Circuit Description

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The brake pedal position (BPP) sensor provides an analog pedal position signal. Its output is hardwired to the electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) connector. The signal must be digitized and differentiated within the EHPS module to provide the necessary pedal rate signal.

The BPP sensor is a resistive sensor with a total resistance between 3 k-5 k ohms with a maximum current draw of less than 16 ma. The BPP sensor will output an analog signal that is referenced to 5 volts which may increase or decrease monotonically with brake pedal depression. The sensor analog output shall have a specified electrical output over a mechanical range of 32 degrees rotation of the brake pedal pivot. Out-of-range values will be provided outside of the 32 degrees range. The EHPS module monitors the brake pedal position information from the BPP sensor every 5 milliseconds (200 Hz) for proper operation.

The BPP sensor contains the following three circuits:

5-volts reference circuit
Signal circuit
Low reference circuit

The EHPS excites the BPP sensor with the 5-volt reference and can determine the brake pedal position by reading the signal circuit output. The brake pedal travel is physically constrained to only use a portion of the BPP sensor. A portion of the BPP sensor is reserved for circuit low and circuit high guard bands. This diagnostic, DTC C0283, is used to determine if the sensor output reports a voltage in the low guard band.