Distributed processor system having status voting mechanism of each processor by all other processors and method therefor
US6434698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microprocessor module is arranged to be coupled to a communications network having a number of distributed modules. Each module is arranged to transmit status signals relating to the status of other modules. The microprocessor module includes a microcontroller arranged to control functions of the module and a reset arrangement coupled to the network and arranged for providing a reset signal to reset the microcontroller in dependence upon a reset condition. The reset condition is determined by a voting scheme applied to the status signals received from the plurality of modules.
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