Technical Reference VC-VCCU
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based on template version 6.2.0
Contents
1 General ................................................................................................................................... 7
2 System Architecture .............................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Supported Peripherals ................................................................................................ 9
3 ECU ....................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 ECU Overview .......................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Key ECU Characteristics ........................................................................................... 11
4 Functional Overview ............................................................................................................ 12
4.1 Power Line Communication ...................................................................................... 12
4.1.1 Low Level communication with EVSE ....................................................... 12
4.1.2 AC Charging with Low Level Communication ............................................ 12
4.1.3 DC Charging with High Level Communication ........................................... 13
4.2 Stop Button ............................................................................................................... 13
4.3 StopCharge CAN Signal ........................................................................................... 14
4.4 Generic switch input .................................................................................................. 14
4.5 Terminal 15 signal input ............................................................................................ 14
4.6 Status LEDs .............................................................................................................. 14
4.7 High Side Outputs ..................................................................................................... 14
4.8 Reprogramming of the ECU Software ....................................................................... 15
4.9 Self-diagnostics and fault memory ............................................................................ 15
4.10 ECU state handling ................................................................................................... 15
4.11 Coupler present detection ......................................................................................... 16
4.12 Locking / unlocking the Combo2 and Combo1 coupler ............................................. 16
4.13 Temperature monitoring ............................................................................................ 16
4.14 Configuration of Software .......................................................................................... 16
4.15 Value Added Services (VAS) ..................................................................................... 17
4.16 Charging Arbitration .................................................................................................. 17
5 Qualification ......................................................................................................................... 18
5.1 Configuration ............................................................................................................ 18
5.2 Electrical Tests .......................................................................................................... 18
5.3 EMC Test .................................................................................................................. 19
5.4 Climatic Tests ............................................................................................................ 19
5.5 Mechanical Tests ...................................................................................................... 20
5.6 Life Tests................................................................................................................... 20
5.7 Chemical Tests.......................................................................................................... 20
6 Industrialization ................................................................................................................... 22