Body Control Module (BCM)

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Body control modules (BCM) depend on highly reliable electronic components to monitor and control a wide variety of car body, security and convenience functions. Read more

A growing number of dedicated BCMs

Due to the increasing complexity, vehicles often have multiple BCMs, each dedicated to a specific sub-system, including:

Lighting control: including incandescent, HID, Xenon, LED lamps and their related diagnostics monitoring (over-load and over-temperature protection, bulb outage detection, etc.);
Motor control drivers for mirrors, wiper, windows, seat position, dome, locks, and climate control;
Security control for immobilizer and NFC keyless entry systems.

To reduce the weight and size of these systems, relays are increasingly being replaced by integrated power devices with embedded diagnostics.

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ST offers a complete range of automotive-grade SPC5 32-bit microcontrollers, diodes and protection ICs, MEMS and sensors, and serial EEPROMs as well as secure element and eSIM solutions.

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Technical Notes & Articles (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	TN0897 ST SPI protocol 2.3		24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 TN0897 ST SPI protocol 2.3

User Manual (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	UM1922 VIPower® M0-7 standard high-side drivers hardware design guide 2.0		17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 UM1922 VIPower® M0-7 standard high-side drivers hardware design guide 2.0

Flyers (2)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	OMNIFET III General purpose fully-protected FETs for low-side load driving 1.0		25 Mar 2021	25 Mar 2021 OMNIFET III General purpose fully-protected FETs for low-side load driving 1.0
PDF	VIPower Zero series - Innovative smart power switches for high-current applications 1.0		07 Apr 2021	07 Apr 2021 VIPower Zero series - Innovative smart power switches for high-current applications 1.0

Selection Guides (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	Smart power solutions for car body applications 4.0		02 Apr 2021	02 Apr 2021 Smart power solutions for car body applications 4.0

Brochures (4)

	Resource title	Latest update
PDF	Driving smart power in automotive 1.0	31 Mar 2021	31 Mar 2021 Driving smart power in automotive 1.0
PDF	ST’s solutions for automotive seating systems 1.0	02 Mar 2020	02 Mar 2020 ST’s solutions for automotive seating systems 1.0
PDF	VIPower M0-7 - Miniaturized high-side driver family 1.0	25 Mar 2021	25 Mar 2021 VIPower M0-7 - Miniaturized high-side driver family 1.0
PDF	VIPower™ M0-7 family H-bridges for DC motor control 1.0	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 VIPower™ M0-7 family H-bridges for DC motor control 1.0

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Evaluation Tool Software

Part number	Status	Description	Type	Supplier
STSW-M07-ADIS	Active	VIP-M07-ADIS Graphical User Interface	Evaluation Tool Software	ST	STSW-M07-ADIS Description: VIP-M07-ADIS Graphical User Interface
STSW-SPC5EV-ADIS	Active	SPC5-EV-ADIS Graphical User Interface for M0-7 High Side Drivers	Evaluation Tool Software	ST	STSW-SPC5EV-ADIS Description: SPC5-EV-ADIS Graphical User Interface for M0-7 High Side Drivers
TwisterSIM	Active	Dynamic Electro-Thermal simulator for devices in VIPower technology	Evaluation Tool Software	ST	TwisterSIM Description: Dynamic Electro-Thermal simulator for devices in VIPower technology

Software Development Tools

Part number	Status	Description	Type	Supplier
SPC5-STUDIO	Active	Code Generator, Quick resources configurator and Eclipse development environment for SPC5 MCUs	SPC5 Software Development Tools	ST	SPC5-STUDIO Description: Code Generator, Quick resources configurator and Eclipse development environment for SPC5 MCUs
SPC5-UDESTK-SW	Active	SPC5-UDESTK Debugging Software for Windows	SPC5 Software Development Tools	PLS	SPC5-UDESTK-SW Description: SPC5-UDESTK Debugging Software for Windows
ST VIPower Smart Finder	Active	VIPower smart product finder application for Android and iOS	Simulators	ST	ST VIPower Smart Finder Description: VIPower smart product finder application for Android and iOS

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PDF	AN5092 AIS328DQ: high-performance, ultra-low-power, 3-axis digital output accelerometer for automotive non-safety applications 2.0	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 AN5092 AIS328DQ: high-performance, ultra-low-power, 3-axis digital output accelerometer for automotive non-safety applications 2.0
PDF	AN4434 CMOS F8H automotive EEPROM cycling endurance and data retention 4.0	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN4434 CMOS F8H automotive EEPROM cycling endurance and data retention 4.0
PDF	AN2440 Embedded ECC in F8H process automotive EEPROM: device architecture and related application guidelines 5.0	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN2440 Embedded ECC in F8H process automotive EEPROM: device architecture and related application guidelines 5.0
PDF	AN4218 Hardware design guideline power supply and voltage measurement 3.0	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 AN4218 Hardware design guideline power supply and voltage measurement 3.0
PDF	AN4102 Introducing the low-power concept in automotive applications using the STM8AL board of the STM8A-DISCOVERY 1.2	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN4102 Introducing the low-power concept in automotive applications using the STM8AL board of the STM8A-DISCOVERY 1.2
PDF	AN3399 L99PM62GXP external voltage regulation with bipolar transistor 2.2	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 AN3399 L99PM62GXP external voltage regulation with bipolar transistor 2.2
PDF	AN5083 L99SM81V Stepper Motor Driver 2.0	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN5083 L99SM81V Stepper Motor Driver 2.0
PDF	AN4178 LIN communication with two STM8AF boards of STM8A-DISCOVERY 1.3	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN4178 LIN communication with two STM8AF boards of STM8A-DISCOVERY 1.3
PDF	AN2689 Protection of automotive electronics from electrical hazards, guidelines for design and component selection 3.1	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 AN2689 Protection of automotive electronics from electrical hazards, guidelines for design and component selection 3.1
PDF	AN3258 STM8AF and STM8S series HSI oscillator calibration using LIN automatic resynchronization 2.0	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN3258 STM8AF and STM8S series HSI oscillator calibration using LIN automatic resynchronization 2.0
PDF	AN5026 VIPower M0-7 H-Bridges for Automotive DC Motor Control 2.0	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN5026 VIPower M0-7 H-Bridges for Automotive DC Motor Control 2.0
PDF	AN5368 VIPower M0-7 thermal protections 1.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5368 VIPower M0-7 thermal protections 1.0
PDF	AN4798 VIPower OMNIFET III hardware design guide 2.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4798 VIPower OMNIFET III hardware design guide 2.0
PDF	AN1596 VIPower: high side drivers for automotive 3.2	17 Mar 2021	17 Mar 2021 AN1596 VIPower: high side drivers for automotive 3.2
PDF	AN1471 What happens to the M24xxx I²C EEPROM if the I²C bus communication is stopped? 4.4	24 Mar 2021	24 Mar 2021 AN1471 What happens to the M24xxx I²C EEPROM if the I²C bus communication is stopped? 4.4