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Method and arrangement for the functional testing of computers
Assignee: MAN AG
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Filing: 1983-08-05
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2003-08-05
Abstract
Abstract Method and arrangement for the functional testing of computers used in the control of processes. A data word signal generated by the computer is compared in a comparator with a test word of the same bit length generated by a pseudo-random number generator. When the two words are completely coincident, the comparator issues a trigger pulse to two non-retriggerable monoflops which provide a time frame and the function of which is acknowledged dynamically to the computer through an acknowledgement line, which provides a shift clock pulse for the pseudo-random number generator upon the lapse of the window frame. When a fault arises in the computer or in the check unit, an alarm unit is triggered through an NOR gate to transfer the process into a defined safe state. All faults in the check unit itself can be detected by the computer through acknowledgement lines.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Schmidt
- 👤 Wolfram Pottig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-03 20:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/317; G01R31/3181; G01R31/3183; G01R31/318385; G06F11/22; G06F11/26; G06F11/273; G06F11/277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for testing computers used in the control or monitoring of processes, including a check unit for testing the computer, comprising: a. generating check signal by the computer in the form of data words; b. generating test signals by the check unit in the form of digital test words of the same length as that of the data work; c. implementing a predetermined fixed shaping law by software such that during processing of the software the safety functions and functional groups of the computer are utilized; d. dynamically modifying the digital test words pursuant to the shaping law; e. comparing the check signals with the dynamically modified digital test works; and f. the check unit having an output for generating a comparator signal to act upon the computer to prevent the computer from affecting the process, to emit an alarm signal, and to transfer or switch the process to a safe condition when the check signals and the test signals do not coincide or are not generated within a given time frame.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for testing computers used in the control or monitoring of processes, including a check unit for testing the computer, comprising: a. generating check signal by the computer in the form of data words; b. generating test signals by the check unit in the form of digital test words of the same length as that of the data work; c. implementing a predetermined fixed shaping law by software such that during processing of the software the safety functions and functional groups of the computer are utilized; d. dynamically modifying the digital test words pursuant to the shaping law; e. comparing the check signals with the dynamically modified digital test works; and f. the check unit having an output for generating a comparator signal to act upon the computer to prevent the computer from affecting the process, to emit an alarm signal, and to transfer or switch the process to a safe condition when the check signals and the test signals do not coincide or are not generated within a given time frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, including a storage element, the computer emitting an output signal for acting on the process, and storing said output signal in said storage element, the storage element emitting said output signal to the process after comparison of the check signal and the test signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, comprising generating the check signal within a fixed, periodically recurrent time frame.
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