Method for storing and retrieving data in a control system, in particular in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for storing and retrieving operational data in a control system having a RAM memory and a flash memory, the method comprising.switching on the control system;
- supplying a backup value for only some of the operational data in the control system; and
storing each backup value in the RAM memory, without accessing the flash memory;
subsequentlyobtaining most recent operational data of at least one data type from the flash memory; and
storing the most recent operational data of the at least one data type in the RAM memory.
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Abstract
The method is used to store and retrieve data in a control system, in particular in a motor vehicle, which contains a computer, a RAM memory and a flash memory. When the control system is switched off, operational data of different types, which can change while the control system is operating and which are required again after the control system is switched on again and which are stored in the RAM memory, are then stored in the flash memory. The flash memory is managed by means of a circular buffer method and can hold multiple copies of the operational data of the same type. When the control system is switched on, the most recent operational data of a respective type of data are determined and output to the RAM memory.
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1. A method for storing and retrieving operational data in a control system having a RAM memory and a flash memory, the method comprising.
switching on the control system; -
supplying a backup value for only some of the operational data in the control system; and storing each backup value in the RAM memory, without accessing the flash memory;
subsequentlyobtaining most recent operational data of at least one data type from the flash memory; and storing the most recent operational data of the at least one data type in the RAM memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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