APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING THE INTEGRITY OF CONTROL SIGNALS IN TIMING DOMAIN
First Claim
1. A signal integrity module for validating one or more control signals in time domain, comprising:
- a signal input to receive the one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are received from at least one control signal generating unit, wherein the one or more control signals are changing in time;
a watch point generating unit configured to generate watch point signals;
a signature generating unit operably coupled to the signal input to receive the one or more control signals and the watch point generating unit, wherein the signature generating unit is configured to generate a new signature on the basis of a current signature and the state of the one or more control signals at a watch point signalized by the watch point signal;
a signature register operably coupled to the signature generating unit and configured to latch the current signature upon receiving a trigger signal thereat, wherein the latched signature is representative of the time course of the one or more control signals at the watch point over a monitoring period defined by the trigger signal; and
a signature comparator operatively coupled to the signature register and configured to compare the latched signature with a pre-calculated signature to validate the integrity of the one or more control signals with respect to the time domain.
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Abstract
The present application relates to a signal integrity module for validating one or more control signals in time domain and a method thereof. The one or more control signals are received via a signal input from at least one control signal generating unit. A new signature is generated by a signature generating unit on the basis of a current signature and the state of the one or more control signals at a watch point. The current signature is latched into a signature register upon receiving a trigger signal. The latched signature is representative of the time course of the one or more control signals at the watch point over a monitoring period defined by the trigger signal. The latched signature is compared by a signature comparator with a pre-calculated signature to validate the integrity of the one or more control signals with respect to the time domain.
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1. A signal integrity module for validating one or more control signals in time domain, comprising:
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a signal input to receive the one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are received from at least one control signal generating unit, wherein the one or more control signals are changing in time; a watch point generating unit configured to generate watch point signals; a signature generating unit operably coupled to the signal input to receive the one or more control signals and the watch point generating unit, wherein the signature generating unit is configured to generate a new signature on the basis of a current signature and the state of the one or more control signals at a watch point signalized by the watch point signal; a signature register operably coupled to the signature generating unit and configured to latch the current signature upon receiving a trigger signal thereat, wherein the latched signature is representative of the time course of the one or more control signals at the watch point over a monitoring period defined by the trigger signal; and a signature comparator operatively coupled to the signature register and configured to compare the latched signature with a pre-calculated signature to validate the integrity of the one or more control signals with respect to the time domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for validating the integrity of one or more control signals in time domain, comprising:
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receiving the one or more control signals via a signal input from at least one control signal generating unit, wherein the one or more control signals are changing in time; providing, by a watch point generating unit, watch point signals; generating, by a signature generating unit, a new signature on the basis of a current signature and the state of the one or more control signals at a watch point signalized by the watch point signal; latching the current signature into a signature register upon receiving a trigger signal thereat, wherein the latched signature is representative of the time course of the one or more control signals at the watch point over a monitoring period defined by the trigger signal; and comparing, by a signature comparator, the latched signature with a pre-calculated signature to validate the integrity of the one or more control signals with respect to the time domain. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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