Patent ID: 6529805
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B60W,F02P,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
A method for configuring an electronic control module (ECM) for one of a plurality of configurations of an automobile, comprising:receiving a vehicle identifier that identifies one of said plurality of configurations of the automobile; searching a memory of said ECM for one of a plurality of calibration sets having said vehicle identifier, each of said plurality of calibration sets corresponding to one of said plurality of configurations of the automobile; selecting said one of said plurality of calibration sets having said vehicle identifier as a calibration working set; configuring said ECM to utilize said calibration working set in generating control signals for execution of automobile functions controlled by the ECM; transferring said calibration working set to a dedicated memory for said calibration working set; comparing a first checksum to a second checksum of said dedicated memory after said transferring said calibration working set to said dedicated memory; and generating an error status if said first checksum is not equal to said second checksum.