Method for simulating control functions of a control device

US6192331A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Hermann Gaessler · Leinfelden, DE
• Karsten Mischker · Leonberg, DE
• Hendrik Koerner · Meckenheim, DE
• Rainer Mayer · Weil der Stadt, DE
• Uwe Maienberg · Stuttgart, DE
• Arnold Winter · Echterdingen, DE
• Klaus Scherrbacher · Deggingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 1998
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2001
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B17/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for simulating control functions of a control device, in which a control program code for execution of control functions is stored in a first memory area of a memory belonging to the control device, the control program code including one or more control program code modules for the control functions, and containing at least one switching device for switching over from a control program code module SPCM to a simulation program code module. At least one simulation program code module for one or more test control functions is made available in a second memory area of the memory. The switching devices switch over from the control program code module to a pertinent simulation program code module stored in the second memory area. The control program code is then processed, the simulation program code module being executed, via the switched-over switching device, instead of the control program code module.