GF54.21-W-0009H Central gateway (CGW) control unit, component description
2019
Model 963, 964
Location
The central gateway (CGW) control unit (A2) is in the electronics
compartment on the passenger side.
A2 Central gateway control unit (CGW)
Task
The central gateway (CGW) control unit forms the central interface of
the network and is connected to the following bus systems:
Exterior CAN (CAN 1)
Interior CAN (CAN 2)
Frame CAN (CAN 3)
Telematics CAN (CAN 9)
Diagnostic CAN (CAN 10)
Routing data
The main task of the central gateway (CGW) control unit is to route
individual CAN messages between the connected CAN bus systems.
This means, for example, messages from the interior CAN are placed
on the frame CAN. The central gateway (CGW) control unit only knows
which messages are to be routed to which CAN bus, but not which
control unit has to receive the individual messages.
Control unit monitoring
The central gateway (CGW) control unit monitors all control units for
failure, except itself and the components of the electronic brake
system (EBS). In the process, it checks whether a control unit is
actively participating in the bus traffic. If a control unit does not send a
message for a long period of time, it assumes there is a failure and
issues a corresponding fault code. In addition, depending on the
equipment installed, the failure is displayed as follows:
Vehicles before model generation 5
In the instrument cluster control unit (ICUC) (A1)
Vehicles as of model generation 5
In the instrument cluster control unit (ICUC) (with code J6A (Classic
cockpit))
In the instrument cluster screen (ICS) control unit (A153) (with
code J6B (Multimedia cockpit) or with code J6C (Multimedia
cockpit, interactive))
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Network management
The central gateway (CGW) control unit is responsible for selectively
waking up the connected control units and making them sleep. All
control units are woken up if a message is sent to a bus system. Sleep
is initiated only when all control units have signaled sleep readiness.
As a result, synchronization occurs at sleep time.
Bus termination resistors
Bus termination resistors are used to avoid reflections that would lead
to the falsification of actual information. The characteristic impedance
of the electrical line is the determining factor for the bus terminating
resistor.
The bus terminating resistors of the following bus systems are installed
in the central gateway (CGW) control unit:
Frame CAN
Telematics CAN
Diagnostic CAN
Virtual control units
Virtual control units are not equipped with their own housing. They are
integrated into the hardware and software of other control units.
However, they appear as independent control units in the diagnosis.
The following control units are implemented as virtual control units in
the central gateway (CGW) control unit:
Central data memory (CDS) (A2 a1)
Communications interface (COM) control unit (A2 a2)
Maintenance system (MS) control unit (A2 a3)