A diagnostic circuit is provided that includes a FET having a source connected to a first node, a drain, and a gate; a first switch connecting a current-supply node to one of the gate and a second node; a second switch connecting the first node and the second node; a variable current source providing one of a drive current and a test current to the current-supply node; a fire current source configured to provide a fire current to the drain; an error-detecting circuit connected to the second node, a reference terminal, and an error node, the error-detecting circuit generating an error signal to the error node indicating whether an error-detecting parameter at the second node exceeds a reference parameter at the reference terminal; and a control circuit generating control signals to control the variable current source, and the first and second switches.


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    Title :

    Squib driver diagnostic circuit and method


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-09-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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