Apparatus and Method for the Protection and for the Non-Destructive Testing of Safety-Relevant Registers
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1. A method for the testing of safety registers of an electronic control system which comprises a number of modules and is configured to trigger a safety function under given conditions, comprising:
- associating a test controller with each of the number of modules, respectively; and
detecting an occurrence of an error in one of the safety registers in each operating phase of the control system by means of the associated test controllers that are provided in each module which comprises such safety registers.
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Abstract
The present invention enables a safety management of safety measures as well as the non-destructive testing of safety-relevant registers which are required for the configuration of a system, wherein the test method according to the invention can be carried out during each operating phase of a system to be tested.
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1. A method for the testing of safety registers of an electronic control system which comprises a number of modules and is configured to trigger a safety function under given conditions, comprising:
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associating a test controller with each of the number of modules, respectively; and detecting an occurrence of an error in one of the safety registers in each operating phase of the control system by means of the associated test controllers that are provided in each module which comprises such safety registers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for the testing of safety registers triggering a safety function under given conditions in an electronic control system, comprising:
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a number of modules; and at least one test controller associated with each module that comprises such safety registers, wherein each test controller is configured to detect an occurrence of an error in one of the safety registers in each operating phase of the control system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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