Single point microprocessor reset
US4580232A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/24
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is the designation of one of the processors in the system as the master processor with the roll of resetting the other processors after a software crash. When a system software crash occurs, the master processor provides a reset signal that is automatically conveyed to each of the other processors to synchronize the return of the other processors back to the normal state of operation.
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