Circuit/System Description

The OnStar® button assembly consists of 3 buttons, Call/Answer, OnStar® Call Center, and OnStar® Emergency. The vehicle communication interface module (VCIM) supplies the OnStar® button assembly with 10 V via the keypad supply voltage circuit. Each of the buttons, when pressed, completes the circuit across a resistor allowing a specific voltage to be returned to the VCIM over the keypad signal circuit. Depending upon the voltage range returned, the VCIM is able to identify which button has been activated.