a first mode to a first number of vehicle loads and in a second mode to a second number of vehicle loads;means responsive to a load activation request signal for conducting a first load current through said shunt resistor in said first mode and a second load current through said shunt resistor in said second mode;a control circuit having a first input connected to said opposite end of said shunt resistor, a second input and an output, said control circuit responsive to a first signal state at said second input to produce a load activation signal at said output when said shunt resistor is conducting said first load current therethrough and to a second signal state at said second input to produce said load activation signal at said output when said shunt resistor is conducting said second load current therethrough; anda monitoring circuit having an input coupled to said output of said control circuit and producing a warning signal at an output thereof if said load activation signal falls outside of a load activation signal range.