Door control unit


In the field of automotive electronics, Door Control Unit is a generic term for an embedded system that controls a number of electrical systems associated with an advanced motor vehicle. A modern motor vehicle contains a number of ECUs, and the Door Control Unit is a minor one amongst them.
The Door Control Unit is responsible for controlling and monitoring various electronic accessories in a vehicle's door. Since most of the vehicles have more than one door, DCUs may be present in each door separately, or a single centralised one provided. A DCU associated with the driver's door has some additional functionalities. This additional features are the result of complex functions like locking, driver door switch pad, child lock switches, etc., which are associated with the driver's door. In most of the cases driver door module acts as a master and others act as slaves in communication protocols.

Features controlled by Door Control Units

In some advanced motor vehicles, luxury features like puddle lamps and BLIS are also supported by DCUs.