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Burglar Alarm Flashing Control Function

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  1. This function describes the following features:
    1. Management of request for Alarm flashing by Burglar Alarm Manager
    2. Alarm Flashing Control
    3. Arm Flashing Control
    4. Disarm Flashing Control
  2. Alarm Flashing Control
    1. If there is a request for having the alarm flashing (b_AlarmFlasher == On), a pattern of Turn left and turn right bulb flashing is performed.
    2. When the request is no longer present (b_AlarmFlasher == Off) the driving of the turn left and turn right bulbs flashing by Alarm is stopped without delay.
    3. The flashing shall be synchronized with Horn Alarm activation.
    4. Depending on the variant setting, flashing pattern consist in 1 or 3 group of flashing as described in the illustration below.
    Fig 1: Alarm Flashing Control Timing Pattern
    G07426857Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

    T1: 27 sec + 0 sec/-2.7 sec,

    T2: 10 sec ± 1 sec,

    T3: 450 msec ± 45 msec

    Fig 2: Alarm Timing Pattern
    G07426858Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

    T1: 27 sec + 0 sec/-2.7 sec,

    T3: 450 msec ± 45 msec

  3. Arm/Disarm Flashing Control
  1. If there is a request for having the arm flashing (b_ArmFlasher == Off → On) or disarm flashing (b_DisarmFlasher == Off → On), a pattern of Turn left and turn right bulb flashing is performed.
Fig 4: Disarm Flashing Timing Pattern
G07426860Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

T: 500 msec ± 50 msec