To provide a gateway device for controlling the update of the firmware to reduce the possibility that a vehicle does not work properly after updating the firmware of the ECU (electronic control unit) in the in-vehicle network.SOLUTION: A gateway 300a connect to a network which is used by multiple ECUs mounted on the vehicle for communication includes: an external communication unit 375 that receives a piece of firmware update information including a piece of firmware for updating one of the multiple ECUs; an ECU information acquisition unit 390 that acquires a piece of system configuration information indicating the type of each of the multiple ECUs connected to the network; and an FW update processing unit 370a that controls to update the firmware of the ECU based on the firmware for the update after the operation of the firmware for the update is verified using each type of ECU indicated by the system configuration information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15
【課題】車載ネットワークにおけるECU(電子制御ユニット)のファームウェアの更新後に車両が正常に機能しなくなる可能性を低減させるようにファームウェアの更新のための制御を行うゲートウェイ装置を提供する。【解決手段】車両に搭載された複数のECUが通信に用いるネットワークに接続されたゲートウェイ300aは、複数のECUのうち1つのECUの更新用ファームウェアを含むファームウェア更新情報を受信する外部通信部375と、ネットワークに接続される複数のECU各々の種類を示すシステム構成情報を取得するECU情報取得部390と、システム構成情報が示す各種類のECUを用いて更新用ファームウェアの動作検証がなされた後にその更新用ファームウェアに基づく該当のECUのファームウェアの更新のための制御を行うFW更新処理部370aとを備える。【選択図】図15
GATEWAY DEVICE, FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM
ゲートウェイ装置、ファームウェア更新方法及び制御プログラム
2020-10-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
IPC: | G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr |
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