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Data processing system including a main processor and a co-processor and co-processor error handling logic

US4598356A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1983
Grant dateJul 1, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0793
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a data processing system including a main processor and a co-processor, a logic circuit is coupled to receive error and busy outputs of the co-processor to generate an interrupt output on co-incidence of active error and busy signals and to latch the busy signal to the main processor to ensure that the main processor will honor the interrupt before executing another co-processor instruction.

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