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Block diagrams for Prius ECU's

Discussion in 'Prius OBDII Third-Party Apps' started by Ronald Doles, Apr 1, 2020.

  1. Ronald Doles

    Ronald Doles Active Member

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    I have been trying to learn more about the CAN bus protocol, the modules on our Prius vehicles and comms. I was interested in learning what part of this network is on all the time and would drain the 12 Volt battery. In my search, I found an interesting white paper on the subject from IOActive. They are a research group that publishes on communications, security and other areas besides automotive. This article discusses Ford and Prius comms.

    These are the two halves of a Prius CAN bus block diagram from the article. The paper was written in 2014 but the vehicles are a 2010 Prius and a 2010 Escape.

    This is Part 1

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    Part 2 The arrows in the middle left of this diagram connect to the two arrows at the top left of block 1.

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    Below is the link to the full article if you are interested in the nuts and bolts of comms.

    https://ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IOActive_Adventures_in_Automotive_Networks_and_Control_Units.pdf

    This is a pretty good paper and quite a network for a vehicle.
     
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  2. Elektroingenieur

    Elektroingenieur Senior Member

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    The diagrams are from Toyota’s New Car Features book (more info), where they appear under Power Source/Network: Networking: CAN Communication System: System Diagram.
     
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