1. A communication device, comprising:
a transmitter circuit adapted to transmit messages to at least one further communication device, the transmitter circuit operating based on a first encoding scheme on a first communication connection,
a receiver circuit adapted to receive messages from the at least one further communication device, the receiver circuit being adapted to operate based on a second communication encoding scheme different from the first encoding scheme on a second communication connection different from the first communication connection,
wherein at least one of the first encoding scheme or the second encoding scheme comprises an edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme, and
wherein the other one of the first or second encoding scheme comprises modulating a supply voltage on a supply voltage line.
2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme comprises transmission of a message comprising a plurality of pulses, a width at least of some of the pulses encoding a data value.
3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme comprises a transmission of messages in at least one of a voltage domain or a current domain.
4. (canceled)
5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the other one of the first and second encoding schemes comprises transmitting pulses corresponding to bits, wherein equal time durations are provided for transmission of each bit.
6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit a trigger message requesting a response message from the further device based on the first encoding scheme, and wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the response message with the response message from the further device based on the second encoding scheme.
7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a trigger message from the further communication device based on the first encoding scheme requesting a response message, and wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the response message based on the second encoding scheme.
8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first communication connection or the second communication connection comprises a supply voltage line.
9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the other one of the first and second encoding scheme is used in a device testing protocol of the communication device.
10. A communication device, comprising:
a transmitter circuit adapted to transmit a trigger message to at least one further communication device by modulating a supply voltage on a voltage supply line, and
a receiver circuit adapted to receive an edge-based pulse width modulated response message in response to the trigger message on a data line.
11. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the trigger message is adapted to select one of a plurality of further communication devices.
12. The communication device of claim 10, wherein in the trigger message a same duration is allocated for each of a plurality of transmitted bits, and in the response message a duration allocated to each of a plurality of data units depends on a value of the data unit.
13. A communication device, comprising:
a receiver circuit adapted to receive a trigger message from a further communication device by detecting a modulation of a supply voltage on a voltage supply line, and
a transmitter circuit adapted to transmit an edge-based pulse width modulated response message in response to the trigger message on a data line.
14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the transmitter circuit is adapted to transmit the response message only if the trigger message identifies the communication device.
15. The communication device of claim 13, wherein in the trigger message a same duration is allocated for each of a plurality of transmitted bits, and in the response message a duration allocated to each of a plurality of data units depends on a value of the data unit.
16. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the communication device comprises a sensor.
17. A communication system, comprising:
a first communication device, the first communication device comprising a first transmitter coupled to a first communication connection, the first transmitter being adapted to operate based on a first encoding scheme, and a first receiver coupled to a second communication connection, the first receiver being adapted to operate based on a second encoding scheme different from the first encoding scheme, the second encoding scheme comprising an edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme, and
one ore more second communication devices, the one or more second communication devices each comprising a second receiver coupled to the first communication connection, the second receiver being adapted to operate based on the first encoding scheme, and a second transmitter coupled to the second communication connection, the second transmitter being adapted to operate based on the second encoding scheme,
wherein the first transmitter of the first communication device is adapted to transmit a message identifying a particular second communication device of the one or more second communication devices,
wherein the first transmitter is adapted to transmit a trigger message requesting a response message from the particular second communication device based on the first encoding scheme, and wherein the second receiver of the particular second communication device is adapted to receive the trigger message and the second transmitter of the particular second communication device is adapted to transmit a response message from the particular second communication device based on the second encoding scheme.
18. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the first communication connection is a positive supply voltage line, and the first encoding scheme comprises modulating a supply voltage on the positive supply voltage line.
19. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the first communication device comprises an electronic control unit, and wherein the at least one second communication device comprises a sensor.
20. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the second encoding scheme comprises transmission of SPC messages.
21. A method, comprising:
transmitting a request from a first communication device to a second communication device based on a first encoding scheme modulating a supply voltage on a supply voltage line, and
responding to the request by the second communication device based on a second encoding scheme different from the first encoding scheme, the second encoding scheme comprising an edge-based pulse width modulation encoding scheme.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein transmitting the request comprises identifying the second communication device.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the second encoding scheme comprises sending messages in one of a voltage domain or a current domain.
24. The method of claim 21, wherein the first encoding scheme comprises transmitting pulses corresponding to bit values, wherein a same time duration is assigned to the transmission of each bit value, and wherein the second encoding scheme comprises sending pulses corresponding to multi-bit values, different time durations being assigned to transmissions of pulses corresponding to different multi-bit values.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A method for identifying a compound that prevents ecdysis comprising:
providing a compound that binds a mouse IgG;
exposing an insect to an effective amount of the compound; and
observing ecdysis in the insect, wherein failure of the insect to complete ecdysis indicates the compound prevents ecdysis.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound binds an Fc domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound binds an F(ab)2 domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the compound is an antibody.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.
8. A method for identifying a compound that prevents ecdysis comprising:
providing a compound that binds a polypeptide obtainable from an insect, the polypeptide comprising an amino terminal sequence of X1X2A(QK)(QK)GVD(L1)SR (SEQ ID NO:1), where X1 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine and X2 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine, and a molecular weight of between about 25 kDa and about 29 kDa;
exposing an insect to an effective amount of the compound; and
observing ecdysis in the insect, wherein failure of the insect to complete ecdysis indicates the compound prevents ecdysis.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the compound is an antibody.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.
13. A method for preventing ecdysis comprising:
exposing an insect to an effective amount of a compound that binds a mouse IgG antibody, wherein the insect does not complete ecdysis.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the compound binds an Fc domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the compound binds an F(ab)2 domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the compound is an antibody.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
19. The method of claim 13 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.
20. A method for preventing ecdysis comprising:
exposing an insect to an effective amount of a compound that binds a polypeptide present in the insect, the polypeptide comprising an amino terminal sequence of X1X2A(QK)(QK)GVD(L1)SR (SEQ ID NO:1), where X1 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine and X2 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine, and a molecular weight of between about 25 kDa and about 29 kDa, wherein the insect does not complete ecdysis.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the compound is an antibody.
23. The method of claim 20 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
24. The method of claim 20 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.
25. A method for killing an insect comprising:
exposing an insect to an effective amount of a compound that binds a mouse IgG antibody, wherein the compound causes the insect to die after failing to complete ecdysis.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the compound binds an Fc domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein the compound binds an F(ab)2 domain of the mouse IgG antibody.
28. The method of claim 25 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
29. The method of claim 28 wherein the compound is an antibody.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
31. The method of claim 25 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.
32. A method for killing an insect comprising:
exposing an insect to an effective amount of a compound that binds a polypeptide present in the insect, the polypeptide comprising an amino terminal sequence of X1X2A(QK)(QK)GVD(L1)SR (SEQ ID NO:1), where X1 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine and X2 is either alanine, leucine, proline, or serine, and a molecular weight of between about 25 kDa and about 29 kDa, wherein the compound causes the insect to die after failing to complete ecdysis.
32. The method of claim 31 wherein the compound is a polypeptide.
34. The method of claim 32 wherein the compound is an antibody.
35. The method of claim 33 wherein the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.
36. The method of claim 32 wherein the insect is at a larval stage of development.