Pump with combined electrical contact
A vehicle system including a pump having a motor and a pullout configuration with an electrical contact. The electrical contact receives and transmits signals related to an operation of the pump and an address selection. The pump also includes a motor controller. The vehicle system also includes a system controller bus communicatively connected to the pinout configuration and a system controller communicatively connected to the pump via the system controller bus. The system controller determines that the electrical contact is energized, determines that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact after determining that the electrical contact is energized, determines a resistance value of the resistor after determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact, identifies the pump based on the resistance value, and transmits a control signal to the motor controller to control the operation of the pump.
1. A vehicle system comprising:
a pump including
a motor;
a pinout configuration with an electrical contact,
wherein electrical contact is configured to receive and transmit signals related to an operation of the pump and an address selection;
a motor controller;
a system controller bus communicatively connected to the pinout configuration; and
a system controller communicatively connected to the pump via the system controller bus, the system controller configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is energized;
determine that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact after determining that the electrical contact is energized;
determine a resistance value of the resistor after determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact;
identify the pump based on the resistance value; and
transmit a control signal to the motor controller to control the operation of the pump.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the pump based on the resistance value includes:
assigning, via the system controller, an address to the pump based on the identified pump.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the system controller assigns the address to the pump using a CAN communication protocol.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system controller is configured to:
determine that the operation of the pump is activated; and
transmit the control signal to the motor controller based on determining that the operation of the pump is activated.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining that the electrical contact is energized includes:
determine, via the system controller, that the electrical contact is receiving power.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the resistor is electrically connected between the electrical contact and a power source terminal.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical contact is a single pin connection.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system controller is configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is electrically open; and
identify the pump based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically open.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein, when determining that the electrical contact is electrically open, the system controller is configured to:
determine that the resistor is electrically disconnected from the electrical contact.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system controller is configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is electrically connected to a power source terminal; and
identify the pump based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically connected to the power source terminal.
11. A method for controlling a pump of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving power at the pump;
determining, via a system controller, that an electrical contact is energized;
determining, via the system controller, that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact after determining that the electrical contact is energized;
determining, via the system controller, a resistance value of the resistor after determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact;
identifying, via the system controller, the pump based on the resistance value;
receiving, via a motor controller, a control signal from the system controller; and
controlling, via the motor controller, an operation of a motor of the pump based on the control signal.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the pump based on the resistance value includes:
assigning, via the system controller, an address to the pump based on the identified pump.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the system controller assigns an address to the pump based on a CAN communication protocol.
14. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the system controller, that the operation of the pump is activated; and
transmitting the control signal to the motor controller based on determining that the operation of the pump is activated.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining that the electrical contact is energized includes:
determining, via the system controller, that the electrical contact is receiving power.
16. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the system controller, that the pump is connected to a CAN bus.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the resistor is connected between the electrical contact and a power source terminal.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the electrical contact is a single pin connection.
19. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the system controller, that the electrical contact is electrically open; and
identifying, via the system controller, the pump based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically open.
20. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the system controller, that the electrical contact is electrically connected to a power source terminal; and
identifying, via the system controller, the pump based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically connected to the power source terminal.